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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Minister Ojha lands in thick soup: inter-country adoption (kp 12/03/2010)

US warns against adopting Nepali kids (ht 06/03/2010)

Child marriage annulled (rn 27/02/2010)

Western diplomats want govt to strengthen child adoption laws (nn 25/02/2010), 14 countries urge govt to bolster adoption process (ht 25/02/2010)

'Child marriage, polygamy thrive in city', by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 19/02/2010)

Cinderella Children: Suspending inter-country adoption will deny kids in need the chance of a better life, by Philip Holmes (nt 19/02/2010), Looking for a home: A suspension on inter-country adoption will give the government time to work on strict adoption legislation, by Mallika Aryal (nt 19/02/2010)

Couple don’t know they got married, by Shiva Puri (kp 12/02/2010)

Lawyers: Stop adoption (kp 05/02/2010), State sees no loopholes in adoption (kp 07/02/2010), Children of the night: The reforms have proven insufficient to check illegal adoptions (kp 08/02/2010)

Education plan for exploited children, by Kokila K.C. (ht 16/01/2010)

Ad agency launches campaign to root out Kamlari tradition (ht 16/01/2010)

Govt to provide health service to street kids, by Gita Sapkota (rn 22/12/2009)

Way To Go: There are still many things we need to do to protect children’s rights, by Abijit Sharma (sp 11/12/2009)

Save the Children cries foul over use of children for political purposes (nn 03/12/2009)

‘Prevent child abuse’, by Amrita Gurung (kp 20/11/2009), Safeguarding children in New Nepal: UNICEF has had a remarkable four decades in Nepal, but there's some way to go, by Kul Chandra Gautam (nt 20/11/2009), We have met 70 percent of Targets”, interview with Gauri Pradhan (sp 27/11/2009), Child rights: What’s Wrong?, by Keshab Poudel (sp 27/11/2009)

Nepal’s adoption process to be examined (kp 04/11/2009)

Parents sell off children to make fast buck, by Surya Prasad Kandel (ht 04/11/2009)

Girls' brigade leads fight against child marriage, by Manoj Shrestha (ht 11/10/2009)

Minors in circus human trafficking (ht 06/10/2009)

Guideline for Kamlari children prepared (kp 05/10/2009)

Child labour dilemma, by Bhuwan Thapaliya (kp 26/09/2009)

Seven Nepali kids handed over to adoptive parents (kp 16/09/2009)

Children's Day holds no meaning for child labourers, by Chuma Acharya (ht 15/09/2009)

Child workers’ condition vulnerable (rn 13/09/2009)

Poor coverage of girl child abuses: Activists (ht 05/09/2009)

No respite for domestic helps, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 18/08/2009)

No child’s play, by Yub Raj Ghimire (kp 30/07/2009)

237 domestic child labourers in Bardiya (rn 09/07/2009)

CWIN tells woes of tortured children (rn 05/07/2009)

Bureaucratic delays a hurdle in adoption of orphans; Inter-Country Adoption: A long wait for adoptive parents (kp 03/07/2009)

Children of the streets: A film that reminds us of the lives behind the statistics of child labour in Nepal (nt 03/07/2009)

Concerted effort to get rid of pernicious Kamlari tag in Dang, by Udaya GM (kp 26/06/2009)

Minors languishing in Morang jail, by Manoj Shrestha (ht 23/06/2009)

Need to revise policies to protect domestic help, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 19/06/2009)

Minors start awareness campaign to put an end to child marriage, by Gyanendra Gautam (ht 16/06/2009)

A Step To Ensuring Child Rights, by Shankar Babu Acharya (rn 12/06/2009), Anti-child labour day marked (kp 13/06/2009)

Let children be children in new Nepal, by Kul Chandra Gautam (rep 12/06/2009)

Child labour abounds in homes: Survey says most domestic helps underage (kp 11/06/2009)

Endless misery for girl labourers (ht 06/06/2009)

Valley orphanages involved in various irregularities: Study (ht 05/06/2009)

Kamlaris rescued (kp 09/05/2009), Raids rescue four Kamlari girls, by Dinesh Gautam (rep 09/05/2009)

Experts urge brand new set of child adoption policies (ht 09/05/2009)

Govt ratifies Hague Convention on inter-country child adoption (ht 01/05/2009)

Nepal on UN's child abuse list (ht 24/04/2009), Ban's anti-child abuse call (kp 25/04/2009)

Americans lured by Nepali children, by Baburam Kharel (kp 19/04/2009)

Viewing children's rights from every angle: UNICEF Executive Board members in Nepal (Relief Web 17/04/2009)

Million dollar babies: Promoting domestic adoption is one of the best ways to stop the orphan trade, by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp 04/04/2009)

Envoy echoes child soldiers' concerns (kp 03/04/2009), British minister, German envoy call for rehabilitation of children in PLA cantonments (nn 03/04/2009)

Pro-kid statute pledged (kp 28/03/2009)

Children for banning strikes in school (ht 22/03/2009)

Young guns, by Raj Kumar Siwakoti (kp 21/03/2009)

Kids just months away from new homes (kp 18/03/2009)

Bara girl sets example against child marriage, by Laxmi Sah (kp 18/03/2009)

Nembang kicks off drive for street urchins (ht 14/03/2009)

A costly freedom for kamalaris, by Kong Yen Lin (nt 06/03/2009)

Child workers’ woes, by Bibek Raj Adhikari (kp 26/02/2009)

Protecting Child Rights (rn 19/02/2009)

‘Family conflicts’ creating street kids (kp 16/02/2009)

Int’l adoption speeds up (kp 14/02/2009)

Rehabilitation Of Child Soldiers, by Yadab Bastola (rn 14/02/2009)

Kids on mission to combat social evils, by Amrita Anamol (kp 13/02/2009)

Sweet dreams: Kids selling candy floss work 18 hours a day for their future, by Kong Yen Lin (nt 13/02/2009)

Boarding schools planned in all five regions for conflict-hit kids (ht 11/02/2009)

Father denied girl's custody (ht 26/01/2009)

Offering boy to god still in practice, by Nabin Rijal (rn 16/01/2009)

‘Orphanages’ in Kathmandu, by Claire V Goodwin (kp 05/01/2009)

Deck cleared for int'l adoption (kp 02/01/2009), Overseas adoption begins after hiatus: Corruption had suspended the process 18 months ago (ht 03/01/2009), Baby talk (kp 03/01/2009), Inter-country adoption opens (Gulf Times 03/01/2009)

95 pc street children sniff glue, by Namoti Nembang (kp 02/01/2009)

Young activists fight child marriage (kp 31/12/2008)

Release and rehabilitate child soldiers, by Kul Chandra Gautam (kp 29/12/2008)

Child’s home shuns girls, by Saraswati Karki (kp 20/12/2008)

45 pc kids face sexual abuse: Report (kp 12/12/2008)

Rights body hauls up ruling coalition for flouting child rights (ht 11/12/2008)

Cantoned minors to be discharged soon (kp 06/12/2008), PM vows to release kid fighters from PLA camps (ht 06/12/2008)

Regional meet on child rights kicks off in capital (ht 01/12/2008), South Asian meet on children ends (ht 02/12/2008), Put An End To Child Labour, by Arun Pandey (rn 03/12/2008)

Kids call Prez to stand for them (kp 25/11/2008)

Campaign against corporal punishment (ht 22/11/2008)

Nepal takes second crack at foreign adoptions (Xtra 21/11/2008), Second crack at foreign adoptions (ht 22/11/2008)

Kids-friendly statute sought (kp 20/11/2008)

Dream big, Mrs Ban tells street children (kp 02/11/2008)

PM vows to infuse child rights in constitution (rn 26/10/2008)

Int’l adoptions to resume soon (kp 21/10/2008), Dutch couple in Ktm seeking adopted son’s biological parents (nn 21/10/2008), No child's play: Regulations regarding adoption need to be systematized (kp 28/10/2008), Nepal to allow foreign adoptions (BBC News 28/10/2008)

Campaign to create child marriage-free districts by 2009 launched (nn 20/10/2008), Campaign against child marriage (kp 22/10/2008)

Investing for children welfare, by Simrika Sharma (kp 05/10/2008)

NGOs plan to unite street kids with families, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 30/09/2008)

Over 500 children sold to circus (rn 19/09/2008)

Bleak picture of child rights in Nepal, by Gaurav Aryal (ht 18/09/2008)

Business houses exploit child labour in Ilam (rn 14/09/2008)

Adopting new safeguards: The government tries to clamp down on fake orphanages, by Mallika Aryal (nt 12/09/2008), French connection: A former orphan returns to Nepal to find his roots, by Roma Aryal (nt 12/09/2008), Abandoned: Adoption is about finding a suitable family for a child, not a suitable child for a family, by Mallika Aryal (nt 12/09/2008)

Abusing young hearts and minds: Kathmandu's street children have learned to trust no one, by Emma Sciantarelli (nt 12/09/2008)

Maiti Nepal to rescue 518 children from Bihar jail (ht 04/09/2008)

NHRC seeks Chalimaya adoption papers (kp 02/09/2008)

Child molestation, by Neelam Sharma (kp 30/08/2008)

Adoptions not always best option: Study (ht 30/08/2008), Adoption business in Nepal source of child abuse: Report (nn 30/08/2008)

UN calls for release of children from PLA cantonments (nn 26/08/2008), Free child soldiers from Maoist camps: UN (kp 27/08/2008), No place for kids (kp 28/08/2008)

Increasing childbirths a problem in cantonments, by Mohan Budhaair (kp 24/08/2008)

Minors vulnerable to abuses, says a report (ht 22/08/2008)

EBL scholarship for war orphans (kp 20/08/2008)

All Kumaris entitled to child rights: Apex court (kp 19/08/2008), SC tells government to protect rights of Kumaris (ht 19/08/2008), Nepal's 'living goddess' quits to go to school, by Jessica Salter (Telegraph, UK 21/08/2008), Goddess has right to go to school, by Randeep Ramesh (Guardian, UK 21/08/2008)

Two-year-old behind bars with parents, by Shankar Shrestha (ht 17/08/2008)

Family feuds press children to streets (rn 15/08/2008)

Former child soldiers of Nepal at increased risk for range of mental health problems (EurekAlert 13/08/2008)

Rising child abuse, by Samir Prasad Timalsina (kp 09/08/2008)

Children rescued from Indian circuses getting new lease of life (nn 06/08/2008)

Children in a minefield (nt 01/08/2008)

Infant languishing in Jhapa jail with mother (ht 23/07/2008)

Child workers enact their plight (ht 23/07/2008)

Campaign to rescue Kamlari girls (kp 19/07/2008)

Lukewarm response to adoption license call (kp 11/07/2008)

Child abuse, by Sarita Nepal (kp 08/07/2008)

The voiceless (ht 01/07/2008)

Plea to make child development national agenda (ht 30/06/2008)

Solving problem of street children an uphill task, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 23/06/2008)

Juggling with young lives: Nepali child slaves face a brighter future after rescue from Indian circus abuse, by Pranaya SJB Rana (nt 20/06/2006)

Child Labour: A Stigma To Society, by G.K. Pakavath (rn 19/05/2008)

Appeal for rehabilitating children living inside Maoist camp (nn 18/05/2008)

Minors in illegal detention (kp 16/05/2008)

Child marriage still a norm among Doms, by Bechu Gaud (kp 16/05/2008)

New inter-country adoption terms passed (kp 12/05/2008), New rules on international adoptions (Gulf Times 16/05/2008)

Child protection policy coming (kp 10/05/2008)

Govt teams to monitor status of (ht 30/04/2008)

Enhance minors’ legal protection: UN (kp 25/04/2008)

Four kids go missing every day in Valley (kp 18/04/2008)

Children of war, by Howard Roak (kp 13/04/2008)

Child labor, by Sajag Karki (kp 12/04/2008), Child labor, by Sagag Karki (kp 16/04/2008)

UNICEF and OHCHR express concern over children’s use in protests (nn 22/02/2008)

A peace dividend for Nepal, by Gillian Mellsop (kp 20/02/2008)

Mushrooming orphanages: The use(lessness) of children’s homes in Nepal, by Wilko Verbakel and Susan van Klaveren (nt 15/02/2008)

ILO approves grant to combat child labour (nn 26/01/2008)

Abandoned child denied access to education, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 23/01/2008)

12 rescued from children’s home (kp 19/01/2008)

Annual negotiations for kamalari girls begin, by Ganesh Chaudhari (kp 08/01/2008)

Inter-country adoption speeds up: No decision on new applications, by Baburam Kharel (kp 29/12/2007), Adoption process for foreigners to be complete soon: Officials (kp 06/01/2008), Flood gates closed: Government preparing new laws on inter-country adoption (nt 15/02/2008)

Children demand better protections (kp 18/12/2007)

80 pc Pokhara child homes running ‘illegally’, by Kulchandra Neupane (kp 17/12/2007)

Minors engaged in road construction, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 06/12/2007)

2.6 mln children engaged in child labor in Nepal (Xinhua 20/11/2007)

‘Laws indequate to preserve children’s rights’ (kp 19/11/2007)

Domestics undergo travails pursuing studies, by Anjali Subedi (kp 17/11/2007)

Three European heads of governments write letter to Nepal PM urging prompt solution on adoption row (nn 08/11/2007), Nepal eases adoption ban after SOS from Europe (Earth Times 13/11/2007)

Inmates’ kids to be sent to children’s homes, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 29/10/2007), Children in jail (kp 30/10/2007)

Minors in jail with fathers for studies, by Krishna Thapa (kp 29/10/2007)

Not good enough: Nepal must do much better to meet child welfare targets (nt 19/10/2007)

Babies behind bars (nt 05/10/2007), Escape to education: A woman’s dedication offers children an alternative to jail (nt 05/10/2007)

Child Adoption: Neglected Agenda, by Keshab Poudel (sp 21/09/2007)

Girl children want child marriage to end (kp 10/09/2007)

6 minors rescued from Indian circus (kp 21/08/2007)

Child Labor: Hard Reality, by Nirakar Poudel (sp 03/08/2007)

Kids in limbo: The review of the adoption process is messy and unfair, by Mallika Aryal (nt 27/07/2007)

Street life: adventure, abuse & Addiction, by Karen Choy (sp 27/07/2007)

Over 1,600 kids missing in 6 months in Nepal (Xinhua 24/07/2007), 5 of 1,355 missing kids found dead (kp 25/07/2007)

EBMF rescues 16 from Indian circus (nn 11/07/2007)

Helping Children: CWIN-Nepal's help line breathes new life to the children who are in the desperate need, by Nirakar Poudel (sp 06/07/2007)

Teacher ‘impregnates’ minor, disowns child (kp 05/07/2007)

Nearly 18,000 children doing mechanical work (kp 02/07/2007), Child workers' plight miserable: survey (samn 02/07/2007)

Most dangerous disappearing act, by Chris Randall (kp 30/06/2007)

Eliminating bonded child labor, by Khilendra Basnyat (kp 30/06/2007)

How 20 girls were saved from circus slavery, by Thomas Bell (Telegraph, UK 29/06/2007)

Nepal suspends international child adoptions (ABS-CBN News 28/06/2007), Govt makes move against adoption racket (samn 29/06/2007), Nepal suspends adoption of children by foreigners (Peninsula 29/06/2007)

NGO: Children make up nearly a quarter of Nepal's work force (Monster and Critics 28/06/2007)

Minister Pradhan says children should also wait till CA to see their rights fully ensured (kp 27/06/2007)

A paradigm shift in human trafficking, by Priyanka (kp 27/06/2007)

Minister Lekhak vows to eliminate child labour (nn 13/06/2007)

Child labour in agricultur sector (samn 12/06/2007)

Child marriage prevalent in Banke, by Janak Nepal (kp 03/06/2007)

17 children rescued, by Lekh Nath Pant (kp 31/05/2007)

Nepal: Street children given hope (BBC News 28/05/2007)

17 kids rescued from ‘care home’, by Lekhnath Pant (kp 25/05/2007), Ugly practice (kp 26/05/2007)

‘Forgotten realities of children’, by Prabhash Devkota (kp 23/05/2007)

Child labor, a political agenda, by Amit Shrestha, Dipendra Lal Shrestha, Matuk Ananda Vaidya, Sanjeev Neupane, Sunil Kumar Piya (kp 20/05/2007)

Court directs govt to regulate adoption (samn 26/04/2007)

Kids caught in row between orphanages, by Lekhnath Pant (kp 17/04/2007)

Domestic help organize for rights, by Lekhnath Pant (kp 16/04/2007), Domestic helps (kp 17/04/2007)

Guarantee of child rights sought (samn 14/04/2007)

'No minors in Maoist cantonments' (samn 11/04/2007)

Ugly Protest Over Beauty Contest: Police baton-charge Maoists protesting Miss Nepal contest, by Umesh Shrestha (on 11/04/2007)

'7,000 kids working 18 hrs a day' (samn 06/04/2007), 2.6m children working in sectors (samn 09/04/2007)

Nepalese children need more protection after years of suffering, say UN officials (UN News Centre 05/04/2007)

Political actors must protect children's rights, by Lena Sundh & Gillian Mellsop (kp 04/04/2007)

Artistic healing: For former circus children, life falls into place when they make mosaics, by Pranaya SJB Rana (nt 23/03/2007)

Sold for Rs 1000, teen now campaigns to save children, by Amrita Anmol (kp 18/03/2007)

Adopted child recounts story of abuse, by Prem Nepali (kp 12/03/2007)

On sale: Adoption from Nepal is beginning to look like trafficking Nepali Times investigation (nt 09/03/2007), Baby bajar, by Anagha Neelakanthan (nt 09/03/2007), Irregularities rife in adoptions, by Lekhnath Pant (kp 09/03/2007), Adoption should always be the last resort, says UNICEF rep (nn 10/03/2007), Int'l conference on adoption kicks off (nn 11/03/2007), Govt alert to curb irregularities in adoption (kp 12/03/2007), Nepal admits half its orphanages 'selling' children for adoption by couples abroad, by Thomas Bell (Telegraph, UK 12/03/2007), Adoption racket (kp 13/03/2007), Adoption is a human culture, by Ghanshyam Shrestha (kp 25/03/2007)

"I want to be a guerrilla", by Kishor Rimal (nt 09/03/2007)

Helpline for missing children opened (nn 08/03/2007), PM launches toll-free line for missing kids (kp 08/03/2007)

S Asian march against child trafficking, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 04/03/2007)

Desperate plight of Nepal 'slave girls', by Charles Haviland (BBC News 02/03/2007)

Child porters have an unbearable load (samn 01/03/2007)

Speaker urged to formulate law to control crime against children (nn 01/03/2007)

Regional march against child trafficking flagged off (kp 27/02/2007)

Children big victims during Nepal conflict: UN (Relief Web 23/02/2007)

Violations of Child rights continued even after CPA: PPCC (nn 15/02/2007)

Where are they? Disappearances from children's homes in Kathmandu give rise to fears of trafficking (nt 09/02/2007)

Nepal vows to end use of child soldiers (samn 07/02/2007)

348 children reported missing in two month: Report (nn 04/02/2007)

21 kids rescued from embroidery factory (samn 30/01/2007)

Turning to art to tackle street children, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 28/01/2007)

Children forced to work in kilns (samn 27/01/2007)

SC directs the government to prevent child marriages (nn 26/01/2007), Prevent child marriages, govt ordered (samn 26/01/2007)

Children rescued from Indian circus (nn 15/01/2007)

Child workers banking on saving scheme (samn 03/01/2007)

5 kids resued from factories in India (kp 02/01/2007)

A treat for street children (kp 02/01/2007)

‘Half of child workers girls’ (kp 18/12/2006)

Regional meeting on child labor issue held in Nepal (Xinhua 17/12/2006)

1,500 Humla kids live in Kathamndu Homes (samn 15/12/2006)

Musahar kids cut classes to forage wood, rodents, by Shankar Kharel (kp 12/12/2006)

Child at Risk center established (kp 09/12/2006)

Hotline to curb child abuse set up (samn 08/12/2006)

Child trafficking intensifies in Sunsari, by Pradeep Meyangbo (kp 08/12/2006)

Child rights: Pre and post-conflict perspectives, by Ishwor N Rijal (kp 30/11/2006), Forced conscription of children, by Gopal Krishna Siwakoti (kp 30/11/2006)

Child clubs give voice to domestic help, by Pragati Shahi (kp 25/11/2006)

No recognition of child recruits: Sundh (nn 23/11/2006)

In-camera hearing for juveniles (kp 21/11/2006)

Child sex abuse calls for strong law, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 20/11/2006)

System to rescue missing kids soon (samn 19/11/2006)

OHCHR, UNICEF call for priority to child rights (nn 19/11/2006)

UNICEF seeks help for conflict-hit kids (samn 15/11/2006)

NHRC inspects ‘child soldier boot camps’, by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 12/11/2006)

Kidnappings leave children insecure, by Lekhnath Pant & Pragati Shahi (kp 05/11/2006),  Kids forced to undergo military drill (samn 05/11/2006)

Child labourers find less risky jobs (samn 29/10/2006)

Violence against children remains hidden: UN (nn 13/10/2006),  Gross abuse of Nepal kids: UN report (samn 13/10/2006)

Child Labor in Nepal Kills Hope: Awareness should be promoted to alter attitudes, by Amit Pyakurel  (on 12/10/&2006)

Parties told not to use kids in politics (samn 10/10/2006)

PPCC calls on parties to cease use of Children in political activities (nn 09/10/2006)

Hazardous child labour in transport (samn 08/10/2006)

2 child workers to attend int’l meet (kp 06/10/2006),  Nepali child workers to attend UN meet (samn 06/10/2006), Nepal Child Workers Attend Global Conferences: Speak out on their experience to experts on child labor, by Ram Hari Sapkota (on 08/10/2006)

Street kids to join Dashain celebrations, by Lekhnath Pant (kp 29/09/2006)

CZOP opposes ANNFSU's 'Bal Akhil' plan (nn 28/09/2006)

Child rights groups concerned over ‘use’ of children in ANNISU-R convention (nn 18/09/2006), Kids forced into ANNISU-R meet NHRC, CZOP concerned, by Post B Basnet (kp 19/09/2006), Maoists Force Children to Attend Rally: Rights group condemns use of students as political pawns, by Umesh Shrestha (on 20/09/2006), Children in rally trigger outrage (Gulf Times 20/09/2006), Children in politics, by Hari Niraula (kp 22/09/2006), Child abuse: The war has not stopped for children, by Naresh Newar (nt 22/09/2006)

Growing use of children in demonstrations, rallies worries UNICEF (nn 15/09/2006)

Every child should get free and compulsory education: PM (kp 15/09/2006)

Incorporate child rights laws in school curriculum: SC (nn 11/09/2006)

Activists demand rehab of child soldiers (samn 16/08/2006)

Children deployed with arms at school premises: Insec (kp 16/08/2006)

Long way home: Nepal’s child soldiers need to make the journey from war to peace, drill to class, by Naresh Newar (nt 11/08/2006)

Kids still working in carpet factories (samn 05/08/2006)

Illegitimate kids of armymen in a lurch, by Madhav Ghimire & Ramesh Adhikari (kp 05/08/2006)

Children ‘still die in Nepal despite truce’ (Gulf Times 05/08/2006)

Eight children killed from armed conflict during ceasefire: Report (nn 04/08/2006)

Girl spending childhood in prison, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 31/07/2006)

Rights groups demand action against Daffodil School (nn 28/07/2006)

Experts say rehabilitation could decrease child labour in transportation sector (nn 17/07/2006)

Women’s body to integrate child militias (samn 15/07/2006)

SC orders govt. to settle marriageable age issue (nn 14/07/2006)

'Make child rights part of basic rights' (samn 14/07/2006)

‘Ensure juvenile justice in interim constitution’ (kp 12/07/2006)

Mock courts help in fight for justice, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 08/07/2006)

Sex abuse rampant in Nepal schools (samn 28/06/2006), Sex abuse rampant as Nepal schools turn into barracks (wi 28/06/2006)

Kids in 8 schools learn with guns arround them (kp 27/06/2006)

CZOP asks govt to remove security forces from schools (nn 26/06/2006)

Children imprisoned without arrest warrant: UNICEF (kp 17/06/2006), Kids in jail alongside adults (samn 18/06/2006)

Persisting Problem The intensification of insurgency has put the children in further trouble (sp 16/06/2006)

State of child labor worsening (kp 13/06/2006), Child labor (kp 13/06/2006)

Nepal vulnerable to child labour: ILO (nn 12/06/2006), Domestic helpers face abuse, exploitation: World Day against child labor, by Sangeeta Reejal (kp 12/06/2006)

Child-friendly environment stressed (rn 08/06/2006)

Report on CDLs (kp 07/06/2006)

24 malnourished child home inmates rescued (kp 04/06/2006), Nepal's Oliver Twists rescued (wi 04/06/2006)

Conflict claimed 460 kids (kp 28/05/2006)

'State must prioritise kids’ welfare' (samn 27/05/2006)

Child labour decreasing: ILO (nn 05/05/2006), Political will must to end child labour (samn 06/05/2006)

CZOP appeals for children's reunion with their families (nn 04/05/2006)

Child clapped in prison (samn 02/05/2006)

CDO's refusal flayed (kp 02/05/2006)

Huge participation of kids in stir: CWIN (samn 23/04/2006)

Street kids not interested protest (samn 16/04/2006)

Nepali children also among facing daily threat of explosion: UNICEF (nn 04/04/2006)

Bullets become toys for Padena kids, by Madhav Aryal (kp 04/03/2006)

Over 440 minors killed in 10 years of Maoist insurgency: Report (nn 28/02/2006)

Child labor in Singha Durbar, by Saurav Dhakal (kp 22/02/2006)

Over 2000 children working in transportation sector in valley: study (nn 01/02/2006), Transport crew comprises 43.69% children (samn 01/02/2006)

Jailed kids get a release (nt 20/01/2006)

Children continue to suffer in conflict, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 18/01/2006)

Drive against child labour (samn 17/01/2006), Experts call to implement policies against child labour (nn 18/01/2006), 1.2m kids work as unpaid labor (kp 18/01/2006)

Kids permitted to work in easy sectors (samn 17/01/2006)

'Recognize out-of-school children as child laborers' (kp 13/01/2006)

A Day Enjoyed by Nepal Street Children: Youth offered hope at Kathmandu musical event (Ohmy News 11/01/2006)

Nepal launches winter camp for street children (People's Daily 11/01/2006)

Child labor suffering health problems in Nepal (People's Daily 10/01/2006)

32,000 kids forced into stone quarries (samn 02/01/2006)

Nepal to study impact of conflict on children (Relief Web 22/12/2005)

Private schools a torture hub: study (samn 21/12/2005)

‘23m kids invisible in S Asia’ (kp 15/12/2005), Let’s start seeing children Don’t let South Asia’s children be excluded and invisible, says UNICEF, by Cecilia Lotse (nt 16/12/2005), NGO helps end child soldier hire in Nepal (wi 16/12/2005)

Children's safety (kp 15/12/2005)

Four kids languishing in Morang jail (samn 08/12/2005)

First Children’s Bank, Unlimited (nt 25/11/2005

Recruitment of child soldiers, by Bipin Adhikari (kp 24/11/2005)

Kids take to smuggling for a living (samn 21/11/2005)

Nepal’s children entitled to rights enshrined by ‘Convention on the Rights of the Child’: UNICEF (nn 20/11/2005)

One thousand child workers stranded in India: Report (nn 20/11/2005)

Survey on for child labourers’ welfare (samn 19/11/2005)

Pedophilia: a sorry trail, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 19/11/2005)

Our street kids (nt 04/11/2005, originally in Bal Sarokar, August-October 2005)

Displaced kids lack access to education, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 24/10/2005)

The Pathetic Reality of Street Children in Nepal, by Bhuwan Thapaliya (Global Politician 17/10/2005)

A kindergarten for ‘INFANT INMATES’ Early Childhood Development Center, by Karuna and Sanjog (kp 17/08/2005)

Plea Falling On Deaf Ears: A recent report by Amnesty International reveals that children are desperately caught in the internal conflict, by Thakur Amgai (sp 05/08/2005)

‘Corporal punishment is not disciplining’ (kp 05/08/2005)

‘Honor children's right to education’ (kp 26/07/2005)

59,000 kids toil in brick kilns (samn 23/07/2005), More kids in brick kilns (kp 24/07/2005)

56,000 child marriage cases in Bara (kp 08/07/2005)

Displacement contributing to child labour problem (Reuters Alert Net 04/07/2005)

Stern implementation of child labour act stressed (rn 02/07/2005)

Corporal punishment rampant in schools (kp 28/06/2005)

Long road to end child labour in Nepal (South Asian Media Net, 12/06/2005)

Conflict Pushes More Kids to Work, by Damakant Jayshi (Inter Press Service 11/06/2005)

Kumari: Subject of controversy, by Anjana Shakya (kp 06/06/2005)

Nepal to face UN scrutiny on children's plight (Web India 123, 19/05/2005)

'Child labor act not child-friendly' (kp 02/05/2005), Child labor (kp 04/05/2005)

Kiln kids (kp 06/04/2005)

Children beset with armed conflict, rights hit hard (rn 27/01/2005)

Child workers suffer in transport sector (kp 21/01/2005)

Police accused of assaulting street children (kp 14/01/2005)

10 kids saved from being trafficked (ht 03/01/2005)

Child porters swelling in Amargadhi, by Shiva Raj Bhatta (ht 31/12/2004)

Major Flaws In Communication, by Mohan K.C. (rn 27/12/2004)

Who cares for govt’s ultimatum?, by Nisha Pandey (kp 25/12/2004)

Child labour to be eliminated by 2014 (rn 21/12/2004)

Street kids sore over media sensationalising their woes, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rn 18/12/2004)

Govt works out plan to make country free of child labour (rn 16/12/2004)

Child Labor Act needs amending: experts (kp 15/12/2004), No progress in child labour despite Act (rn 15/12/2004)

Janakpur village where girls get married at five, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rn 11/12/2004)

Sexual abuse of children on the rise nationwide (ht 07/12/2004)

Conflict drives children toward muglan, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 06/12/2004)

UNICEF raises eyebrows at reports of child abuse (ht 30/11/2004), Child mine layers concern UNICEF (kp 30/11/2004), The Children's Army: With child labor and the abuses that go with it steadily worsening, Nepal's most vulnerable citizens are now taking their defense into their own hands (sp 03/12/2004)

Building a country fit for children, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 29/11/2004)

Poverty alone not behind child sexual abuse (rn 26/11/2004)

Need for strong commitment to uplifting children, by Suraj Khatri (kp 25/11/2004)

Law to prohibit child labour promulgated (rn 25/11/2004)

Teenage boy makes money for family, discontinues study (rn 23/11/2004)

Working children meet to form a forum (ht 23/11/2004), Working kids’ 10-pt declaration (ht 24/11/2004)

Nepal adopts 10-year action plan for children, by Indira Aryal (rn 20/11/2004), PM announces Rs 126bn scheme for children (kp 21/11/2004), National action plan unveiled Rights of children will be protected: Deuba (rn 21/11/2994), Child rights (ht 22/11/2004), Not by laws alone (kp 27/11/2004)

Don’t destroy the buds: UNICEF chief (kp 20/11/2004), ‘4,000 displaced crossed border’ (kp 20/11/2004), Day to remember unfulfilled promises, by Tilak P Pokharel (kp 20/11/2004), ‘Children are Peace Zone’: Child Rights Day today (rn 20/11/2004), CWIN to press for schools as zone of peace (ht 20/11/2004)

‘Maoists, State using children in war’ (kp 18/11/2004)

Corporal punishment: Blatant violation of human dignity, by Pranita Mishra (kp 17/11/2004)

Working children to be their own bosses: Bid to increase their bargaining power in child labour movement (ht 09/11/2004), Two-pronged approach (ht 10/11/2004), Minor Ragpickers: A Problem or Solution? by Jayanti Jha (tg 10/11/2004)

Defining approach, by Tilak Pokharel (kp 07/11/2004)

Call for legal reforms to stop sexual exploitation of minors (rn 05/11/2004)

Haven for Pokhara’s street children helping to kick drugs, by Kulchandra Neupane (kp 27/10/2004)

Dashain brings no joy for child porters in Kathmandu, by Prasanna Chitrakar (ht 27/10/2004)

Indian kids flock to brick kilns in Nepal (ht 27/10/2004)

Violence forces Kavre kids to work as porters (rn 23/10/2004)

Children working in stone quarries: Slipping Through The Cracks, by Joe Bavier (sp 15/10/2004)

Child rights and media role, by Bhanu Parajuli (pr 14/10/2004)

CCWB to initiate revamp measures (kp 12/10/2004)

Mindset change essential to end Kamlari system (kp 12/10/2004)

Psycho-social couselling for sexually abused kids stressed (ht 11/20/2004), Counselling call (ht 12/10/2004)

All work, no play for stone quarry kids, by Prasanna Chitrakar (ht 10/10/2004)

Fighting Child Abuse (rn 05/10/2004)

21,000 child domestic workers in Valley (kp 05/10/2004)

Child workers seek free education (ht 01/10/2004)

Conflict affecting Nepali children, says UNICEF (ht 01/10/2004)

Exploited child worker’s woeful tale (kp 25/09/2004)

Concrete actions sought to address child labor (kp 17/09/2004)

Improving Children’s Condition, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 07/09/2004)

Curfew hits street kids hard, by Prasanna Chitrakar (ht 07/09/2004)

Kailaliko Kurakani: Exploitation of Children, by Kailali (pr 02/09/2004)

http://www.childtrafficking.com: Everything you wanted to know and share about trafficking worldwide, now in one comprehensive portal, by Binod Bhattarai (nt 27/08/2004)

Panel to look into child labour in stone quarries (ht 27/08/2004)

Govt urges all to accept Children as Zone of Peace (rn 20/08/2004), Protection Of Child Rights: A Long Way To Go, by Ambar Mainali (rn 20/08/2004), Children In Crisis, by Bishnu Gautam (rn 20/08/2004), Policy And Participation: Youths demand a separate National Youth Policy and a proper participation in the policy-making and implementation (sp 20/08/2004)

Weak laws and sexual abuse of children, by Dhananjaya Bhattarai (ht 17/08/2004)

Sexual abuse of minors on rise (kp 11/08/2004)

Child labourers take part in CONCERN research (ht 10/08/2004)

Startling abuse (ht 06/08/2004)

Over 10,000 child abuse cases in 6 months: CWIN (ht 05/08/2004), 328 kids killed in 9 year conflict: CWIN (rn 05/08/2004)

Molested Children Tarnished & haunted!, by Prabhat Gautam (kp 29/07/2004)

Helpless children (kp 23/07/2004)

Cops, rights team expose sexual abuse in childcare centre (ht 22/07/2004), Custodian sexually abuses two minors (kp 22/07/2004), Abused minors rescued from living terror By Khagendra Bhattarai (rn), Shocking (ht 23/07/2004), Child molestation (kp 29/07/2004)

Violation of rights of Nepali children, by Pitambar Poudel (kp 17/07/2004)

Child labour, by Prakash Dhakal (ht 09/07/2004)

Miserable Condition Not only the number of minors working as domestic child laborers is alarmingly high, their state is also miserable, by Thakur Amgai (sp 18/06/2004)

FNCCI unveils code of conduct against child labour (ht 15/06/2004)

Child Labour: Action Needed, by Rajesh Man KC (rn 12/06/2004), Child labor still rampant (kp 13/06/2004), Child labour abuse rampant (rn 13/06/2004)

CWIN calls for safeguarding children’s rights (kp 10/06/2004)

Woman rescues six children (ht 07/06/2004)

Master plan on abolition of child labour in offing (rn 05/06/2004)

Freeing child labor from carpet, interview with Bijaya Bahadur Shrestha (kp 31/05/2004)

2.6 million kids on risky jobs, says NGO (ht 31/05/2004)

Reporting child sexual abuse (kp 28/05/2004)

8 children rescued from being sold (kp 27/05/2004)

Child rights body to lobby for auditing of NGO expenses (ht 26/05/2004)

Experts feel political crisis adds to child labour woes (ht 25/05/2004)

Child rights body formed (ht 24/05/2004)

ILO signs pacts to help eliminate child labor (kp 21/05/2004)

Kumal parents unaware of children’s whereabouts, by Madhab Aryal (kp 11/05/2004)

Over two dozen children rescued from Indian circus (rn 29/04/2004), Life is a circus for some Nepali children: Parents are selling children to circuses in India where they become the act themselves, by Malika Browne (nt 30/04/2004), “I’d rather die than go back”, by JB Pun Magar (nt 30/04/2004)

Child laborers & Concern Nepal’s Children Development Banks, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 23/04/2004)

Children & Conflict, by Lok Raj Pokhrel (rn 19/04/2004)

Kathmandu’s Oliver Twists under Fagins, by Tejasuee Rajbhandari & Shristi Shrestha (kp 17/04/2004)

Child marriage rampant in west (ht 12/04/2004), Enforce law (ht 13/04/2004)

Fear of gangs haunts street kids (ht 10/04/2004)

Kids in jail as jailbird parents can’t afford bond, by Surendra Kafle (ht 03/04/2004)

Conflict is most cruel to children, by Kamala Sarup (pr 01/04/2004))

Let Children Cry and Laugh, by Hari Ram Adhikari (rn 31/03/2004)

CWIN project benefits over 3,000 children (ht 26/03/2004)

Conflict hit children still without education (kp 26/03/2004)

Nepal: Arming the children, by P. G. Rajamohan (pr 25/03/2004))

Domestic child laborers: Don’t want to go home (kp 23/03/2004), Valley child helpers a miserable lot, by Prasanna Chitrakar (ht 23/03/2004), Miserable lot (ht 24/03/2004)

13.7 pc kids victim of sex abuse: CWIN (ht 19/03/2004)

Violence hit kids to be rehabilitated (rn 18/03/2004)

Children at work, by Sewa Rijal (kp 15/03/2004), Plight of Patan children (kpü 15/03/2004)

Alarming Trend: Human rights activists express grave concerns over the growing trend of using child soldiers in Nepal, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 12/03/2004)

Mobile health clinic for street children (kp 06/03/2004)

Tip of iceberg (ht 02/03/2004)

Child sexual abuse on the rise, by Yubaraj Bidrohi (pr 29/01/2004)

Street urchins made to belong (kp 26/01/2004)

Poor state of child labour in brick kilns (ht 15/01/2004)

Non-formal education benefit child-workers, by Shristi Shrestha (kp 11/01/2004)

Child labourers face exploitation: Study (ht 03/01/2004)

For older links see archive

Background

Child Labour in Nepal, a web site launched by CWIN

Child Protection Centers and Services (CPCS)

Voice of Children (VOC)

Providing Real-Life Choices for Child Laborers in Nepal, by Arundhati Ray (Changemakers Journal, November 2002); on the work of Bikalpa Gyan Kendra (BKG) run by Stella Tamang

Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 2000

Childrens Act

Situation of Child Rights in Nepal and Related Activities for its Improvement - 2000, by Gauri Pradhan

The State of the Rights of the Child in Nepal 2000: Summary of the half-yearly report, by CWIN

Child Workers in Nepal (CWIN)

Global Movement fpr Children - Nepal (GMC)

National Report on Follow up to the World Summit for Children [PDF file]

Draft CRC Report (09/06/2001) [Word file]