This report was co-authored by Tom K. Wong, Anna Coleman, Pabitra Khati Benjamin, Aakriti Khanal, and Silva Mathema View the press release here: ENGLISH and नेपाली Background on Nepal’s TPS designation The U.S. Department of …
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“We have kept Adhikaar’s leadership, especially at the board level, all women because it is our way of addressing the patriarchy,” Ms. Ranjit, the group’s executive director, said in her office in Jackson …
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The smallness of the group is another problem. “We do feel that because of our relative insignificance, our voice is not being heard,” said Ms. Ranjit, who was wearing a pink pashmina shawl …
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