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Achham police launch campaign against Chhaupadi, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 12/03/2019)
Free the speech: The beauty of the internet is freedom. Let it be, by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 03/03/2019)
‘Democracy is also about tolerating dissent’ (ht 02/03/2019)
‘ITB curtails fundamental rights of people’ (ht 26/02/2019)
Menstruating women are still being banished to outdoor sheds — and it’s killing them, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 23/02/2019)
Everything
you need to know about the government’s new IT bill: In an attempt to
regulate the cyberspace, the K P Sharma Oli government is trying to
give itself enormous new powers to curb online content, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 23/02/2019)
Assaulting free speech: The provisions in the new bill could further curtail free speech and silence dissenters, by Taranath Dahal (kp 21/02/2019)
Following
threats, popular folk singer Sharma pulls video from YouTube: Rights
advocates call pressure an attack on freedom of expression, by Anup Ojha and Tika R Pradhan (kp 18/02/2019), Folk singer Pashupati faces YAN music for satirical song, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 18/02/2019)
With a new IT bill, state draws battle lines against free speech: In
attempting to regulate social media platforms, Oli administration
violates the freedom of speech and opinion guaranteed under the
constitution, experts say, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 16/02/2019)
Government proposes harsh punishment for posting ‘improper’ contents online, by Sanjaya Lama (kp 14/02/2019)
Ministry asks staff to not partake in programmes without consent, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/02/2019) [Fundamental rights not valid for civil servants!]
Bill restricting civil servants from sharing views on social media cause for concern: Experts, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 12/02/2019), Bill puts rigid restrictions on govt staff, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 12/02/2019)
Many muzzles: Press freedom cannot be curtailed in the name of ‘regulation’ (kp 12/02/2019)
Provincial
media bills will curtail press freedom, experts warn: Provincial
assemblies should take into account the importance of fourth estate in
democracy and governance, observers say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 11/02/2019)
Rise against the clock: Proactive research and analysis are needed to effectively address future nutritional problems, by Ramu Bishwakarma (kp 05/02/2019)
Youth denied citizenship despite SC order (ht 05/02/2019)
Standing in the way of control: Protests, a means of political communication, cannot be stifled (kp 04/02/2019)
Nepal Citizenship bill: Female lawmakers decry unequal provisions, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 30/01/2019), Nepal Citizenship Bill faces hurdles to passage in HoR, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 31/01/2019)
Citizens’ Right to Health, by Mukti Rijal (rn 24/01/2019)
A school too far: Through a child rights perspective, the school merging programme goes against the right to education, by Nilima Rai (kp 24/01/2019)
A dangerous life: Road safety is not a privilege, but the right of the people (kp 21/01/2019)
Press
freedom anxiety: To demonstrate that it will work as per the spirit of
the Constitution, the govt has no option but to amend some of the
draconian provisions (ht 03/01/2019), Civil society and media: Give them their due, by Dutta Shree Duwadi (Khanal) (ht 03/01/2019)
‘Untouchability’ culture among Dalits weakens anti-discrimination drive, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 28/12/2018)
Nirmala murder case: 2nd suspect freed by DNA report, accuses police of torture, by Sanjaya Lama (kp 27/12/2018), Police
deny torturing suspects during interrogation: Pradip Rawal and Bishal
Chaudhary, the latest suspects in Nirmala murder case, cleared by DNA
evidence, by Nayak Paudel (kp 28/12/2018)
No remedy even as Kathmandu air crosses dangerous levels, by Arpan Shrestha (kp 25/12/2018)
Chaudhary: Police tortured me to extract confession, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 23/12/2018), Bishal taken to Kathmandu for medical examination, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 25/12/2018) [Showing mental problems after severe police torture!]
Chhaupadi-free drive ineffective, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 22/12/2018)
Women still unable to enjoy reproductive health rights (ht 22/12/2018)
'Monopoly of capitalist big media houses' must en, says Dahal (rep 13/12/2018) [Another frontal attack on free press and freedom of opinion!!]
Hail
Comrade Chairman! With the mass intelligentsia ready to pounce upon his
critics, Oli is confident that he can cut the media and intelligentsia
down to size, by CK Lal (rep 10/12/2018)
Disabled people to campaign for inclusion across the country: 513,321 disabled people live in Nepal, according to 2011 census, by Anup Ojha (kp 01/12/2018), Count them in: The state must take ownership over empowering differently-abled people (kp 03/12/2018), Getting noticed: For people with disabilities, the realisation of their basic human rights is a huge challenge, by Rajesh Man KC (kp 03/12/2018)
People still unaware of right to info (ht 29/11/2018) [And the governmaent of PM Oli does everything that they will never become aware!]
Stringent IT law to replace Electronic Transaction Act: Advocates of press freedom concerned over its effects in digital age, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 28/11/2018)
Citizens, not subjects: Criticising the government and expressing dissatisfaction is our right (kp 15/11/2018)
Fearing
backlash, Cabinet keeps key decisions to itself: In an unprecedented
move and against a longstanding practice, journalists on Sunday were
denied information on government decisions, by Anil Giri (kp 13/11/2018), Govt move to deny info on cabinet decisions causes widespread controversy (rep 13/11/2018), Govt’s information gag draws flak, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 13/11/2018), Not disclosing cabinet decisions a huge setback for freedom of info, by Taranath Dahal (rep 14/11/2018), Cabinet decisions must be transparent (rep 14/11/2018), Cabinet to share its decisions only once a week: Prime Minister Oli warns ministers not to divulge decisions to media, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 16/11/2018) [??????], PM cements information gag order, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 16/11/2018), Nepaleaks: Why is the greatest communist government on Earth afraid of its own people, media and even well-wishers?, by Guffadi (kp 17/11/2108), ‘Info gag on Cabinet decisions against constitution, RTI Act’, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 18/11/2018)
Ministry issues stern social media use policy: Directive bars comments or posts against government, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/11/2018)
PM's IT consultant 'tapping' private data on people for commercial use (rep 09/10/2018)
Don’t be cruel: The authorities need to understand that the use of torture is inhumane and illegal, by Sudeshna Thapa (kp 05/10/2018)
Disenfranchised citizen: Every citizen has the right to a good education, even the visually impaired, by Parbishi Mishra (kp 03/10/2018)
Government mulling over making local level permit mandatory for foreign trip, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 27/09/2018), Right
to roam: Govt must bear in mind that people are citizens, not subjects
and any move to restrict people’s mobility will contravene human rights (ht 28/09/2018)
Shelter for everyone: Easier said than done, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 27/09/2018)
Enabling Nepalis abroad to vote: ‘Government should start preparations immediately’, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 26/09/2018)
Dang
brutal for women if the charge is witchery: Mostly, illiterate women
with weak financial status are accused of witchcraft, they are beaten
up and even murdered, by Devendra Basnet (rep 19/09/2018)
Parliament passes all bills on basic rights, by Tika R Pradhan (kp) [by breaking laws and rulings in an authoritarian way!], Fundamental rights-related bills passed / MPs cast doubt over implementation, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 17/09/2018), The right stuff: Passing of the bills on basic rights is a milestone, but implementation will be key (kp 18/09/2018), Citizenship
bill unlikely to be passed this session: Parliament passed 15 bills
related to fundamental rights on Sunday, but stateless people will not
be able to enjoy the fundamental rights, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 18/09/2018), Fast-tracked:
Fundamental rights are essential to safeguard interests of the people,
so the state now must act for their full implementation (ht 18/09/2018)
House set to endorse laws barring uneducated people from all types of jobs after 10 yrs, by Ashok Dahal (rep 16/09/2018)
Scramble to meet deadline on fundamental right laws (rep 15/09/2018), Deadline looming large over passage of rights bills, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 16/09/2018)
They are citizens too: Gender equality was sacrificed in the name of preserving social and cultural values, by Bharati Silawal Giri (kp 14/09/2018)
No laws on fundamental rights ready though deadline ends Sept 19, by Ashok Dahal (rep 04/09/2018)
Leaders
pledge to amend laws limiting free press: Leaders of various political
parties sympathise with the concern raised by journalists and writers
over the new laws that restrict press freedom (kp 03/09/2018)
Nepalis abroad set to exercise voting right: Court orders facilities for citizens to vote from foreign destinations, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 03/09/2019), Ensure voting rights for Nepalis living abroad, SC tells government, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 03/09/2018), Right to vote for Nepalis living abroad (rep 04/09/2018)
Lawmakers demand removal of 'regressive' provisions in Privacy Bill (rep 02/09/2018), Why
privacy bill should be amended: The state has no right to control
people’s freedom and liberties while introducing right to privacy laws.
No law should encroach on people’s right to know, by Taranath Dahal (rep 02/09/2018)
Bista moves court against travel ban (kp 01/09/2018), Top court questions government for foiling Bista’s travel (kp 03/09/2018)
Plans to fast-track fundamental laws related bills afoot: Sixteen out of 17 laws related bills were registered in the Parliament, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 28/08/2018)
Truth to power: The main duty of a free press is to uphold the people’s right to know (kp 23/08/2018)
Even elected representatives have chhaugoths at home, by Nagendra Upadhyay (rep 23/08/2018)
Laws needed for exercise of fundamental rights still in pipeline: Govt set to miss Sept 19 deadline for implementation, by Ashok Dahal (rep 23/08/2018)
Protests escalate after police parade ‘wrong’ rape suspect, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 22/08/2018)
13 pc citizens have no access to drinking water, by Tika R Pradhan (22/08/2018)
Govt can’t disclose classified information: Oli (rep 20/08/2018) [??], Right
to Information Act: Ensure implementation; Right to Information Act
provides an opportunity for federal Nepal to hold all three tiers of
governments accountable, by Pramod Bhattarai (rep 21/08/2018), Press Freedom Under Attack?, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 22/08/2018), Government ignores free press concerns: New bill bars journalists from even gathering information on public staff, by Binod Ghimre (kp 22/08/2018), Solidarity against press freedom curbs (kp 22/08/2018), Value differing opinions: The new code has provisions that limit free expression and criminalise media lapses, by Binod Bhattarai (kp 23/08/2018)
End
inequalities: Children of Nepali women, irrespective of who she is
married to, should unquestionably be entitled to citizenship by descent (ht 20/08/2018)
Press council grills editors (rep 18/08/2018), Press Council's grilling of editors against jurisdiction and a misuse of authority: Freedom Forum (rep 19/08/2018)
Free press on edge as new laws come into force today, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/08/2018), Media Society warns against anti-press rules (kp 17/08/2018), Privacy and the press: Press freedom might come under attack as the government passes new law (kp 17/08/2018)
All political parties are technically illegal, by Om Astha Rai (nt 17/08/2018)
Practising
untouchability during menstruation, postpartum periods criminal
offense: Offenders can be jailed for up to three months (Setopati 16/08/2018)
35 days remain to pass laws on fundamental rights: Cabinet sitting on 10 bills for a month, by Ashok Dahal (rep 15/08/2018)
Cops beat up Dalit man 'without reason' (rep 15/08/2018) [Cops don't have the right to beat anybody, espexcially not the downtrodden Dalits!!]
Bill to amend citizenship act: Ruling party lawmakers object tweaks to law, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 14/08/2018) [The male Tagadhari politicians will take care that women will never be equal to men!]
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)
Gender, nation, and women’s honour: Women’s
bodies have been instrumentalised to legitimise certain groups’
political and business interests under the pretext of nationalism, by Sangita Thebe Limbu and Kalpana Jha (kp 10/08/2018)
Son worshippers: It is sad when women have to achieve recognition by having a male child (kp 09/08/2018)
Newborns may get birth certificate through their mothers, by Ashok Dahal (rep 08/08/2018), Birth
certificates in mom’s name to be a norm; Fine and jail proposed for
spouses who abandon their partners citing reproductive health problems.
A new bill also proposes to prohibit forceful use of contraceptives, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 08/08/2018), New bill proposes to protect
a woman’s right on her body: Three months prison term and fine of Rs
50,000 for forcing a woman to use contraceptive to prevent pregnancy (kp 09/08/2018)
My horrible experience with immigration at TIA, by Nikita Acharya (rep 06/08/2018) [Based on article 18 of the constitution, men should be treated in the same way if they are not travelling with female relatives!]
Right
to know: Hiding information is violation of citizen’s right to
information and a major stumbling block to strengthening democracy, by Pramod Bhattarai (rep 05/08/2018)
Law ministry sends back draft bills to ministries (ht 31/07/2018)
The privilege to choose: It’s increasingly clear that our liberal standards come with the freedom to choose our protests, by Amish Mulmi (kp 27/07/2018)
Concern over shrinking civic space mounts as govt moves to stifle dissent (rep 26/07/2018)
7 ministries finalise drafts on fundamental rights: The documents will likely be tabled at the Cabinet for approval today (kp 24/07/2018), Ministries complete draft laws on fundamental rights (kp 25/07/2018)
Police
gone wild! Why can’t our politicians understand that no regime has
succeeded by beating up protestors and or even shooting at them?, by Guffadi (kp 21/07/2018)
Women MPs join hands against dowry system (ht 21/07/2018)
askota vows state will not muzzle media freedom KMG chairman hopes state includes stakeholders’ voice in new act (kp 20/07/2018)
Government
‘abducts’ social activist: Dr KC refuges to enter ICU, vows to continue
his protest until his demands for reforms in medical education sector
are met, by Binod Ghimire and LP Devkota (kp 20/07/2018), 20 doctors among injured in clashes with security forces (kp 20/07/2018), PM Oli says some parties are playing with Dr KC’s life (kp 20/07/2018) [Bare mockery!], Congress urges RJP-N, Naya Shakti to join in the fight against govt, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 20/07/2018) [Pressure on the government is urgent, but Deuba's argumentation is also mockery, since he did not act otherwise when he was PM!], NC raises pitch against ‘autocracy’ (kp 20/07/2018), Police detain 25 students protesting against PM Oli (kp 20/07/2018)
Law Ministry to hold final talks on basic rights today: Line ministries fail to submit drafts as deadline lapses, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 18/07/2018)
Right to know: Hidden cabinet decisions (rep 10/07/2018), Govt hiding budget transfer details since February (rep 10/07/2018)
Govt hides cabinet decisions, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 09/07/2018), PM
to direct ministers, secys on implementing policies, programmes: The
government plans to set up a mechanism at the PMO to execute the
policies and programmes (kp 09/07/2018)
Prof Koirala didn’t have permission to fly: Home minister: Oppn party terms it ‘fascist terror’ by govt (rep 09/07/2018), University of British Colombia dismayed and shamed (rep 09/07/2018)
Protest ban ‘unconstitutional’ (kp 04/07/2018)
On liberty: Govt’s decision to ban protests in prime spaces shows authoritarian tendency (kp 03/07/2018) Politics
of prohibition: What is the need for the government to declare a no-go
area for peaceful protests and prohibit spaces located at the heart of
the city?, by Pranab Kharel and Gaurab KC (rep 03/07/2018)
What’s the intention? Fundamental rights at stake (rep 02/07/2018), Allow dissent: Silencing public voice weakens democracy; govt must understand democracy and dissent go together (ht 02/07/2018)
Laws related to polygamy contradictory (ht 01/07/2018)
MoHA designates protest zones in valley (ht 29/06/2018), Activists
vow to defy Maitighar Mandala ban: Nepali Congress and Bibeksheel Sajha
Party say ban on protest rallies muzzles citizens’ freedom to express (kp 30/06/2018), Right
to protest! Our greatest communist government on earth is slowly
showing its true colours and if we don’t wake up now, it might be a
little too late when you realise that you can no longer assemble
peacefully, or protest against our thulo mancheys, by Guffadi (kp 30/06/2018), Bibeksheel Sajha defies govt ban, stages demonstration at Maitighar (kp 01/07/2018), Protest ban in Valley raises fears of ‘controlled democracy’ (rep 02/07/2018), Activists question legality of protest ban in Valley (rep 02/07/2018)
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 governments is a grave violation of the children's fundamental rights!!]
Women head back to Chhaupadi sheds, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 25/06/2018)
Over 20,000 quake victims might have to spend fourth monsoon under tents, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 22/06/2018)
RTI needed for federalism to succeed (ht 21/06/2018)
Govt
may miss deadline for passing fundamental rights: The constitution has
set three years since the implementation of the constitution as the
deadline for the implementation of 31 various fundamental rights, by Ashok Dahal (rep 16/06/2018)
Communist government moves to curtail civil liberties: Two new policies look set to curb dissent, by Supriya Manandhar (The Record 15/06/2018)
Implementation of fundamental rights: Time running out for framing laws (ht 03/06/2018)
Untold
stories of women: Untold stories of rural women need to be told for
change and for raising awareness that women’s rights are human rights, by Sabita Nakarmi (rep 03/06/2018)
Obtaining citizenship in mother's name no more a challenge in Myagdi, by Hari Krishna Gautam (rep 03/06/2018)
Knowledge
is Power: The government needs to revamp its information-sharing system
to help foster better knowledge production and transparency, by Deepak Thapa (kp 31/05/2018)
School students of various hill, tarai districts yet to get all textbooks (rep 27/05/2018)
Know
thy laws: What’s in laws and bills proposed by the government? Do they
help in safeguarding right to freedom of expression or do they seek to
curtail those rights?, by Taranath Dahal (rep 23/05/2018)
Lawmakers
raise Madhesis’ concern about citizenship denial in House: Say statelessness hits their studies, chances of getting jobs (ht 19/05/2018)
ICJ calls to end criminalisation of LGBTI persons (kp 18/05/2018), Call to protect rights of sexual minorities (ht 18/05/2018)
‘Violation of press freedom continues’ (ht 03/05/2018)
Call to improve occupational safety (ht 29/04/2018)
Homes
away from home: Female domestic workers in Lebanon cannot visit
families back in Nepal because of a travel ban that prevents them from
returning to well-paying jobs, by Upasana Khadka (nt 27/04/2018)
‘Remove Gulf job age limit for women’ (kp 20/04/2018), Stakeholders want laws barring women from working abroad as housemaids amended (rep 20/04/2018)
Speaker Mahara promises help to get bill on people's right to safe water endorsed (ht 14/04/2018)
Girls miss schools during menstruation (kp 07/04/2018), Girls skipping school during menstruation (ht 07/04/2018)
Need for open government data stressed (ht 24/03/2018)
Times change, mindsets don’t: For how many more years will the people need to wait to see an inclusive Nepal?, by Raj Pariyar (kp 23/03/2018)
SC orders govt to ensure migrants’ right to vote, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 23/03/2018)
An unresolved agenda: Current lawmakers have the opportunity to end the discrimination faced by women on citizenship rights, by Anjita Parajuli (kp 20/03/2018)
Gender equality: New Opportunities, by Pratik Chhetri and Neha Malla (ht 13/03/2018)
Female
patients of kidney diseases deprived of proper care and treatment:
Pregnant women with high blood pressure are at high risk of kidney
diseases (ht 08/03/2018)
Citizenship a far cry for most Madhesi daughters-in-law (rep 06/03/2018)
Child marriage, polygamy taking toll on women’s life, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 05/03/2018)
Hindu custom of Chhaupadi: Kanchanpur continues to isolate menstruating women in sheds (kp 03/03/2018)
CJ
Parajuli orders media probe: Legal experts ‘slam attack on free press’
n NHRC says it’s against right of fair trial ensured by global HR law (kp 26/02/2018), Attempts to censor media draw flak (kp 27/02/2018), NMS urges SC to rectify its decision (kp 27/02/2018), NMS opposes SC order against Kantipur daily (ht 27/02/2018), Apex court’s decision draws serious concern of FNJ (ht 27/02/2018), US stresses unbiased judiciary (kp 27/02/2018), CJ Parajuli's order: Attempt to ‘muzzle media’ draws flak (kp 28/02/2018), Concerns over censorship order: Chief Justice Parajuli’s attempt to muzzle press draws widespread criticism from different sides (kp 28/02/2018), Journalist
bodies condemn CJ order: Federation of Nepali Journalists says contempt
of court case against Kantipur daily ‘unconstitutional’;Gag order
clearly constitutes a misuse of the judicial apparatus for personal
ends: Paris-based RSF (kp 01/03/2018) [see RSF statement], Contempt case has no merit: Experts (kp 02/03/2018), SC justices split over CJ Parajuli’s judicial conduct (kp 08/03/2018), Writing news does not amount to contempt of court: FNJ; Says all state bodies should respect freedom of press (kp 08/03/2018)
Indian wives of Madhes: Biased citizenship laws have been created to promote ethnic homogeneity in Nepal, by Kalpana Jha (kp 22/02/2018)
An
opportunity for a fresh start: As Nepal begins its tenure in UN Human
Rights Council, it is important for it to protect citizens’ right to
religious freedom, by David Anderson (kp 21/02/2018)
Grant citizenship through mother’s nationality: NHRC (ht 15/02/2018)
Quest for citizenship hits District Office hurdle, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 11/02/2018)
Nepal must ‘do more’ to protect workers’ rights (kp 06/02/2018)
Food
for all: Making law ensuring right to food is not enough. The three
tiers of government should first come up with a land use policy (ht 06/02/2018)
Just a minute, Your Honour: Are Dr Govinda KC’s statements an attack against the chief justice or the judiciary?, by Prakritee Yonzon (kp 25/01/2018)
Only few schools imparting education in mother tongue (ht 25/01/2018)
Minor girls employed in entertainment industry (25/01/2018)
CJ urges press to refrain from commenting on sub-judice cases (rep 22/01/2018) [???]
Calling
for press freedom: Nepal is still a long way from complete press
freedom, and all stakeholders need to speak against violations, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp 17/01/2018)
Few people using right to information to make public offices accountable (ht 15/01/2018)
Right to information: A tool to strengthen democracy, by Krishna Hari Baskota (ht 03/01/2017)
Abolishing Chhaupadi: Jumla women in period no longer deemed unclean, by DB Buda (rep 30/12/2017)
SC directs police not to harass people based on appearances (kp 28/12/2017)
Breaking
barrier: Placing persons with disabilities under guardianship is a
violation of human rights, it is unfair and unnecessary, by Dev Datta Joshi (rep 26/12/2017)
News portals asked to reveal news sources in Silwal case (kp 25/12/2017), MPR asks online media to reveal source (ht 25/12/2017), Online portals move HC against police order (rep 27/12/2017)
The need for a watchdog: The media needs to get its priorities right and report news that matters to the public, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 24/12/2017)
Male
chambers: Only six of 165 candidates picked for House of
Representatives under FPTP are women, which comes to a paltry 3.63
percent, by Meena Bhatta (rep 24/12/2017)
Protect rights of LGBTI people, ICJ tells govt (ht 22/12/2017)
Children of single, divorced parents face difficulty acquiring citizenship (ht 22/12/2017)
Women migrant workers continue to face abuse (ht 22/12/2017)
Chhaupadi sheds being demolished (ht 20/12/2017)
FNJ moves SC demanding release of arrested journalists (kp 06/12/2017)
Equality
before the law: Govt must examine all areas of law to ensure persons
with disabilities have unbiased right of legal capacity, by Dev Datta Joshi (kp 06/12/2017)
Girls face barriers in accessing education, health, safety: Report (kp 01/12/2017)
Space of absence: Women and other marginalised gender groups cannot afford to ignore inaccessibility to fundamental rights, by Archana Thapa (kp 24/11/2017)
Speakers stress effective implementation of CEDAW (kp 23/11/2017)
Blind people call for secret voting rights (kp 16/11/2017)
Free press for development: Government should remove obstacles that prevent people from exercising their right to information, by Meera Rajbhandari Amatya (kp 13/10/2017)
etired ‘living goddess’ starts school (kp 10/10/2017)
MoGA warns civil servants against contesting polls (ht 10/10/2017) [To prevent members of special vocational groups from candidating in elections is a grave violation of equal fundamental rights!]
Ten years on, displaced families still struggling for permanent shelter, by Amar Khadka (rep 07/10/2017)
Sons, daughters to have equal rights in parental property: Will system dropped from final bill, by Ram Kumar Kamat (kp 26/09/2017), Sweeping
reforms: The Will System which was passed at the Legislation Committee
was dropped when the Bills were discussed in the full House of
Parliament (ht 27/09/2017)
Criminal Code: Chhaupadi and community, by Mukesh Adhikari (ht 21/09/2017)
From terror to tolerance: Efforts promoting interfaith harmony should be sustained, even as basic human rights should be upheld, by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp 15/09/2017)
People with disabilities: Access to justice, by Dev Datta Joshi (ht 11/09/2017)
Criminalisation of Chhaupadi: Bajhang women sceptical about effective implementation of law, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 06/09/2017), Saving
their honor: While Chhaupadi ban is indeed a major step towards women’s
empowerment and emancipation in our highly patriarchal society, it also
has many hitherto ignored ramifications, by Basant Kumar Chaudhary (rep 06/09/2017), Chhaupadi tradition: Uneducated belief, by Usha Maharjan Wall (ht 08/09/2017) [And why is it practised by people who pretend to be educated as well, especially in Western and Far Western Nepal?]
Reconceiving the second sex: Nepal must protect reproductive health rights of women with disabilities, by Dev Datta Joshi (kp 05/09/2017)
Right to vote: Ensure accessible polling booths so that persons with disabilities are not disenfranchised, by Pragya Lamsal (kp 01/09/2017)
Old beliefs die hard: The stigma surrounding menstruation should be effectively challenged, by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp 27/08/2017)
Interim order against IoE, TU (ht 22/08/2017) [continued discrimination on the basis of gender and citizenship!]
Barrier to gender equality: Eliminating citizenship discrimination in Nepal is essential, by Wendy Yu (kp 20/08/2017)
New law criminalises Chhaupadi custom (kp 10/08/2017), Ending bad blood: Criminalising the practice of Chhaupadi is a milestone in Nepali women’s fight against patriarchy, by Supriya Gurung (kp 11/08/2017), Ending chhaupadi system: Comprehensive approach required, by Valerie Julliand, Giulia Vallese annd Wenny Kusuma (ht 18/08/2017), Women’s issues: Laws to correct them, by Bijen Jonchhe (ht 23/08/2017), Chhaupadi in Jumla: Even health workers live in shed during menstruation, by DB Buda (rep 23/08/2017)
Denial of citizenship top complaint at home ministry (ht 06/08/2017)
Denying
summit certificates an insult to Sherpas, says Norbu Tenzing Norgay,
by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 20/07/2017)
NHRC
concern over girl’s death in road flood (kp 18/07/2017)
60
percent people in Karnali unaware of Chhaupadi ban: Report (kp
18/07/2017) [And govt and administration do
nothing to implement it!], National
disgrace: A clean or dirty shed is not the issue, the issue is women’s
dignity and human rights, by Radha Paudel (kp 18/07/2017)
Human
right to water: Revitalising Kathmandu’s ancient water system can
address
issues of water insecurity, vulnerability to disasters and loss of
cultural heritage, by Olivia Molden, Nicholas Griffin and Prakash
Mani Sharma (kp 14/07/2017)
Chhaupadi: A heavy burden,
by Arun Bam (rep 14/07/2017)
Chhaupadi: A tradition
that continues to claim women's live, by Govinda KC (rep 09/07/2017)
Curtailment
of RTI unacceptable, says CIC Baskota (ht 08/07/2017)
Call
to ensure citizens’ right to information (ht 03/07/2017)
Dalit beaten for
entering temple (kp 29/06/2017)
It’s not
right: Historically the security forces in Nepal have used force,
threats and torture to control the population, by Praveen Kumar
Yadav (rep 26/06/2017)
War
on words: Branding feminists as terrorists may be libellous because
‘terrorist’ is a highly politicised term, by Archana Thapa (kp
23/06/2017)
Call
for strengthening citizens’ right to information (ht 21/06/2017)
Forgotten
schools: Classes cannot be conducted during the rains or on
particularly hot or cold days, by Vikash Raj Satyal (rep 20/06/2017)
Police
detain 2 Kanchanpur journos (kp 18/06/2017), Journalists
held over news report (ht 18/06/2017)
Badi
women continue to be deprived of citizenship, by Anita Shrestha (ht 01/06/2017)
SC orders citizenship
through mother for Gurung sisters, by Anjali Subedi (rep 23/05/2017)
Happy
family, happy world: Children and the elderly first, this is the
message of International Day of Families, by Angur Baba Joshi (kp
14/05/2017)
Raute demand voting
rights, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 13/05/2017)
4.4 million school
textbooks yet to be printed (rep 12/05/2017)
Over
25,000 children in Kailali out of school (ht 10/05/2017)
‘Nepali
media still under threat, remains unsecure’: Impunity for crimes
against journalists a big concern, says a newly launched IFJ report
(kp 04/05/2017) [see IFJ
report, Nepal on pp. 72-77], 70
cases of press freedom violation in a year: FNJ (rep 04/05/2017)
Many
Nepali women deprived of reproductive rights (ht 02/05/2017)
Nepal:
Two years on, the government continues to fail marginalised earthquake
survivors (Amnesty International 25/04/2017) [see full reports "What
I want is the government to help" and "Building
Inequality"]
Right
to Education, by Pawan Timilsina (ht 23/04/2017)
Nuwakot
DAO denies 3 siblings citizenships in mother’s name (kp 06/04/2017)
Kids
sans birth certificate deprived of education (ht 06/04/2017)
Most women unaware of
reservations, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 04/04/2017)
Amendment
needed to secure women’s rights: Activists (ht 21/03/2017)
Khadka
addresses UN’s CSW session (kp 17/03/2017) [??]
Consumer
protection act: Govt aims to force traders to buy back or replace
faulty goods (kp 11/03/2017), Know
your rights: Consumers can claim compensation for damages caused by bad
products or services, by Kahar Singh Khadka (kp 15/03/2017), Are
we getting what we deserve?, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 15/03/2017), Lax
market monitoring laws causing chaos: The new constitution has
enshrined access to quality products as one of the rights of consumers
(kp 16/03/2017)
Gender Equality In Nepal,
by Kushal Pokharel (rn 11/03/2017)
Stateless
daughters: Every Nepali mother must be allowed to get Nepali
citizenship as easily as a man, without if’s and but’s, by Deepti
Gurung (nt 10/03/2017)
3 years on, society yet
to accept Maoist leader who married a Dalit girl, by Ram Hari
Gajurel (rep 08/03/2017)
From
safe motherhood to safe womanhood: Nepali women deserve to be
recognised as complete human beings and equal citizens, not just as
mothers, by Poonam Thapa (kp 07/03/2017)
Chhaupadi
tradition: Women’s monthly exile continues (kp 05/03/2017)
Devoid
of aid, Badi women continue sex trade (ht 05/03/2017)
KUKL refuses to respond
to RTI petition (rep 02/03/2017)
Experts call for revising
torture bill (rep 28/02/2017)
Newborns
battle to survive in sheds, by Prakash Singh (ht 23/02/2017)
Decades
of apathy results in landlessness (ht 23/02/2017)
Focus On Informed
Citizenry, by P. Kharel (rn 13/02/2017)
Teenager
wins court case on citizenship in mother’s name, by Thakur Singh
Tharu (kp 11/02/2017)
District court permission
must for accessing phone call, SMS details (rep 08/02/2017)
Toilets off-limits to
menstruating females in Bajhang, by Jagat Khadka (rep 08/02/2017)
Civil
Code Bill draws flak from rights advocates: Rights activists say
the
bill introduced to replace Muluki Ain has denied even those rights that
women had enjoyed earlier (kp 06/02/2017), A
regressive step: The new Civil Code Bill will roll back the historic
gains in property rights for Nepali women, by Subin Mulmni (kp
09/02/2017)
Nepali workers abroad
still unable to vote, by Bhadra Sharma (rep 04/02/2017)
Periods
of banishment: Women in western Nepal are starting to refuse to be
thrown out of the house once a month, by Subeksha Poudel (nt
03/02/2017)
Unequal
by law: The constitution needs to be amended so that people of
all genders can receive equal treatment, by Sanjay Sharma and
Tingyi Yang (kp 27/01/2017)
From
hut to putt: Story of Pratima Sherpa, Nepal’s first female golf star
(ht 27/01/2017) [But the state denies
her Nepali citizenship!!]
Govt
unlikely to meet water supply target (ht 14/01/2017)
Officials
fined for denying information (ht 07/01/2017)
Visually
impaired unable to open bank accounts in Pokhara, by Bharat Koirala
(ht 18/12/2016)
Two-day
Training of trainers on Right to Information begins (ht 17/12/2016)
Manang
schools shut for three months (ht 17/12/2016)
Lack
of rights in land ownership blamed for violence against women (ht
11/12/2016)
Female staff at health
ministry allege discrimination, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep
10/12/2016)
Divorced women may not
get property share in new Code, by Ashok Dahal (rep 07/12/2016), Mindset
needs to change: There are numerous obstacles to inclusive education
for children with disabilities; Disabled people are often subjected to
inhuman treatment and are largely perceived as requiring charity as
opposed to rights, by Devdatta Joshi (kp 07/12/2016)
Chepangs
sans citizenship, by Pratap Bista (kp 04/12/2016)
Reform
begins at home: Behavioural changes are needed to remove the stigma
associated with menstruation (kp 02/12/2016)
Breaking Information
Monopoly: Key To Democratic Governance, by Mukti Rijal (rn
10/11/2016)
Toil
and trouble: Labour Act deprives domestic workers of basic labour
rights that all other workers enjoy, at least at policy level, by
Tara Kanel (kp 02/10/2016)
Most
people unaware of right to information, says Justice Malla (ht
29/09/2016)
Proposed
provision could further ‘limit women’s citizenship right’, by Dewan
Rai (kp 26/09/2016)
Radio
Dhading building razed, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 24/09/2016), ACORAB
inspects Radio Dhading building (kp 25/09/2016), Radio
Dhading resumes service, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 26/09/2016), Radio
Dhading resumes work from demolished building (ht 26/09/2016)
Open Singha Durbar: How
can Nepal, which has enacted RTI Act, deny its citizens access to the
office of their representatives?, by Yek Raj Pathak (rep 30/08/2016)
Clear provision to ensure
freedom of expression on internet sought, by Shraddha Amatya (rep
03/08/2016)
NIC
seeks development partners’ support for implementing RTI (ht
02/08/2016)
Most
citizens unaware of RTI, says NIC Chief Baskota (ht 23/07/2016)
Freedoms And Rights:
Citizens Need To Exercise Them Diligently, by Mukti Rijal (kp
14/07/2016)
Stigma-free
life is what we want: Survivors (kp 10/07/2016)
Still
in the Middle Ages: Torture has yet to be criminalised and it is seen
as a legitimate method of investigation, by Randhir Chaudhary (kp
05/07/2016)
Rana
vows to implement gender rights in Nepal (kp 29/06/2016)
Some
men never changeTop male politicians are trying to undo the rights
given to women by the constitution, by Asmita Verma (kp 24/06/2016)
Bid
to restrain online media draws flak (kp 20/06/2016), Pressing
the freedom: New online media directive could seriously endanger press
freedom (kp 20/06/2016), Govt
forms team to review online media directive: Govt agrees to form review
team after journalists flay the clauses contradicting the constitution
(kp 22/06/2016)
The
information era: Govt needs to facilitate more citizens’ access to
mobile devices and internet (kp 15/06/2016)
Wives
may not get partition share of hubby’s property, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 12/06/2016) [??], Idea
of injustice (ht 13/06/2016)
Equal
but unequal: Prez Bhandari, Speaker Magar should clearly state support
for women’s citizenship rights (kp 31/05/2016)
Onsari
wary of citizenship concerns (kp 30/05/2016)
Govt
fails to enforce law to ensure urgent service: In violation of
Essential Services Act, transport entrepreneurs go on a strike to
protest hike in traffic rule violation fines, by Manish Gautam (kp
27/05/2016)
Badi
women demand security, by Kamal Panthi (kp 25/05/2016)
Right
to a fair trial: No compromise, by Roshan Kumar Jha (ht 25/05/2016)
Free
the speech: We the citizens have to make sure laws of Nepal do not end
up like draconian laws of totalitarian states like North Korea and Syria,
by Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 18/05/2016)
Chepangs
denied basic rights just because they lack documents, by Ramesh
Kumar Poudel (rep 12/05/2016)
Youth
demand easy access to Singha Durbar (ht 07/05/2016), NIC
fiat to open Singha Durbar to public (ht 17/05/2016) [!!]
Speak
your mind: Hallmark of a democracy should be the ease with which it
allows proliferation of ideas, however unpalatable, by Pranaya SJB
Rana (kp 04/05/2016), Canadian
man asked to leave Nepal in 2 days (kp 04/05/2016), Canadian
ordered to leave Nepal over tweets (ht 04/05/2016), No
one can curb press freedom, says Prez (kp 04/05/2016) [???], SC
summons both parties (kp 10/05/2016), SC
refuses stay order in Penner case (kp 23/05/2016)
Citizenship
after gender reassignment: Sex change puts MoHA in sort of a fix,
by Manish Gautam (kp 03/05/2016)
Not
so free: Although Nepal recognises the right to information,
journalists are not able to investigate issues properly, by Laxman
Datt Pant (kp 03/05/2016)
LGBTI
people Are ‘silent sufferers’ (kp 03/05/2016)
Curbs
on press freedom: Constitution drafters seriously misunderstood idea of
press freedom, which differs from right to communication, by Bhanu
Bhakta Acharya (kp 25/04/2016)
Teenager
leaves home to escape ‘forced marriage’, by Bhusan Yadav (kp
07/04/2016)
Deprived
of a childhood, by Ayushma Basnyat (rep 01/04/2016)
Mentally-ill
youth shackled for three years (ht 26/03/2016)
Dating
couples in public places face music, by Isha Pandey (rep 22/03/2016)
Mingma
receives citizenship after her mother’s name, by Aash Gurung (kp
21/03/2016) [Even though this should be taken
for granted it still sounds like a sensation in patriarchal Nepal!]
House
panel asks TRC not to bring disputes out in media, by Nabin
Khatiwata (rep 27/02/2016) [The people have a
right to information on institutions nominated by political parties!!]
Miles
to go: Nepal must bring policies to eliminate gender disparities in our
workplaces, by Anta Yadav (rep 24/02/2016)
LGBTI
community asks govt to honour its rights (kp 16/02/2016)
Citizenship
eased for foreign wives of Nepalis (ht 09/02/2016) [And
why are foreign wives and foreign husbands treated differently? This is
in violation of article 18 of the new constitution as well as against
international fundamental human rights!!]
NIC
submits annual report to PM Oli: Says it settled 98.45 per cent of
appeals filed in fiscal year 2015-16 (ht 08/02/2016)
Cops
in Kabadi Bazaar complain of pay discrimination (ht 31/01/2016)
Teen
with disability rescued from barn (ht 28/01/2016)
Humla
women giving birth in cowsheds, by Prakash Singh (ht 27/01/2016)
CEDAW:
Govt runs six months past report submission deadline (kp
19/01/2016), Sixth
shadow report to be presented to CEDAW committee (ht 19/01/2016)
Project
repeats Chhaupadi eradication campaign, by Govinda KC (rep
18/01/2018)
Will
ensure citizenship through mother: Basnet, by Pratichya Dulal (kp
16/01/2016), Fresh
circular for DAOs on citizenship in mother’s name (ht 16/01/2016)
Citizenship
provision leaves out street kids (kp 09/01/2016)
4.6m
Nepalis without citizenship, report claims (kp 30/12/2015)
Women
rights groups, FNJ censure Janaki Temple incident (kp 21/12/2015)
Ensuring
gender equality: Implementing policies a huge challenge: Study (kp
16/12/2015)
Anti-dowry
bill awaits approval (kp 09/11/2015)
Early
marriage taking toll on youths' health, future, by Janak KC (rep
20/10/2015)
Right
to read: The new government should facilitate the access of visually
impaired people to published works, by Pratyush Nath Upreti and
Asmita Dhital (kp 18/10/2015)
The
right to have rights: The new Constitution lays bare misogynistic and
patriarchal psyches that usually hide behind nationalism, by
Sangita Thebe Limbu (nt 16/10/2015)
FAO
hails right to food provision in new statute (ht 02/10/2015)
Law
impedes progress of women: Report (kp 26/09/2015)
SSFN
demands Sherpa’s release (kp 04/09/2015) [Arrested
for criticising a minister?]
War
on the web: The recent spate of inflammatory posts in the aftermath of
the Tikapur killings point to an urgent need for social media laws,
by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp 04/09/2015)
War
on the web: The recent spate of inflammatory posts in the aftermath of
the Tikapur killings point to an urgent need for social media laws,
by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp 04/09/2015)
Citizenship
through mother: Rights activists begin hunger strike (kp 03/09/2015)
Open
up: Quick response to information requests and active disclosure of
information are important to build an informed citizenry, by
Anirudra Neupane (rep 02/09/2015)
Civil
and Criminal Codes to rid Jari (kp 12/08/2015)
Foes
of freedom: The draft constitution denies people the freedom to choose
and change their religion, by Saral Shrestha (kp 11/08/2015)
Citizenship
issue: Debate for ‘or’ provision still ‘unresolved’ (kp 10/08/2015)
Second
RTI National Convention concludes (ht 09/08/2015)
Ex-trafficking
victims demand citizenship right: A study says not being able to pass
on citizenship to their children is one of the biggest troubles faced
by trafficking survivors (kp 04/08/2015)
Rights
groups laud Witchcraft Act, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 01/08/2015)
Scaling
up nutrition: All people have a right to food and good nutrition.
Participatory and inclusive approach to improve nutrition is a must,
by Jhabindra Bhandari (rep 01/08/2015)
FNJ
for ‘complete press freedom’ in new constitution (ht 13/07/2015)
Writ
filed for guaranteeing right to die (ht 10/07/2015)
Govt
plans to keep tabs on media draw flak (kp 09/07/2015)
Disaster-hit
people: Right to live with dignity, by Amrit Prasad Sharma (ht
08/07/2015)
Press
for freedom: Draft provisions that subtly allow govt greater powers
should be removed (kp 06/07/2015)
Time
to Act: We need to learn from India where the RTI Act emerged as a
powerful tool to promote transparency and hold those in power
accountable, by Shristi Joshi (rep 02/07/2015)
Citizenship
through mother: Youth activists protest ‘regressive’ provision (kp
27/06/2015)
Citizenship
from either of Nepali parents: Agreement to replace ‘and’ conjunction
with ‘or’, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 11/06/2015), Hopes
raised by new provision dampened: The ‘and’ clause on citizenship
remains despite claims to the contrary, say rights activists, by
Dewan Rai (kp 13/06/2015) [Long live the
exclusive state dominated by male Bahuns whose thinking is deeply
rooted in archaic Hindu traditions!!], Citizenship
issue: Civil society concerned over PDCC report (kp 14/06/2015), CDC
sub-panel settles citizenship issue, by Prakash Acharya (ht
17/06/2015) [The male Bahun overlords as
based on their traditional Hindu thinking have decided that women will
remain second or third class citizens under the new constitution,
subordinate to male persons! This issue is symbolic for what can be
expected from the consequences of the 16-point-agreement!!]
CDC
to include chapter on RTI for ninth graders, by Kokila KC (ht
30/05/2015)
Conspiracy
of silence: It is high time we began questioning, debating, and
discussing menstrual taboos more publicly, by Mona Shrestha
Adhikari (kp 28/05/2015)
CK
Raut arrested again (kp 27/05/2015) [government
once again not interested in court decisions!!]
Banke
DAO told to grant woman citizenship through mother’s name, by
Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 21/04/2015)
Govt
urged to Ensure rights of consumers (kp 19/04/2015)
Access To Information
For Development, by Karna B. Nepali (rn 11/04/2015)
Millions
of Nepalis to be without citizenship: Study; The number will go down if
the clause is changed to ‘Father or Mother’ from ‘Father and Mother’
(ht 3ß/03/2015)
MPs
committed to ‘or’ provision for citizenship (kp 27/03/2015)
Daughters
as traitors: By doing away with the ‘or’ provision on citizenship, the
state is seeking to institute gender bias as a national policy, by
Anjita Parajuli (kp 17/03/2015)
Ensure
consumers’ rights, NHRC to govt (ht 16/03/2015), Making
a mockery of consumer rights, by Sujan Dhungana (rep 20/03/2015)
Waiting
for an epitaph: Today’s woman is freer than her mother or grandmother,
but her freedom is still circumscribed, by Vishwendra Paswan and
Shakun Sherchand (kp 13/03/2015)
Enhance
access to info: House panel, by Prakash Acharya (ht 10/03/2015)
Long
road: Ensuring women's rights is part of the overall effort needed to
make our societies more just and inclusive, by Kirsten Geelan,
Kjell Tormod Pettersen and Asko Luukkainen (rep 07/03/2015)
Continued
struggle for women rights, say leaders (kp 02/03/2015)
Masculinist
logic: The proposed ‘and’ provision in granting citizenship insults
autonomy of adult subjects who are rightful residents of Nepal, by
Archana Thapa (kp 27/02/2015)
Disabled
kept in wooden box for past two decades, by Shankar Acharya (kp
26/02/2015)
Justice
eludes women even after favourable court ruling, by Durga Lal KC
(kp 12/02/2015)
‘And’
provision on citizenship out of the CA questionnaire, by Weena Pun
(kp 06/02/2015), 'And'
provision in citizenship: Not a ‘dispute’, clause out of question,
by Weena Pun (kp 09/02/2015), Conjunction
conundrum: Now that the opposition has agreed to the ‘or’ provision on
citizenship, it is up to the ruling parties to follow through, by
Subin Mulmi (kp 10/02/2015)
Fair
game? Many argue that free speech is "not-negotiable" but then they are
also unwillinmg to "negotiate" when it comes of preserving their own
values, by Shyam Sharma (rep 04/02/2015)
Court
orders Banke CDO to grant citizenship through mother’s name: CDOs in
many districts refuse to grant citizenship through mother’s name on
grounds that the father could be a foreign national (kp 29/01/2015)
[What about not granting citizenship through
father's name because the mother could be a foreign national????]
Experts
stress on right to info (ht 27/01/2015)
Nationality
card through mother: Apex court verdict helps siblings get citizenship
(kp 26/01/2015)
Youth
groups campaign for citizenship through mother (kp 20/01/2015)
New
Bill seeks to end culture of torture (ht 17/01/2015)
Citizenship
through mother: 2000 signatures submitted to CA chair, by Chahana
Sigdel (kp 09/01/2015), Demand
to make citizenship accessible (ht 12/01/201), SC
favors citizenship through mother, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep
12/01/2015), Citizenship
by descent: Leaders pledge to empower mother (kp 13/01/2015), CA
fails to endorse proposal for citizenship through mother (rep
13/01/2015), UML
blocks proposal to issue citizenship through mothers, by Weena Pun
(kp 14/01/2015)
Old
state: Women and citizenship (rep 27/12/2014)
‘Divorced’
Muslim women lack access to justice, by Rabindra Upreti (kp
22/12/2014)
Citizens
sans a state, by Weena Pun (kp 20/12/2014), 13
citizenships in mum’s name in Banke last FY: No person in the district
has been able to obtain citizenships through their mother’s name in the
running fiscal year (kp 21/12/2014), Citizenship
issue: Wordings add to woes of children of single mothers, by Weena
Pun (kp 23/12/2014), Name
of the mother: A broadbased coalition could help in the fight against
discriminatory citizenship provisions (kp 23/12/2014), March
for citizenship through mother, by Weena Pun (kp 25/12/2014), Youth
activists for citizenship also through mother's name (rep
25/12/2014)
Only
half free: Freedom of expression can’t be selective, it includes the
freedom to speak about changing one’s religion, by Damakant Jayshi
(nt 19/12/2014)
Citizenship
from mother: DPM Gautam wavering on his promise, by Weena Pun (kp
19/12/2014) [Citizenship from mother is a
fundamental right and does not depend on the favour of any minister!!]
Student
detained for demanding info from govt office (kp 11/12/2014)
Daughters
to get equal share of parental property, by Weena Pun (kp
24/11/2014), Inherited
wealth: Lawmakers must ensure equal rights to property for women in new
Civil Code (kp 25/11/2014)
Papers
please: Denial of citizenship to legitimate citizens is a travesty of
all achievements of all popular Nepali movements, by Deepak Thapa
(kp 20/11/2014)
Bill
prohibits marriage if serious illness hidden: In such cases, aggrieved
party can seek annulment (ht 16/11/2014) [In
part, these plans mean grave violations of fundamental human rights!!!]
In
Bajura village, marriages are fixed even before birth (ht
16/11/2014)
Citizenship
by descent issued in mother’s name (ht 11/11/2014) [Nepal will only be an inclusive state when such
news are not sensational but normal routine!!], Campaign
for citizenship through mother's name (rep 14/11/2014), Youth
groups launch campaign for citizenship in mother’s name (kp 16/11/2014), Campaign
for citizenship rights (ht 16/11/2014)
Inconvenient
truths: Let’s not leave out the guarantee of freedom of expression from
the preamble of our new constitution, by Damakant Jayshi (nt
31/10/2014)
Youths
face threat of becoming stateless: Deprived of citizenship, future
looks bleak for many young boys and girls (ht 23/10/2014)
Bajura
yet to rid itself of Chhaupadi tradition: New trail built for
menstruating women (ht 22/10/2014)
Rights
of accused a priority, say police: Cops to make public detainees with
their faces covered (ht 20/10/2014)
Talking
about gender: Most men still do not recognise that gender inequality
negatively affects them too, by Nerine Guinée (kp 14/10/2014)
Voice
from slum: Well-to-do people need to realize that slum dwellers also
have rights to basic facilities including right to survive in city,
by Nirjana Sharma (rep 13/10/2014)
Born
of woman: A refusal to allow citizenship through the mother implies a
fundamental mistrust in the women of this country, by Pranaya SJB
Rana (kp 12/10/2014) [No future for Nepal
as long as the country is under control of conservative minded male
machos!!], Ending
the cycle of violence: We must work to increase the value of the girl
child so that she will be cherished throughout her life, by Tomoo
Hozumi (kp 12/10/2014)
International
Right to Know Day marked: Though the Right to Information Act was
endorsed seven years ago, its implementation remains largely
ineffective until this day (kp 29/09/2014)
Discourse
and reality: Despite the political rhetoric of women’s empowerment, the
state of Nepal’s women remains bleak, by Suresh Pranjali (kp
26/09/2014)
The
long fight: Women have been pleading with the law makers to respect
their independent identity in citizenship issues, by Avima Upreti
(rep 20/09/2014), There
is systematic exclusion in the conferral of citizenships, interview
with Sapana Pradhan Malla (kp 22/09/2014)
Balancing
act: The upcoming contempt of court bill must balance freedom of
expression with the legitimate cause of justice, by Prakash A. Raj
(kp 14/09/2014)
CA
sidelined citizenship issue: Experts, by Chahana Sigdel (kp 08/09/2014), 'New
condition' for citizenship thru mother alarms rights activists (rep 08/09/2014), Magar
for citizenship in mother’s name (ht 08/09/2014), Some
citizens more equal than others: Citizenship rights in Nepal still
heavily favours men and keeps large number of citizens stateless,
by Damakant Jayshi (nt 12/09/2014), Citizenship,
Nepali style: The draft provision on citizenship, currently in the CA
fails to regard women as equal citizens, by Subina Shrestha (kp
16/09/2014)
Defining
marriage or curbing women’s rights? Activists decry a proposed clause
on family law that is against SC ruling, by Weena Pun (kp
06/09/2014) [Nepal is still centuries away
from accepting absolute equality of women and men against the law!]
'Citizenship
to kids of migrant workers who return pregnant' (rep 30/08/2014) [All children of of Nepali women must have the
right to citizenship since men and women are equal! Else, Nepal is not
a democratic state!!]
Cyber
democracy: Decision on the Abdul Rahman case has set a precedent
protecting freedom of speech on the internet, by Pratyush Nath
Upreti (kp 24/08/2014)
Right
to Information: Media's Role In Implementation, by Pranav Bhattarai
(rn 23/08/2014)
Call
for more efforts to implement RTI (ht 09/08/2014)
Remains
of Godar victims to be handed to their families (ht 21/07/2014) [There is no justice with the murderers from the
army running free and getting promoted!!]
Nothing
but contempt: Under the new draft bill, it would not be possible to
write this column, by Binita Dahal (nt 18/07/2014)
Speak
out against lapses, but with evidence: Rehaman, by Kamal Pariyar
(rep 17/07/2014)
Comment
is not free, if you cannot write a line without fearing court may throw
you in jail because you were citing its wrongdoings or flawed policies,
by Dharma Adhikari (rep 02/07/2014), Critiquing
any judge is nocontempt of court: Experts, by Pranab Kharel (kp
05/07/2014), Fair
trial for free expression: Judicial precedents should provide a
reference for addressing the contempt of court bill in Parliament,
by Binod Bhattarai (kp 07/07/2014), Contempt
of whom? Unless the Supreme Court protects the freedom of speech, it
will fail to uphold its own dignity, by Prakash Bom (kp
08/07/2014), Right
to information or fight for information? RTI Act yet to be fully
implemented, leaving many people who want to know frustrated, by
Basant Sharma (ht 10/07/2014), Respect
freedom of expression: EduMin (kp 10/07/2014), Contempt
bill draws criticism (kp 10/07/2014), Contempt
of court bill: Minister Acharya ‘agrees’ to amend provisions (kp
17/07/2014)
Death
in Dolpo: Failure to come up with guidelines on implementation of ILO
169 lies at the root of the Dolpo confrontation, by Deepak Thapa
(kp 19/06/2014)
Call
for ensuring rights of children of rape victims (ht 02/05/2014)
Compomise
without surrender: Continuing freedom of expression is bound to result
in something we can call a Nepali Renaissance, by Pramod Mishra (kp
01/05/2014)
16
face action for violating right to information (kp 26/04/2014)
No
citizenship through mother: DPM Gautam (rep 24/04/2014) [Male Bahun UML leaders are obviously
showing their true face! This man is absolutely diqualified for the
process towards an inclusive Nepal and should be dismissed immediately!!],
Bamdev's
misogyny: Home minister seems to believe a woman is not a complete
individual or citizen in herself and that she is always subordinate to
a man, by Anjali Subedi (rep 01/05/2014) [He
really believes in this! This is typical male Thagadhari thinking that
should have no place in a new Nepal! There is no chance for a better
Nepal with ministers like Bam Dev Gautam!!]]
Stateless
in Nepal, by Mallika Aryal (rep 04/04/2014)
Citizenship
through mothers: Yet another success story, by Anjali Subedi (rep
25/03/2014), Unfair
laws: Authorities harass women when they demand child's citizenship
through their names, by Swechha Ghimire (rep 27/03/2014)
Open
up: Citizens have the right to information on the affairs of
parliament, government or any other public institution, by Yek Raj
Pathak (rep 19/03/2014)
Equal
property rights: On paper a woman is eligible to equal share of
property; but is it really equal?, by Nitya Pandey (rep
07/03/2014), Macho
nationalism: A Nepali man can marry anyone and his child will be
Nepali, but if a Nepali woman marries a foreigner her child can be
denied citizenship, by Mallika Aryal (nt 07/03/2014), Not
just half the sky: Let’s not ‘celebrate’ International Women’s Day on
Saturday. Let’s mark it as a day of mourning (nt 07/03/2014)
Reason
to fear: I am a part of the society where women are deprived of
individual rights and freedoms because of social stereotypes, by
Laxmi Oli (rep 05/03/2014)
Promoting
RTI Role Of Civil Society Organisations, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn
22/02/2014)
How
political vacuum undermines right to information, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 06/02/2014), Know
your right: The new government must work to remove obstacles for
implementing the Right to Information Act, by Vinaya Kasajoo (kp
07/02/2014)
A
question of rights: Civil and political rights should be inviolable in
the constitution; Economic and social rights should be fulfilled
progressively, by Govinda Bhattarai (rep 22/01/2014)
Criminal
love: Despite legal recognition for the LGBTI community in Nepal, there
are still societal barriers to overcome, by Pratyush Nath Upreti
(kp 07/01/2014)
4.3m
Nepali people sans citizenship, claims report (kp 02/01/2014)
Press
freedom sees some improvement (kp 01/01/2014)
Fight
for rights: Equality in marriage is an important step towards ending
all legal and public discrimination towards LGBTI community, by
Anjita Parajuli (kp 31/12/2013)
Call
to protect intellectual property rights (rep 11/12/2013), War
of words: Intellectual Property Rights (rep 12/12/2013)
Age-old
problems: The rights of senior citizens must be seen and ensured
through a human rights perspective, by Sangita Nirola (kp
10/12/2013)
Woman
fights against forced divorce, by Shiva Prasad Uprety (ht
01/12/2013)
National
information portal launched (nn 01/12/2013) [see corresponding website and its English version]
Civic
empowerment must to implement RTI (ht 30/11/2013)
Knowledge
is power: In India there have been more than four million applications
asking for information; in Nepal there have been no more than a thousand,
by Yek Raj Pathak (rep 25/11/2013)
Spot
of bother: Menstruation taboos (rep 09/11/2013)
Right
to information laws confined to paper in South Asia, say experts
(ht 03/11/2013)
Cultural
violence: When they are the most in need of nutricious food, care
and hygiene, women are compelled to live like animals, by
Ankita K.C. (rep 30/10/2013)
Forced
marriage still in practice in Bajura villages, by Arjun Shah (kp
27/10/2013)
Rainbow
nation: Legal provisions alone are not enough to ensure dignified lives
for LGBTI individuals, by Adity Karki (kp 27/10/2013)
People
without a nation: A draft court ruling is attempting to limit
citizenship only to those born of a Nepali mother and Nepali father,
by Chin Cabrido (kp 18/10/2013)
Right
to sight: There are things we can do to bring hope to the world's blind,
by Eli Pradhan Ranjitkar (rep 10/10/2013)
Right
to information: New strides, by Taranath Dahal and Krishna
Sapkota (ht 07/10/2013)
Righting
wrongs: Even though health is enshrined in the Interim Constitution as
a fundamental right, there are clear violations across the country,
by Lhamo Yangchen Sherpa (kp 03/10/2013)
Right
to know laws ineffective: UNESCO (ht 29/09/2013)
RTI
And Corruption Control, by Dipesh Kumar Ghimire (rn 28/09/2013)
Thought
for food: Nepal can provide food security rights to its citizens only
through an optimum combination of food rights and food production
policies, by Jagannath Adhikari (kp 26/09/2013)
Writ
Petition Seeks Vote For Nepalis Abroad (rep 26/09/2013)
Life
of dignity still a far away dream for Badis of Dipayal, by Tekendra
Deuba (ht 16/09/2013)
Right
to know: The Right to Information can empower people at the grassroots
while promoting accountability and transparency in local bodies, by
Chiranjibi Kafle (kp 11/09/2013)
Right
To Food, by Pramita Aryal (rn 05/09/2013)
Give
Equal Property Right, Not Dowry, by Laxmi Pun (rn 31/08/2013)
Right
to choose: Consumer rights, by Barsha Paudel (rep 11/08/2013)
RTI
Act ‘insignificant’ to indigenous people (ht 10/08/2013)
Cost
of citizenship, by Ishwar Rauniyar (rep 10/08/2013)
Experts
call for comprehensive right-to-food law (ht 01/08/2013)
Right
to information: Media’s role in implementation, by Pranav Bhattarai
(kp 26/07/2013)
Detainees
complain of ‘severe torture’ in Banke, by Rajendra Nath (kp
22/07/2013)
Open
up: Right to information, by Anirudra Neupane (rep 21/07/2013)
Issue
passports to LGBTs: SC to govt (kp 11/06/2013)
Muslim
women seek their rights, by Rakesh Chaudhary (rep 31/05/2013)
Right
to food: Let’s make it happen, by Ganga Dutta Acharya (ht
28/05/2013)
Achham
VDC ditches Chhaupadi practice, by Chitranga Thapa (kp 10/05/2013)
Mother's
citizenship still not being accepted (ht 06/05/2013), Mind
the gap: Citizenship through mothers, by Avima Upreti (rep
06/05/2013))
Right
to self-determination: Confusion and reality, by Namrata Dhungana
(ht 06/05/2013))
228
anti-media incidents in past one year (ht 04/05/2013)
Safe
to speak: The task is to secure freedom of expression in all media,
by Axel Plathe (kp 03/05/2013)
Apex
court restricts journos’ movement (kp 01/05/2013), SC
bars journos from visiting courtrooms (ht 01/05/2013), Apex
court denies journos access to courtroom (kp 03/05/2013), Courtrooms
remain shut for journalists (ht 03/05/2013), SC:
Not against court access to journalists (kp 04/05/2013) [The separation of powers has ended!!]
Woman
denied citizenship certificate (ht 29/04/2013)
Right
to information: Prospects and challenges, by Pranav Bhattarai
(ht 18/04/2013)
Call
to ensure right to information (kp 31/03/2013)
The
missing link: Gender equality, by Binod Sijapati (rep 17/03/2013)
Dalits’
hunger strikefor right to water, by Khagendra Awasthi (kp
22/02/2013)
EU
funded UNESCO project to encourage people to make use of their Right to
Information (nn 21/02/2013)
Freedom
denied: Ban on Badhsala, by Alok Pokharel (rep 19/02/2013)
Man
seeks citizenship in mother’s name (ht 24/01/2013)
LGBTIs’
citizenship secured (kp 22/01/2013)
Right
to squat: Squatting is a complex issue that needs to be considered in
its totality rather than applying popular gimmicks, by Suman Khadka
(kp 01/01/2013)
The
halfway point, by Ayush Joshi (kp 29/12/2012)
Women
human rights defenders day: Chhaupadi thrives as women suffer, by
Prakash Adhikari (kp 29/11/2012)
Make
way, here we come: I pray that they make mobility and accessibility a
right for the disabled in new Nepal, by Ananta R. Baidya (kp
29/11/2012)
Maid
in Arabia: The age ban on women migrants is not only hurting women but
also Nepal’s GDP, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 27/11/2012)
Ransom
fails to free abducted youth, by Janak Nepal (kp 04/11/2012)
The
international obligation: Focus on guaranteeing citizenship, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 29/10/2012)
Faulty
legal provisions render thousands stateless (ht 18/10/2012)
Know
it all: The right to information, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep
11/10/2012)
Purification
rituals come under fire: Women’s rights activists say the rites
discriminate against women (ht 21/09/2012)
By
hook or by crook, by Rajesh KC (rep 21/09/2012)
Country
fails to protect property rights (ht 20/09/2012)
‘Citizenship
law unfair’ (ht 24/08/2012)
Knowing
is everything: Five years of RTI in Nepal, by Tanka Aryal (rep
21/08/2012), Nation’s
first RTI centre (kp 22/08/2012)
Politics
of language, by Lhamo Yangchen Sherpa (rep 18/06/2012)
Stakeholders
concerned for withered implementation of RTI (rep 01/06/2012)
Promote
ESC Rights, by Raj Kumar Siwakoti (rn 13/05/2012)
Pledge
to recognise education as fundamental right (ht 10/05/2012)
Gender
balance: Equal rights for women, by Bijan Pant (rep 02/05/2012)
Right
To Healthy Environment: Right To Life, by Gyan Basnet (rn
19/04/2012)
Nepal
ranks 102nd in Int’l Property Rights Index (nn 29/03/2012)
Right
to information: Silent revolution, by Chiranjibi Kafle (rep
14/02/2012)
Right
to information: Open up, by Simone Galimberti (rep 26/01/2012), Right
to information (kp 30/01/2012), RTI
Revision Invites New Trouble, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 01/02/2012), The
right to dissent: Public protests are a democratic and human right
(kp 31/01/2012), On
2nd stay order, FNJ withdraws stir (kp 02/02/2012), SC
stays govt bid to deny access to info (ht 06/02/2012), Pride
and prejudice, by Narayan Kandel (rep 08/02/2012)
No
citizenship in mom’s name: DAO, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 20/01/0212)
Open
sesame, by Chiranjibi Kafle (rep 15/01/2012)
5
charged with practicing untouchability released (rep 10/01/2012) [?? You are talking about severe thrashing and
beating! This is a fundamental crime and not a practice of anything!
How can such criminals be released oin bail??]
Vague
clauses stymie citizenship via mom's name, by Anjali Subedi (rep
01/01/2012)
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