The following section outlining links and references is divided into several categories.
- links to local and international news sources that provide up-to-date coverage of the situation in Nepal
- reports and reference materials on various aspects of the conflict
- human rights advocacy and monitoring organisations
- international organisations active in Nepal
- miscellaneous links
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| News coverage of the situation in Nepal | |
Official websites
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| Reports and reference material | |
GENERAL:
- Human Rights Watch report: 'Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Civilians Struggle to Survive in Nepal's Civil War'
www.hrw.org
October 2004 report from Human Rights Watch looking at the often untenable choices that civilians in contested areas are forced to make.
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- Nepal National Human Development Report 2004: Empowerment and Poverty Reduction
http://hdr.undp.org/
The most recent Human Development Report for Nepal.
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- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nepal
www.state.gov
One of U.S. Department of State's 2004 Human Rights Reports. Outlines human rights abuses by both the Government and the Maoists.
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- International Crisis Group Reports on Nepal
www.crisisgroup.org
Series of reports analysing the conflict, dating from April 2003 to November 2005. Access to reports requires users to complete free registration process.
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- Nepal Democracy
www.nepaldemocracy.org
Provides information on Nepali politics and civil society, including many articles on aspects of the conflict.
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TORTURE AND DETENTION:
- Report to the Economic and Social Council by the South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC): 'Detention and Torture in Nepal'
www.unhchr.ch
Statement presented to the Economic and Social Council in March 2004.
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INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS:
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- Human Rights Without Frontiers Int. Reports: 'Internally displaced persons in Nepal: the forgotten victims of the conflict' and 'Authoritarian rule in a conflict-ridden country: What comes next?'
www.hrwf.net 
www.hrwf.net
Analytical reports of the humanitarian crisis, published July 2005 and February 2005.
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CHILDREN:
- Amnesty International report: 'Nepal: Children Caught in the Conflict'
http://web.amnesty.org/
AI report of July 2005 on the impact of the ongoing conflict on children.
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- Watchlist report: 'Caught in the Middle: Mounting Violations Against Children in Nepal's Armed Conflict'
www.watchlist.org
Report of January 2005 outlining the violations of children's security and rights throughout the conflict in Nepal.
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HIV/AIDS:
- 'HIV in Nepal: Is the Violent Conflict Fuelling the Epidemic?'
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/
A report published in August 2005 by Sonal Singh, Edward Mills, Steven Honeyman, Bal Krishna Suvedi, Nur Prasad Pant, analysing the HIV epidemic in Nepal.
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| Human rights advocacy and monitoring organisations | |
- Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC)
www.inseconline.org
Provides immediate reports of human rights abuses in Nepal.
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- Amnesty International Nepal
www.amnestynepal.org
Website of the Nepal section of Amnesty International. Outlines AI Nepal's activities, in particular human rights education.
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- Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Centre
www.cwin.org.np
Advocacy organisation working to protect the rights of the child in Nepal. Established National Resource Centre on Children in Armed Conflict (NR-CIC) in 2003 in recognition of the significant impact of the ongoing conflict on children.
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- HimRights - Himalayan Human Rights Monitors
www.himrights.org
Organisation that advocates for the advancement of human rights in South Asia, and in Nepal in particular.
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- Human Rights and Peace Society
www.peacesocietynepal.org
Campaigning group for the promotion of human rights and the initiation of a peace process.
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- South Asia Forum for Human Rights
www.safhr.org
Regional human rights forum that conducts specific programmes in Nepal.
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| International organisations | |
- United Nations Information Platform
www.un.org.np
Comprehensive website run by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Includes links to major reports on the situation in Nepal and to situation updates prepared by the United Nations, and outlines the humanitarian and development work being done by different agencies in the country.
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- Nepal Office of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
http://nepal.ohchr.org/
Details of the Nepal Office of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, including the High Commissioner's report on Nepal.
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- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
www.imf.org
Links to information about the activities of Nepal with the IMF.
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- World Health Organization (WHO)
www.who.int
Health-related information on the crisis in Nepal.
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- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nepal
www.undp.org.np
Office of the United Nations Resident Representative and Coordinator in Nepal, Matthew Kahane. Outlines United Nations development activities in the country and links to various UN publications.
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| Miscellaneous links | |
- International Nepal Solidarity Network
http://insn.org/
Network pursuing "democratic peace through dialogue". Provides on-line discussion fora, as well as news and analysis. The site banned in Nepal.
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- NGO Federation of Nepal (NFN)
www.ngofederation.org
A national umbrella organisation of around 2000 member NGOs across Nepal, established to promote social justice, human rights and fair development.
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