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Chepang community urges immediate action on delayed ‘protected area’ implementation

Leaders of the Chepang community gathered at the seventh central national assembly of Nepal Chepang Association in Bharatpur, Chitwan, and urged the swift implementation of the ‘Chepang Protected Area.’ Expressing discontent, they revealed that despite the Bagmati provincial government’s previous declaration, the initiative remains stagnant due to the absence of allocated funds. Participants also stressed […]

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Not homes but cow sheds of Chepangs were burned, claims Environment Minster Basnet

Minister of Forest and Environment Shakti Bahadur Basnet has reiterated that the houses belonging to Chepang community that were burned by Chitwan National Park authorities were merely cow sheds and not homes. Minister Basnet has drawn flak for saying that the huts were not actually houses because they did not have kitchens. Speaking at the

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Stop force eviction of Chepang people, says Amnesty International

Nepal’s authorities must immediately halt forced eviction of the Chepang people from their settlements and ensure that those responsible for the destruction of 10 homes are held accountable, Amnesty International has said in a statement. “On 18 July 2020, the authorities at Chitwan National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, set two houses ablaze and

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Chepang community urges immediate action on delayed ‘protected area’ implementation

Not homes but cow sheds of Chepangs were burned, claims Environment Minster Basnet

Stop force eviction of Chepang people, says Amnesty International

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