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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Ex-kamaiyas still left in a lurch, by Kamal Panthi (kp 09/10/2007)

Dhobi’s story, by Purna Rai (nt 28/09/2007, originally in Kantipur, 21 September)

10-yr-old girl rescued from ‘hellhole’, by D R Pant (kp 11/08/2007)

Kamaiyas in pursuit of land rights, by Shakun Sherchand Leslie (kp 09/08/2007)

Former Kamaiyas flay government for its 'apathy' (nn 18/07/2007), Former Kamaiyas continue to protest for their rights (nn 19/07/2007), Protesting freed Kamaiyas arrested, freed; demonstrations in Mid-west as well (nn 20/07/2007), Over 150 ex-Kamaiyas held, freed (kp 21/07/2007), Freed Kamiyas demand rehabilitation before CA poll (nn), PM assures to solve Kamaiya problem in three months (nn) [Why did he not act earlier? He "freed" the Kamaiyas in 2001 without providing them any future perspective!!], Freed kamaiyas to continue stir (kp 24/07/2007), 100 ex-Kamaiyas held, freed (samn 25/07/2007), Freed Kamaiyas end their agitation (nn 26/07/2007), Kamaiyas, govt sign 9-point deal (samn 26/07/2007)

477 freed kamaiyas alloted land (kp 04/07/2007)

Kamaiyas, squatters step up deforestation (kp 29/03/2007)

Kamaiyas, Haliyas threaten protests (samn 27/03/2007)

74 Kamaiya houses torched (kp 17/03/2007)

Red carpet rolled out for ex-Kamaiya MP, by Mohan Budhaair (kp 04/02/2007)

Maghi brings no joy for freed Kamaiyas (samn 14/01/2007)

Freed Kamaiyas capture land in Tinkune (nn 31/12/2006), Talks on freed Kamaiyas’ resettlement demand inconclusive (nn 02/01/2007), Kamaiyas take to street in the capital (kp 02/01/2007), Talks between freed Kamaiyas and government inconclusive (nn 04/01/2007), Kamaiya talks end inconclusively (kp 04/01/2007), Freed Kamaiyas call off strike (nn 04/01/2007), Nepalese slaves forced to return to masters, by Thomas Bell (Telegraph, UK 04/01/2007), Ex-Kamaiyas call off strike (kp 05/01/2007)

Freed Kamaiyas announce protests (nn 22/12/2006), Freed Kamaiyas to gherao Singhadurbar (samn 22/12/2006), 'Her Ill-fated Wish': Paru has lost hope for her son's future, she is just one of the poverty-stricken kamaiyas of Nepal, by Shekhar K.C. (on 22/12/2006), Former Bonded Laborers Plan Protest: Government risks peace by failing to address the plight of the Kamaiyas, by Santosh Salik Shah (on 22/12/2006)

Still slaves: Freedom is bitter for ex-kamaiyas, especially children, by Naresh Newar (nt 03/11/2006)

Still in debt generations later, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 19/10/2006)

Kamaiyas fish in lucrative waters (samn 01/10/2006)

Committee to rehabilitate freed Kamaiyas (nn 20/09/2006)

Are the Kamaiyas really liberated? by Khagendra N Sharma (kp 27/07/2006)

Kamaiyas ask govt to meet pledges (samn 17/07/2006), Dozens of former Kamaiyas arrested (nn 18/07/2006), FKRSC wants govt to keep its word (kp 18/07/2006), Protesting workers held in Nepal, by Bhagirath Yogi (BBC News 18/07/2006), Nepal's 'Abe Lincoln' arrested for championing freed 'slaves' (wi 18/07/2006), Former 'kamaiyas' freed, continue sit-in protests (nn 18/07/2006), 200 ex-kamaiya arrested in capital (kp 19/07/2006), Freed Nepali Laborers Protest: More than 200 Kamaiyas arrested over a two-day period, by Rajan Pokhrel (Ohmy News 19/07/2006), Over 100 former kamaiyas arrested (nn 19/07/2006), Freed kamaiyas continue stir (kp 20/07/2006), Over 150 former Kamaiyas arrested (nn 20/07/2006), Govt apathy toward ex-Kamaiyas concerns UML (kp 21/07/2006), Govt committed to solve kamaiya issue: Minister (kp 22/07/2006), Political move must for Kamaiyas’ right (samn 22/07/2006), Agitating freed Kamaiyas call off protests (nn 24/07/2006), Ex-Kamaiyas end protests (kp 24/07/2006)

Govt provides Rs. 9.3M loan to ex-Kamaiyas (rn 09/06/2006)

Campaign against ‘Haliya’ system (nn 30/05/2006), Haliyas to step forward their freedom (samn 31/05/2006)

State apathy to ex-Kamaiyas, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (kp 23/04/2006)

Nepal's Kamaiyas Stranded in Camps: Government fails to fulfill promises to former bonded laborers, by Bhuwan Thapaliya (Ohmy News 27/02/2006)

Bonded to work, by Punam Ghimire (kp 23/02/2006)

Government to set high-level team to resolve problems of ex-kamaiyas (nn 10/01/2006)

Kamaiya warn they'll surround Singha Durbar (kp 06/01/2006)

3 ex-Kamaiyas fall victim to cold (samn 04/01/2006)

Community effort changes Kamaiyas’ fate, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 21/10/2005)

Kamaiyas (nt 22/07/2005, originally in Kantipur, 19 July)

Haliyas to defy landlords in far-west (kp 19/07/2005)

Govt apathy irks ex-kamaiyas (kp 18/07/2005)

Nepal Bonded Laborers: Free but Homeless Faced with poverty and a landless existence, Nepal's kamaiyas still await government aid, by Rupesh Silwal (Ohmy News 05/07/2005)

Do more (kp 02/07/2005)

Teenage Girls With Price Tags: Despite law banning the Kamaiya (bonded labor) system, in practice it continues to survive in its offshoot--the Kamalari system, by Raghunath Lamichhane (sp 18/03/2005)

Kamaiya girl drives ambulence, eyes higher studies, by Kamal Panthigulariya (kp 21/01/2005)

Kamaiyas await Maghe Sankranti, by Kamal Panthi (kp 09/01/2005)

GTZ to stop aid (tg 05/01/2005)

Freed Kamaiyas present demands before govt (rn 25/12/2004)

Freedom still eludes Haliyas, by Rajendra Nath (kp 30/11/2004)

Kamaiya land up for grabs, by Khagendra Bhattarai (rn 07/11/2004)

Maoists prevent freed Kamaiyas tilling their lands, by Prateek Pradhan and Guna Raj Luitel (kp 07/11/2004)

PIL against biased rehab of Haliyas (ht 06/11/2004), SC notices on Haliya case (ht 18/11/2004), SC show cause on Haliyas (kp 18/11/2004)

Ex-Kamaiyas capture more land (kp 30/09/2004)

No more of it (ht 16/09/2004)

Committee soon to look into Kamaiya problems (kp 12/09/2004)

Rs 2m distributed to freed Kamaiyas (kp 30/08/2004)

Kamaiyas threaten to distribute land among themselves (kp 09/08/2004)

Largest cotton-growing area under Kamaiya seize, by J Pandey (kp 01/08/2004)

Kamaiyas capture airport (kp 18/07/2004), Ex-Kamaiyas to capture more land (kp 19/07/2004), Kamaiyas capture airport land (ht 26/07/2004)

Freed Kamaiya threatened, beaten (kp 17/07/2004)

Govt apathy might force ex-Kamaiyas to join militia, by J. Pandey (kp 27/06/2004)

Kamaiyas in peril (nt 21/05/2004, originally published in Annapurna Post, 15 May)

INGOs shelve work, Kamaiyas to be hit hard (ht 16/05/2004))

Kamaiyas ask govt to deliver (ht 02/05/2004)

Ex-Kamaiyas demand speedy rehabilitation (kp 18/04/2004)

Special ambulances in freed Kamaiya settlements, by Kamal Panthi (kp 08/04/2004)

Ex-Kamaiyas launch anti-govt drive for bread and butter (ht 04/03/2004)

Freed Kamaiyas seek land, shelter (kp 02/02/2004)

No budget, so no timber for Kamaiyas, by K P Ghimire (kp 27/01/2004)

Ex-Kamaiya children become bonded labourers, by Sudarshan Rijal (kp 21/01/2004)

Danish students to submit thumbprints to PM Thapa (kp 12/01/2004)

Locals demolish 200 ex-Kamaiya huts (kp 09/01/2004)

Closure of food for work programme affects Kamaiyas, by K.P. Ghimire (kp 08/01/2004)

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Background

Kamaiya mukti

INSEC press statement, 18/07/2000