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How
local governments can safeguard children’s rights : It
is the duty of the local governments to create
trustworthy functional mechanisms so that children
facing abuse can report without any fear, by Helina
Rai (nlt 16/05/2023)
Children
from Karnali families are falling prey to fraudulent
foster homes : Nearly a hundred children from Karnali
are rescued from children’s homes in various cities
every year, says activist, by Tularam Pandey (kp
29/04/2023), Get
them out of there : It is vital to address the root
cause behind why children are forced to languish in
shady care homes (kp 04/05/2023)
NCRC
asks child homes to acquire permission (kh
26/04/2023)
Child
homes are far from trafficker-proof, by Ajabi Poudel
(ae 12/04/2023)
‘Every
child has the right to survive, learn and be protected'
: ‘As the Country Director for Save the Children Nepal
and Bhutan, I aspire to do something meaningful for the
children, and try to always remember the humanity that
inspired me to join the non-profit sector.’,
interview with Heather Campbell, Country Director, Save
the Children (nlt 02/04/2023)
What
will it take to end child marriage?, by Anushka
Nepal (ae 23/03/2023)
Status
of South Asian Children, by Rajeeb Shrestha (rep
23/03/2023)
Social
Workers in Juvenile Justice system of Nepal, by
Biswash Chepang (kh 21/03/2023)
Child
protection in Nepal: Majority of local governments fail
to take child rights measures : Out of the total 753
local levels, only 238 have formed a Child Rights
Committee, and 246 have deployed a Child Welfare Officer
(nlt 20/03/2023)
CLARISSA
research reveals pathways to, abuse and exploitation
faced by children in the worst forms of child labor :
The life stories of the research reveal different
abusive and exploitative practices, including harassment
and bullying, against children in child labor in the
adult entertainment sector by both customers and
employers (nlt 14/03/2023)
The
devastating effects of child marriage, by Anushka
Nepal (ae 09/03/2023)
Child
marriage; still prevalent and on the rise, by
Anushka Nepal (ae 02/03/2023)
The
price of not having a place to play, by Cilla Khatry
and Anushka Nepal (ae 23/02/2023)
Orientation
to religious leaders to check child marriage (kh
05/02/2023)
If
children with disabilities aren’t educated, they won’t
be able to participate in society : ‘When we work in
inclusive education we have to target the government,
the children, the teachers and also the communities’,
interview with Pauline Nadim Ducos, Regional Director,
Humanity & Inclusion (nlt 24/01/2023)
Children
suffer in Nepal’s orphanages, by Anushka Nepal (ae
30/12/2022)
Too
young to marry : More effort is needed to raise
awareness and educate young men, women and parents
(kp 21/12/2022)
Early
marriage traps disadvantaged girls in poverty cycle : A
multisectoral approach is needed to understand and
eradicate this multifaceted social evil, say experts,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 15/12/2022)
Over
9 percent CCHs in three provinces not complying rules
and standards: Study (kh 03/11/2022)
The
government should expand child grants : With 40 percent
of the population under 18 in Nepal, investing in
children is more important than ever, by Meenakshi
Ganguly and Lena Simet (kp 23/10/2022)
In
Myagdi, child marriages continue despite multi-million
rupee campaigns : According to district health
authority, nearly 20 percent of pregnancies reported
over the last year were underage, by Ghanshyam
Khadka (kp 02/09/2022)
Halesi
Tuwachung municipality launches girl mobilization
program to stop child marriage (kh 08/07/2022)
The
woman who gives a new lease of life to children
of the incarcerated : In the last two decades,
Indira Ranamagar’s organisation PA Nepal has
provided more than 2,000 children of
incarcerated parents with a safe environment to
grow up in, by Tsering Ngodup Lama (kp
05/07/2022)
Marginalized
since birth : Despite legal provisions, the births of
many Dalit children in the Madhes are not registered,
mostly due to a lack of documentation on the part of the
parents, by Rajendra Senchurey and Smriti Kafle (rec
28/06/2022)
Stakeholders
demand coordinated actions to eliminate child labor :
Elimination of the all forms of child labor is our
national commitment. We all need to work toward
achieving that goal: Stakeholders (with video) (nlt
19/06/2022)
“First
we need to understand the underlying factors that push
children to the worst form of child labor”,interview
with Sudarshan Neupane, Head of Tdh Nepal Country Office
(nlt 12/06/2022)
New
children's regulation seeks to promote child rights
(ht 08/06/2022), New
regulation sets further criteria for child care homes
(ht 12/06/2022)
Parties
widely used children in campaigns as poll body remained
ineffective : Poll body failed to crack down on parties
and stood as a mere spectator, observers say, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 31/05/2022)
Growing
up in a hyper-connected world : Many parents are
increasingly worried by their children’s overuse of
digital devices. Experts suggest setting limits to
screen time, by Aarati Baral (kp 11/05/2022)
Birth
certificates mandatory to tie the knot in Chandannath
Temple : The temple made the decision following
complaints that a large number of child marriages take
place in the shrine, by DB Budha (kp 03/05/2022)
Legally
unmarried, socially married : In Karnali, early
marriages, driven by a host of factors, are rampant,
which have multiple consequences, especially on girls,
by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 02/04/2022)
Child
care homes operating without meeting criteria to be
penalised (ht 12/03/2022)
Thami
children deprived of education : Many girls and boys
from the Thami community in Doramba Shailung and
Khadadevi rural municipalities district marry in their
early teens, by Santosh Dhungel (ae 10/03/2022)
Forgotten
children : Woes of migrant women, by Mausam Shah
Nepali (ht 09/03/2022)
Child
marriage unabated, thanks to ignorance of legal
provisions (ht 04/03/2022)
Police
Stops Nine Child Marriages In Dhanusha, by Dhirendra
Prasad Sah (rn 01/03/2022)
104
child workers at two wards of Melamchi alone (kh
17/02/2022)
Climate
change as a driver of child marriage, by Shuvam
Rizal (rec 15/02/2022)
Still
1.1 million children are engaged in labour in Nepal
(kh 11/02/2022)
Child
labor declining in carpet and garment industries: Study
(rep 25/01/2022)
Children
without father or born through second marriages deprived
of birth registration : Many children are stateless as
they are unable to get citizenship certificates due to
lack of birth registration documents issued by ward
office, by Amrita Anmol (kp 18/01/2022) [How
can a state that calls itself a democratic
constitutional state deny citizenship to children
because their parents were not legally married to each
other? This is a serious violation of international law!]
UNICEF
calls for urgent action to help children facing
disproportionate impact of COVID-19 (rep 10/12/2021)
‘Every
child deserves to be raised in a safe and loving
environment’ : ECEC Nepal conducts a network
meeting to discuss child development and parenting in
Nepal (kp 06/12/2021)
Teenage
elopement widespread in Kalikot : As many as 169
incidents of child marriage were reported in Tilgupha
Municipality and Shubhakalika Rural Municipality last
year, by Tularam Pandey (kp 18/11/2021)
Tilottama
in Rupandehi to be declared a children-friendly
municipality (kh 15/11/2021)
How
the climate crisis adds to child marriage in Nepal : As
harvests fail due to drought and floods, girls from
marginalised families are forced to marry earlier to
escape poverty, by Sonam Lama (nt 12/11/2021)
Report
finds child labor rife among informal, small businesses
: New campaign calls for governments and international
agencies to focus on tackling the worst forms of child
labor found in thousands of small, informal businesses
(nlt 11/11/2021)
Govt
approves Online Child Protection Procedure (ht
27/10/2021)
Climate
crises affecting children’s learning and protection
(kh 08/10/2021)
The
pandemic has further increased Nepali children’s
vulnerability to forced labor and trafficking : In a
recent incident, a total of 12 Nepali children who left
for work to India after pandemic canceled classes were
rescued by human rights organizations, by Rishav
Sapkota (nlt 06/10/2021)
Musahar
children can’t enrol in schools for lack of birth
certificates : Child marriage, which is illegal in
Nepal, is still common in the community leading to
unregistered births of children from underage marriages,
by Bharat Jargha Magar (kp 25/09/2021) [Every child living in Nepal has a
right to unhindered school attendance! What does this
have to do with birth documents denied out of
narrow-minded and partly patriarchal ways of thinking?]
Child
marriage cases up by 31.25pc (ht 15/09/2021)
Pledge
to reduce child marriage (ht 22/08/2021)
Frightening
effect of child marriage in Jumla: 860 young girls got
pregnant last year, by DB Budha (rep 17/08/2021)
Child
marriage rises in Rolpa despite legal prohibition
(rep 04/08/2021)
Nine
children rescued and reunited with their families
(kh 05/07/2021)
Child
marriage negated in Doti (kh 13/06/2021)
Let
our children thrive : We should act to ensure that
children are not robbed of their childhood and dreams
, by Narayan Bhattarai and Shiva Shanker Dangol (kp
13/06/2021)
COVID-19
pandemic threatens progress made by Nepal to reduce
child labor (rep 11/06/2021) [see report
by UNICEF and ILO]
Malnourished
children deprived of care as nutritional rehabs are
converted into isolation facilities : Doctors warn child
and infant mortality will increase, and years of effort
and investment in reducing child mortality will go
to waste, if the issue is continuously ignored, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 02/06/2021)
Time
to end the unacceptable: Together we can end child
labour, by Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa (ht 31/05/2021)
Covid-19
fuelling child labour in Nepal, a new Human Rights Watch
report says : With little support from the government,
children have been forced to work for long gruelling
hours for low pay (kp 26/05/2021) [HRW
report “I Must Work to Eat” - Covid-19, Poverty, and
Child labor in Ghana, Nepal, and Uganda]
1.1
million child labourers in the country: Report; 3.3 per
cent of child labourers in urban areas involved in
hazardous work (ht 30/04/2021) {see report]
Street
Drama Staged To Control Child Marriage (rn
17/04/2021)
Child
marriage rampant in far-flung Bajura (ht 11/04/2021)
Parliamentary
panel endorses research report on Nepal Bal Sangathan
(ht 08/04/2021)
Early
marriage and teen pregnancy rampant in Karnali Province
: According to the Ministry of Social Development,
41,000 teenage girls got married in Karnali in the last
three years, by Chandani Kathayat (kp 07/04/2021)
Laws
are not enough : We risk reversing years of hard-earned
progress toward keeping children, especially girls, in
school (kp 17/03/2021)
2,219
of 2,729 missing children found, reintegrated with
family (ht 17/03/2021)
In
Kalikot district, incidents of child marriage are still
rampant169 incidents of child marriage were reported in
two local units of the district in 2020, by Tularam
Pandey (kp 16/03/2021)
Children
becoming victims of sexual exploitation due to internet
misuse (ht 11/02/2021)
Children
in stress due to parent’s dispute, by Sabina Karki
(kh 11/02/2021)
Forced
labour, bonded labour and child labour prevalent in
country’s brick kilns sector, new report says :
Organisations call for concerted efforts by all key
stakeholders–government, industry employers and
workers–to work for a decent work agenda in the
country’s brick production industry (kp 29/01/2021)
[see UNICEF
report], Forced,
bonded, child labour thrives in brick kiln sector,
report says : Organisations call for efforts by
government, industry employers and workers to strive for
a decent work agenda in the country’s brick production
industry (kp 30/01/2021)
Lost
and never found: Hundreds of children, more girls than
boys, go missing every year The majority of children who
go missing are eventually found but stakeholders
fear all those who go missing are vulnerable to
trafficking and exploitation, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 15/01/2021)
Bajura
local government seeks religious leaders’ help to stop
child marriage, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
08/01/2021)
Child
labour free zone proposals sought from local bodies
(ht 06/01/2021)
Expedite
action against child labour: MoFAGA (ht 25/12/2020)
Nepal
child marriages spike during pandemic : Faced with the
economic fallout of the pandemic, under-age marriages
have increased, by Marty Logan and Shraddha Shree
Maharjan (nt 25/12/2020)
‘Living
Goddess’ post vacant in Nepal’s Bhaktapur, by Ishwor
Kaji Khaiju (ae 25/12/2020)
Bridegroom,
relatives held for child marriage (ht 17/12/2020)
Ignored,
ergo ignorant: Without intervention, the plight
continues, by Durga Innani (ht 07/12/2020)
Prevent
child abuse : It’s hard to gauge the magnitude of the
paedophilia problem but is said to have increased after
the 2015 earthquake (ht 03/12/2020)
World
Children’s Day : Reflecting on its meaning, by
Simone Galimberti (ht 23/11/2020)
574
street-children rescued since 2016 (kh 22/11/2020)
NHRC
calls for protection of child rights (kh 21/11/2020)
Nepal
to be declared free of street children in current fiscal
year: Minister Shrestha (kh 21/11/2020)
24
children rescued from India (rep 21/10/2020)
Eleven
children rescued from children’s home in Kathmandu
(kh 21/10/2020)
Child
marriage: Time to reverse the trend, by by Bjorn
Andersson and Jean Gough (ht 12/10/2020)
COVID-19
pushes more children into poverty (ht 25/09/2020)
Online
classes come at the cost of eye problems for
studentsDoctors fear the risk of myopia, and predict
that visits to doctors with eye complaints will
soar in the coming days as restrictions on movement
loosen, by Samiksha Baral (kp 18/09/2020)
Government
deadline for total literacy likely to be pushed yet
again : Since 2008-09, nearly Rs 12 billion has been
spent on several literacy campaigns, yet 24
districts are still not fully literate, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 09/09/2020)
Licence
of child care home seized (ht 07/08/2020)
Amend
laws related to children: Panel (ht 05/08/2020)
Children
are collateral damage in Nepal lockdown: Four months of
lockdown has killed many more children than the disease
it was supposed to control. by Sonia Awale (nt
24/07/2020)
Children
deprived of secondary-level education in a Madi
settlement: The nearest secondary level school is about
a two hours’ walk away, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
12/07/2020)
Urgent
action needed to safeguard millions of children’s
future, says UNICEF (ht 25/06/2020)
Children
from low-income working class families can't join online
classes: Schools and colleges across the country are
rolling out online classes, but those without the means
to get a computer or an internet connection are being
left out, by Anup Ojha (kp 09/06/2020) [We are talking about the overwhelming majority of
Nepalese school children!]
Malnourished
children at risk as nutrition centres are requisitioned
for Covid-19 care: The country will have more deaths
from malnutrition if the issue is ignored, nutrition
experts have warned, by Arjun Poudel (kp 09/06/2020)
As
Covid-19 continues to weaken the health system, an
estimated 4,000 children could die in Nepal in the next
six months, UN agency warns: UNICEF says it fears that
without urgent action, the number of children dying
before their fifth birthdays is going to increase for
the first time in decades (kp 14/05/2020)
Five
held for using street kids to steal (ht 12/05/2020)
In
Butwal, juvenile delinquents are compelled to stay at a
crowded correctional facility without proper means: As a
result of the overcrowding, many suffer from
skin-related diseases, by Amrita Anmol (kp
22/03/2020)
Pragmatics
Of Ending Orphanages, by Umesh Raj Regmi (rn
13/03/2020)
Despite
campaigns and government policies, child marriage is
still prevalent in Makwanpur: The Bagmati Provincial
Government has plans to eradicate child marriage by
early 2022, but numbers are not all too encouraging,
by Pratap Bista (kp 07/03/2020)
Nepal’s
baby export, by Akash Chhetri (kp nt 21/02/2020)
Unable
to trust adults, rescued children end up back on the
streets: While on the streets, children are often
physically and sexually abused and end up addicted to
drugs, which can cause them to relapse once rescued,
by Elisha Shrestha (kp 04/02/2020)), Mean
streets: Make sure that the children enjoy their rights
in practice (kp 05/02/2020)
Early
marriages common in Rolpa, by Dinesh Subedi (rep
04/02/2020)
More
kids in child care homes: Number of needy children is on
the rise while the number of care homes remains constant
(ht 03/02/2020)
Children
at high risk of sexual exploitation in Nepal: Report
(ht 02/02/2020) [see ECPAT
International report]
Government
drafts action plan to eliminate child labour: Many
children have been found to be employed in informal
sectorsr (ht 01/02/2020)
Underage
mothers regret early marriage, by Mukti Narayan
Neupane (rep 21/01/2020)
In
Salyan, it’s now mandatory for wedding cards to include
age of bride and groom: The move is aimed to control
child marriages in the district, according to Salyan’s
District Police Office, by Biplab Maharjan (kp
20/01/2020)
Puppy
love marriages destroying young lives (ht
17/01/2020)
Child
marriage, child labour still remain major challenges in
Rolpa: The local level had made efforts from running
awareness campaigns to introducing mid-day meals in
government schools in a bid to ensure child rights,
by Kashiram Dangi (kp 13/01/2010)
Government
rescues hundreds of children every year but does little
for their care: Children are usually put up in transit
homes before they are either handed over to other
shelters or their families, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
12/01/2020)
Children
left behind are the hidden costs of labour migration:
Labour migration leads to transnational families which
are often dysfunctional, causing adverse psychological
impacts on children and adolescents at home, by
Elisha Shrestha (kp 07/01/2020)
Child
marriages continue unabated (ht 04/01/2020)
Child
marriage continues unabated in Dang: Activists
advocating against child marriage say most children
succumb to family pressure and there’s no help
forthcoming from authorities (kp 02/01/2020)
Probe
panel formed to look into activities of children’s homes
(ht 01/01/2020)
A
rural municipality in Salyan launches campaign against
child marriage: The campaign is being launched in view
of the increasing incidents of child marriage across the
district, by Biplav Maharjan (kp 20/12/2019)
‘Big
sisters’ work to rescue Nepali child brides (ht
13/12/2019)
Pact
to enhance quality of services for kids inked (ht
07/12/2019)
Children
feature most in media coverage on human trafficking
(ht 05/12/2019))
Sanibheri
Municipality takes strict measures to curb child
marriage: Underage couples and their guardians will be
barred from receiving government services and facilities,
by Hari Gautam (kp 28/11/2019)
Govt
takes big stride to abolish child labour in local levels
(ht 27/11/2019)
Child
rights march: Partnership for progress, by Janes
Immanuel Ginting and Pratistha Koirala (ht 26/11/2019)
Number
of missing girls two times more than boys: Report
(ht 21/11/2019), Cases
of missing children on the rise in Nepal (rep
21/11/2019)
Nepal
reaffirms commitment to eliminating forced labour, human
trafficking and child labour: Nepal’s objectives are in
line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development
Goals, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 21/11/2019)
Reimagining
the peace pact: Some aspects of the 2006 Comprehensive
Peace Agreement need to be revived and updated, by
Mohna Ansari (kp 19/11/2019)
Children
at juvenile reform centre living in poor condition: The
facility in Thanabharyang, Hetauda, lacks teachers,
rooms and toilets, among others, by Pratap Bista (kp
21/11/2019)
Child
marriage cases on the rise but police complaints scarce,
say child activists: According to a recent survey, 46.9
percent of total marriages in the country are still
child marriages, by Durgalal KC (kp 21/11/2019)
Every
child in Nepal has the right to a happy childhood:
Although Nepal has made strides in the past 30 years in
securing children’s rights, much remains to be done,
by Elke Wisch and Veronica Cody (kp 20/11/2019)
Under
the guise of humanitarian aid, high-profile paedophiles
are abusing Nepali children: Loose laws, illiteracy and
poverty, along with an unsuspicious welcome of
foreigners, have turned Nepal into a haven for Western
paedophiles, by Janakraj Sapkota (kp 16/11/2019), Predators
on the prowl: Child molesters often enter gullible poor
countries as aid workers (kp 18/11/2019)
Children
of daily wage earners face abuse (ht 15/11/2019)
Priests
to check birth registration and citizenship certificates
of brides and grooms prior to solemnising their
weddings: The priests will work with the local
government, police, women’s groups, child clubs and
students to end child marriage in Rukum (West), by
Hari Gautam (kp 10/11/2019)
Aiming
for a better future, by prioritising the young: Nepal
has no idea how to prepare its children for the future.
But it needs to learn before it is too late, by
Sujeev Shakya (kp 05/11/2019)
Child
marriage on rise, young mothers regret early marriage,
by Manju Upreti (rep 17/10/2019)
Ignorance
and poverty driving parents in Humla to send their
children to children’s homes in Capital: 40 children
were rescued from several children’s homes in Kathmandu
and handed over to their families in Humla in the past
three months, by Chhapal Lama (kp 03/10/2019)
Authorities
rescue children from different childcare homes in poor
conditions: The majority of the rescued children are
from Karnali zone, by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/09/2019)
Beauty
pageants for children: Exploitation or harmless
entertainment? Such beauty pageants are slowly gaining
momentum in Nepal, but what purpose these events serve
is yet to be decided, by Arjun Bhattarai (kp
26/09/2019)
Child
labour still prevalent in Pokhara: Nearly 400 children
were employed as workers in Pokhara in the last fiscal
year 2018/19, data shows, by Bina Thapa (kp
25/09/2019)
Around
1,600 children deprived of citizenship: Lack of
citizenship certificates has put the lives of many
youths on hold in Nawalparasi (West), by Nabin
Paudel (kp 24/09/2019)
Alternatives
to corporal punishment is even more effective, by
David Kainee (rep 16/09/2019)
Violence
against children on the rise, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht
16/09/2019)
Nine
minors rescued from a children’s home in Bafal, three
arrested: The children were living in dismal conditions,
surviving only on rice and salt, authorities say, by
Shuvam Dhungana and Bhrikuti Rai (kp 22/08/2019)
Head
of Bal Mandir, nation’s oldest non-profit for children,
arrested on charges of child trafficking: The director
of the organisation has been accused of abetting a
British national in unlawfully procuring a Nepali child
and assisting in obtaining fraudulent documents to claim
the baby, by Tsering D. Gurung (kp 16/08/2019)
Bill
proposed to end child labour in informal sector (ht
14/08/2019)
She
eloped when she was 16. Now she’s serving time for child
marriage: The law on child marriage is so vague, it
often ends up criminalising victims rather than
perpetrators, by Tsering D. Gurung (kp 12/08/2019)
Child
marriage still prevalent in areas declared child
friendly in Sudurpaschim: Fourteen girls under the age
of 20 became mothers in the area in the last three
years, health workers say, by Tripti Shahi (kp
31/07/2019)
Incidents
of child marriage on the rise (ht 30/07/2019)
Early
marriage rampant in a village in Mugu, despite being
declared child marriage-free four years ago: Mothers as
young as 16 struggle to build a comfortable life for
themselves and their children, by Raj Bahadur Shahi
(kp 20/07/2019)
Child
marriages resulting in divorces in Rukum, by
Lokendra Khanal (rep 17/07/2019)
Anti-child
marriage campaigners work amid challenges in Banke,
by Rupa Gahatraj (kp 12/07/2019)
Physically
punishing students is ineffective, harmful, and illegal
but teachers continue to do it: Many school teachers,
and even parents, still believe that physically
disciplining students is sometimes necessary, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 06/07/2019)
Girl
who escaped child marriage becomes social activist,
by Sujata Lama (kp 04/07/2019)
Child
soldier issue may reach ICC, warn activists (ht
03/07/2019)
Abject
poverty deprives minor of treatment, education in Bajura
(ht 30/06/2019)
Locals
implement innovative idea to campaign against early
marriage: Siraha folk wedding invitation cards that have
the age of both bride and bridegroom, by Bharat
Jarghamagar (kp 25/06/2019)
Mayor
calls off son’s wedding with minor girl after complaint:
Dhanusha police says 16 underage marriages were stopped
in the past 10 months as more people are reporting child
marriage cases, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp
18/06/2019)
Chandrapur
is on its way to become child marriage-free
municipality: Local council aims to eradicate child
marriage from all the wards by 2021, but not everything
is going as planned, by Shiva Puri (kp 10/06/2019)
Nepal
ranks 10th for child marriage among boys (ht
08/06/2019), UN
report ranks Nepal tenth in prevalence of child marriage
among boys: To end child marriage in the country,
stakeholders should focus on ending child marriage
of both sexes, experts say , by Nayak Paudel (kp
09/06/2019)
Keeping
up with Asia: Investing in children is the best
investment a country can make, by Ned Olney (kp
06/06/2019)
Human
Capital relates to health and productivity: There are at
least 1 million children under five years in Nepal who
are stunted, by Manav Bhattarai (kp 05/06/2019)
Child
marriages ending up in divorces in Rukum, by
Lokendra Khanal (rep 04/06/2019)
Violence
against children unabated in Province 2, by Suresh
Yadav (rep 04/06/2019)
Nepal
has made progress in child health, but experts say the
country has a lot more to do: The country has progressed
by 142 points in the past two decades and ranks 133rd
out of 176 countries based on indicators such as
infant mortality rate, access to education,
malnutrition, child marriage and child labour, according
to the Global Childhood Report-2019, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 29/05/2019)
Child
marriage still rampant in Bajura: Even people’s
representatives are found to be marrying off
their underage children, by Sangeeta Timilsena (kp
28/05/2019)
Children
skip classes to sell kafal, by Janak KC (rep
27/05/2019)
Punarbas
Municipality tense after police foil child marriage
(ht 25/05/2019)
Disciplining
the other way: The ban on all forms of corporal
punishment in all settings is a great achievement,
by Umesh Raj Regmi (kp 24/05/2019)
Children
face commercial sexual abuse (ht 24/05/2019)
Spare
all kinds of rods: They are ineffective, by
Dronashish Neupane (ht 21/05/2019)
Local
units determined to end child marriage through strategic
plans, by Bira Gadal (rep 21/05/2019)
In
Tikapur, social media sites being blamed for child
marriages, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 19/05/2019)
122
rescued from illegal child care home (ht 18/05/2019)
Child
marriage in Nepal: eloped at 13, mother by 17, by
Sewa Bhattarai (nt 17/05/2019)
Community
Police Partnership Programme launched in Rautahat: The
drive aims to tackle child marriage and dowry practices,
by Shiva Puri (kp 15/05/2019)
For
or against child marriage? Green flag tells it all in
Baitadi, by Bira Gada (rep 13/05/2019)
Child
marriage rampant in Rolpa but rarely reported to police,
by Dinesh Subedi (rep 12/05/2019)
Ending
child labour: Whose concern is it?, by Pratistha
Koirala (ht 10/05/2019)
14-year
old gives birth to baby boyUnderage parents face hard
time registering marriage, child’ s birth (ht
09/05/2019)
19
minors rescued from ‘illegal’ child care centre,
by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 08/05/2019)
Teenage
girls in Achham launch campaign against child marriage,
by Menuka Dhungana (kp 05/05/2019)
Early
marriage unabated among Chepang girls, by Sarita
Shrestha (rep 13/04/2019)
Child
labour force drives brick kilns in Bhaktapur (ht
03/04/2019)
Rautahat
works to end child marriage, by Shiva Puri (kp
10/03/2019)
31
street children rehabilitated (ht 27/02/2019)
Child
marriage high in Guthichaur, by DB Budha (rep
24/02/2018)
Nahartol
girls vow to check rampant child marriage, by Pawan
Yadav (kp 19/02/2019)
Dangerous
respect: When we instill in children an unquestionable
respect for adults, we render them powerless, by
Raji Manjari (kp 12/02/2019)
Entertainment
industry employing minors (ht 10/02/2019)
Child
marriage still in practice in the Chepang community,
by Pratap Bista (kp 09/02/2019)
27
street children rescued (kp 02/02/2019)
Government
aims to end child marriage (ht 25/01/2019)
Rukum
villages bid farewell to Maghe Sankranti with child
marriage, by Lokendra Khanal (rep 17/01/2019)
Procedure
issued for managing street kids (ht 17/01/2019)
State
2
kicks off ‘Beti Bachau-Beti Padhau’ campaign: According
to the scheme, every newborn girl will be insured in the
Province’s eight districts from Tuesday, by Shahiman
Rai (kp 16/01/2019)
Musahar
girl champions the cause of ending child marriage in
community, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 15/01/2019), Changing
times (kp 15/01/2019)
Pass
on props, please: Using school children to fill chairs
is completely wrong (kp 07/01/2019)
Unlike
others, Mushahar children inherit debt, by Upebndra
Lamichhane (rep 05/01/2019)
Minors
arrested on charge of child marriage, by Sher
Bahadur Jero (rep 05/01/2019)
Campaign
fails to stop child marriage, by Shamsher Bikram GC
(rep 02/01/2019)
Child
marriage,
once rampant, sees decline in a rural community:
Dipendra, the father of Suraj, says he had received a
bicycle, Rs10,000 in cash, some utensils and clothes as
dowry during the wedding, by Shiva Puri (kp
27/12/2018)
Keep
children
away from politics: We have to let children be children
and let them scale the epitome of infinite,
all-encompassing, and all-embracing venues, by Babu
Ram Neupane (rep 15/12/2018)
Chepang
students go to school barefoot in freezing cold, by
Sabita Shrestha (rep 08/12/2018)
Local
unit intercepts children being taken to capital to work
in brick kilns, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 30/11/2018)
Underage
marriage in Karnali puts young mothers at risk, by
Jyoti Katuwal (kp 29/11/2018)
Call
to end child marriage (rep 18/11/2018)
New
Children’s Act draws flak from rights activists (ht
18/11/2018)
Police
rescue 35 underage girls from two dance bars in Thamel,
by Anup Ojha (kp 15/11/2018)
Child
accompanying mother in jail deprived of education,
by Ganesh BK and Lokendra Khanal (rep 13/11/2018)
Ghorahi
Sub Metropolis launches campaign against child marriage
(kp 08/11/2018)
Nepal,
first S Asian country to criminalise corporal punishment
of children, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 06/11/2018), Sparing
the
rod: Criminalising corporal punishment is a bold step;
however, parents and society also must act to protect
child rights (ht 07/11/2018)
Child
marriage prevalent among Chepangs: Study, by Pratap
Bista (kp 04/11/2018)
876
children went missing in last three months (ht
27/10/2018)
Rescued
street children yearn to reunite with parents (kp
06/10/2018)
Four
children rescued from Jogbani (rep 24/09/2018)
15,875
kids reported missing in nine years: Untraced rate
higher; Girls more vulnerable (ht 23/09/2018), Children
at
risk: Awareness at the grassroots level and strong
vigilance at border points is a must to minimise the
number of children from missing (ht 24/09/2018)
‘Social
awareness key to ending child marriage’ (ht
15/09/2018)
CM
Poudel vows to end practice of child marriage, by
Pratap Bista (kp 13/09/2018)
1,500
children at risk in Jajarkot, by Bhim Bahadur Singh
(kp 05/09/2018)
Can
Nepal
end child marriage by 2030? Both boys and girls are
victims of child marriage, and some are now working to
end the practice, by Namrata Sharma (nt 31/08/2018)
Draft
law aims to protect rights of children (ht
24/08/2018)
Nurturing
rescued children with nature, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt
17/08/2018)
Children
are starving in Bajhang: Thousands of children at risk
from malnutrition in the remote far-western district,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 13/08/2018)
Child
marriage scrapped after two years, by DB Budha (rep
11/08/2018)
Govt,
brick kiln owners agree to end child labour (ht
31/07/2018)
Judicial
panel says Ashok must stay with his parents (kp
26/07/2018)
62
percent of toys sold in country are harmful to children,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 25/07/2018)
Financial
aid for orphaned children (ht 10/07/2018)
Child
marriages continue unabated (ht 27/06/2018), Campaign
against child marriage (ht 28/06/2018), Child
rights activists prevent early marriage, by
Maheshwar Chamling Rai (rep 30/06/2018)
New
law to ensure social security for needy children (ht
25/06/2018)
Textbook
shortage
in rural Achham: A teacher says textbook shortage is a
perennial problem that the government has failed to
address, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 25/06/2018) [The continued inaction by the government is a
grave violation of the children's fundamental rights!!]
End
child marriage: Time to act now, by Lubna Baqi and
Tomoo Hozumi (ht 22/06/2018), Parents
blamed for increasing child marriages in Sindhuli
(ht 22/06/2018)
Malnutrition
rife among children (ht 10/06/2018)
Police
rescue
39 girls from dance bars: Police say the girls were
being forced to engage in illicit activities by their
employers (kp 01/06/2018)
Get
them onboard: Majority of marginalized children and
children with disabilities remain excluded, by
Deepak Raj Sapkota (rep 31/05/2018)
Children
working as bus conductors rescued (ht 29/05/2018)
Child
marriage rampant in Dhankuta (ht 24/05/2018)
Children
launch campaign against child marriage, by Madhav
Aryal (kp 23/05/2018)
Children
sent to orphanage in Rukum living miserable life, by
DB Budha (rep 23/05/2018)
Nine
kids rescued from illegal children’s home (ht
20/05/2018)
More
children calling hotline 1098 for help, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 18/05/2018)
A
national shame: Even as Nepal preps to plunge into the
modern age, evils like child marriage persist, by
Maina Dhital (kp 15/05/2018)
Child
marriage cancelled in Solukhumbu village, by Radha
Dhungana (rep 01/05/2018)
Students
swarm uplands to pick Yarsagumba, by Bishnu Devkota
(rep 01/05/2018)
‘New
toy standard trusts four toxic chemicals’, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 30/04/2018)
SOS
Children's villages to promote youth employment (ht
29/04/2018)
Bride
and groom arrested in the middle of wedding, by
Ganesh BK (rep 29/04/2018)
‘50
percent children out of school in Province 2’, by
Abadhesh Kumar Jha (kp 19/04/2018)
For
poverty-stricken Rolpa kids work is better than play,
by Dinesh Subedi (rep 19/04/2018)
Over
5,000 children out of school in Kapilvastu, by Manoj
Paudel (kp 18/04/2018)
Children
of brick kiln workers deprived of education (ht
15/04/2018)
Children
scavenging on scrap to pay for their education, by
Amar Khadka (rep 15/04/2018)
Drive
against child labour in Morang brick plants: Around
600,000 children work in 1,294 brick plants across the
country (ht 14/04/2018)
Early
marriage leading to rise in teenage pregnancy in
Ramechhap (ht 12/04/2018)
Children
left to fend for themselves break stones, by Dinesh
Subedi (rep 21/03/2018)
Young
couple divorced after two days of marriage: Efforts to
curb child marriage becoming effective in Rukum, by
Ganesh BK (rep 17/03/2018)
Domestic
labour issues (ht 15/03/2018)
Schoolchildren
falling prey to online sexual abuse (ht 10/03/2018)
Child
marriage, polygamy taking toll on women’s life, by
Dinesh Subedi (rep 05/03/2018)
The
working child: Child labour creates a vicious cycle of
inescapable poverty, by Waro Basnet (ht 04/03/2018)
Women's
group prevents child marriage in Bajura district (ht
01/03/2018)
Child
marriage taking toll on rural women's life, by Jagat
Khadka (rep 24/02/2018)
Parents
advised to listen to their kid’s problems (ht
18/02/2018)
Child
marriage still rampant although illegal, by Ram
Saran Tamang (rep 17/02/2018)
On
air to deter child marriage: How radio is helping
prevent Nepali girls from being married young, by
Shipra Jha (nt 16/02/2018)
Teenage
pregnancy rife in Makwanpur, by Pratap Bista (kp
15/02/2018)
You
should
wait, baby: Child marriage is a continuing problem that
has been exacerbated by low access to education and
social media usage, by Navaraj Pudasaini (kp
09/02/2018)
Transport
sector to be child labour-free (kp 02/02/2018)
25
percent
children malnourished in Banke village: District Public
Health Office says malnourishment is widespread among
children in Holiya Village, by Thakur Singh Tharu
(kp 01/02/2018)
Abuse
of innocence: Study after study has linked child abuse
with depression, mood disorders, feelings of isolation
and stigma and poor self-esteem among others, by
Supriya Joshi (rep 28/01/2018)
Budget
for children’s welfare inadequate (ht 27/01/2018)
Sorry
tale of young Chepang moms who have babies every year,
by Sarita Shrestha (rep 27/01/2018)
Rehabilitation
of street children in Surkhet district easier said than
done (ht 10/01/2018)
Child
marriage rampant in Bara (ht 09/01/2018)
Early
marriage contributing to school dropout, by Madhav
Aryal (kp 08/01/2018)
Dolakha
children with physical disability in dire need of
helping hand, by Gokarna
Prasad Bhandari (ht
07/01/2018)
Scaling
up
nutrition: All sectors need to jump in to address gaps
that hamper the provision of proper nutrition to Nepali
children, by Jhabindra Bhandari (kp 04/01/2018)
People
practicing child marriage to be ostracized and penalized,
by Jagat Khadka (rep 03/01/2018)
Nepal
yet to ratify third optional protocol to CRC, by
Anita Shrestha (ht 02/01/2018)
Punishable
but pervasive: Incidents of child marriage in Nepal are
widespread yet remain woefully underreported, by
Chun Bahadur Gurung (kp 28/12/2017)
36
pc children below 5 stunted in Nepal; Anemia prevalence
in increasesd 5 percent, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep
27/12/2017)
Child
marriage rampant in far flung areas of Bajura district
(ht 26/12/2017)
Students
practicing early marriage to be deprived of various
facilities in schools, by Krishna Oli (rep
25/12/2017)
HIV-infected
children in Baitadi deprived of education, health care
(ht 16/12/2017)
Child
marriage blamed for adolescent violence (rep
15/12/2017)
Don’t
forget the children: Leaders have promised magnificent
things, but said little about ending malnutrition,
by PC Wasti (kp 13/12/2017)
Nepal
yet to ratify third optional protocol to CRC (ht
05/12/2017)
Surviving
on the streets, by Anupama Angbo (ht 03/12/2017)
Child
labour rampant in far-west (ht 17/10/2017)
Stolen
baby boy was sold to Siraha woman, by Shyamsundar
Shashi (kp 16/10/2017), Babies
as items to steal for some, throwaway for others, by
Suresh Yadav (rep 16/10/2017)
Civil
Code Bill proposes age limit for adoption (ht
08/10/2017)
Increase
in missing children cases baffles cops (ht 18/09/2017)
Laws
to protect child rights in the offing: Minister Koirala
(ht 15/09/2017)
ECDC
necessary in every locality: Minister Koirala (kp
14/09/2017)
Uncertain
future awaits street kids: Most of them addicted to drugs,
beg to make a living, by Anita Shrestha (ht
14/09/2017)
Children
used in PM’s election assembly: EC (ht 14/09/2017)
CIB
urges caution in wake of paedophile arrests (kp
12/09/2017), Nepal
Police intensifies vigilance against potential
paedophiles (ht 13/09/2017)
Over
2,000 children went missing in 2016/2017, by Pooja
Chauhan (rep 10/09/2017)
SAsia’s
religious leaders to work for children’s rights (kp
08/09/2017), Regional
platform launched to promote children’s rights (ht
08/09/2017)
Bajura
launches campaign to end child marriage (kp
23/08/2017)
Anti-child
marriage campaign (kp 11/08/2017)
Far
too young: Child brides and grooms convince peers they
are too young to get married, by Sonia Awale (nt
04/08/2017), Not
just
a social problem, but an economic one; Ending child
marriage cannot be done through legislation alone: it
needs to be tackled at many different levels, by
Elizabeth Hanna Satow (nt 04/08/2017)
Underage
pregnancy, abortion in street children a health concern,
by Pooja Chauhan (rep 02/08/2017)
End
child
marriage by 2030: Action plan delay leaves goal in doubt,
by Samipa Khanal (kp 21/07/2017)
Man
arrested for impregnating his own granddaughter, by
Yogesh Rawal (rep 20/07/2017)
‘Child
domestic
helps vulnerable to exploitation and sexual violence’,
by Prachi Aryal (kp 10/07/2017)
Govt
to
declare 50 local units child-friendly by next fiscal
(kp 09/07/2017)
Kids
face
the brunt of society’s perception towards HIV/AIDS
(ht 09/07/2017)
Number
of
missing children rises after 2015 earthquakes: Study
(ht 09/07/2017)
Taking
the
lead on lead: Nepali children are exposed to alarmingly
high levels of lead, which is slowing their intellectual
development, by Sonia Awale (nt 07/07/2017)
22
per
cent children in brick kilns out of school (ht
06/07/2017)
Number
of
teenage mothers on the rise in Tanahun, says study
(ht 04/07/2017)
Parties
used
853 children during Phase I polls: CCWB (kp
28/06/2017)
212
missing
kids ‘reunited with parents’ (kp 26/06/2017)
Partnership
forged
to fight child marriage (ht 21/06/2017)
Why
child
labour persists: We need to create conditions that
enable families to afford education for their children,
by Ayushma Basnyat (kp 13/06/2017)
Brick
Kilns
still a hub of child labour: Study, by Anita
Shrestha (ht 13/06/2017)
‘Street
children
in poor health’ , by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp
04/06/2017)
Male
victims
of child sexual exploitation overlooked,
by Anita Shrestha (ht
19/05/2017)
Over
50% children without textbooks in Rupandehi, by
Rekha Bhusal (rep 17/05/2017)
Mother
accused of selling three children in Ilam, by Bhim
Chapagain (rep 16/05/2017)
Parties
found
using children in campaigns, by Anish Tiwari (kp
12/05/2017), Rights
group
concerned over use of schools, kids (kp 12/05/2017)
568
children
rescued from Valley streets: According to a recent
report, there are over 5,000 street kids all over Nepal
(ht 20/04/2017)
Child
marriages result in disenchanted couples, by Sher
Bahadur KC (rep 19/04/2017)
Kids
sans
birth certificate deprived of education (ht
06/04/2017)
Child
marriage
rife in Haanku: 73 cases recorded in the Jumla village
in the last fiscal year (kp 02/04/2017)
CCWB
reunites
200 street kids with families, by Samipa Khanal (kp
25/03/2017)
Trapped
in
transition: Economic and political instability in the
Tarai is pushing children south of the border to a life
of abuse, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 24/03/2017)
Dalit
children crush stones to buy books, by Janak KC (rep
22/03/2017)
Thought
for
food: Despite dramatic progress in nutrition, half of
Nepal’s child deaths are still due to hunger, by
Marty Logan (nt 17/03/2017), The
face
of hunger: A debt-ridden Dalit couple is on the verge of
losing their daughter to malnutrition, by Om Astha
Rai (nt 17/03/2017)
Minors
injured
in Jajarkot accident seek parents (ht 15/03/2017)
Street
children vulnerable to addiction, by Pooja Chauhan
(rep 14/03/2017)
Boy,
chained up for 17 years, in want of medical attention,
by Surendra Bhandari (rep 14/03/2017)
6-year
old girl roped to wooden bed for two years, by
Shankar Shrestha (kp 13/03/2017)
Child
migration
on the rise (ht 02/03/2017)
No
school after marriage: Need to earn a living forces the
bride and groom out of school, by Narahari Sapkota
(rep 27/02/2017)
Underage
marriage
bid thwarted in Sindhuli (ht 25/02/2017)
Innocent
victims: Kids growing up in jail as parents serve terms,
by Shankar Shrestha (rep 18/02/2017)
‘Laws
needed
to safeguard child rights’ (ht 16/02/2017)
Child-friendly
governance
roll-out plan formulated (ht 12/02/2017)
Child
marriage, teen pregnancies affecting female health,
by Jagat Khadka (rep 11/02/2017)
Teenagers’
club foils child marriage (rep 10/02/2017)
Malnourished
girl
dies for want of treatment, by Khagendra Awasthi (kp
07/02/2017)
Children
of
Bhaktapur brick kiln workers deprived of education,
by Anita Shrestha (ht 29/01/2017)
Children
at work, by Priyanka Gurung (rep 27/01/2017)
Civil
Code
Bill proposes eligibility requirements for child
adoption (ht 25/01/2017)
Underage
workers
leaving for jobs abroad (ht 21/01/2017)
Cops,
locals
work together to curb child marriage (ht 08/01/2017)
Children
at
risk in brick kilns (ht 01/12/2016)
Disabled
kids
still lack access to education, by Anita Shrestha
(ht 31/12/2016)
Open
pits
at brick kilns posing threats to children: Each brick
factory is found to have dug at least 20 pits up to 20
feet deep to store water for making bricks, but they are
left open putting the children at risk (kp
28/12/2016)
Children
vulnerable as rapes and murders soar, by Jitendra
Kumar Jha (rep 22/12/2016)
Group
of
teenage girls foils underage marriage: According to the
District Women and Children Office, about 52 percent of
girls in Bajhang marry before their legal age (kp
13/12/2016)
UNICEF
calls
for protection of children affected by conflict (ht
12/12/2016)
Don’t
violate
children’s rights: CCWB (kp 01/12/2016)
Underage
marriage
foiled (kp 01/12/2016)
KMC
preparing to expand anti-child labor drive, by Gyanu
Sapkota (rep 29/11/2016)
Reaching
every
child: Millions of children in South Asia face a
difficult journey through life without school, nutrition
and decent health care, by Douglas J. Noble (kp
24/11/2016)
One-third
of Nepali children age 5-14 put to work: CBS, by
Gyanu Sapkota (rep 24/11/2016)
Corporal
punishment
rampant in pvt schools (ht 24/11/2016)
Child
marriage and after: While most boys left the village for
work after marriage, girls stayed back in the village,
but sadly not in schools, by Reena Burathoki (rep
24/11/2016)
Child
marriage
still rampant in Kalikot, by Tularam Pandey (kp
20/11/2016), Child
marriage
rampant in Rukum, shows study (ht 21/11/2016)
More
children
lost, abandoned (ht 17/11/2016)
Stop
child
labour: We can make a difference by refusing to buy
products made using child labour, by David Kainee
(kp 10/11/2016)
‘Child
rights
activists must for inquiry’ (kp 31/10/2016)
Too
young
to marry: If we want to stop child marriage in Nepal, we
have to start talking about sex, by Sarah
Rich-Zendel (kp 28/10/2016)
Vow
to
end child marriage by 2030 (kp 24/10/2016) [Why
not immediately? Some girls not even born now will be
married until then!]
The
Red
Glass Dress: Unravelling the social fabric underpinning
child brides, by Rachel McFadden (kp 22/10/2016)
When
children work: When parents have no means to feed their
children they feel forced to send them to work, by
David Kainee (rep 19/10/2016)
Campaign
launched to stop child marriage, by Bira Gadal (rep
18/10/2016)
Ilam
jailbirds’
kids deprived of education (ht 16/10/2016)
One
million
kids still out of school: Report (ht 07/10/2016)
Girls
make move against child marriage, by Bira Gadal (rep
03/10/2016), Child
marriages increasing in Bajura, blame on phones,
internet, by Krishna Oli (rep 04/10/2016), Child
marriage
rampant in Bajura (ht 15/10/2016)
More
children being adopted within Nepal than by foreigners,
by Gyanu Sapkota (rep 26/09/2016)
‘Ensure
our
right to education, health’ (kp 15/09/2016)
Children
of inmate mothers deprived of education, by Daman
Rai (rep 13/09/2016)
HRW
blames
government for child marriage menace (kp 09/09/2016)
[see report,
[see also video],
State
should
intervene, says researcher (kp 09/09/2016), ‘Govt steps
not enough to end child marriage in Nepal’ (rep
09/09/2016), No
kidding: According to HRW report, 37 percent Nepali
girls marry before 18, while 10 percent marry before 15,
by Ishwar Rauniyar (rep 19/09/2016), Girls no
brides: Around 37 percent Nepali girls are married
before they reach 18 and 10 percent before they reach 15,
by David Kainee (rep 22/09/2016)
Use
of child labor high in Udayapur, by Maheshwor
Chamling Rai (rep 02/08/2016)
10-yr
plan
aims to end all forms of child labour: According to
estimates, there are around 1.6 million child labourers
in Nepal and 20 percent of them are in hazardous work
(kp 31/07/2016)
Child
labour:
Learn from others, by Saroj KC (ht 28/07/2016)
NHRC
urges
parties not to use kids in political activities (ht
23/07/2016)
‘Define
use
of children in war as human rights violation’ (ht
06/07/2016)
Child
marriage still rampant: Report, by Shraddha Amatya
(rep 05/07/2016), A
social scourge: Nepal must make a collective pledge and
a concerted effort to eradicate child marriage (kp
08/07/2016)
UNICEF:
69m
kids could die from preventable causes by 2030: Only
41pc poorest has access to early childhood education in
Nepal (kp 29/06/2016)
14
children
‘trafficked’ from Dhankuta rescued in Capital, by
Pragati Shahi (kp 25/06/2016)
The
reject
brides of Rupandehi: Young women who fell in the snare of
child marriage are being disowned by their husbands and
in-laws (kp 17/06/2016)
Nepali
kids
not being heard: Global report, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht
14/06/2016), Stop
child
labour (ht 14/06/2016)
One
in
20 Kathmandu homes has child domestic help: Study (kp
13/06/2016)
Number
of
child workers in brick kilns alarming (ht 13/06/2016)
‘Code
of
conduct on anvil to prevent exploitation’: Minister’s
comment follows a report of ECPAT, a global network of
civil society organisations, that suggests a surge in
tourist numbers has adverse effect on children (kp
13/06/2016)
Twice
as
many female child labourers than male, study shows (ht
11/06/2016)
Child
labour
rife in absence of strict law: There are 1.6 million
child labour in the country out of which around 20
percent are involved in hazardous works, by
Pratichya Dulal (kp 09/06/2016)
Two-year
‘every
last child’ drive gets under way: Campaign aims to reach
the most deprived girls in the four target districts
(kp 05/06/2016)
Leave
no
child behind: We should always ask whether any legal,
policy or program choice will benefit all children
regardless of who they are and where they come from,
by Dilli Guragai (rep 04/06/2016)
188
street
children rescued in a month (kp 02/06/2016)
Study
says
quake-affected children undergoing various problems,
by Gyan P. Neupane (rep 01/06/2016)
3
children’s shelters in Capital shut (kp 25/05/2016),
Pity
the
children: Strict regulation of children’s homes and
investigation of ‘voluntourism’ are needed (kp
27/05/2016)
Child
labourers
being used in brick kilns (ht 21/05/2016)
The
girl
story: Maya's story shows how to go beyond describing
the tough reality, to changing it, by Anne-Brigitte
Albrectsen (rep 18/05/2016)
Brick
kilns
pledge to avoid child labour (ht 13/05/2016)
The
fight
to end child marriage: Nepal outlawed child marriage in
1963 but child marriage is still rampant in various
districts, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 13/05/2016)
Child
marriage,
abortion cases high in Dang: Some women found to have
undergone abortion up to six times in one year before
reaching the age of 20, by Durgalal KC (kp
03/05/2016)
Things
are
changing: The rate of child marriage has dropped, and
the average age for marriage has gone up, by Anjita
Parajuli (kp 20/04/2016)
Girl’s
complaint
stops wedding (ht 15/04/2016)
Child
marriage
cases high in Jumla village, by LP Devkota (kp
13/04/2016)
Many
destitute
children trafficked to India: CIB; Central Child Welfare
Board says 237 children have gone missing in the wake of
last April’s earthquake (kp 12/04/2016), Embassy
writes
to Indian ministry to probe reports (kp 19/04/20167)
Too
young
to marry: Political leaders must move to end child
marriage by considering it a national issue, by
Asmita Verma (kp 10/04/2016), A
many-sided problem (ht 11/04/2016)
No
child’s
play: Strict enforcement of law is necessary but not
sufficient to prevent child trafficking (kp
06/04/2016)
Quake
survivor
children ‘being sold’ in Britain (kp 05/04/2016), Govt
wakes
up to UK paper claims after three days: The Sun on
Monday reported that child survivors of last year’s
earthquake ‘being sold’ to rich Brit families (kp
07/03/2016)
Deprived
of
a childhood, by Ayushma Basnyat (rep 01/04/2016)
DoE
directs
against use of panchakanya, by Binod Ghimire (kp
27/03/2015)
So
you
want to be a voluntourist? Well-meaning foreigners are
being duped by fake orphanages unknowingly contributing
to a vicious cycle of abuse, by Michael Nishimura
(nt 25/03/2016)
Girl
summit
to focus on child nuptials (kp 21/03/2016), Child
marriage:
Much to do, by Namrata Sharma (ht 22/03/2016), Nepal
in
race
against time to end child marriage (kp 24/03/2016),
Shame:
So
many girls getting married before the age of 18 is our
collective failure (kp 25/03/2016)
Let
the
children play: Kids are being made to do hard work when
they should be enjoying their childhood, by
Pratistha Koirala (kp 16/03/2016)
Child
marriage
rampant in Saptari (ht 15/03/2015), Child
marriage
below 18 years stands 83 per cent in Saptari (rep
15/03/2016)
Early
marriage
severely hampering school education, by Narendra
Upadhya (rep 15/03/2016)
Child
workers
flee carpet factory due to poor condition, sexual
harassment (kp 29/02/2016)
Lalitpur
brick
kiln found using child labor, by Deepak Kharel (rep
29/02/2016)
Child
marriage
still rampant: 50 pc women aged 20-49 years got married
before they were 18 (ht 28/02/2016)
30
pc
children involved in hazardous works: Report (kp
27/02/2016)
Differently-abled
deprived
of access to information (ht 24/02/2016)
Assessment
report
shows child care homes in Lalitpur understaffed (ht
23/02/2016)
‘Children’s
home
should not aim for profit’ (ht 22/02/2016)
Children
in
Tarai need counseling, say experts (kp 21/02/2016)
Seven-month-old
languishing
in police custody with mother (ht 20/02/2016)
Go
easy,
teachers: Using corporal punishment to maintain order in
the classroom is an obsolete concept, by Durga
Gautam (kp 19/02/2016)
Poverty
forcing
families to put children to work (ht 18/02/2016)
Access
to
justice for children: Nepal ranks 78th in world (ht
16/02/2016)
Child
marriage
continues unabated (ht 14/02/2016)
No
place
to call home, by Priyanka Gurung (rep 12/02/2016)
Young
mother
in prison with two daughters, by Aash Gurung (kp
11/02/2016)
The
kids
aren’t alright: Whenever the family itself is the cause of
the problems the children face, we should step back and
think, by Simone Galimberti (kp 11/02/2016)
Ex-child
labourers
call for society fit for all children: Stakeholders say
making consumers aware against using products made using
children will not help curb the problem in the country
(kp 09/02/2016)
Kids
from
earthquake-hit areas eke out existence at brick kilns,
by Pratichya Dulal (kp 04/02/2016)
DAO
directs
children’s homes to submit monthly report (ht
29/01/2016)
Many
Dolakha
children missing after earthquake: Parents say their
children are attending Buddhist monastic schools
in India, but they do not know where in India exactly,
by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 27/01/2016)
Unrest
threatens
children’s rights (kp 26/01/2016)
Thami
girls
deprived of education (ht 25/01/2016)
CCWB
preparing
guidelines for ethical reporting (ht 21/01/2016)
Minor
in
jail, mother seeks protection (ht 14/01/2016)
Call
to
revise Children’s Act in line with statute (kp
13/01/2016)
Ensure
child
rights through amendment, say activists: Child rights
expert Milan Dharel says the statute is silent on
political misuse of schools and children, which must be
stopped (kp 11/01/2016)
Central
Child
Welfare Board condemns use of children in protests and
tells parties to respect children’s rights, by
Pratichya Dulal (kp 02/01/2016)
In
the
lurch: Orphans become involved in illegal activities for
their survival as they have no other option, by
Arjun Mani Guragain (rep 02/01/2016)
Taken
hostage:
Unless locals come forth to make politicians
accountable, millions of children will be denied their
right to education, by Bhagirath Yogi and Anamol
Mani Paudel (rep 21/12/2015)
54
couples
leave country with surrogate babies (kp 24/11/2015)
Unrest
poisoning
children's minds, by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep
23/11/2015)
Appeal
to
put children first (kp 20/11/2015), Saving
the
children: As the welfare of kids is linked to their
parents, livelihood programmes for adults could aid
child protection, by Pratistha Koirala (kp
20/11/2015)
Call
for
actions to protect children’s rights to education
(ht 20/11/2015)
9
children rescued from ‘illegal’ child home in Pokhara
(ht 11/11/2015)
Child
rights
violations worry stakeholders (kp
11/11/2015), NCE-Nepal
calls
for honouring children’s right to education (ht
11/11/2015)
Call
for
respecting, promoting child rights (kp 09/11/2015)
Campaign
to
rehabilitate street children launched in Chitwan, by
Tilak Ram Rimal (ht 09/11/2015)
UNICEF
points
to children’s bleak future (kp 08/11/2015), CWB
appeals
not to use kids in protests (kp
08/11/2015)
32
surrogacy
babies get exit permit in a week, by Shreejana
Shrestha (rep 07/11/2015)
School
closures:
Unicef concerned over disturbances (kp 30/10/2015),
Future
of
over a million Nepali children at risk, says UNICEF
(ht 30/10/2015)
All
play
no work Government should ensure children’s right to
study (kp 29/10/2015)
Nepal
earthquakes
leave bitter legacy as children become quarry for
traffickers (ht 25/10/2015)
UNFPA
stresses
on ensuring girls’ rights (kp 11/10/2015), Power
of
the adolescent girl: Girls’ personal and collective
growth can contribute to solving the emerging
global problems, by Christian Manhart (kp
11/10/2015), Prioritising
investment
in girls a smart choice, says UNFPA (ht 11/10/2015)
CCWB
urges
child protection (ht 06/10/2015)
Court
ban
on surrogacy: Foreigners unable to take surrogate babies
home (ht 01/10/2015), Govt
mulling
exit visas for babies born to surrogates, by
Shreejana Shrestha (rep 02/10/2015), Surrogate
parents
want babies home, by Pragati Shahi (kp 06/10/2015)
1,472
child
labourers found in Kaski: DCWC (ht 19/09/2015)
Children
look
for their share in constitution: As per government data,
there are 1.62 million child labour in the country out
of which 620,000 are involved in ‘dangerous’ jobs
(kp 16/09/2015), Suffer
the
children: Govt needs to monitor the prevalence of child
labour and implement laws (kp 18/09/2015)
Several
kids
at school for deaf in Dolakha have severe ailments,
by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 15/09/2015)
Don’t
use
children in protests: NHRC (ht 14/09/2015)
Child
labour
goes unchecked, by Pawan Yadav (kp 06/09/2015)
Minors
found
working for Melamchi Water Supply Project, by Thomas
Bogaty (ht 04/09/2015)
Protect
children
during demonstrations: UNICEF (ht 27/08/2014)
Effort
to
curb child marriage fails in Bajura (ht 21/08/2015)
No
children
in demonstrations: NHRC (ht 17/08/2015), Use
of
children in protests slammed (ht 18/08/2015)
No
place
like home: Foster care or adoption is a better
alternative to institutional care for parentless kids,
by Umesh Raj Regmi (kp 09/08/2015)
A
caged childhood, by Nitya Pandey (kp 08/08/2015)
Underage
helpers
in buses hope to become drivers: There are about 400
children working as conductors, more than 7,000 engage
in transport sector, by Thomas Bogaty (ht
01/08/2015)
Patanjali
defies
government order: Brings 27 kids from quake-affected
Sindhupalchok, Gorkha districts to a hostel in Capital,
by Pratichya Dulal (kp 29/07/2015)
Reaching
out
to the unreached in time of disaster (ht 19/07/2015)
Govt
to
rescue,protect,manage street children more effectively
(ht 16/07/2015)
20
kids
rescued from child home in Capital (kp 13/07/2015)
Earthquake-displaced
children
left in lurch: Child Rights Officer Kamal Shrestha says
they are searching for guardians of some children
(kp 06/07/2015)
Post-quake,
child
marriage cases up: There is growing fear that many might
marry off daughters at quite early age (ht
28/06/2015)
31
missing
Gorkha monastery kids found (kp 21/06/2015)
UNICEF
working
to control child trafficking after quake (kp
20/06/2015)
Stark
exploitation
of children continues in carpet factories, by
Shreejana Shrestha (rep 20/06/2016)
CDOs
directed
to act against child trafficking: Parents asked not to
allow their children to travel with strangers (kp
19/06/2015)
237
kids
missing after Great Quake; Central Child Welfare Board:
215 children from Gorkha, 22 from Okhaldhunga are still
unaccounted for, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 18/06/2015),
Those
involved
in relocating children to face action: Stakeholders say
kids affected by the quakes are vulnerable to human
trafficking (ht 18/06/2015)
Suffer
the
children: Government needs to conduct thorough
background checks on prospective adopters (kp
18/06/2015)
Patanjali
barred
from taking kids to Haridwar (kp 17/06/2015), 25
kids
rescued,handed over to kin (ht 17/06/2015)
Children
vulnerable
in quake aftermath (ht 12/06/2015)
Government
bans
child adoption, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 27/05/2015),
Move
afoot
to protect children from traffickers (ht 27/05/2015)
Registration
of
new children’s homes halted, by Thomas Bogaty (ht
23/05/2015)
Spare
the
rod: What children need are repeated reminders and a lot
of love, patience, and guidance, not a slap or a beating,
by George Holden and Umesh Raj Regmi (kp 21/04/2015)
New
Bill
proposes to criminalise use of children in begging
(ht 18/04/2015)
Provisions
for
child adoption proposed (ht 09/04/2015)
Domestic
violence
forcing children onto streets, by Chandni Hamal (rep
06/04/2015)
Minors
at
work: Eradicating child labour demands serious efforts
to reduce widespread poverty (kp 01/04/2015)
Stop
The Orphanage Business, by Ramesh Danekhu (rn
31/03/2015)
5
children left in lurch as parents languish in jail,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/03/2015)
Minors
working
in Valley sweatshops rescued (kp 30/03/2015)
Call
to
arms to fight child slavery (kp 29/03/2015)
16
children
rescued from Capital-based orphanage, by Manish
Gautam (kp 19/03/2015), 16
rescued
from child home, operators at large (ht 19/03/2015)
Police
to
raise awareness against child marriage, by Tularam
Pandey (kp 12/03/2015)
Shocking
revelation (ht 04/03/2015)
Keep
children
safe: The government needs to keep tab on orphanages and
monitor foreign volunteers (kp 03/03/2015)
Young
girls’
lives and future at risk as child marriage persists
(ht 15/02/2015), Musahar
child
marriage a huge health risk, by Santosh Singh (rep
16/02/2015)
Relatives
involved
in forced child labour, trafficking (ht 13/02/2015)
Smugglers
traffick
rural kids to work in brick kilns, by Dilliram
Khatiwada (kp 10/02/2015)
Rescued
kids
handed to parents (ht 06/02/2015)
School
students
launch campaign against child marriage (ht
05/02/2015)
Businesses
fined
over child labour (ht 05/02/2015)
Around
4,000
girls rescued every year (ht 03/02/2015)
Midnight's
children:
Child sex abuse in Nepal (rep 31/01/2015)
Child
trafficking
goes unchecked in central, western Tarai districts
(kp 29/01/2015)
Lekhnath
declared
child labour free zone (ht 27/01/2015)
The
Mentor:
Statistics suggest that there are around 5,000 street
children in Nepal, with almost 800 to 1,000 children in
Kathmandu alone, by Chahana Sigdel (kp 24/01/2015)
Child
marriages
rampant in Pyuthan, by Devendra Barma (ht
24/01/2015)
‘Youths
in
sex for pocket money’ (ht 10/01/2015)
Child
marriage
rife among Chepangs, by Narahari Sapkota (rep
08/01/2015)
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