Publications related to Madhesh

Jul 09, 2020

Madhesh: Disenfranchised in Nepal; UNPO Report

The Madheshi are the inhabitants of the Terai region in the south of Nepal at the foothill of the Himalayas on the border to India. The region distinguishes itself from the rest of the country by its plain terrain with subtropical climate, in contrast to the high mountain lands inhabited by the hill people of Nepal. The region is inhabited by 50.3% of Nepal’s total population of different ethnicities,...

Jul 09, 2020

Madhesh: Disenfranchised in Nepal; UNPO Repor...

The UNPO has submitted a report to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for consideration of the 37th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Federal Democratic...

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Oct 11, 2018

Marginalization of Madhesi women in Nepal

Since the conflict between Nepal and the East India Company, where the Terai's Inhabitants fought alongside the British, these people have long faced discrimination from the Nepali government. The Terai...

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