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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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Unless Nepali migrant workers are allowed to vote from abroad, we won’t have a truly representative democracy
Features
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Nepali farmers have had to silently bear the brunt of a lopsided approach to Covid-19
News
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The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has seized goods from 400 vendors
COVID19
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A daily summary of all Covid19 related developments that matter
Features
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The earlier decision to provide festival perks to lawmakers—even as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the general populace—has been widely panned
Interviews
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Public health expert Sushil Koirala discusses concerns around Nepal’s plans for mass quarantining migrants
News
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A recently released AI report shows how Qatar is still mistreating migrant workers from countries like Nepal
Features
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Despite the outsized impact that migrant workers have on Nepal, they are still unable to vote in elections as Nepal has no provisions for absentee voting.