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  1. Nepal: People's SAARC challenges regional elite's agenda

    strategies in 2004. But, in reality, it was not effective, as several South Asian nations have seen a rise in ... which often enjoy overt or covert patronage from the state. Women’s rights and other freedoms are the ... particular, to freedom of association, freedom of expression and the right to protest. Freedom of press ...

  2. Pakistan: The threat of religious fundamentalism

    ("freedom fighters") fighting for an Islamic world. Under immense pressure from US President Barack ... rise in workers' pay in the private and public sector to at least 12,000 rupees (about $150) ... Trade union rights must be fully restored in the public and private sector with full freedom of speech ...