Politically connected people convicted of serious crimes often leave prison early, thanks to sentence commutations. Now, a growing uproar has put all pardons on hold.
“What kind of system is this that makes us beg while naked to receive citizenship?”
With eviction looming — again — all they want is what Nepal’s constitution says they are due: a place to call home.
Track the struggle for fairness and freedom.
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