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Nepal: questions of identity

New laws in Nepal seem to be placing restrictions on non-Hindus. Getting a national identity card now carries with it requests about faith.

Most girls who are trafficked are from very poor families from villages where they or their families are lured by false marriages, or the promises of employment or education. The problem of trafficked women in Nepal is huge, and a

Nepal: the challenges for women in pregnancy

Women in Nepal do the lion’s share of agricultural work, and it’s common for them to continue working in the fields throughout pregnancy. But this can seriously affect their health, and that of their unborn child.

Elections in Nepal

Elections in Nepal have been delayed for a long time. Now there are acts of violence seeking to disrupt the electoral process.

Christians under pressure

According to the International Society for Human Rights, a secular observatory based in Frankfurt, Germany, 80 per cent of all acts of religious discrimination in the world today are directed at Christians. Statistically speaking, that makes Christians by far the

Breakthroughs in Spiritual strongholds

In each of the nations that we pray for through this site there are spiritual strongholds that we see expressed through many of the issues we pray for and into. Today, wait before God for a word that will give

Discrimination against the disabled in Nepal

Nepal is one of the world’s poorest countries and one of the hardest places to live if you have a disability. A recent survey showed that 42 percent of families of people with disabilities were living below the poverty line.

Celebrating women – then why all the suffering?

March 8 is International Women’s day. The UN has declared an International Women’s Day theme for 2013 “A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women”. Jesus gives dignity and identity to women and God’s people

Disputed borders and the human cost in Sudan

The struggles after the referendum in Sudan led to the creation of two nation-States, were always going to be challenging and full of suffering. In the disputed border territories the human cost is rising, and the purging of the land