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US
report: BJP pays politicians to lobby for Hindu Nepal :
Pro-monarchy and pro-Hindu groups in the country dismiss
the Department of State claims as baseless, by Anil
Giri (kp 18/05/2023) [see report]
[Those who turn the multi-ethnic,
multi-religious, multi-cultural and multi-lingual state
of Nepal into a unilaterally defined state, as the
monarchy once did and as the RPP and similarly oriented
groups want to restore in an intolerant manner, are
violating basic human rights and destroying the harmony
and internal peace of the country.], America
portrays Nepal as soft on Tibetan Buddhists, hostile to
Christians and supportive of Hindus : The report of the
State Department also accuses India’s Bharatiya Janata
Party and groups associated with it of pressuring and
funding Nepali leaders to reinstate Hindu state in Nepal
(nlt 18/05/2023), International
Religious Freedom Report categorically fails to provide
evidences on several allegations against Nepal: Rabinra
Mishra : RPP Senior Vice President Mishra claims that
Nepal has been experiencing one of the fastest religious
conversion rates in the world (nlt 19/05/2023)
[statement] [For centuries, the
Shah monarchy negated Nepal's religious diversity and
multi-ethnicity and tried to turn the country into a
Hindu unitary state. This had an adverse impact on
Nepal's centuries old rich cultures and civilisations,
Mr Mishra! The discriminatory hierarchical thinking of
Hinduism is probably the main reason why many people are
turning away! In the West, for example, many more people
are turning away from the religion they were born into
than in Nepal, because they can no longer tolerate its
maladjustment in the modern world]
Vital
registrations of refugees on cards : IDs will help them
with essential tasks like school enrolment and opening
bank accounts, by Anil Giri (kp 03/05/2023)
How
proposed Telecommunication Bill violates people’s right
to privacy : If the government has unchecked access to
citizens' private phone calls, it can use the
information gathered to suppress dissenting voices and
punish individuals who speak out against the government,
by Anjila Shrestha (kp 09/04/2023)
Amnesty
International’s 2022 report exposes Nepal government’s
failures to safeguard people’s rights : The annual
report has documented cases of violation of freedom of
expression and assembly, right to truth, justice and
reparation, right against torture and other
ill-treatment, indigenous peoples’ rights, women’s
rights and right to food and housing among others
(nlt 29/03/2023)
United
States’ 2022 country reports on human rights practices
find faults with Nepal on several fronts : The report
mentions Nepal's failure to address transitional justice
issues, curb corruption and ensure rights of the Tibetan
refugees, among many others (nlt 22/03/2023) [see report
on Nepal]
Transitional
justice is not revenge : We need to know
the truth about what happened during the
Maoist conflict that ran from 1996 to
2006, by Mohna Ansari (kp
19/03/2023)
Long
fight against culture of rape and impunity : Women know
the battle for justice won’t be easily won but refuse to
give up. They vow to speak up louder, by Anshrica
Dewan (kp 08/03/2023)
Supreme
Court to begin hearing petitions against Dahal tomorrow
: NHRC expresses concern over unresolved issues, 16
years after the peace accord, by Binod Ghimire (kp
08/03/2023), Eight
Maoist groups close ranks as judiciary takes up war-era
cases : Vow to counter ‘any attempt by court to go
against peace process and political change’, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 08/03/2023) [17
years of empty promises by politicians are enough! It is
high time that justice is done for the victims!]
Handle
Human Rights Issues with Care, by Randhir Chaudhary
(rep 04/03/2023)
Business
practices in Nepal: Uncovering human rights concerns,
by Niyati Adhikari (nlt 04/02/2023)
Nepal’s
social protection system reinforcing inequality: HRW
(rep 02/02/2023) [see HRW
report]
Unheard
plights of street vendors in Kathmandu : Despite their
irrefutable contributions to the economy, street vendors
are often overlooked and undervalued by policymakers,
law enforcement agencies and the general public, by
Anjila Shrestha (nlt 25/01/2023)
Street
drama performed to demand justice for Nirmala Kurmi
(Photo feature), by Prasan Gurung (rep 23/01/2023), Rights
activists staging street drama demanding justice for
Nirmala Kurmi arrested, by Upendra Lamichhane (rep
23/01/2023),
Activists
demanding justice for Nirmala Kurmi in police net : Days
after Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane promised
investigation, police arrest Ruby Khan and her friends
demanding justice for the disappeared Banke woman
(nepalminute 23/01/2023)
Nepal
sees no progress in Transitional Justice: Report. “Nepal
restricting free assembly, expression rights of Tibetans
under Chinese pressure” (kh 12/01/2023) [see Nepal:
Events of 2022, HRW World Report 2023]
Human
rights issues inadequately covered during elections
(ht 12/01/2023)
Government
continues to ignore rights body’s recommendations : Data
show only 15.3 percent of the recommendations have been
fully implemented (kp 11/12/2022) [This
reflects the human rights situation in Nepal.
Misinformed international diplomats should finally stop
praising the implementation of human rights in Nepal up
to the sky!]
A
tale of two countries: Human rights in Nepal and
Singapore : Singapore could offer some template of
national development for Nepal. But Nepalis should cheer
for their constitution and the levels of freedoms they
have achieved after so many struggles, by Simone
Galimberti (nlt 02/11/2022)
Conflict
victims worried as fate of transitional justice
commissions hangs in the balance : Terms of Truth and
Reconciliation and Enforced Disappeared Persons
commissions expire on October 17, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 08/10/2022)
Nepal’s
human rights defenders, conflict victims seek UN support
to correct flaws in transitional justice bill : Rights
activists and conflict victims' organizations wrote to
the UN Secretary General drawing the attention of the
latter toward the flawed transitional justice bill
(nlt 29/08/2022)
Nepal
should become a global champion in abolition of death
penalty : Nepal is one of the first nations in the world
to abolish death penalty. Why can’t Kathmandu capitalize
on such a positive history to push for a global
abolition of death penalty?, by Simone Galimberti
(nlt 18/07/2022)
FIFA
urged to match $440m World Cup prize money to fund major
compensation program for abused migrant workers (rep
19/05/2022)
‘The
human rights situation in Nepal is still far from
satisfactory’, interview with Nirajan Thapaliya,
Director, Amnesty International Nepal (nlt 12/04/2022)
Amnesty
International’s report highlights government’s failure
to safeguard citizens’ rights (nlt 29/03/2022) [see
AI
report on Nepal]
Commission
to dig up sites in search of missing persons :
Disappearance commission set to excavate possible places
where victims could have been buried after being killed
by either the state or rebel forces, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 25/03/2022)
Looking
back at Nepal’s feminist movement – and looking forward
: Nepal’s mainstream feminist movement must go beyond
class, caste, and gender to embrace intersectionality
and encompass diversity in all its forms, say feminists,
by Prasansha Rimal (rec 08/03/2022)
Transitional
justice law yet to be revised 7 years since court order
: Campaigners to move court to hold officials in
contempt for not abiding by the ruling, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 27/02/2022)
Human
rights situation still grim in Karnali (kh
20/02/2022)
Govt
urged to ratify UN convention on statelessness (ht
27/12/2021)
Mindset
Change A Must To Curb VAW, by Namrata Sharma (rn
01/12/2021)
Govt
urged to ratify Violence and Harassment Convention (190)
(ht 10/11/2021)
Regulate
border : The refugees will keep coming as there is a
racket involved in transporting these people to
different countries for money (ht 28/10/2021) [Why is Nepal still not a signatory
of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of
Refugees and its 1967 Protocol?]
A
country where victimization of vulnerable women in the
name of practicing witchcraft is still rampant : In
Nepal, there’s still no let up in cases of violence
based on witchcraft accusations, despite the fact that
the country’s law has criminalized it, by Anushka
Nepal (nlt 04/10/2021)
Implementation
of basic humanitarian standards stressed (kh
20/08/2021)
Our
history offers grim hope : Government after
government has failed to address the grievances of the
insurgency period, by Mohna Ansari (kp 28/07/2021)
Government
must up its efforts to prevent human trafficking,
stakeholders sayChanging forms of human trafficking and
gap in existing laws have made things worse for the
victims as well as authorities working to prevent them,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 27/07/2021), Trafficking
laws incompatible with Palermo Protocol (ht
27/07/2021)
My
vision for Nepal : Establish a national culture of human
rights, by Mohna Ansari (ae 08/07/2021)
Domestic
violence: Lessons from Nepal’s first nationwide lockdown
: Risks have increased due to restrictions on movement,
confinement with perpetrators, constant surveillance,
and disconnect from social support systems, by
Simran Shrestha, Sagun Bhetwal and Dikshya Khadgi (ae
27/05/2021)
Nepal
2020. Excerpt from Amnesty International Report
2020/21 (07/04/021), Amnesty
International paints bleak picture of rights situation
in Nepal Report calls Nepal out for custody deaths,
police brutality, curbs on freedom and failure to probe
conflict-era crimes (kp 08/04/2021), AI
paints dismal picture of human rights in Nepal (ht
08/04/2021)
Addressing
HR violations : Nepal Police needs to reform, by
Mohna Ansari (ht 23/02/2021)
Nepal
needs to amend human trafficking laws to fully enforce
Palermo Protocol, experts say : Existing laws define the
crime in a narrow sense and fail to protect the victims,
they argue, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 21/02/2021)
Let’s
raise our voice : This is a time to unite and educate
every person to speak out against gender violence,
by Sachina Paudel (kp 31/01/2021)
Campaigners
decry use of force by police on peaceful civic protest
against the House dissolution move : Unwarned,
protesters were hit by water cannons and beaten up
as they marched towards Baluwatar. Earlier in the day,
rights activists were rounded up from same area, by
Anup Ojha (kp 26/01/2021), [The
police action as now ordered by the Oli government is
criminal and a serious violation of basic human rights.
The behaviour of the police has not changed since the
end of the authoritarian royal Panchayat system!]
Universal
Periodic Review: Nepal quizzed on transitional justice,
rights, Tibetan refugee issue : Foreign Minister Gyawali
reiterates Nepal’s commitment to human rights, deflects
US queries on Nepal-China agreements as a bilateral
matter, by Anil Giri (kp 22/01/2021), United
Nations urged to tell Nepal government to protect civic
freedom : Physical attacks on journalists, rights
activists continue to undermine civic space (ht
22/01/2021)
Ordinance
amends law on rape but fails to recognise rape of boy
child and sexual minorities : Provision to legally
recognise rape of only a woman or a girl child retained
despite authorities wanting to change that provision to
‘person’. That could have had other implications, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 11/12/2020)
Rights
violation rampant in Nepal, says AHRC (ht
11/12/2020) [See AHRC report: The
Government of Nepal has been using the Covid-19 Pandemic
to Exercise Control, to Commit Human Rights Violations
and to Deny Justice to Victims of Human Rights Abuses]
Reflecting
on the past years : Our political class should feel
ashamed for having let down the Nepali people for so
long, by Mohna Ansari (kp 10/12/2020)
बुहारी
: लैंगिक विभेदको जीवन्त तस्बिर , by Ghambar Nepali
(Nayan Patrika 30/10/2020)
Nepal
: Justice stalled for conflict victims. Amnesty
International submission for the UN universal periodic
review, 37th session of the UPR working group, January
2021 (Amnesty International, 23/10/2020)
Civil
aviation body proposes extra levy to fund provincial air
connectivity scheme : The Human Rights Commission and
parliamentary committees have, on different occasions,
directed the government to provide easy and
affordable flight services to people in remote areas to
fulfil its social obligation, by Sangam Prasain (
19/10/2020)
To
pile pressure for action, National Human Rights
Commission lists 286 violators : Rights abusers are also
from conflict era and they could face national and
global scrutiny as the government fails to implement the
constitutional body’s recommendations, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 16/10/2020), NHRC
Makes Public Name Of Human Rights Violators (rn
16/10/2020)
Nepal
re-elected to UN Human Rights Council (rep
14/10/2020) [Given the numerous
serious human rights violations in its own country,
which the Oli government strictly refuses to combat,
Nepal is still not qualified for this task!]
Tenants
in the Valley face discrimination in the hands of home
owners : Many tenants, especially health workers living
in rented rooms in the Valley, fear getting kicked out
if they contract the virus, by Anup Ojha (kp
04/10/2020)
Human
Rights In Time Of COVID-19, by Jaya Shor Chapagain
(rn 28/09/2020)
Perplexities
of Human Rights and COVID-induced Crisis in Nepal,
by Uttam Poudel (South Asia Time 23/09/2020)
Our
most vulnerable need protection during the pandemic. We
can then celebrate the constitution : First thing first,
by Shreejana Pokhrel (rep 19/09/2020)
Despite
poor rights record, Nepal eyes another term at Human
Rights Council : Nepal government has largely failed to
uphold the promises it made in 2017 in the lead up
to the election for membership for the 2018-20 period in
the UN body, by Anil Giri (kp 12/09/2020) [Nepal has never been qualified for this task!]
“Forgotten
and Forsaken”, by Nirajan Thapaliya (ht 30/08/2020),
For
the families of the hundreds of disappeared, the long
wait for justice still continues : Fourteen years have
passed since civil conflict ended and five years since
the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared
Persons was formed, but not a single family has been
told what happened to its loved one, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 30/08/2020) [Not
even those who claim to be responsible for the death of
5.000 people are removed from all offices and taken to
court!], Various
organizations call for end to continue delays in justice
for Nepal's victims (rep 30/08/2020)
Another
case spotlights apathy towards rights body: Ministry of
Home Affairs asks the National Human Rights commission
to review its recommendations on alleged extra-judicial
killing of Kumar Poudel, by Binod Ghimire (kp
14/08/2020) [The authoritarian
Oli government continues to move forward on its path of
anti-democratic and unlawful action!]
Nepal
likely to face host of questions in its bid for another
UN rights council term: But officials say the country is
one of the best performers among the present members of
the council; Various rights enshrined in the
constitution have not been implemented (kp
09/08/2020) [Nepal was already
not qualified for this task in 2018. This
disqualification has unfortunately worsened considerably
under the Oli government!]
ICJ
urges Nepal to bring law and policy reform to achieve
human rights accountability and strengthen justice
sector institutions (rep 07/08/2020) [see statement
and report
by ICJ],
Nepal:
Authorities must stop ruthless evictions of Indigenous
peoples (Amnesty International 22/07/2020), Amnesty
International calls for halting forced eviction of
people from Chepang community in Chitwan (rep
22/07/2020), Amnesty
condemns enforced eviction of indigenous Chepang
families by Chitwan National Park authority: The rights
organisation has called on the authorities concerned to
hold the people accountable who set fire and razed down
the huts of the landless families (kp 22/07/2020), Amnesty
International calls for halt in eviction of Chepang
peoples (kh 22/07/2020), Amnesty
International Calls For Halt In Eviction Of Indigenous
Peoples (Sancharkarmi 22/07/2020), Amnesty
International calls for halt in eviction of indigenous
peoples (Ratopati 22/07/2020), ‘Halt
forced eviction of Chepang people’ (ht 22/07/2020)
Nepal
failed to implement recommendations from periodic
review, says rights group: During the next review,
members should remind Nepal it needs to do much better
in upholding civil, political, economic, and social
rights, says Human Rights Watch (kp 19/07/2020) (see
HRW
report]
Human
rights situation in Tarai-Madhes: There are several
examples of rights violations after the coronavirus
lockdown was declared, by Ram Dayal Rakesh (kp
12/07/2020)
Nepal
doesn’t meet minimum standard for eliminating
trafficking, a US government report says: The report
suggests the Nepal government to investigate allegations
of official complicity in trafficking crimes and hold
perpetrators criminally accountable, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 10/07/2020) [see report
by US Department of State]
Government
tells UN that it will incorporate conflict victims’
concerns but victims are not convinced: Victims have
called the government’s response to the concerns of five
special UN human rights rapporteurs insincere and the
entire transitional justice process flawed, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 02/07/2020)
Water
cannons and batons at protest against government’s
handling of the pandemic: Police employed force to
disperse around 150 people gathered in peaceful protest
outside the prime minister’s residence in Baluwatar,
by Anup Ojha (kp 10/06/2020)
Govt
refutes UNHCR statement on freedom of expression (ht
05/06/2020)
Thousands
of Nepalis without food or shelter await entrance at the
Karnali border: Migrants arriving from India are massed
at the border without basic amenities as the provincial
government has sought to test them all for Covid-19
before letting them in, by Aditi Aryal (kp
27/05/2020)
Nepal
hasn’t allowed UN rapporteurs on transitional justice to
visit country: The government is afraid their visit will
expose it’s failure, say victims and human rights
activists, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/05/2020)
Can
human rights be set aside in our fight against Covid-19?
The answer is no. We have to do everything possible to
make sure human rights are front and centre when we deal
with the pandemic, by Mohna Ansari (kp 03/05/2020)
Human
rights monitoring panel formed in all districts:
Government urged to protect migrant workers and students
during lockout (ht 01/05/2020)
Human
Rights in the time of COVID-19, by Sushil Koirala
(ht 24/04/2020)
‘Keep
rights at centre during emergency measures’ (ht
08/04/2020)
House
committee all set to endorse a bill allowing
intelligence agencies to intercept suspicious
conversations: Main opposition has demanded that it
should be moved ahead only if there is a guarantee that
the provision is not misused, by Binod Ghimire (kp
19/03/2020)
Washington
takes a dim view of human rights situation in Nepal: A
US State Department report has pointed out cases of
extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention by the state
agencies and government’s restriction in the right to
freedom, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/03/2020), Extrajudicial
killings continue in Nepal, reveals report (ht
14/03/2020)
Nepal’s
Rule of Law Index remains static (ht 13/03/2020)
[see WJP
comment on Nepal]
UN
concerned over Nepal’s TJ process (rep 01/03/2020)
Gyawali
claims progress on transitional justice in Geneva but
back home, victims are boycotting the process: Rights
activists and victims call Foreign Minister Pradeep
Gyawali’s claim that the transitional justice
commissions are working independently a ‘blatant lie’,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/02/2020)
Transitional
justice could be an issue for Nepal at the upcoming
Human Rights Council meet: It is likely that questions
will not be too critical, but at the Universal Periodic
Review in November, the government is certain to face
serious queries, say activists, by Anil Giri (kp
22/02/2020)
Majority
of human rights violations in past year involved women,
report says: Nearly 80 percent of human rights
violations last year were against women, with domestic
violence accounting for over a half, according to a
yearly human rights review, byBinod Ghimire (kp
20/02/2020) [see INSEC Yearbook 2020]
Freedom
of expression is under attack and transitional justice
stalled in Nepal, rights group says: Amnesty
International in its global report has painted a bleak
picture of Nepal’s human rights situation and pointed at
government’s regressive ways to restrict freedom, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 31/01/2020) [see
AI report on Nepal]
Shock
responsive social protection: Notable efforts underway
in Nepal, by Sudeep Uprety and Santosh Dahal (ht
30/01/2020)
Who
will save Nepalis awaiting execution in foreign lands?
As a country that has done away with the death penalty,
it is up to the Nepal government to make all efforts to
rescue its citizens from being executed abroad, rights
activists say, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
26/01/2020)
Nepal,
China to hand over nationals illegally crossing mutual
border, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 23/01/2020) [As was to be expected, this means
that in future Tibetans fleeing from the Chinese
occupying forces in their home country will be handed
over to the Chinese occupying power.]
Nepal
failed to ensure justice for conflict victims, as the
government continued to stifle freedom of expression,
Human Rights Watch says: The rights body’s World Report
2020 has also taken note of draconian legislation and
controversial decisions that the Oli administration has
made in the past year (kp 16/01/2020) [see HRW
report on Nepal], Nepal
turning into land of injustice: Rights watchdog (ht
16/01/2020)
Nepal’s
arrest and deportation of 122 Chinese raise legal and
ethical questions: The Chinese were deported despite
Nepal Police’s failure to establish any criminal charges
against them—and to a country that practices capital
punishment, by Anil Giri (kp 09/01/2020)
Human
rights violation up in Karnali (ht 02/01/2020)
No
help at home for women migrants who come back with
babies: When women migrants get pregnant out of wedlock,
they are generally evicted from their destination
countries and come back to stigma at home, by Elisha
Shrestha (kp 25/12/2019)
Police
want to be friends with the community but they act more
like foes: Time and again, police quickly resort to
baton charges and physical violence to deal with
protests, even when unnecessary, by Anup Ojha (kp
11/12/2019)
Overall
human rights situation dismal: NHRC (ht 11/12/2019)
‘Protecting
human rights a challenge’ (ht 09/12/2019)
Smile!
You’re on camera: Nepal Police currently operates 1,200
CCTV cameras inside Kathmandu. They want to raise the
number to 21,000, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 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)
VTEN's
arrest is only a symbol of a larger malaise: ‘Moral
order’ is such an amorphous idea that anything
undesirable to the authorities can be slotted into it,
by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 01/11/2019)
Human
rights education: For harmony in society, by
Samjhana Sharma (ht 24/09/2019)
Prejudice
in the rights community: Human rights activists should
join forces and fight violations regardless of the
victims' backgrounds, by Praveen Kumar Yadav (kp
19/09/2019)
Does
blackface have a place in Nepali comedy? Probably not:
Stereotypical Madhesi portrayals in popular culture are
a big hit, but for the Madhesi community, they are
racist and offensive, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp
02/09/2019)
Nepal
violated human rights: UNHRC (ht 28/08/2019)
Citizenship
in limbo: Sub-panel fails to forge consensus on
naturalised citizenship, by Jagdishor Panday (ht
28/08/2019)
Nepal
falls behind in combating human trafficking, says NHRC
(ht 15/08/2019)
Calls
from the police shake up human rights activists: At
least three rights activists received calls from the
police asking for their professional affiliation,
without saying why, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
07/08/2019)
Nepal’s
government has been quietly facilitating urban refugee
resettlement: Despite the lack of a resettlement policy,
successive governments have assisted the
resettlement of 139 urban refugees since 2013, by
Anil Giri (kp 22/06/2019)
The
refugee situation in Nepal can be better: The country
has been friendly to refugees, but there is still much
room for improvement, by Evan Jones (kp 20/06/2019),
Hope
to see you soon: The resettlement of Bhutanese refugees
gave them a good life, but it also separated families,
by Buddha Mani Dhakal (kp 20/06/2019)
People
in Nepal are not enjoying their civil rights and
political freedoms, new human rights report says: The KP
Sharma Oli administration has been visibly attempting to
limit freedom of expression through laws and
policies, rights advocates say, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
07/06/2019)
Locals
concerned about deteriorating rights condition
(ht 02/06/2019)
Govt
getting ready to ratify Palermo Protocol, by Sonam
Lama (rep 15/05/2019)
Nepal
should not backslide on human rights, by Meenakshi
Ganguly (kp 08/05/2019)
In
annual
report, US Department of State paints bleak picture of
Nepal’s human rights: Officials say they have not read
the report yet, by Anil Giri (kp 16/03/2019) [See US
eport]
Opportunity
knocks: Nepal’s diplomacy efforts are in many avenues —
the Human Rights Council is irrefutably one of them,
by Antara Singh (kp 11/02/2019)
"I
knew I couldn’t stay silent anymore”: meet the women
fighting sexual violence in Nepal (Amnesty
International 08/02/2019)
Minorities
and Human Rights, by Balmukunda Regmi (rn
23/01/2019)
Walk
The Talk, Raju Prasad Chapagai (Amnesty
International 21/01/2019)
Policing
the police: Reform Nepal’s interrogration practices,
by Sakun Bhandari (kp 20/01/2019)
Watchdog
says pollution issue complaints more than crime (kp
14/12/2018)
Political
quick-fix
won’t provide justice: As a member of the UN Human
Rights Council, Nepal must uphold the charter of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (rep
13/12/2018)
Walk
the talk: The global community has little faith in the
government’s ability to fulfil its human rights
obligations, by Raju Prasad Chapagai (kp
10/12/2018), Overall
human rights situation still not satisfactory, says NHRC
(ht 10/12/2018), Overall
situation not satisfactory, says NHRC (ht
11/12/2018)
Nepal
abstains
from UN vote on Myanmar’s human rights violation: This
is not the first time Nepal has abstained from voting on
a UNGA resolution (rep 18/11/2018) [This
reflects Nepal's own human rights standards!]
US
clears four Army units on human rights, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 11/08/2018) [This does not excuse the fact that many secutity
forces who committed crimes at the time of insurgency
are still running free and have been promoted time and
again!]
‘Thaha
chha’ mobile app launched officially (ht 28/07/2018)
Strong
leaders,
weak democracies: Authoritarianism does not need a
separate governing system; it can function equally well
in a democracy, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 29/06/2018)
Torture
still endemic: Though torture is prohibited, systemic
torture by the state is a common practice, by
Sanjeev K. Shah (kp 26/06/2018), Preventing
torture:
The revised criminal code is an attempt toward
systematic reform to address torture-related impunity.
It should be implemented, by Praveen Kumar Yadav
(rep 26/06/2018)
Nepal
top South Asian nation in rule of law index (ht
22/06/2018) (see Nepal
related index) [In detail,
there are still many very negative ratings!]
Bring
back for better: Sentence transfer is a reformative
justice tool that protects the rights of migrants,
by Anurag Devkota (kp 18/06/2018)
Darshana
files RTI application seeking details of Rani Pokhari
reconstruction (kp 15/06/2018)
‘Over
5
million people without citizenship’: Laws governing
citizenship discriminated by gender among factors
contributing to statelessness (kp 26/04/2018)
New
govt needs to prioritise rights: HRW (ht 21/04/2018)
[see
HRW statement
and open
letter to PM KP Oli]
Yesterday’s
impunity
is today’s impunity: The recently held conference on
impunity has shown that South Asia stands together
against human rights abuses, by Mohna Ansari (kp
16/04/2018)
Helping
people on the move: Nepali government should pay
attention to the fact that Nepal is now a hub for
asylum seekers, by Sapana Phuyal (kp 08/04/2018)
Catch
the
momentum: Nepal’s resounding victory at Human Rights
Council reflects international community’s
acknowledgment of our commitments and accomplishments in
human rights, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep 15/03/2018) [This article does not correctly
reflect Nepal's human rights reality!]
Nepal
‘committed’ to human rights (kp 28/02/2018)
[What about conflict victims and
their families, women, Dalits, labour migrants,
earthquake affected families, pollution affected
persons, healthcare, etc.?], Quake
victims get into debt constructing their homes, by
Sarita Shrestha (rep 28/02/2018),
Nepal
committed to protecting, promoting human rights: Bairagi
(ht 28/02/2018), Top
court calls for Sunuwar case paper (kp 28/02/2018)
Discrimination
rife in Nepali society: AI (ht 25/02/2018)
Impunity
remains entrenched in Nepal: Amnesty International
(kp 23/02/2018) [see AI
Annual Report 2017/18 on Nepal], Govt
failed to protect migrant workers’ rights: AI report
(ht 23/02/2018), Amnesty
faults Nepal over migrant workers' rights, by Ram
Saran Tamang (rep 23/02/2018)
Informal
Sector Service Centre releases Yearbook 2018 (ht
20/02/2018) [see report],
Govt
failed to curb rights abuse by non-state actors: INSEC
(rep 20/02/2018)
Dealing
with refugees: Nepal needs to institutionalise refugee
matters by creating a legislative framework, by
Shubhash Wostey (kp 05/02/2018)
Human
rights violation on the rise in western region (rep
02/01/2018)
Cases
of human rights violation up (ht 31/12/2017)
Nepal
govt failed to curb illegal recruitment fees, says
Amnesty Int’l (kp 19/12/2017) [see AI
press release]
9th
Human Rights National Magna Meet ends with 50-point
declaration (ht 12/12/2017)
The
politics
of human rights: Govt must enact laws for protecting and
promoting human rights if Constitution is to be
implemented, by Mohna Ansari (kp 10/12/2017)
NHRC
concerned over country’s poor human rights track record
(kp 09/12/2017), Rights
situation not satisfactory: NHRC (ht 09/12/2017),
AHRC
urges govt to improve human rights situation (ht
09/12/2017)
#16
Days:
Make the call: Only if the culture of shame and silence
around Gender Based Violence is broken will we be able
to create a safe environment, by Biska Thapa (kp
08/12/2017)
Slaving
away: Govt has proven toothless, instead of taking
strong position to protect migrant workers (kp
10/11/2017)
If
parties allow human rights problems to fester, new
issues will crop up, interview with Mohna Ansari (kp
23/10/2017)
No
country for Rohingya: If we are indeed a tolerant country, why
can’t Nepal offer a sanctuary to the Rohingya people, often
dubbed ‘the most persecuted minority in the world’?, by
Biswas Baral (repm 19/10/2017)
Nepal
elected to UN Human rights Council (kp 17/10/2017),
Nepal
elected UNHRC member (ht 17/10/2017), Do
more: member of the UNHRC gives an immense opportunity
to share experiences of the unique and successful peace
process (ht 18/10/2017), Well
within our rights: Now a member of the UNHRC, Nepal has
to fully commit to upholding human rights (kp
19/10/2017)
Demanding
our
rights: Only through provision of basic services can the
cycle of poverty be broken and the marginalised given a
voice, by Anjita Parajuli (kp 10/10/2017)
‘Human
rights situation not satisfactory’ (ht 26/09/2017)
Living
as
refugees: Statelessness of Bhutanese Lhotsampas and
Myanmar’s Rohingya has been a cause of human suffering and
needs global attention, by Suresh Sharma (kp
26/09/2017)
Nepal
invites three UN Rapporteurs as it makes a bid for HR
Council member (rep 18/09/2017)
UN
special rapporteurs invited for inspection visit (kp
11/09/2017)
Building
lives beyond the streets, by Swasti Gautam (rep
08/09/2017)
MoWCSW
to form rapid response teams in local levels (ht
12/08/2017)
Monsoon
drenching
quake victims once again, by Narahari Sapkota (rep
13/07/2017)
Her
future
is our future: When a woman is free to make choices
about her life, her children, her family and everybody
else will benefit, by Giulia Vallese (kp 11/07/2017)
Over
6,000
trafficked in 2015-16, says NHRC report (kp
05/07/2017) [see NHRC
report], ‘Entertainment
sector
fertile ground for traffickers’ (ht 06/07/2017)
Quake
victims to spend third monsoon under makeshift huts,
by Dhruba Dangal (rep 27/06/2017)
Forgotten
schools:
Classes cannot be conducted during the rains or on
particularly hot or cold days, by Vikash Raj Satyal
(rep 20/06/2017)
Nepal
shows
solidarity with refugees (kp 19/06/2017), Standing
with
refugees: We are at a crossroads in Nepal, with the
chance to finally achieve durable solutions for every
refugee, by Kevin J. Allen (kp 20/06/2017), Nepal
Knows:
Nepal has already hosted almost 200,000 refugees from
several countries, including Bhutan, so it knows the
pain of refugees (sp 23/06/2017)
Seize
the
moment: For Nepalis, there is no ‘safe migration’
without the end of debt bondage, by James Lynch (kp
07/06/2017), Nepal
failing
to protect migrant workers: Amnesty International
(kp 07/06/2017) [see AI
report], Unscrupulous
recruiters
continue to exploit migrants: AI (ht 07/06/2017), Nepal
fails to stop exploitation of migrant workers: AI
(rep 07/06/2017)
Discrimination
against
LGBTIs should end: Human rights activists (ht
18/05/2017)
Over
25,000
children in Kailali out of school (ht 10/05/2017)
44
Nepalis
prisoned in India; families barred from visiting, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 21/04/2017)
3
ex-NA officials convicted of killing Maina Sunuwar:
Kavre court passes landmark verdict on a case that had
been dragging on for 13 years; Sentences former soldiers
in absentia to 20 years in jail for the murder of
teenage girl, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 18/04/2017)
[The verdict remains symbolic as
long as they are not arrested and serve their
sentences!!], UN
welcomes
court verdict on Maina Sunuwar murder: Calls ruling a
significant step towards ensuring victims’ rights to
justice (kp 19/04/2017), Fresh
wounds:
Conviction of the perpetrators of war-era cases provides
hope for justice, but enforcement is key (kp
19/04/2017), Nepal:
Need
Effective Steps to Enforce Court Verdicts; Rule of Law
Should Prevail, Not Political Protectionism (Amnesty
International 20/04/2017)
HR
defenders call for regional mechanism (rep
08/04/2017)
‘Citizens
should
be made aware of their rights and duties’ (ht
03/04/2017)
GloAct
against
human trafficking launched (kp 08/03/2017)
‘Torture
high
in Tarai district’: According to a study carried
out by the THRD Alliance, 23.76 percent of the 766
detainees interviewed in 19 districts reported
torture (kp 05/03/2017) [see THRDA
press release]
Mahat,
UN
top official discuss Nepal HR issues (kp 03/03/2017)
Nepal
206/17, report by Amnesty International (22/02/2017)
For
some
women in need, Hatti Hatti has become a home away from
home and a wellspring for creativity, by Abha Dhital
(kp 04/02/2017)
Never
heard
from again: Hundreds of Nepali migrant workers never
return home, not even in coffins. They simply disappear,
by Om Astha Rai (nt 27/01/2017)
Nepal:
Political
Bickering Stalls Justice for Conflict Victims;
Government Fails Earthquake Relief For Second Winter
(HRW 12/01/2017), Post-earthquake
recovery:
NRA plans to address grievances by Feb 11; ‘Quake-hit
left to languish in shelters as parties bicker’ (kp 14/01/2017), ‘Nepal
yet
to ensure justice to war-era victims’ (kp
14/01/2017), Nepal
fails
to deliver justice to wartime abuses, relief to quake
victims: HRW (ht 14/01/2017) [see Nepal
chapter
in HRW report 2017]
Reconstruction
Works: Moving At A Snail’s Pace, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 12/01/2017)
Lessons
in
mourning: We need to move beyond sensationalising
migrant deaths to asking harder questions, by
Upasana Khadka and Aamik Adhikari (kp 02/01/2017)
Govt
drops right to reject provision in elections: Experts
describe move as regressive, by Bhadra Sharma (rep
30/12/2016)
Guilty
of
grave human rights violations will be brought to book:
Prime minister (kp 11/12/2016) [?],
State
apathetic
towards rights violation cases, says NHRC (ht
11/12/2016), Justice
In Waiting And The HR Day, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
12/12/2016)
Human
rights
national magna meet: ‘Prolonged transition obstacle to
safeguarding human rights’ (kp 10/12/2016), Human
Rights
Magna Meet begins (ht 10/12/2016)
Human
Rights
Day: When the guilty remain free and victims continue to
suffer, the event is just a farce, by Ram Kumar
Bhandari (kp 09/12/2016)
Some
are
more equal than others: Affront to human dignity and
rights poses a challenge to the identity of any person,
by Madhab Regmi (kp 09/12/2016)
Human
rights
meet beginning tomorrow (ht 08/12/2016)
Laudable
but
inadequate: National Human Rights Action Plan might not
be enough to ensure rights at the local level, by
Prakash Budha Magar (kp 15/11/2016)
‘Govt
apathy’
leaves TRC in a quandary, by Dewan Rai (kp
14/11/2016)
Global
Gender
Gap Index 2016: Nepal fails to improve on 2015’s place
(kp 13/11/2016) [see Nepal
data
in report by World Economic Forum]
Caste
discrimination
laws have made little difference: Report (kp
12/11/2016)
Nepal
becomes
party to anti-biological arms pact: Nepal is the 177th
country to ratify the convention, Foreign Ministry says
(kp 11/11/2016), Nepal
ratifies
Biological Weapons Convention (ht 11/11/2016)
Former
child
soldiers announce protest plan (kp 07/11/2016)
Submit
periodical
reports to UN committee on time, NHRC tells government
(ht 04/11/2016)
Anti-torture
bill
gathers dust in House panel: The bill was registered in
the Parliament Secretariat two years ago after the
arrest of Nepal Army Col Kumar Lama in the United
Kingdom under universal jurisdiction, by Dewan Rai
(kp 26/10/2016)
Doing
by
knowing: We citizens need to realise that we have as
many responsibilities as we have rights, by Kishori
Mahat (kp 09/10/2016)
Bill
to criminalize torture tabled, by Ashok Dahal (rep
30/08/2016), Anti-torture
Bill
moves (kp 31/08/2016), Rights
activists
say new anti-torture law should have retroactive effect
(ht 02/09/2016), 10
amendments
proposed to Bill against torture (kp 05/09/2016, Fight
against
human trafficking: Calls louder for SAARC convention
revision (kp 05/09/2016), Drop statute
of limitations from anti-torture bill: Rights groups
(rep 08/09/2016), It’s
not
over yet: Nepal should hold people accused of torture
and other ill-treatment accountable through fair trials
in its own courts, by Champa Patel (kp 09/09/2016)
NHRC
recommendations
poised to be implemented: Amendment draft includes
directive provisions for government attorney to register
case against rights violators as recommended by the
National Human Rights Commission, by Dewan Rai (kp
12/07/2016)
Nepal
misses
extended deadline to submit CEDAW report to UN (kp
11/07/2016)
Clarion
call
for endorsing pending anti-torture bill, by Dewan
Rai (kp 27/06/2016)
Govt
pushing
for pre-emptive amnesty for war crime accused: The
government seems to be pushing for general amnesty even
before facts are established and due process is met,
by Dewan Rai (kp 03/06/2016)
‘Over
230,000
Nepalis living in modern day slavery’ (kp
02/06/2016)
Irrational
practice:
Many women in rural Nepal are forced to live like
animals due to rigid cultural and social traditions,
by Shree Prasad Devkota and Dikendra Lal Dhakal (kp
02/06/2016)
Nationalism
vs
human rights: Nepal wants aid from the international
community, but not criticism of its rights record,
by Subin Mulmi (kp 24/05/2016)
Documenting
torture:
In the current institutional practices of documentation,
the poor and the marginalized can't even report their
human right violation, by Jeevan R. Sharma (rep
23/05/2016)
Where
are
the rights? Representatives from the marginalised
communities are under pressure to conform to the norms,
by Mukesh Jha (kp 06/05/2016)
CEDAW
convention:
Civil society to send alternate report (kp
19/04/2016), NGOs
plan
to submit alternative report to CEDAW (ht
19/04/2016)
Far
too
common: Reports from human rights organisations suggest
that Nepali police and armed forces regularly practice
torture, by Jeevan Raj Sharma (rep 19/04/2016)
“How
many
times do we need to share our story?”: From the human
rights perspective, Nepal’s peace process has been a
failure, by Seulki Lee (nt 15/04/2016), State
of
Impunity: Letting war criminals go free erodes the rule
of law, sends the message that violence is the answer
and no one has to pay for crimes (nt 15/04/2016), The
torturous
road to peace: The conflict ended ten years ago, but the
physical and mental scars of torture victims has not,
by Yuvaraj Shrestha (nt 15/04/2016), Just
waiting:
Twenty years of war to peace has brought Nepalis back
full circle, by Bidushi Dhungel (nt 15/04/2016)
Excessive
force
used against Tarai protesters (ht 15/04/2016) [see report by US Department of State]
Stakeholders:
Ratify
UN convention on refugees (kp 26/03/2016), Some
40,000
refugees languishing in Nepal (rep 26/03/2017)
Violence
takes
centre stage in HRC: India assures support to Nepal for
UPR recommendation adoption, by Dewan Rai (kp
19/03/2016)
UN
may
not support Nepal’s TJ process: Reminds Kathmandu to
formulate act, procedures for the TJ bodies in line with
international standards; It has also reminded the
government of the Supreme Court verdict, which has
struck down a dozen provisions as well as suggested
amendments to the Act, by Dewan Rai (kp 03/03/2016),
OHCHR
stance
no different from our own: TRC Chair Gurung, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep 05/03/2016)
Nepal
rejects
UN suggestions on TJ-related cases: Govt tells UN
Human Rights Council it is yet to be prepared to
enact conventions ratified earlier, by Dewan
Rai (kp 01/03/2016)
Real
Rights
Now: A new campaign to highlight the need for justice
against human rights violations is being launched,
by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 26/02/2016)
AI
presses
for independent probe into Tarai atrocities (kp
25/02/2016) [see AI
report
2015/16 on Nepal]
Nepal’s
police
in Madhesi-hunting spree (AHRC 24/02/2016)
INSEC:
Rights
violation cases escalate (kp 20/02/2016)
12
rights
defenders arrested, released (ht 20/02/2016) [??]
NHRC
to
govt: Ratify Rome Statute: Commission’s suggestion is
timed with the government’s preparation of
response to the United Nations Human Rights Council
(kp 19/02/2016)
Appathon
uses
tech to tackle rights issues: UNDP has been providing
fundings to find new ways to solve problems (kp
08/02/2016)
Once
hailed,
now failed? LGBTI people have been facing hurdles when
it comes to getting hitched, by Pratichya Dulal (kp
24/01/2016)
Serious
warning:
It seems that the real conflict victims have not come
forward to both the commissions due to their distrust of
the commissions formed under a political compromise
(ht 13/01/2016)
Promise
of
peace: It is important to understand that transitional
justice and traditional justice systems are two
different things, by Yogendra P. Paneru (kp
12/01/2016)
Govt,
political
parties not cooperating, says CIEDP (kp 01/01/2016)
Imaginary
homeland:
International refugees in Nepal have been protesting
outside the UNHCR premises in Kathmandu with a
host of demands, the first and foremost of them being
food, by Prateebha Tuladhar (kp 12/12/2015)
Transitional
justice:
NHRC urges govt to implement SC verdicts; The Supreme
Court has suggested at least a dozen amendments to the
Transitional Justice Act in response to petitions filed
between 2007 and 2015 (kp 21/11/2015), Govt
urged
to implement its HR pledges (ht 21/11/2015)
Transitional
justice:
Commissions while away nine months for want of
regulations (kp 18/11/2015)
Old
habits
die hard: The Nepali state remains hesitant to
investigate and prosecute acts of human rights
violations, by Ram Bhandari (kp 09/11/2015))
Aid
groups
warn of crisis in earthquake-hit Nepal (ht
07/11/2015), Nepal
urged
to end caste-based discrimination (kp
07/11/2015), UPR
session:
Nepal accepts 148 recommendations (kp
07/11/2015),
Half
widows
have little hope for justice: Even as they emerge from
the conflicts that took their husbands, the lives
of ‘half widows’ continue to be stricken with strife and
stigma, by Pratichya Dulal (kp
07/11/2015),
Human
rights
organisations oppose Indian blockade (kp
07/11/2015), South
Asian
HR defenders term 'blockade' unfortunate, shameful,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 07/11/2015),
Nepal
accepts
most UPR recommendations made in Geneva (ht
08/11/2015), Amnesty
for
war crimes: Govt’s disregard for court order upsets
victims of conflict (kp 16/11/2015)
Human
rights
defenders call for SAsia regional mechanism: Subodh Raj
Pyakurel says a regional meeting of human rights
commissions, where the mechanism will be dis-cussed, has
been planned (kp 05/11/2015)
AI
seeks
amendments to new constitution: The global rights body
has sought amendments to provisions regarding
citizenship, right to life, right to freedom, child’s
rights and state of emergency (ht 05/11/2015)
Conflict-hit
girl
meets father after 14 years, by Krishna Prasad
Gautam (kp 04/11/2015) [Her mother had been murdered by the army at the
time of the emergency declared by then PM Sher Bahadur
Deuba (Nepali Congress)]
PR
Geneva:
Nepal to emphasise civil rights, liberties assured by
new statute; Nepal has not yet criminalised enforced
dis-appearance and tourture, a major recommendation of
the previous UPR session (kp 30/10/2015), Nepal
to
defend HR record during UPR (ht 31/10/2015), Nepal's
rights
record to come under scrutiny at UPR (rep
31/10/2015), Nepali
delegation
to UPR: CIEDP, TRC secys’ trip raises eyebrows (kp
03/11/2015), Thapa
defends
statute, calls blockade unlawful: India, Sweden and
Switzerland voice concerns over unrest in the Tarai;
Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa tells the member
nations that the Tarai crisis is Nepal’s internal
problem (kp 05/11/2015) [Human
rights have also to be respected in the solution
internal problems!!], DPM
Thapa
highlights impending humanitarian crisis: Presents
Universal Periodic Review at Human Rights Council in
Geneva (ht 05/11/2015),
Thapa
tells
UN body humanitarian crisis looms over Nepal (rep
05/11/2015)
THRDA
objects
to use of bullets on protesters (ht 20/10/2015)
New
Constitution:
Ensuring human rights, by Shobhakar Parajuli (ht
13/10/2015)
NHRC
demands
justice for Adhikaris (kp 24/09/2015)
Stakeholders
discuss
threat to journalists, impunity (ht 19/09/2015)
CIEDP
gets
new office (kp 09/09/2015)
ICJ
urges
CA to ensure universal human rights: ICJ adviser says
the draft statue needs revisions to meet international
standards regarding human rights protection (kp
03/09/2015)
Int'l
day
for the disappeared: Govt ignores UNHRC recommendations,
by Dewan Rai (kp 30/08/2015), Kin
of
1,530 seek closure as govt yet to criminalise
disappearance, by Dewan Rai (kp 31/08/2015)
Present
NHRC
report: Panel (kp 09/07/2015)
People
in
pain: The pending torture bill in Parliament must be
amended in line with the UN Torture Convention, by
Dipendra Jha (kp 30/06/2015)
No
to
torture, by Bindesh Dahal (rep 27/06/2015), Torture
in
police custody declining (ht 28/06/2015)
Govt
urged
to ratify refugee convention (kp 20/06/2015)
AHRC
objects
to plan to grant policing duty to APF (ht
18/06/2015)
Save
Ganga
Maya’s life: Rights activists (ht 16/06/2015), Ganga
Maya
files RTI application at Nepal Police Headquarters
(ht 17/06/2015), Address
Ganga
Maya’s demand: Rights activists (ht 22/06/2015)
Nepal
slips
in rule of law rankings (ht 05/06/2015)
Special
Court
acquits Raut (kp 24/04/2015)
[Nepal's political prisoner
number one finally freed!],
CK
Raut
acquitted of sedition charge (ht 24/04/2015),
Raut
exonerated
in sedition charge, by Durga Lal (rep 24/04/2015)
Report
on
conflict time rights violation out (ht 16/04/2015)
Demand
for
rehabilitation of Badi women (kp 07/04/2015)
Dalits
changing
caste for shelter (ht 06/04/2015)
Meet
highlights
education for human rights (kp 05/04/2015)
When
we
were young: Child survivors of wars and natural
disasters carry their trauma into adulthood, by
Anjana Rajbhandary (nt 27/03/2015), Just
justice:
Reconciliation is not possible without truth and justice
for the relatives of those murdered and disappeared ten
years ago (nt 27/03/2015))
73
foreigners
get visa amnesty, by Dewan Rai (kp 24/03/2015)
Indigenous
people
raise issues for UN review (ht 22/03/2015)
Justice
in
transition: The Maoists react badly to the Supreme Court
verdict rejecting amnesty provisions in the TRC Act,
by Binita Dahal (nt 20/03/2015)
UN
briefed
on progress in transitional justice (kp 18/03/2015)
NHRC
to
brief UN in Geneva on developments (kp 10/03/2015)
OHCHR
hails
SC verdict on TRC amnesty provision (kp 07/03/2015),
OHRC
hails
SC ruling on rights violation cases: Apex court had
upheld international standards rejecting TRC, CIEDP’s
role in securing amnesty (ht 07/03/2015), Apex
court
ruling on transitional justice mechanism: UCPN (Maoist)
objects to curbs on commissions’ jurisdiction (kp
10/03/2015)
FM
Pandey
defends rights situation at UN Human Rights Council
(ht 04/03/2015), Govt
for
multi-pronged approach to promote human rights: Pandey
(kp 05/03/2015)
HR
violation
cases by state drop, says INSEC (kp 20/02/2015)
Nepal
stares
at UN grilling in Geneva meet, by Anil Giri (kp
17/02/2015)
‘Witchcraft’
victim’s
family face social boycott, by Mohan Budhair (kp
01/02/2015)
In-laws,
husband
selling women to Indian brothels, by Upendra Yadav
(rep 31/01/2015)
MoFA
told
to curb human trafficking: House panel seeks details on
Nepalis being ‘shipped’ to US via Latin America (ht
30/01/2015)
Nepal
‘partly
free’ in political rights and civil liberties: Situation
improved with stable govt, progress in constitution
drafting process, says report (ht 29/01/2015) [?????]
Nepal
asked
to redress teen’s murder case (kp 29/01/2015)
Whose
commissions?
The politically-controlled transitional justice
commissions offer little hope for victims of the
conflict, by Ram Bhandari (kp 21/01/2015)
We
Want
To Foster A Positive Change: Human rights and Good
governance have many faces, by Kirsten Geelan (sp
16/01/2015)
Human
rights
action plan out; promises better implementation (kp
08/01/2015)
Nanda
Prasad's
death blemish on country's human rights record, by
Arjun Poudel (rep 01/01/2015) |
Documents
/ Websites
2022
Report on International Religious Freedom: Nepal, by US
Department of State, 15 May 2023
Amnesty
International Report 2022/23, Nepal, March 2023)
2022
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nepal, by US
Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor, March 2023
Nepal’s
Social Protection System Reinforces Inequality: Expand
the Child Grant; Include Informal Workers, by HRW, 1
February 2023
Media,
Elections and Human Rights : A Study on Media Coverage
of Elections from Human Rights Perspectives, by
Media Action Nepal, 2023
Nepal:
Events of 2022, HRW World Report 2023
The
State of the World's Human Rights. Amnesty International’s
Annual Report 2021/22, Nepal chapter, March 2022
Nepal
Human Rights Year Book 2022, by INSEC, Kathmandu
2022
World
Report 2021 : Nepal - Events of 2020, by Human
Rights Watch, January 2021
The
Government of Nepal has been using the Covid-19 Pandemic
to Exercise Control, to Commit Human Rights Violations
and to Deny Justice to Victims of Human Rights Abuses,
by AHRC, 09/12/2020
No
Law, No Justice, No State for Victims : The Culture of
Impunity in Post-Conflict Nepal. Report by Human
Rights Watch. 20/11/2020
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