Posted on 01/12/2009 12:06:37 AM PST by Cindy
A female journalist who reported on women's rights and spoke out against the dowry system in southern Nepal was killed by a group of attackers, an official said Monday.
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_927.html
Travel Warning
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20520
This information is current as of today, Mon Jan 12 2009 00:07:59 GMT-0800 (PST).
NEPAL
November 21, 2008
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Nepal and urges caution when traveling in country. The Department of State remains concerned about the security situation in Nepal and urges American citizens to obtain updated security information before they travel and to be prepared to change their plans on short notice. This replaces the Travel Warning for Nepal dated May 7, 2008 and updates safety and security information following the formation of the coalition government in August, 2008.
Despite the recent smooth transition of government, some unrest remains. The Young Communist League (YCL), a Maoist Party subgroup, continues to engage in extortion, abuse, and threats of violence, particularly in rural areas. Youth groups from the other two main political parties, the Nepali Congress (NC) and the United Marxist-Leninist Party (UML), have also formed and clashes continue among these political rivals. Violent actions by multiple armed splinter groups in the Terai region along the southern border with India remain a significant concern.
While protests and pre-election localized bombing incidents have decreased, demonstrations and disruptions still occur. During demonstrations, protestors have used violence, including damaging vehicles, throwing rocks, and burning tires to block traffic. Given the nature, intensity, and unpredictability of disturbances, American citizens are urged to exercise special caution during times when demonstrations are announced, avoid areas where demonstrations are occurring or crowds are forming, avoid road travel, and maintain a low profile. Curfews can be announced with little or no advance notice. American citizens are urged to consult media sources and to register with the Embassy (see instructions below) for current security information.
Crime in the Kathmandu Valley, including violent crime and harassment of women, continues to rise. Police resources to combat such crime are limited. Police have reported a number of robberies by armed gangs, sometimes resulting in injury to the victims. The U.S. Embassy reports an increase in crime in some popular tourist areas such as Pokhara and the Thamel area of Kathmandu. Visitors to Nepal should practice good personal security when moving about, especially at night, and avoid walking alone after dark, carrying large sums of cash, or wearing expensive jewelry. In several reported incidents tourists have had their belongings stolen from their rooms while they were asleep. Solo trekkers have been robbed by small groups of young men, even on some popular trails. Some Young Communist League members extort money from foreign tourists along some popular trekking routes, and have threatened physical violence to Nepalis and non-Nepalis alike for violating localized strikes.
Travel via road in areas outside of the Kathmandu Valley is hazardous due to erratic drivers and frequent road accidents. Public transportation, such as microbuses and tuk tuks, should be avoided because they are often overfilled, driven unsafely, and mechanically unsound. American citizens should use taxis with meters or negotiate a price with the taxi driver before starting a trip.
Most U.S. official travel outside the Kathmandu Valley, including by air, requires specific clearance by the U.S. Embassy’s Regional Security Officer. As a result, The U.S. Embassy’s ability to provide emergency assistance to U.S. citizens may be limited. Active duty U.S. military and Department of Defense contractors must obtain a country clearance for official and personal travel to Nepal.
The U.S. Government’s designation of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” organization under Executive Order 13224 and its inclusion on the “Terrorist Exclusion List” pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act remain in effect. These two designations make Maoists excludable from entry into the United States without a waiver and bar U.S. citizens from transactions such as contribution of funds, goods, or services to, or for the benefit of, the Maoists.
For additional information, please refer to “A Safe Trip Abroad” found at http://travel.state.gov. Americans living or traveling in Nepal are encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy through the State Department’s travel registration website (https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/home.asp). The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu is located at Maharajgunj. The telephone number is 977-1-4007200, 4007201. The number for after-hours emergencies is 977-1-4007266, 4007269. The fax number is 977-1-4007281. The Consulate’s e-mail address is consktm@state.gov and its Internet web page is http://nepal.usembassy.gov. U.S. citizens should also consult the Department of State’s latest Country Specific Information for Nepal and the Worldwide Caution, available at http://travel.state.gov. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the United States and Canada or, for callers outside the United States and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
it sooooo sucks what has happened to and in Nepal in the last years . I remember being there in the early 90’s and it was so wonderful . The home of the most majestic mountains on Earth.
Why do the humans always have to ruin everything with their
stupid behaviors?
Godless people do things good, honest human beings wouldn’t do.
Uma Singh's attackers were simply revolutionaries ( Not Islamofascists or Hindufascists), bent on liberating their nation from the exploitations of the Wests neo colonial culture.
Don't hold your breath for all the Obama supporting feminists of America to criticize this womans execution.
These fascists in Nepal have huge masses of supporters throughout the world of Shiism, and also support from the Nationalist Fascist movement that Barak Hussein Obama represents here at home.
Fascism is rampant around the world, and in America many support the Hamas fascists of Palestine. America's liberal fascists will be silent about their bretheren's activities in Nepal, and will thereby enable them.
Nepalese have gods ! Maybe a few too many ....this has caused them to feel that ‘the old ways ‘ are perhaps too mundane in the modern era , thus the rural people and rebellious student types were open to Maoism . I remember walking in Pokhara , surrounded by the Annapurna’s , Machupuchari , and Daulagiri in the distance , beside a pristine lake ,and here marching thru the heart of the town were these fools with their hammer & sickle flags . I thought “ They can’t be serious!” “don’t they know about the total failure of Communism/Maoism just across the border and all the total abject pain and suffering it has brought to the Tibetan people ? “
Now, years later the run the Nepal Gov and have kicked out
the less than capable and not well loved monarch.
But as to the murder of the young woman ; Hindu men , not Buddhists did this . Just a slightly different shade of intense Chauvinism than mooslims...a similar result for women : oppression and inequality
> it sooooo sucks what has happened to and in Nepal in the last years . I remember being there in the early 90’s and it was so wonderful
New Zealand in general and Sir Edmund Hillary’s charities in particular have invested heavily into improving Nepal’s core infrastructure and the outcomes available to Nepal’s people, and it is heartbreaking to see it all falling to bits like this.
They have no earthly excuse at all.
“These fascists in Nepal have huge masses of supporters throughout the world of Shiism”
There are many confusing points in your post but this one caught my eye. What’s the connection between Nepalese “revolutionaries” (as you term them) and the Shia?
Not sure I understand the connection - assuming there’s one.
There are hardly any Shia in Nepal - there are muslim terror cells in the Terai region between Nepal and India but they are mostly Sunni.
Leftists only like elections they win. Otherwise out comes the machete. It’s in america too
Communist parties have always used violence as a means of usurping and maintaining power. Neighboring democracy, India has a done a terrible job in letting Nepal turn into a Chinese puppet state. Islamofascism and commies spread in very similar ways first by operating in the guise of “peace” and turning progressively violent once enough idiots have been used.
This is why the MSM slants their stories to put Islam in the best light possible.
what would Richard Gere do?
“what would Richard Gere do?”
Blame Bush.
Humans? These animals are anything but human.............
Kill a gerbil in a really bad way?
And our current president-elect( whose true personal history we do not know) is a fascist ( Obama Campaign in Kenya for Odinga-2006/2007).
Get the MACRO view.
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