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|  (Reuters) - A Kamlari takes part in a protest in Kathmandu January 6, 2009. Hundreds of Nepali girls, rescued after being sold off by their poor parents as domestic help, marched in Kathmandu on Tuesday demanding rehabilitation like jobs and an education, activists said. Kamlaris, or indentured labourers, are often taken away by middlemen and made to work for about 20 hours a day as domestic help in cities or towns without any pay. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL)
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|  (Reuters) - Kamlaris gesture during a protest in Kathmandu January 6, 2009. Hundreds of Nepali girls, rescued after being sold off by their poor parents as domestic help, marched in Kathmandu on Tuesday demanding rehabilitation like jobs and an education, activists said. Kamlaris, or indentured labourers, are often taken away by middlemen and made to work for about 20 hours a day as domestic help in cities or towns without any pay. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL)
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|  (Reuters) - A policeman stands guard while Kamlaris take part in a protest in Kathmandu January 6, 2009. Hundreds of Nepali girls, rescued after being sold off by their poor parents as domestic help, marched in Kathmandu on Tuesday demanding rehabilitation like jobs and an education, activists said. Kamlaris, or indentured labourers, are often taken away by middlemen and made to work for about 20 hours a day as domestic help in cities or towns without any pay. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL)
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|  (Reuters) - A Kamlari dressed in traditional headgear takes part in a protest in Kathmandu January 6, 2009. Hundreds of Nepali girls, rescued after being sold off by their poor parents as domestic help, marched in Kathmandu on Tuesday demanding rehabilitation like jobs and an education, activists said. Kamlaris, or indentured labourers, are often taken away by middlemen and made to work for about 20 hours a day as domestic help in cities or towns without any pay. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL)
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|  (Reuters) - Freed Kamlaris perform a traditional dance during a protest in Kathmandu January 6, 2009. Hundreds of Nepali girls, rescued after being sold off by their poor parents as domestic help, marched in Kathmandu on Tuesday demanding rehabilitation like jobs and an education, activists said. Kamlaris, or indentured labourers, are often taken away by middlemen and made to work for about 20 hours a day as domestic help in cities or towns without any pay. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL)
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|  (AP) - Nepalese supporters for the pro-monarchy Rastriya Prajatantra Party, or National Democratic Party, stage a protest rally against the Maoist lead government in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. The protest was held to address various issues including public security, price hike and against interference in religious affairs. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)
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|  (Reuters) - A boy holds a placard which reads, "Let us save religion, culture and tradition" during a protest against the Maoist government's appointment of a junior Nepali priest January 6, 2009. Nepal's deposed King Gyanendra has urged an end to a row over the appointment of a chief priest for one of the holiest Hindu shrines in Kathmandu, an aide said on January 4, 2009. Regular worship and religious functions at the centuries-old Pashupatinath Temple have been disrupted since last week as junior priests are protesting against the replacement of an Indian chief priest with a Nepali national. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL)
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|  (Reuters) - Protestors holding a portrait of Lord Shiva block a road in Kathmandu during a protest against the Maoist government's appointment of a junior Nepali priest January 6, 2009. Nepal's deposed King Gyanendra has urged an end to a row over the appointment of a chief priest for one of the holiest Hindu shrines in Kathmandu, an aide said on January 4, 2009. Regular worship and religious functions at the centuries-old Pashupatinath Temple have been disrupted since last week as junior priests are protesting against the replacement of an Indian chief priest with a Nepali national. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL)
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|  (Reuters) - People block a road in Kathmandu during a protest against the Maoist government's appointment of a junior Nepali priest January 6, 2009. Nepal's deposed King Gyanendra has urged an end to a row over the appointment of a chief priest for one of the holiest Hindu shrines in Kathmandu, an aide said on January 4, 2009. Regular worship and religious functions at the centuries-old Pashupatinath Temple have been disrupted since last week as junior priests are protesting against the replacement of an Indian chief priest with a Nepali national. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL)
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|  (AFP) - Nepalese during an anti-Maoist demonstration near the Pashupati temple in Kathmandu on January 5, 2009. Hindu priests burned tyres and blocked a main road in Nepal's capital Monday in protest at a decision by the Maoist government to expel Indian priests who have officiated at the country's main Hindu temple for centuries.(AFP/Prakash Mathema)
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