Humanitarian catastrophe may follow from continued blockade by turbulent Nepal’s indigenous groups | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

An indigenous group in southern Nepal has reportedly vowed to continue a three-month-long blockade of all border crossings with India, which has put the entire country at risk of humanitarian crises, until their demand for proportional representation in the government is met. The ethnic Madhesi protesters also threatened on Saturday to disrupt a parliament meeting on…