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Pete Pattisson Pete Pattisson is a journalist specializing in documenting issues of social justice and human rights, in particular labor rights and modern forms of slavery. He contributes to The Guardian newspaper. In 2013 his reports on the treatment of Nepali migrant workers in Qatar, host of the 2022 World Cup, brought international attention to the issue. He has won a number of journalism awards, including the Amnesty Media Award, Anti-Slavery Media Award, and a Webby Award.
Features
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Even as rights bodies continue to call out the Nepal government for its atrocities and lack of action in human rights cases, it continues with its culture of impunity
Features
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Nepal has had a record number of landslide-related deaths this year
COVID19
News
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A daily summary of all Covid19 related developments that matter
COVID19
News
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Kathmandu must brace itself as Covid cases continue to rise
Features
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Hundreds continue to flock out everyday from the joblessness, hunger and desperation that has come to plague their lives during the lockdown.
COVID19
News
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A daily summary of Covid19 related developments that matter
News
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Many journalists, who have long been overworked and underpaid, have had their salaries scrapped
COVID19
Perspectives
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In Nepal, and other parts of the world, domestic workers are routinely denied social and labor protection, and with Covid-19, their problems have only gotten worse.