Nepal Rebels make agreement with Government

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After 10 years of fighting, 13,000 dead, the Nepalese communist insurgents and the government have overcome their differences and agreed to an interim constitution and elections.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4406457.html

Hopefully now that the ceasefire has evolved into elections, Nepal will become a safe place to travel again.

Amnesty International 2006 report

The human rights situation deteriorated sharply after King Gyanendra seized direct power and declared a state of emergency. Civil liberties were undermined, with thousands of politically motivated arrests, strict media censorship and harassment of human rights defenders. The security forces – operating with impunity – unlawfully arrested, tortured and killed civilians and suspected Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) (Maoist) cadres. CPN (Maoist) forces abducted civilians and committed unlawful killings and torture. Thousands of people were displaced by the conflict, while strikes, insecurity and displacement prevented many people from enjoying their economic and social rights. Women and children were particularly vulnerable to violence and human rights violations.

http://web.amnesty.org/report2006/npl-summary-eng

Nepal Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal

Anyone been there?