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| UN visits Nepal sex-abuse camps |
| 2003-01-24 |
| A team from the UN's refugee agency is in Nepal for talks on preventing the sexual abuse of Bhutanese refugees. The visit follows an agency investigation last year that found at least 18 cases of sexual abuse of women by aid workers in refugee camps in eastern Nepal. A girl of seven was among the victims. A 7-year-old... The talks are focusing on providing support to victims and taking criminal action against offenders. Yeah. They're talking. The kid'll be legal before they actually do anything... A UNHCR spokesperson in Nepal said the team would assess the progress made since the investigation three months ago. The authorities say that a number of measures have been put in place since then to prevent abuses and that legal action has been initiated against the offenders. Some of the accused had been working for UN-funded non-governmental organisations. Which ones? Are they still being funded by the UN? Are they still in business? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #4 Great --- The UN will slap a study on it. Prepare for strongly worded condemnations, perhaps. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-01-24 20:18:33 |
| #3 Sounds like Ritter fits right in with the UN "culture" |
| Posted by: john 2003-01-24 12:58:21 |
| #2 Nepal is also unfortunately well known for its children being abducted for the sex industry in India. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-01-24 11:57:15 |
| #1 They've been at it in Africa and Kosovo as well.It's amazing how many of these stories pop up. |
| Posted by: El Id 2003-01-24 10:50:16 |