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A
discrimination case riles up Dalit activists in Morang
district: A Dalit rights group has demanded the
authorities launch a fair investigation, by Binu
Timsina (kp 19/10/2019)
Supreme
Court directs information commission to respond to
writ regarding Lal Commission report: The report
includes findings from investigations into deadly
violence in 2015 that killed nearly 50 people, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 18/10/2019), NIC
gets three months to decide on Lal panel report
(ht 18/10/2019)
Police
in Banke arrest a sub-inspector over an attempt to
rape charge: The official was arrested on the basis of
a complaint filed by a woman police trainee earlier
this week, by Madhu Shahi (kp 18/10/2019)
Nepali
citizens detained during Xi Jinping’s visit for
Tibetan signage on clothes and accessories: All
citizens have a right to political opinion and the
right to criticise and protest Nepal’s foreign policy,
irrespective of the country’s formal position, say
rights activists, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 18/10/2019)
Crime
and punishment: The legal actions taken by the police
against politicians can help bring an end to
criminalisation of politics (ht 18/10/2019)
Bid
to combat human trafficking gets a boost (ht
18/10/2019)
Parties
continue to look the other way while their leaders get
arrested for crimes: Three lawmakers were arrested in
the past two weeks and none has been censured or
suspended by their parties, by , by Binod Ghimire
(kp 17/10/2019) [This has to
do with the fact that politicians and parties consider
themselves to be above the law, just as the monarchy
did before!]
Hospitals
are implanting hormonal birth control on mentally
impaired women: Rights activists say that such
implants are a violation of women’s rights and legal
provisions and do not address the core problem of
violence against women, by Arjun Poudel (kpn
17/10/2019)
Cases
of polygamy unchecked in several districts of Province
5: Lack of stringent laws and loopholes in existing
legal provisions create an encouraging environment for
polygamy, by Amrita Anmol (kp 17/10/2019)
Child
marriage on rise, young mothers regret early marriage,
by Manju Upreti (rep 17/10/2019)
Free
Kamalaris are becoming self-reliant in Dang: The Freed
Kamalari Development Forum, an organisation formed by
former kamalaris, has been providing monetary
assistance and income-generating skill training to
freed kamalaris to make them financially independent,
by Durgalal KC (kp 16/10/2019)
Teacher
thrashes student (ht 16/10/2019)
Members
charged with a crime should be removed forthwith: The
criminalisation of politics is a threat to the basic
structure of the constitution, but the current
regulation allows lawbreakers to continue as lawmakers
(kp 16/10/2019)
Health
Ministry to monitor hospitals to curb sex-selective
abortions: Newborn data of the Paropakar Maternity and
Women's Hospital shows a wide gap between the number
of boys and girls, by Arjun Poudel (kp 15/10/2019)
Lawmaker
Yadav demands fair investigation into acid attack,
by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 15/10/2019)
Crime
and impunity: Arrest of Mohammand Aftab Alam (rep
15/10/2019)
Congress
lawmaker Mohammad Aftab Alam arrested in relation to
2008 Rautahat blast: The politician faces charges of
burning those injured in the explosion alive in a
brick kiln, by Shiva Puri (kp 14/10/2019)
In
Achham, postpartum mothers continue to face ostracism:
While the district has introduced several safe
motherhood programmes, they have largely been
ineffective, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 14/10/2019)
Make
Example, Not Exception, by P. Kharel (rn
14/10/2019)
11
Tibetan refugees among 22 held (ht 13/10/2019)
Parties
agree on transitional justice officials but
recommendation committee disagrees: Political
consensus may be necessary but the committee's
independence should not be undermined, taskforce
members say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/10/2019)
Nepal,
China to discuss extradition treaty: An agreement on
the treaty, however, is unlikely, during Xi Jinping’s
visit, officials say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
11/10/2019) [What about the
security of Tibetan refugees in Nepal?], China
may ‘misuse MLAT against Tibetan refugees’ (ht
15/10/2019)
Police
arrest Krishna Bahadur Mahara over rape allegations:
Police took Mahara into custody after the Kathmandu
District Court earlier on Sunday issued an arrest
warrant against him following a formal complaint by
the accuser on Friday (kp 07/10/2019)
With
a complaint formally registered against Mahara, all
eyes are now on the police and the government: As the
country prepares for Dashain holidays, there are fears
about the investigation’s progress and about the
complainant’s safety, by Bhrikuti Rai, Anil Giri
and Tika R. Pradhan (kp 06/10/2019)
Politicians’
silence on the Mahara case speaks volumes about their
beliefs: Analysts say politicians pay lip service to
women’s rights but don’t speak out about cases
involving one of their own, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
05/10/2019), Dashain
holidays could delay investigation into Mahara rape
charges: Though police say investigation is underway,
they refuse to share the progress, by Shuvam
Dhungana (kp 05/10/2019), National
Human Rights Commission seeks progress report from
police on Mahara rape charges: Though police say the
woman's conflicting statements have made it difficult
for them to pursue the case, criminal lawyers say the
investigating agency can take the investigation
forward as she had already called police on the night
of the incident (kp 05/10/2019)
Impunity
in sex crime: UN, Australia, EU nations concerned
(ht 05/10/2019)
Journalists’
group demands action against those issuing threats to
journalist Shiwakoti: The Federation of Nepali
Journalists says threatening journalists for doing
their job is against press freedom (kp 05/10/2019)
Rights-protecting
bodies are supposed to keep the executive in check:
The National Women Commission not having a chairperson
since 2017 is a sign of institutional erosion (kp
04/10/2019)
Prioritise
Transitional Justice, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn
04/10/2019)
Girl
found murdered after rape (rep 04/10/2019)
Failure
to ensure justice in Mahara case could cost Nepal
dearly in the international arena: As Nepal is party
to many international human rights conventions, it is
required to ensure justice for victims of gender-based
violence, or face international censure, by Anil
Giri (kp 04/10/2019), Weekly
meet cancelled to duck Mahara issue? (ht
04/10/2019), Rights
groups seek probe into rape case (ht 04/10/2019),
Journo
who broke ‘rape news’ gets threats, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 04/10/2019)
The
Mahara case once again exposes the Nepal Police’s
shortcomings: Repeated failings in high-profile cases
are slowly eroding the public’s trust in the capacity
of Nepal Police to conduct impartial investigations,
by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 04/10/2019)
A
constitutional body that could’ve played a significant
role in the case against Mahara has been scuttled:
Without a chairperson for four years, the National
Women Commission, mandated to deal with cases of
gender-based violence, cannot even issue a statement,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/10/2019)
Human
Rights Watch calls on Nepal government to make public
Lal commission report: The commission, which
investigated deadly violence involving police and
protesters in 2015, submitted its report in December
2017 (kp 03/10/2019) [see statement
by Human Rights Watch], Govt
told to release report on 2015 Tarai violence (ht
03/10/2019)
How
a Dalit woman fell victim to caste-discrimination in
Pokhara, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 03/10/2019)
Ignorance
and poverty driving parents in Humla to send their
children to children’s homes in Capital: 40 children
were rescued from several children’s homes in
Kathmandu and handed over to their families in Humla
in the past three months, by Chhapal Lama (kp
03/10/2019)
While
the entire country takes a four-day holiday, Nepal’s
courts go on a two-week break: The decision to take a
15-day holiday is especially concerning given that
thousands of cases remain pending at the courts,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 03/10/2019)
NHRC
concerned about curbs on free speech (ht
02/10/2019)
Online
violence against women in Nepal on the rise: Nearly 70
percent of the 353 cases filed at the cybercrime
bureau in the last two months were online abuse
directed towards women, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
01/10/2019)
Women
victims of conflict era in Rupandehi demand identity
card: Since the government has not addressed many of
the issues faced by conflict victims, many widows say
they are facing an uncertain future, by Amrita
Anmol (kp 0/10/2019)
Parliament
Sectt staffer accuses Mahara of rape (ht
01/10/2019), Speaker
Mahara accused of sexually harassing female employee
(rep 01/10/2019), Speaker
Mahara offers 'temporary resignation' following
accusation of rape (ht 01/10/2019), PM
advises Speaker Mahara to step down from his post,
by Tapendra Karki (rep 01/10/2019), House
Speaker Mahara resigns amid sexual harassment
accusations, by Tapendra Karki (rep 01/10/2019), Why
the rape charges against Speaker is a litmus test for
police, the ruling party and government: Although
Krishna Bahadur Mahara has tendered his resignation,
the government and ruling party have yet to take a
concrete position while the police still haven’t
pursued a criminal case, by Anil Giri (kp
02/10/2019), Speaker
Mahara resigns following rape allegations: The
incident cannot be allowed to become yet another
unsolved case (kp 02/10/2019), Women,
human rights activists remain mum in Mahara rape case
(ht 03/10/2019)
Stop
attacks: The ruling party must keep its cadres under
control, and the police should take action against
those involved in physically intimidating the NC
leader and others (ht 0/10/2019)
Governments
have no right to dictate what the citizenry can think:
The current government is notorious for its attempts
to muzzle the free press (kp 30/09/2019)
Bid
to attack Minendra Rijal of NC: Main opposition party
blames NCP cadres for the incident (ht 30/09/2019)
Authorities
rescue children from different childcare homes in poor
conditions: The majority of the rescued children are
from Karnali zone, by Binod Ghimire (kp
29/09/2019)
Anti-corruption
campaigner Gyanendra Shahi attacked in Chitwan: Shahi
was one among the passengers who criticised Minister
of Tourism Yogesh Bhattarai for causing a delay to a
Kathmandu-bound Buddha Air flight in Nepalgunj earlier
this month, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp
29/09/2019), Attack
on government critic signals drive to crush dissent:
The brutal beating of Gyanendra Shahi is a symptom of
the ruling party’s intolerance for any kind of
criticism, analysts say, by Anil Giri (kp
30/09/2019), ‘Attack
on Shahi a severe blow to freedom of expression’
(ht 30/09/2019), Contemptible
act: The ruling party cannot use its cadres to
intimidate the people criticising the government for
its failure to deliver goods and services (ht
30/09/2019)
A
majority of Musahar children in a Rautahat village
don’t go to school: On school days, children from the
impoverished community are seen running and playing in
the village, by Shiva Puri (kp 28/09/2019)
For
Chepang locals, government services are 80 km away:
Officials say they don’t have enough staff to open
office near the village, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp
28/09/2019)
Press
Council wants to monitor journalists’ social media use
because it wants them to be ‘role models’: Amendments
to the Journalist Code of Conduct could stifle
journalists’ freedom of expression on social media,
rights advocates say, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
27/09/2019)
Dahal
owns up to insurgency-era mistakes and pledges to
deliver transitional justice: The major parties—Nepali
Congress and Nepal Communist Party—are on the same
page when it comes to an early conclusion to the
drawn-out transitional justice process, by Binod
Ghimire (kp)
The
unending horror of gender-based violence: Unless we
question the very fabric of our social norms and
destroy them one by one, nothing will ever change,
by Pooja Pant (kp 26/09/2019)
Married
as children, women in Bajhang are abused, abandoned
and killing themselves: The majority of marriages in
the district are still between underage children,
which often leads to polygamy and gender-based
violence, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 26/09/2019)
Call
to form local and provincial bodies to fight human
trafficking: Once limited to some districts, human
trafficking has now become a nationwide menace, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 26/09/2019)
Beauty
pageants for children: Exploitation or harmless
entertainment? Such beauty pageants are slowly gaining
momentum in Nepal, but what purpose these events serve
is yet to be decided, by Arjun Bhattarai (kp
26/09/2019)
In
Bardiya, even elected Dalit representatives face
caste-based bigotry: Untouchability and caste
discrimination may have taken a backseat in public
places and platforms, but it is still prevalent on an
individual level, say Dalits, by Kamal Panthi (kp
25/09/2019)
Child
labour still prevalent in Pokhara: Nearly 400 children
were employed as workers in Pokhara in the last fiscal
year 2018/19, data shows, by Bina Thapa (kp
25/09/2019)
Government
forms new team to re-examine Nirmala’s DNA sample
(ht 25/09/2019)
Police
are failing rape victims, new human rights commission
report says: Nepal’s criminal justice system continues
to make access to justice complicated and challenging
for victims of rape, according to the report, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 24/09/2019),
More
than 1,300 rape cases filed in seven months: NHRC
report (ht 24/09/2019)
Around
1,600 children deprived of citizenship: Lack of
citizenship certificates has put the lives of many
youths on hold in Nawalparasi (West), by Nabin
Paudel (kp 24/09/2019)
We
need a culture of dialogues in Nepal: A remnant of the
feudal past, people are always willing to dole out
speeches but never willing to listen, by Sujeev
Shakya (kp 24/09/2019)
Human
rights education: For harmony in society, by
Samjhana Sharma (ht 24/09/2019)
Dahal
hints at withdrawing ‘fake’ cases related to Tikapur
incident: Tharu activists have long argued that the
Tikapur violence was a spontaneous political event and
should be treated as such, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
23/09/2019) [??]
NHRC
concerned about deteriorating rights situation (ht
22/09/2019)
Less
than a year later, Nepal’s men of #MeToo are back to
work: When women came forward to share stories of
sexual harassment, there was hope that powerful men
were finally going to be held accountable. But today,
it’s business as usual, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
21/09/2019)
Man
accused of abusing step-daughter released on bail of
three lakh rupees (ht 20/09/2019)
As
country celebrates the constitution, marginalised
groups await amendments: For Madhesis, Tharus, and
indigenous groups, the constitution is still a
contested document, but the government doesn’t seem
too bothered, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
20/09/2019)
Migrant
workers returning home without salary and justice from
Qatar: Amnesty International: Workers’ exploitation
continues despite Qatar’s promise to improve the
foreign labour force’s condition, says the latest
report, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 20/09/2019)
[see AI
report of 19/09/2019]
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)
Hey
men, women don’t want to be told to be like a woman:
Nepali women still grapple with sexist language and
expressions that most men easily dismiss, by Srizu
Bajracharya (kp 18/09/2019)
Indian
girls trafficked for sex trade rescued, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 18/09/2019)
Bus
conductor held from Suvakamana Chowk for raping
11-year-old girl, by Ujjwal Satyal (kp 17/09/2019)
Anup
Raj Sharma: We could not be bold enough to pressurise
the government: The chairman of the National Human
Rights Commission on the weaknesses of the commission,
interview with the chairperson of the National Human
Rights Commission, by Binod Ghimire (kp
17/09/2019)
FNJ
condemns arrest of nine journos, including secretary
(ht 17/09/2019), IFJ
condemns arrest of nine journalists (ht
18/09/2019)
NCP
‘resorting to fear-mongering’: Dahal’s appeal to
youths to ‘counter’ forces that are trying to fail the
system condemned by civil society (ht 17/09/2019)
Government
ready to amend transitional justice Act as per
international standard: Law minister: Conflict victims
say they are ready to support the process if Minister
Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal fulfils his commitments, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 17/09/2019)
Women's
battle for citizenship continues: The new proposals
regarding the Citizenship Amendment Bill still treat
women as second-class citizens (kp 16/09/2019)
Politics
of the Dolpo festival: The violation of the political
rights of Dolpo in 2014 is still fresh in the minds of
many, by Tashi Tewa (kp 16/09/2019)
Violence
against children on the rise, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht
16/09/2019)
TRC
used as tool to exact revenge: Dahal (ht
16/09/2019) [The unbelievable
statement of a person who obviously used the Maoist
uprising for his own personal political and economic
rise and who is not interested in the fate of his
former fighters nor in that of the victims of the
uprising and their families!]
New
penal code fails minor rape victims: Lawyers, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 14/09/2019)
Committee
formed to select transitional justice officials
decides to step up efforts: Government is preparing to
start consultations with victims to amend the
transitional justice act, by Binod Ghimire (kp
13/09/2019)
Students
say colleges cutting their hair to discipline them is
equivalent to harassment: ‘We cut hair at Rs50, while
other shops charge around Rs100 to Rs200. It is
actually more profitable to students,’ one college
principal said, defending his institution’s practice,
by Arjun Bhattarai (kp 13/09/2019)
Citizenship
debate has reached another low, rights activists say:
New provisions in the citizenship amendment bill could
further limit equal citizenship rights for women,
by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 12/09/2019), Lawmakers
continue to debate marital naturalisation in
Parliament (ht 12/09/2019) [Women
and men should be legally treated absolutely equally,
regardless of whether they are foreigners or not!
Nepal is not the property of men!]
To
forgive or not to forgive: Failure of the government
to adhere to the Supreme Court verdict in relation to
amnesty could further agonize the victims, setting the
ground for vengeance and violence, by Deepak Joshi
Pokhrel and Rajendra Senchurey (rep 12/09/2019)
Inmates
kept in custody in Humla and Mugu for lack of prisons:
The accused, remanded into custody, have to stay in
police custody until the court’s final hearing, by
Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 12/09/2019)
Despite
reservations, parties have their way on transitional
justice appointments: Conflict victims say they won’t
accept the new teams chosen at the behest of political
parties, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/09/2019) [This
is the safest way to secured injustice!]
Recruiting
agencies ‘using migrant workers to siphon off US
dollar abroad’: Country's foreign exchange reserve
depleted by Rs64 billion in the last fiscal year
compared to the preceding year, according to the
central bank, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
11/09/2019) [But it is also
true that nobody can go abroad with $500 in cash!
Everybody knows this. The Nepali citizen Khadka Prasad
Sharma Oli recently went to Singapur twice for
expensive health treatment. Has he been checked and
arrested at TIA? All citizens are equal before the
law!]
Fair
or not, some say it’s time to talk about skin colour
discrimination: Like racism, colourism is largely
overlooked and dismissed in Nepal. Some Nepalis say
society should start addressing it head on, by
June Karkee (kp 10/09/2019), Interethnic
representation is fraught with pitfalls: If artists
cannot be careful about avoiding exoticising
characters, they are better off representing their own,
by Pramod Mishra (kp 12/09/2019)
Nepali
women are being trafficked to China and sold as wives॥
Bride-buying is becoming increasingly prevalent in
China, where men far outnumber women, by Shuvam
Dhungana (kp 09/09/2019)
Lawmakers
demand death penalty for acid attackers, lawyers
oppose (ht 09/09/2019), From
public harassment to acid attack, legal loopholes
emboldening assailants, by Priyanka Adhikari (rep
12/09/2019)
Dahal
at odds with govt over Kailali lynchings: By siding
with the Tharu people, Dahal has put himself at odds
with many of his NCP colleagues who see the Kailali
massacre as the most gruesome crime post-Maoist
insurgency (rep 09/09/2019)
Discrimination
against Dalits still rife, continue to be left out of
decision making processes: Marginalisation of members
of Dalit communities still persists even though
several laws and constitution bar discrimination,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 08/09/2019)
Human
rights body to pull out of committee formed to select
transitional justice commission officials: Rights body
is recalling Prakash Osti from the committee, saying
it does not want to be part of the process that has
been heavily politicised, by Binod Ghimire (kp
08/09/2019), Panel
set to publicize list of TJ bodies candidates this
week (rep 09/09/2019)
Health
rights a far cry sans regulations: It hasn’t been
possible to implement the Health Act, by Sabitri
Dhakal (ht 08/09/2019)
Freed
haliyas stage rally in Dadeldhura, by Baburam
Shrestha (ht 08/09/2019), 11
years on, many Haliyas struggle for their rights,
by Bira Gadal (rep 08/09/2019)
Amendment
to Media Council Bill fails to address concerns:
Journalists have demanded that the recommendation
committee for the proposed media council be
accountable to Parliament, not the government, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 07/09/2019)
A
teenage girl was attacked with acid after her father
told a man to stop pursuing her: Muskan Khatun, a
ninth grader, suffered burns on her face, chest and
hands, and is receiving treatment in Kathmandu, by
Bhusan Yadav and Shankar Acharya (kp 07/09/2019)
[The government must also be
made responsible for not enacting the August 2017
order of the SC to regulate sale and distribution of
acids!!], Hetauda
acid attacker still at large: Six years since the
incident, police are still struggling to arrest the
assailant, by Pratap Bista (kp 09/09/2019), Enact
law pronto: The government should enact law to
regulate the sale and distribution of acids to prevent
women and girls from acid attacks (ht 10/09/2019),
Kin
suspect woman murdered over dowry (ht 07/09/2019)
Conflict
victims may ‘snub’ TJ process over commissioner
appointments (rep07/09/2019)
Bote
community in Makwanpur denied licence renewal for
fishing: The Bote people fish in the local rivers and
rivulets, especially in the Rapti river, which falls
inside the Parsa National Park, by Pratap Bista
(kp 07/09/2019) [????
This is the economic survival basis of this small
group! At the same time, members of the ruling social
groups destroy the nature of the country in many
places for the mere sake of profit!]
Can
House panel cross-examine SC verdicts? No, say legal
experts as unwarranted interference in judicial
process will erode judicial independence (ht
07/09/2019)
Will
the new commissions go the way of the transitional
justice bodies? There is no alternative to making
appointments in such commissions transparent and fair,
by Mohna Ansari (kp 06/09/2019)
Bhattarai
urges Dalits to renounce Hinduism (rep 06/09/2019)
Government
to launch mobile app to deliver services digitally: IT
experts say use of mobile SIM card registration data
for applicant identification problematic; raise
concern over cyber threat and misuse of digital
information by the state, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 06/05/2019)
Human
trafficking still a major challenge for the country:
Despite legal protections and law enforcing agencies
in action, Nepali girls, women and children are still
vulnerable to human trafficking, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 05/09/2019),
Over
500 women missing from Nepalgunj border (ht
05/09/2019), Clear-cut
laws are needed to fight human trafficking: While the
individuals concerned are doing their best to stop it,
the laws defining what constitutes human trafficking
remain narrow (kp 06/09/2019)
Rift
surfaces in committee to select transitional justice
commission officials: Committee members are at odds
over the selection criteria, chairman fails to rise to
the occasion, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/09/2019)
Ensure
media freedom : The media council should be an
autonomous body, free from state control and headed by
someone familiar with the media (ht 05/09/2019)
Sit-in
staged for journo’s release (ht 05/09/2019)
TJ
appointment meeting cancelled at the eleventh hour
(rep 04/09/2019)
Lawmakers
urge government to remove proposed fine on
mediapersons: MP Bimala Rai Paudel has sought licence
system for journalists to maintain professional
standards, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 03/09/2019), Parties
one on rejecting fines for journalists (rep
03/09/2019)
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)
No
regulation to implement acts related to fundamental
rights, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 01/09/2019)
Where
are the disappeared? (rep 01/09/2019)
Guest
house owner arrested for raping teenage employee:
Thousands of women working in entertainment sector
face exploitation (ht 01/09/2019)
Haliya
families demand ID card (ht 01/09/2019)
Police
rough up a Madhesi man yet again. This time, it’s on
video: A viral video from Janakpur shows police
pushing and pulling on a Madhesi man, prompting
outrage on social media, by Samuel Chhetri (kp
31/08/2019)
Bride
trafficking racket busted, four Chinese nationals
among 10 arrested: The Chinese men mobilised their
Nepali associates to lure unwary girls and women into
fake marriages with them (ht 31/08/2019)
Former
minister, four others held on charge of human
trafficking (ht 31/08/2019)
On
the International Day of the Disappeared, one family
in Kanchanpur talks about the misery of being torn
apart: According to the data available at the district
administration office, 53 people have disappeared in
the district over the decade-long insurgency period,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 30/08/2019), A
day for the victims, and for the future of
transitional justice: This day should serve as an
occasion to remember the need to continue working
towards completing the transitional justice process,
by Navaraj Pudasaini (kp 30/08/2019), Victims’
woes unaddressed: CIEDP collected 3,212 complaints but
couldn’t probe any, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht
30/08/2019), Insurgency
victims in Rolpa await return of missing kin, by
Dinesh Subedi (rep 30/08/2019)
Implement
NHRC’s recommendations, MoFAGA tells local bodies
(ht 30/08/2019)
Suicide
is preventable: Mental health should be respected as a
fundamental right (kp 30/08/2019)
Voices
of women unheard in Dolpa local units: Because of
male-dominated local units, plans and policies of the
local units are not in favour of women in Dolpa,
by Chandani Khatayat (kp 29/08/2019)
OHCHR
criticizes Nepal over child labor abuse (rep
29/08/2019) [see Torture
and forced child labour: UN experts find Nepal
violated human rights, by OHCHR including full
text of the UN document]
Naturalised
citizenship: ‘Law for foreign women married to Nepali
men shouldn’t end’ (ht 28/09/2019) [Okay,
but most important is that there ist absolutely no
difference between the legal tratment of women and
men! The current citizensip law clearly violates the
fundamental rights of the Nepali citizens!]
Police
intensify crack down on sex workers: 121 persons,
including 25 transgender, arrested in the last one
month, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 29/08/2019)
UN
asks Nepal government to bring anti-torture law at par
with international standard: The existing provision in
criminal code is flexible, legal experts say, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 28/08/2019) [It
is not only the unchanged and continued practice of
torture and targeted injuries up to killings by the
security forces. Numerous other laws and practices
also violate internationally recognized human rights
statutes, although Nepal has been a member of the UN
Human Rights Council since the beginning of 2018!],
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)
Make
media houses women-friendly: Stakeholders (ht
28/08/2019)
Derailing
justice: Transitional justice has taken up a lot of
resources. It cannot be allowed to get derailed into
an industry that supports interests of conflict
spoilers, by Pranab Kharel and Gaurab KC (rep
27/08/2019)
SC
orders compensation for wrongfully convicted cop:
Another cop confesses to stealing service revolvers
for which his colleague was sentenced to four years,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 26/08/2019)
Female
workers subjected to forced labour (ht 26/08/2019)
The
Right To Environment, by Jivesh Jha (rn
26/08/2019)
Parties’
undue intervention could call credibility of
transitional justice process into question: Conflict
victims and rights activists say politicians must
correct their past mistakes and appoint officials in
an impartial and transparent manner, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 25/08/2019)
Scaring
the media, again (rep 25/08/2019)
Nepal
is attempting to cripple the National Human Rights
Commission: The government’s introduction of the
Amendment Bill is putting human rights, one of the
pillars of democracy, at risk, by Chun Bahadur
Gurung (rep 25/08/2019)
Dalit
women representatives in Pokhara say they continue to
face discrimination: The representatives say they are
disrespected by colleagues and are often relegated to
the sidelines, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 25/08/2019)
Forced
eviction from public land unlawful: Activists, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 25/08/2019)
End
gender discrimination in citizenship bill: NHRC
(ht 24/08/2019)
Conflict
victims oppose plan to amend transitional justice act
based on a draft they rejected a year ago: As the
political parties do not appear serious about ensuring
justice, their actions will only promote impunity,
conflict victims say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
23/08/2019), CVCP
flays partys’ plan ‘to divide spoils of appointment’
in TJ bodies (ht 23/08/2019), TJ
appointments get messy as one nominee declines offer
(rep 23/08/2019)
Nine
arrested for trying to settle rape case (ht
23/08/2019)
Transitional
justice in jeopardy: Keep aside vested interests,
by Ram Dayal Rakesh (ht 22/08/2019)
Revised
Advertisement Bill: Media owners may end behind bars
for a year, by Ashok Dahal (rep 22/08/2019)
Nine
minors rescued from a children’s home in Bafal, three
arrested: The children were living in dismal
conditions, surviving only on rice and salt,
authorities say, by Shuvam Dhungana and Bhrikuti
Rai (kp 22/08/2019)
Govt
unable to control thriving human trafficking (ht
22/08/2019)
Rautahat
prison bursting at the seams (ht 21/08/2019)
Bimala
Tamang's kin prepare to move apex court, by Sonam
Thapa (rep 21/08/2019)
Parties
finalising names for two transitional justice bodies
this week: Nepal Communist Party will take leadership
of the truth commission while Nepali Congress will get
the one on disappearances, by Binod Ghimire (kp
20/08/2019) [Still active
leaders of both parties had political responsibility
at that time and are not qualified for this task!],
Costs
of justice delayed: If the voices of the victims are
ignored and justice process is put on hold like this,
Nepal’s TJ process is surely going to attract
universal jurisdiction, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (rep
20/08/2019), Former
attorney general Raman Shrestha is parties’ pick for
truth commission: While Shrestha himself says he will
not take up the position, conflict victims too are
against the parties’ decision, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 22/08/2019) [?????],
NCP’s
choice for TRC chair turns down offer (ht
22/08/2019)
‘Women
humanitarians risking their lives to help others’
(ht 20/08/2019)
NA
offers to set up Maina memorial, by Roshan S.
Nepal (ht 19/08/2019) [This is
a blatant mockery against the background that
criminals from the security forces, including in the
murder case of Maina Sunuwar, are protected and
promoted unchanged by the army leadership and
politicians!], Do
not obstruct justice (rep 20/08/2019)
Celebrating
#Womenhumanitarians: In the aftermath of disasters,
women’s specific humanitarian needs are often not
adequately identified nor responded to. Women and
other minorities face further marginalization during
disasters, by Indu Ghimire and Valerie Julliand
(rep 19/08/2019)
Nine
persons, including NEFIN president, injured in baton
charge (ht 18/08/2019)
Case
against Chhaupadi: Chhaupadi is rooted in ignorance
and unfounded fears, another reason why it must be
completely eradicated, by Shiva Kumar Pokharel
(rep 18/08/2019)
Man
on the lam after ‘thrashing Dalit woman’ arrested,
by Ganesh Bishu and Govinda KC (rep 18/08/2019)
Head
of Bal Mandir, nation’s oldest non-profit for
children, arrested on charges of child trafficking:
The director of the organisation has been accused of
abetting a British national in unlawfully procuring a
Nepali child and assisting in obtaining fraudulent
documents to claim the baby, by Tsering D. Gurung
(kp 16/08/2019)
Pudasaini
death mystery:TV host Lamichhane among three arrested,
by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 16/08/2019), Five-day
custody for Rabi Lamichhane, 2 others, by Tilakram
Rimal (ht 17/08/2019), Lamichhane
fans clash with police, seven policemen injured
(rep 17/08/2019), Police
lathi-charge Lamichhane supporters; use tear gas to
control situation, by Kamal Subedi (rep
17/08/2019)
Concerted
efforts stressed to combat human trafficking (ht
16/08/2019)
Overcrowding
of Saptari Prison puts inmates at risk of contagious
diseases: Six inmates have died in the Rajbiraj-based
prison in the last one and a half years, prison
officials say, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp
16/08/2019)
Worldwide
women’s activist: Bandana Rana has risen from local
campaigner to a policy-making role on gender rights at
the UN, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 16/08/2019)
Journalists
are being arrested for their political beliefs, in
eerie reminder of Panchayat days: At least two
journalists are in detention on suspicion of their
affiliation with the Chand-led Communist Party of
Nepal, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 15/08/2019)
Neglected
for giving birth to a baby girl: If there is something
our society as a whole must fight together it is this
(rep 15/08/2019)
Need
for presenting progress of Nepali women stressed
(ht (ht 15/08/2019), Civil
society, gender rights activists call on govt to
present consolidated reports (rep 15/08/2019)
Nepal
falls behind in combating human trafficking, says NHRC
(ht 15/08/2019)
Two
arrested for raping women (ht 15/08/2019)
Police
use force on protesters (ht 14/08/2019)
Bill
proposed to end child labour in informal sector
(ht 14/08/2019)
Geneva
Conventions instrumental in reducing suffering, says
Welch (ht 13/08/2019), Jail
term till death proposed for grave violations, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 13/08/2019)
Zero
VAW cases in Manang (ht 13/08/2019)
She
eloped when she was 16. Now she’s serving time for
child marriage: The law on child marriage is so vague,
it often ends up criminalising victims rather than
perpetrators, by Tsering D. Gurung (kp 12/08/2019)
Two
trafficking suspects held, woman rescued (ht
12/08/2019)
Police
baton-charge SRC agitators (ht 12/08/2019)
Government
is working on Mass Media Bill with harsher provisions
for media sector: The draft bill, currently at the Law
Ministry, proposes fines up to Rs 10 million and jail
terms up to 15 years or both, by Binod Ghimire (kp
11/08/2019)
Ethnic
communities to hold a protest rally on World
Indigenous Peoples' Day: The indigenous nationalities
say the state is still reluctant to address their
concerns of identify and inclusion, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 09/08/2019), Indigenous
movement, once a champion for the rights of indigenous
people, is losing steam: Activists fighting on behalf
of the indigenous population themselves are not
hopeful about sustaining their efforts, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 11/08/2019
Trafficking
in persons: Nepal must focus on prevention efforts and
victims' protection, by Dev Datta Joshi (kp
09/08/2019)
Road
to unfreedom: The government's actions show it wants
to turn the country into a police state (kp
08/08/2019)
Cases
of domestic violence unchecked in Baitadi: Eighty-six
cases of domestic violence were filed at the District
Police Office in the fiscal year 2018-19, by
Tripti Shahi (kp 08/08/2019)
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)
Nearly
1.5 million Nepali at risk of human trafficking,
report says: Aspiring migrant workers, Nepali working
abroad, child labour, workers in the entertainment
sector and missing persons are more vulnerable human
trafficking, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
06/08/2019), Human
traffickers, in a change of tricks, are now waiting
across the border: Despite decades of surveillance and
awareness programmes, hundreds of women continue to be
trafficked across the open Nepal-India border every
year, by Madhu Shahi (kp 06/08/2019)
States
are beginning to play a direct role in supporting
press freedom: The declining state of freedom of
expression in the subcontinent needs more exposure,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 06/08/2019)
AWC
urges NHRC to conduct fair investigation (ht
05/08/2019), No
credible basis to conclude Paudel was killed in
encounter: Rights groups (rep 05/08/2019)
Costs
of delay: International pressure on transitional
justice (rep 05/08/2019)
More
rape victims seek police help (ht 04/08/2019)
‘Implement
sexual and reproductive health rights’ (ht
04/08/2019)
Recommendation
committee to consult with victims before picking
transitional justice leadership: The move comes in
place following concern from various international
human rights bodies urging the government to take
action, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/08/2019)
NHRC
investigation challenges govt claim on Kumar Paudel
‘encounter’ (rep 03/08/2019)
A
new film bill draws sharp criticism from Nepali
entertainment industry: The proposed bill gives
sweeping authority to film censor board and adds
unnecessary hassles, filmmakers say, by Bhrikuti
Rai (kp 03/08/2019)
In
some colleges, students say teachers are going through
their phones: While students decry invasion of
privacy, teachers and staff say that they only do it
for the protection of their students, by Sneha
Dahal (kp 03/08/2019)
Prachanda
and the spectre of The Hague: Transitional justice
should not be aimed only at hounding and punishing
Prachanda for all war-era crimes. But his own party
comrades may not be with him on this, by Dinesh
Kafle (kp 02/08/2019)
Gender
stereotypes: Hamper social inclusion, by Bina Jha
(ht 02/08/2019)
Data
collection and privacy issues: We need to start
talking about who is gathering our personal
information and how they are using it, by Jagat
Bahadur Kunwar (kp 02/08/2019)
Locals
risk their lives to cross rain-swollen Mahakali river:
Villagers have to cross the river as they rely heavily
on Indian markets across the border for everyday
commodities, by Manoj Badu (kp 01/08/2019)
How
I suffered violence: Women are still being
character-assassinated. How many more suffering women
does it take to change Nepali society’s mindset toward
domestic abuse?, by Ushma Rebel (rep 01/08/2019)
TJ
process prolonged as victims insist on no impunity:
Political parties wrangle over appointments to
commissions (rep 31/07/2019) [The
perpetrator side must not be represented in the
commissions, i.e. please no representatives of the
political parties, the army and the former monarchy!]
In
absence of consumer court, businesses keep getting
away with selling substandard products: Although
dozens of restaurants and companies are found selling
contaminated and low quality food, lengthy
administrative process results in little action,
by Rajesh Khanal and Krishana Prasain (kp 31/07/2019), Consumers
have rights: The government must do everything in its
power to establish consumer courts in the country
(kp 01/08/2019)
Child
marriage still prevalent in areas declared child
friendly in Sudurpaschim: Fourteen girls under the age
of 20 became mothers in the area in the last three
years, health workers say, by Tripti Shahi (kp
31/07/2019)
Four
international rights groups criticise government
inaction on transitional justice: Nepali government
officials say they are working sincerely to conclude
the process, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/07/2019) [see
common statement by Amnesty
International, Human
Rights Watch, TRIAL
International and International
Commission of Jurists; same statement
in Nepali], ‘I’ll
become global hero if dragged to The Hague’ (ht
30/07/2019) [What bullshit
nonsense! Dahal is obviously trying to acquit himself
of his co-responsibility for crimes from the time of
the uprising!], There
are no heroes in The Hague: By throwing an open
challenge to be taken to the International Criminal
Court, Dahal has also trivialised the hallowed
institution (kp 31/07/2019), Govt
told to start fresh appointment process‘: Authorities
flippant on fulfilling obligations’, by Roshan S.
Nepal (ht 30/07/2019), Rights
bodies urge govt to halt ongoing commissioner
appointment process: The process cannot be halted,
says the recommendation committee (rep
30/07/2019), Amend
the act: The government should not be seen as trying
to protect the perpetrators of rights violations
during the conflict era; it is time justice is
delivered to the victims (ht 31/07/2019)
Dispute
over forming panel to investigate Tarai deaths
obstructs House, again: Speaker Mahara feels trapped
by the positions taken by the ruling and opposition
MPs, his advisors says, by Binod Ghimire (kp
30/07/2019)
Postpartum
mothers in Joshibunga carry the weight of old
traditions: In many parts of Nepal, new mothers are
considered “untouchable” until the eleventh day of
delivery, by Tripti Shahi (kp 30/07/2019)
Incidents
of child marriage on the rise (ht 30/07/2019)
Women,
children go missing from Kailali (ht 30/07/2019)
Chepang
women picket Dhading District Administration Office
over illegal sand mining: Illegal mine operators have
been extracting sand from river and streams in
collusion with representatives of rural municipality,
locals say, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp
30/07/2019)
Ruling
party’s repeated failures to ensure representation
call its commitment to inclusion into question: The
recent selection of the top leadership in its district
and metropolis committees has shown a distinct failure
to be inclusive, which is mandated by law, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 29/07/2019)
Badi
women can’t detach themselves from social stigma: From
propositions of sex to straight out sexual favours
from strange men, Badi women bear the burden of their
surnames, by Rupa Gahatraj (kp 29/07/2019)
Tracing
Disappeared Persons, by Jaya Chor Chapagain (rn
28/07/2019)
National
human rights body asks prime minister’s
office—again—to report on the status of Nirmala Pant
case: The rights watchdog had made 24-point
recommendations in January for a fair and credible
probe into the 13year-old’s rape and murder, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 27/07/2019), NHRC
asks govt about action on report (ht 27/07/2019)
NHRC
for lifting curbs on women aspiring to work
abroad (ht 27/07/2019)
Women
workers in construction sector continue to experience
exploitation on several fronts: The workers are
formally organising against unequal pay, workplace
safety, and workplace harassment, and this is helping
them protect their rights, recent study concludes,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal(kp 26/07/2019)
How
government bureaucracy killed a new mother: Goma Osti
needed an airlift from Nuwakot to Kathmandu after
postpartum complications. But a labyrinthine
bureaucracy delayed her treatment by four hours—and
took her life, by Arjun Poudel (kp 26/07/2019)
The
government should protect intellectual property, not
hide behind it: It should make all data easily
accessible, not limit its usage by adding unnecessary
watermarks, by Deepak Thapa (kp 25/07/2019)
NHRC
urges govt to end caste-based discrimination (kp
24/07/2019) [see NHRC
report of 18/07/2019, in Nepali]
Police
reluctant to register FIR of trafficking victims,
by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 24/07/2019
People
are furious after Home Minister says Nirmala Pant’s
rape and murder isn’t a “new phenomenon”: The remark
comes just days before the one-year mark of the
gruesome incident whose investigation is still
incomplete, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 24/07/2019) [It is an outstanding task of the
govt, especially of the home minister, to end this
phenomenon once and for all. If you are incompetent to
do this, Mr Thapa, then you should resign and stop
such nonsense talk! This is a political issue in every
respect!], Walk
the talk (rep 25/07/2019), YouTube
videos on Nirmala Pant leave more questions than
answers: The 13-year-old’s rape and murder has created
a cottage industry of YouTube channels that
churn out sensational crime videos, adding more
confusion than clarity, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
25/07/2019), 367
days of injustice (rep
Human
rights body summons police involved in killing of
Chand cadreHome Ministry has defended the killing,
saying security personnel opened fire in
self-defence, but family members tell another story,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/07/2019) [Just
as the security forces killed thousands of persons
during the times of insurgency only in self-defence??]
Around
50,000 quake-affected families to be removed from
government list of beneficiaries: They didn’t sign
housing grant agreements within deadline, rebuilding
authority says; Lack of land titles, disability
and old age may have kept some people from signing
agreements, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
23/07/2019)
Selective
abortion rampant in Siraha, by Mithilesh Yadav
(rep 23/07/2019)
Debate
on external voting rages on, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 23/07/2019)
‘Innocent
people should not be framed in Nirmala’s rape and
murder case’, interview with Durga Devi, mother of
murdered Nirmala Panta (ht 22/07/2019)
TRC,
CIEDP nominations next month, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 21/07/2019) [Take your
time and wait until all the victims and perpetrators
have died a natural death. This is likely to happen
sooner to the victims and their families due to the
circumstances of their lives!]
Despite
protests, Public Service Commission continues exams to
hire staff for the local level: Protesters have said
the vacancy notice is against the principle of
inclusion, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/07/2019)
Govt
told to ensure safe migration, protect rights of women
migrants (ht 20/07/2019)
Transitional
justice without leaders as parties disagree on
candidates: Transitional justice without leaders as
parties disagree on candidates, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 20/07/2019) [And only
politically nominated male Bahuns can lead these
commissions?]
Early
marriage rampant in a village in Mugu, despite being
declared child marriage-free four years ago: Mothers
as young as 16 struggle to build a comfortable life
for themselves and their children, by Raj Bahadur
Shahi (kp 20/07/2019)
Chinese
company refuses to send Nepalis home without
compensation for losses: Thirty-three out of the 44
women want to return to Nepal, but their company has
demanded that the Nepali employment agency pay
them upwards of $600 per woman, by Tsering D.
Gurung (kp 20/07/2019) [Is
this the way of cooperation and trust that China
wants?]
Conflict
victims demand halt to TJ bodies appointment process
(rep 19/07/2019)
‘People
refuse to rent me a room when I tell them my surname’:
New study says despite laws in place, caste-based
discrimination is rampant across the country, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 19/07/2019)
Thousands
of domestic violence cases are registered every year,
but almost none go to court: Nepal’s law itself
favours mediation over prosecution, as domestic
violence is regarded to be a family affair, lawyers
say, by Tsering D. Gurung (kp 19/07/2019)
19
yrs on, freed Kamaiyas still wait for own land, by
Pushparaj Joshi (rep 19/07/2019) [The
problem began when the late Prime Minister Girija
Prasad Koirala simply declared them free without
caring about the fate of these people. All subsequent
governments have also shown no interest in it!]
Overcrowding
of inmates inside Taplejung’s district prison: The
prison currently holds five times its capacity for
inmates, by Ananda Gautam (kp 18/07/2019)
Rise
against discrimination: How many Dalits possess land
in cities? How many Dalit students are enrolled in
top-notch private schools and colleges? How many Dalit
politicians are there in higher ranks?, by Sangita
Chalise (rep 18/07/2019)
Victims
of pollution to be compensated (ht
18/07/2019)
Recruiting
for PSC vacancies gets thorny as protests turn
aggressive, by Ashok Dahal (kp 18/07/2019)
Anticipating
criticism, government puts Mass Communication Bill on
hold: After facing public reproach for Media Council
Bill and IT Bill, the Oli administration appears
wary of inviting any more criticism, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 18/07/2019)
For
rape survivors, police are not always their friends:
Nepal’s police force is heavily male and woefully
undertrained when it comes to dealing with survivors
of sexual violence, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
17/07/2019), Humiliated
again: The police should help victims of sexual
assault get justice, not shame them further (kp
18/07/2019)
Women
construction workers: Organising for change: More and
more women construction workers are joining unions as
they help with claiming compensation; Women still earn
almost 30 percent less than men for the
same work, by Feyzi Ismail (kp 17/07/2019)
NHRC for lifting travel
ban on female migrant workers (rep 17/07/2019)
Child
marriages resulting in divorces in Rukum, by
Lokendra Khanal (rep 17/07/2019)
Hundreds
protest against FPSC’s job notice (ht 17/07/2019)
Transitional
justice: Restructuring of selection panel demanded,
by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 17/07/2019)
Teachers
and officials of prison schools call for better study
environment, by Arjun Poudel (kp 16/07/2019)
Waterlogging
in district prison (rep 16/07/2019)
Bungal
declared first ‘Chhaupadi free’ municipality in
Farwest: Bungal’s Mayor Dhan Bahadur Bista says the
declaration came after a long, persistent effort from
the municipality and various non-governmental
organisations, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
15/07/2019)
Anti-child
marriage campaigners work amid challenges in Banke,
by Rupa Gahatraj (kp 12/07/2019)
Nepali
women take to media to expose abuse: Upset by
impunity, more women share testimonies of harassment
from their own pasts, by Reeti K.C. (nt
12/07/2019)
Chand
cadre, police constable die in shootout, by Alisha
Shrestha (kp 11/07/2019),
CPN
cadre, cop killed in exchange of fire (ht), Two
including cop killed in incident with armed Chand
cadre, by Akson Rai (rep 11/07/2019), Another
Chand cadre’s killing raises questions about
government’s stance—and style—against the outfit:
Killings of citizens, regardless of which party they
belong to, cannot be justified, rights defenders
and security experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
12/07/2019)
The
dismissal of gender equality: Although the government
does have social inclusion provisions, they are
largely ignored or purposefully ridiculed, by
Deepak Thapa (kp 11/07/2019)
A
year-old child is paying the price of his brother’s
eloping with a Dalit: It’s been eight years since
Nepal was declared ‘untouchability free’, but
caste-based discrimination is still practiced widely
in the country, by Pramita Dhakal (kp 11/07/2019)
Police
killed a Madhesi man. Home minister blamed it on the
man: Opposition obstructs House after ruling party
refuses to form a panel to look into deaths of
Saroj Mahato and Kumar Paudel, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 10/07/2019), Ruling
party stands firm against forming probe committee,
opposition obstructs House: Opposition lawmakers
refuse to buy government’s argument on deaths of Chand
party member and Madhesi man in police action, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 11/07/2019)
10
years on, freed Kamaiyas still wait for rehabilitation
: Only 34 percent of Rs317.2 million budget allocated
for their rehabilitation has been spent so far, by
Nirmala Khadayat (kp 10/07/2019), Settle
them pronto: It is the duty of the government to
provide shelter, food, health and education to the
freed kamaiyas and haliyas (ht 10/07/2019)
Teenager
dies under 'mysterious circumstances' (rep
10/07/2019)
Appoint
TRC, CIEDP officials after act amendment, says
accountability watchdog (ht 10/07/2019)
Tradition
defies the law: Parliament has criminalised Chhaupadi,
but the practice still exists due to prevalent social
norms, by Labhesh Thapa (kp 09/07/2019) [This
reflects the cultural mania determined by men in the
patriarchal Hindu state that discriminates against
women!]
‘Government
money too less to build houses’, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 09/07/2019)
Woman
arrested on the charge of killing her husband, by
Tanka Chhetri (rep 08/07/2019)
Undue
delay in Badarmude rape case (rep 08/07/2019)
Priest
accused of sexually abusing schoolgirls in
Janakpurdham (ht 08/07/2019)
Government’s
apathy renders constitutional commissions ineffective:
Dalit, Tharu, Muslim, Madhesi and Inclusion
commissions not a priority right now, an aide to
prime minister says, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
07/07/2019) [This state
belongs to the small minority of male Bahuns only!
They will do everything to keep all other groups
excluded!]
Victim’s
family accuse police of inaction (ht 07/07/2019)
Physically
punishing students is ineffective, harmful, and
illegal but teachers continue to do it: Many school
teachers, and even parents, still believe that
physically disciplining students is sometimes
necessary, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/07/2019) Thrashed
student dies, teachers, principal arrested (ht
11/07/2019), Ninth
grader dies after severe beating by teachers: Four
teachers in police custody (rep 11/07/2019)
With
parties still divided on Citizenship Amendment Bill,
parliamentary sub-committee fails to make headway: The
primary bone of contention remains the provision
related to obtaining naturalised citizenship
through marriage, by Tsering D. Gurung (kp
06/07/2019) [The main problem
is the male superiority delusion of the patriarchal
high-caste political elite and their misguided
national identity thinking!]
Govt
halts Dalai Lama birthday celebration: Diplomats from
western countries express serious concerns, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 06/07/2019) [Nepal's
Hindu politicians wold never stop celebrations for
Hindu religious leaders from in the same way
hegemonial India! This is disrespect to the millions
of Nepalese citizens who are traders of Tibetan
Buddhist beliefs!]
Conflict
victims still awaiting justice, by Sonam Lama (rep
05/07/2019)
Girl
who escaped child marriage becomes social activist,
by Sujata Lama (kp 04/07/2019)
In
yet another protectionist move, Oli administration
prepares to limit foreign film screenings: A new law
will mandate showing Nepali films exclusively for half
a year, and limiting foreign
movies—predominantly Bollywood—to 185 days, by
Timothy Aryal and Anil Giri (kp 03/07/2019)
Rolpa
conflict victims worried about the secrecy of their
complaints, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 03/07/2019)
Child
soldier issue may reach ICC, warn activists (ht
03/07/2019)
Doctors
take exception to new law that allows late-term
abortions in special cases: A new provision allows
abortions in cases of rape,incest or danger to health
at up to 28 weeks, by Arjun Poudel (kp 03/07/2019)
Amid
controversy over Bollywood awards, government plans
another international event for this year: The
international media summit, to take place in the fall,
will reportedly cost Rs 200 to 300 million, by
Anil Giri (kp 02/07/2019) [Respect
freedom of opinion and press freedom first!]
Insurgency’s
over but police continue to stop and interrogate
people on streets: City residents say they regularly
get accosted by police, particularly at night,
asking why they’re out until late., by Tsering D.
Gurung (kp 02/07/2019) [Yes, and police must also learn to
be polite! Citizens are not under orders and have a
right to explanation!]
One
killed, several hurt as police open fire at
protesters in Sarlahi: People of Ishwarpur
Municipality were protesting against illegal sand mine
after a 12-year-old boy died falling into a 30-feet
pit, by Ajit Tiwari and Om Prakash Thakur (kp
01/07/2019), Killing
of Tarai man brings age-old question to the fore: when
can police fire a live bullet?The country’s law
enforcement agency fails to exercise restraint during
protests in Madhes, rights activists say, by Tika
R. Pradhan and Om Prakash Thakur (kp 02/07/2019) [It's not only the citizens' right
to life, the question is also when will the police
stop torture and beating and respect the fundamental
rights of the people?]
‘NHRC
Bill provisions will affect transitional justice’,
in terview with HRC Chairperson Anup Raj Sharma (ht
01/07/2019)
Allow
LGBTIQ people to join govt jobs, say lawmakers, by
Jagdishor Panday (kp 01/07/2019)
Martyrs’
families complain of discrimination (ht
30/06/2019), Police
initiate action against its staff amid further erosion
of its credibility, by Sujeeta Pradhan (rep
30/06/2019)
Bill
to amend NHRC Act in accordance with constitutional
provisions: Minister (ht 29/06/2019) [???]
‘Unfair
citizenship laws put children at risk of becoming
stateless’ (ht 29/06/2019)
Missing
children: Girls more vulnerable as human traffickers
find it easy to lure them, by Sujita Pradhan (rep
29/06/2019)
Two
minor girls raped in Nijgadh Municipality (ht
27/06/2019)
Tarai
communities more prone to abuse and torture in police
custody, report says: Advocacy Forum says marginalised
communities and women are more likely to be abused and
tortured in detention, by Binod Ghimire (kp
26/06/2019) [See statement
by Advocacy Forum - Nepal], Torture
in detention up by five per cent: Report (ht
26/06/2019), Citizens
in uniform: Differential treatment by the police
towards people from the Tarai community is condemnable
(kp 27/06/2019)
In
the name of merit: It needs emphasising that merit
isn’t inherited with the DNA of a person despite
claims to the contrary, by CK Lal (kp 26/06/2019)
No
justice in sight for rape, murder victim Nirmala, by
Ujjwal Satyal (ht 26/06/2019)
Locals
implement innovative idea to campaign against early
marriage: Siraha folk wedding invitation cards that
have the age of both bride and bridegroom, by
Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 25/06/2019)
Two
girls gang-raped (rep 25/06/2019)
Political
violence: Missing the gender lens, by Susan Risal
(ht 25/06/2019)
‘Govt
invoking reasonable restriction provision to curtail
press freedom’: Deteriorating press freedom in Nepal
has drawn the attention of international press bodies
(ht 25/06/2019)
Fresh
bout of political instability: Former Maoists are
frightened as a fair investigation into conflict-era
cases would send many among them behind bars, by
Achyut Wagle (kp 25/06/2019)
Man
labelled Dalai Lama’s agent, deported to US:
Immigration officials at TIA did so because a man with
his name was on China’s most wanted list, by Rajan
Pokhrel (ht 25/06/2019) [???],
China
asked Nepal to ban a Tibetan official from entering
the country. Nepali officials got the wrong man: Home
Ministry officials said the Chinese side directly
communicates with the Department of Immigration, whose
top official has sole authority to make decisions,
by Anil Giri and Tsering D. Gurung (kp 27/06/2019) [Does the Nepalese government
blindly obey all instructions of the Chinese? In any
case, the unlawfully rejected person shall be entitled
to a public apology from the Nepalese Government and
an adequate compensation payment.]
House
committee to question Home Ministry over killing of
Chand party leader: Lawmakers are concerned over
whether Kumar Paudel’s killing in Lalbandi was
extrajudicial, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 24/06/2019),
Lawmakers
are unconvinced Chand party member was killed in
‘encounter’: Home minister reiterates police version
but commits to forming a probe committee, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 25/06/2019)
Women
no more banished to menstruation sheds in Hima, by
DB Budha (rep 25/06/2019)
From
a fierce reporter to a minister who wants to muzzle
the press: Gokul Baskota, who started his career
writing for left-leaning publications, is now one of
the prime minister’s most trusted ministers, and a
spokesperson for the government, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
24/06/2019)
Appointments
in TJ bodies hang in the balance, by Roshan S.
Nepal (ht 24/06/2019), Committee
failsagain to recommend TJ commissioners (rep
24/06/2019)
Rape
cases increase in Karnali State (rep 24/06/2019)
Growing
child trafficking cases worry Kalikot parents:
Eight trafficked children were rescued from
Kathmandu before they were reunited with their
families on Friday, by Tularam Pandey (kp
23/06/2019)
How
schools are becoming easy target to fulfil petty
party interests: The trend has increased as Netra
Bikram Chand-led outfit intensifies
anti-government activities, by Binod Ghimire (kp
23/06/2019)
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)
Nepal
fails to meet minimum standards for elimination of
trafficking: US report, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
22/06/2019) [see report
section on Nepal], Trafficking
of Nepali women, girls continues unabated, says
report (ht 23/06/2019)
Steps
yet to be taken to ensure justice for war-era victims
of sexual violence: Two rights bodies file petitions
at UN committee to build pressure on the government of
Nepal, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/06/2019)
Dhading’s
centuries-old temple where women are still barred,
by Sarita Shrestha (rep 21/06/2019
People
with disability: Do we care?, by Srijana Kattel
(ht 21/06/2019)
40
Gorkha-bound Chepang children rescued from Chitwan:
The children were being taken to Gorkha without any
documents by a man who is currently detained for
investigation, by Pramita Dhakal (kp 21/06/2019)
Chepang
students in Dhirang suffer in the absence of secondary
schoolAspiring students from Dhirang and surrounding
villages receive no support to pursue higher studies,
by Pratap Bista (kp 21/06/2019)
Why
do we encourage women to give up their careers?We, as
a society, never question the added responsibility we
so often place on women, by Madhukar Upadhya (kp
21/06/2019)
As
monsoon nears, open drains and uncovered manholes pose
even bigger risks: Heavy rains tend to flood the
Valley’s streets, obscuring open drains and
manholes from motorcyclists, cyclists and
pedestrians, by Anup Ojha (kp 20/06/2019), Gaping
lack of concern: The yearly occurring injuries and
deaths due to open manholes and drains can easily be
avoided (kp 21/06/2019)
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)
CBS
report brings to fore huge gender pay gap: Nepali
women earn 29 per cent less than equally educated men,
by Sujan Dhungana (ht 20/06/2019)
Team
formed to monitor human rights violation (ht
20/06/2019)
FNJ’s
protest against Media Council Bill enters third phase
(ht 19/06/2019)
Two
women gang-raped, one accused held (ht 19/06/2019)
Mayor
thrashed during meeting (ht 19/06/2019)
Mayor
calls off son’s wedding with minor girl after
complaint: Dhanusha police says 16 underage marriages
were stopped in the past 10 months as more people are
reporting child marriage cases, by Shyam Sundar
Shashi (kp 18/06/2019)
City
authority says it will auction off goods confiscated
from street vendorsKathmandu Metropolitan City has
seized goods worth Rs 1.5 million in four months,
by Anup Ojha (kp 18/06/2019), Street
trade and social justice: The government must adopt
clear rules for responsible vending (kp
19/06/2019)
Family
confines 14-year-old disabled boy at home: The family
cannot afford to take Madan to Kathmandu for treatment,
by Nabin Paudel (kp 18/06/2019)
Without
personal means and support from government, mother of
acid attack survivor struggles to foot medical bills:
Kamala Khadka can expect financial aid only after a
final verdict on her daughter’s case, by Nayak
Paudel (kp 17/06/2019)
Violence
against girls: Let’s talk about it, by Kokila KC
(ht 17/06/2019)
Opaque
government: Government cannot use security as a reason
to reduce transparency (kp 17/06/2019)
Police
arrest mastermind of human trafficking racket in the
Capital: The 40-year-old was involved in smuggling
Nepalis into Libya, promising them lucrative jobs in
European countries, by Nayak Paudel (kp
16/06/2019)
Slim
chance of Supreme Court reviewing its 2015 ruling on
transitional justice, official says: The landmark
verdict struck down a dozen provisions, directing
government to provide no amnesty for
perpetrators of serious human rights violations,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/06/2019)
Children
in storm-affected districts unable to go to school,
by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal and Pushpa Raj Joshi (rep
16/06/2019)
Students
at a Janakpur basic school go to school—not to study
but to teachTwo months since the start of the academic
session, students at Shree Basic School have yet to
get textbooks and hence they teach their juniors,
by Santosh Singh (kp 16/06/2019)
Ills
of the Guthi Bill: The biggest blunder is
disqualifying indigenous people from their rightful
ownership of community structures, by Sanyukta
Shrestha (kp 16/06/2019)
Windstorm
victims protest after their names went missing from
the beneficiary list: Protesters claim people’s
representatives removed their names for political
reasons as they supported a different political party,
by Pawan Yadav (kp 16/06/2019)
Government
limits access to Singha Durbar amid criticism for
being intolerant. Home Ministry’s measures to keep the
seat of government out of bounds to public and
journalists draw flak, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 16/06/2019)
On
sex and citizenship: The debate on citizenship goes
from nationalist rhetoric to plain misogyny, by
Subina Shrestha (kp 14/06/2019)
Senior
citizens in rural areas deprived of citizenship
certificate: Without citizenship, people are denied
job opportunities and social security allowances,
by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 14/06/2019)
Govt
making cybercrime a new weapon to stifle criticisms:
Freedom Forum (rep 14/06/2019)
US
and UK join hands to combat human trafficking in
Nepal: UK injects extra £4.5 million to $8 million
Hamro Samman project (rep 14/06/2019)
In
stunning continuation, comedian remains in detention
despite widespread calls for his releaseEven as
#FreePraneshGautam was trending on Twitter, prominent
filmmakers released a statement supporting the
comedian’s arrest, by Bhrikuti Rai and Tsering D.
Gurung (kp 13/06/2019) [This
is what Oli in his Oxford speech has called 'freedom
of opinion'!], Intimidation
game: The right to free speech must be defended at all
costs (kp 13/06/2019), Activists
protest against arrest of a YouTuber (ht
13/06/2019), Nepal
has press freedom, but no freedom after press: Pranesh
Gautam's arrest sent a message that in Nepal you can
express your views as long as someone does not
disagree, by Ahashank Shrestha (nt 14/06/2019), Police
say they’re holding comedian Pranesh Gautam in custody
for ‘few more days’: The 24-year-old comedian was
released from custody on Thursday night but was
brought to the court by the police on Friday, after
which he was taken back to the police station, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 15/06/2019), Comedian
Gautam released on general date, by Nayak Paudel
(kp 17/06/2019)
Chhaupadi
affects teaching-learning (ht 13/06/2019)
AI
tells govt to ensure safe housing for all people:
Nearly half the population is living in substandard
homes; 10 pc people are homeless (ht 13/06/2019),
Right
to housing law must extend protection to tenants,
squatters: Amnesty report; Director of Amnesty
International Nepal Nirajan Thapaliya says the
government has been increasingly enacting laws
related to fundamental rights without any consultation
with stakeholders, by Tsering D Gurung (kp
14/06/2019)
Oli
celebrates democratic freedoms and rights at Oxford,
but back home, his actions say otherwise: The
government has been roundly criticised for attempting
to push through a number of controversial bills that
many say could be used to stifle criticism and muzzle
the media, by Pranaya SJB Rana and Anil Giri (kp
12/06/2019)
Man
arrested for attempting to rape daughter in the
Capital, by Nayak Paudel (kp 12/06/2019), Under-secretary
held for bid to rape teenage daughter (ht
12/06/2019)
Committee
to recommend leadership for transitional justice
bodies fails to nominate anyone, again: Latest excuse
for the delay: busy schedule of the committee head,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/06/2019) [Real
reasons: There is no interest in providing justice for
the victims and the responsibilities of politicians
and army leaders for the crimes are to be disguised!]
Chances
of tuberculosis spread high in prisons, officials say:
Both infected and healthy inmates at the Central Jail
live at close quarters, even though doctors recommend
treating TB patients in isolation, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 10/06/2019)
Police
use force against those protesting Guthi Bill:
Conservationists, Guthi representatives are demanding
withdrawal of the bill, by Anup Ojha (kp
10/06/2019), People
take to streets against Guthi BillBaton charge,
high-velocity streams of water used to disperse
demonstrators in the capital, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht
10/06/2019)
Inclusion
Commission recommends measures to local governments to
empower marginalised people: One of the suggestions is
building care centres, amusement parks, religious
spaces and sports grounds for the marginalised, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/06/2019) [A
better inclusion on the basis of Khas-Arya ethnicity
is rediculous! Male members of this group already
dominate all spheres of public life!]
Comedian
in police custody for a video reviewing the
film Bir Bikram 2: Responding to a complaint
filed by the film’s director, police detained stand-up
comedian Pranesh Gautam on Friday, by Bhrikuti Rai
(kp 08/06/2019) [A fatal
attack on the freedom of opinion!!!], Netizens
question freedom of expression as Meme Nepal's Gautam
lands in police custody (rep 10/06/2019). Calling
a spade a spade: Pranesh simply said what he felt
about the movie and is paying a hefty price for that,
by Prajita Gupta (kp 14/06/2019)
Nepal
ranks 10th for child marriage among boys (ht
08/06/2019), UN
report ranks Nepal tenth in prevalence of child
marriage among boys: To end child marriage in the
country, stakeholders should focus on ending
child marriage of both sexes, experts say ,
by Nayak Paudel (kp 09/06/2019)
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)
Top
court postpones hearing on petition against 2015
ruling on transitional justice for 22nd time:
Continued deferrals amid delay in amending
Transitional Justice Act concern conflict victims,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/06/2019)
Conflict
victims mount pressure on leaders to amend
transitional justice Act: Law minister tells victims
the process will start when top leaders reach an
agreement, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/06/2019) [This is a question of justice and
the rule of law! Many of the so-called leaders have
been responsible for the crimes of the past! They have
no right to have any say at all!], Top
leaders seek ways to manage conflict-era cases:
Consider revising TJ-related laws by taking victims
into confidence and appointing commissioners at the
earliest (rep 06/06/2019), Conflict-era
sexual violence victims yet to be identified (ht
06/06/2019), Thirteen
years on, victims of the Badarmude incident await
compensationDespite a pledge from Pushpa Kamal Dahal
during the 2017 election season, victims of the
2006 civilian bus bombing have received nothing,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 06/06/2019)
Dalits
used as ‘vote banks’ by parties forgotten after
elections, by Pant (kp 06/06/2019)
Leaders
may face arrest abroad if TJ issues not resolved:
Australia envoyVoices concern over moves concerning
NHRC and press freedom, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
05/06/2019)
Caste
discrimination still a hindrance for Dalits, by
Binod Pariyar (rep 05/06/2019)
Man
on hunger strike seeking justice for Shahi (ht
04/06/2019)
Violence
against children unabated in Province 2, by Suresh
Yadav (rep 04/06/2019)
Child
marriages ending up in divorces in Rukum, by
Lokendra Khanal (rep 04/06/2019)
‘Smart
Chhori’ preparing daughters of martyrs of conflict for
a better futureA total of 189 girls from 16 districts
are receiving education at Shahid Smriti Residential
Secondary School, by Durgalal KC (kp 03/06/2019)
New
policy aims to bar foreign NGOs from financing
religious and political institutions: The decision was
taken to discourage religious conversion which could
harm religious harmony, officials say, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 02/06/2019)
Locals
concerned about deteriorating rights condition
(ht 02/06/2019)
Her
husband set her on fire: She lived to tell her story,
by Bijay Gajmer (kp 01/06/2019)
Breaking
the glass ceiling: The participation of women in
Nepal’s info-tech sector is still very low but the
future holds promise, by Asmod Karki (kp
01/06/2019)
AHRC
tells govt to withdraw Media Council Bill (ht
01/06/2019)
End
cronyism: The new transitional justice bodies
have to be independent (kp 31/05/2019)
Women
ostracised for activism against Chhau (ht
31/05/2019)
Shaman
slays toddler in human sacrifice, by Suresh Yadav
/rep 31/05/2019)
Who
should tourism benefit in Nepal? Nepali tourism cannot
continue to rely on old policymaking. It needs to take
local communities into account, by Amish Raj Mulmi
(kp 31/05/2019)
Superstition
drives women out of homes—again— into Chhau sheds in
Achham districtDhakari was declared a Chhaupadi- and
untouchability-free village on May 17 with much
fanfare. But a recent fire has led the villagers to
believe that their embracing of the campaign has
angered the gods, by Menuka Dhungana (kp
30/05/2019)
State
and Citizenship: The geographical location of Nepal
between two emerging superpowers has been used as an
excuse to deny women the rights they deserve as equal
citizens of Nepal, by Swasti Gautam (rep
30/05/2019)
Is
Mishra panel waiting for political consensus to
finalise nominees for transitional justice bodies?
Panel member denies seat-sharing deal among parties,
but sources say major political parties are in
negotiations to finalise the share before Oli’s Europe
trip, by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/05/2019)
Nepal
has made progress in child health, but experts say the
country has a lot more to do: The country has
progressed by 142 points in the past two decades and
ranks 133rd out of 176 countries based on indicators
such as infant mortality rate, access to
education, malnutrition, child marriage and child
labour, according to the Global Childhood Report-2019,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 29/05/2019)
In
educated and elite circles, a different kind of
‘period huts’: Young Nepali women living in cities may
not be banished to sheds, but many of them are forced
to adhere to a long list of menstrual restrictions,
by Tsering D Gurung (kp 28/05/2019), Meet
Nepal’s ‘Pad Man’ who is challenging menstrual taboos:
Not content with selling reusable sanitary pads, Gyan
Maharjan visits communities and schools in Lalitpur,
teaching girls, boys and teachers about menstrual
hygiene, by Anup Ojha (kp 28/05/2019)
8
million stduents missed classes due to Chand shutdown
(rep 28/05/2019)
Blasts
indicative of an intelligence failure, analysts say:
Security officials said they were aware of possible
violence but they failed to prevent a series of blasts
that killed four people, by Anil Giri (kp
28/05/2019), Thapa
says those killed in explosions weren’t citizens,
angering opposition: Home minister has grown extremely
critical of Chand, once his ally, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 28/05/2019)) [You may call
them criminals or even terrorists but that were most
of the offenders of the Maoist insurgency, too! They
all are Nepali citizens and have to be punished
according to law!], Government’s
dealing with Chand outfit faulty, experts say, as
multiple blasts unleash terror: Tensions ran high in
Ghattekulo a day after an explosion killed one in the
neighbourhood, by Tika R Pradhan and Anup Ojha (kp
28/05/2019), Bomb
scares and arson mark the nationwide strike enforced
by Chand-led communist outfit: Co-chair of ruling
Nepal Communist Party Pushpa Kamal Dahal says
political objectives cannot be materialised by
spreading terror (kp 28/05/2019) [Dahal
claimed the opposite between 1995 and 2005 though he
did not call it terror at that time! And he
vehemently resists a punishment of the perpetrators
from the time of the rebellion!]
Child
marriage still rampant in Bajura: Even people’s
representatives are found to be marrying
off their underage children, by Sangeeta
Timilsena (kp 28/05/2019)
No
regulation in place to control sale and distribution
of acid: Steps have not been taken yet to form
regulations, officials say, by Nayak Paudel (kp
27/05/2019)
Conflict
victims demand amendment to TJ Act (ht
27/05/2019), Finalize
laws before recommending names for transitional
justice bodies: Conflict victims (rep 27/05/2019),
Call
for justice, once again: Government should not miss
this opportunity to conclude Nepal’s transitional
justice process under Nepal’s own leadership and
ownership, by Bhagiram Chaudhary and Suman
Adhikari (rep
Children
skip classes to sell kafal, by Janak KC (rep
27/05/2019)
Where
has Nepal’s once active civil society gone? While
professional groups have been raising voices
against moves to curtail individual and press
freedoms, citizens-led movement is conspicuous
by its absence, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 26/05/2019)
Itahari
mayor misbehaves with a journalist and deputy mayor
issues apology: The instance may look like simple
bureaucracy, but female politicians say it shows how
women are denied decision-making role and made to play
second fiddle, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 26/05/2019), Itahari
mayor issues apology for misbehaving with journalists
(rep 27/05/2019)
This
is how society and state continue to fail rape
survivors: Many survivors have their lives uprooted,
and are forced to relocate, live away from their
family and friends, and start fresh in an
unfamiliar setting, by Tsering D Gurung (kp
25/05/2019)
House
committee pledges to revise bill to amend human rights
law: Human rights committee chair says he will also
work for amending Media Council Bill, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 25/05/2019), Editors
demand withdrawal of Media Council Bill (ht
26/05/2019)
10
months after Nirmala rape and murder, rights activists
renew call for justice, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
25/05/2019)
Punarbas
Municipality tense after police foil child marriage
(ht 25/05/2019)
Disciplining
the other way: The ban on all forms of corporal
punishment in all settings is a great achievement,
by Umesh Raj Regmi (kp 24/05/2019)
Teenager
gang-raped in Myagdi for declining sex proposal
(rep 24/05/2019)
Children
face commercial sexual abuse (ht 24/05/2019)
Say
no to dowry: Don’t make it a status symbol, by
Sangita Chalise (ht 24/05/2019)
Editors
urge govt to withdraw Media Council Bill (ht
24/05/2019), Government
will not take back the MCB, says minister (ht
24/05/2019) [Mr Baskota's task
should be the protection of press freedom but he is
one of the most incompetent and arrogant ministers of
the Oli government!], Bamdev
Gautam seeks revision of bill (ht 24/05/2019)
Probe
committee formed to inspect mismanagement in Dhading
District Jail, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 23/05/2019)
Free
the press: Should the draft bill with provisions of
harsh penalties and prison terms be passed, it will
discourage professional journalism, while promoting
servile psychology and self-censorship, by Mohan
Nepali (rep 23/05/2019)
UN
urges Nepal to change its rape law: Rights activists
say they are cautiously optimistic given Nepal’s lax
attitude to past pleas, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
22/05/2019), Change
laws to ensure justice to rape victims: UN to Nepal
(rep 22/05/2019), Amend
laws for victims’ access to justice: UN (ht
22/05/2019)
Media
warns it could form independent regulatory body
(ht 22/05/2019)
Teachers
affiliated to Far-western University not paid since 11
months, by Yogesh Rawal (22/05/2019)
Inmates
sleep on floor in overcrowded Dolakha prison, by
Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 22/05/2019)
Rastriya
Janata Party-Nepal asks government to make Lal report
public: Party says it will obstruct House proceedings
until the report on Tarai protest is out, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 21/05/2019)
Rights
activists urge govt to sign OPCAT, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 21/05/2019)
Spare
all kinds of rods: They are ineffective, by
Dronashish Neupane (ht 21/05/2019)
Together
against pollution: Air pollution should be controlled
immediately. Otherwise, we will witness huge loss in
human resources, production and economic growth,
by Nitigya Oli and Durga Sapkota (rep 21/05/2019)
As
protest mounts, media bill draws ruling party members’
ire: Senior leaders and party-affiliated journalists
now openly criticise the government and information
minister over controversial bill, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 20/05/2019), Journalists
close to NCP suggest amendments (ht 20/05/2019), FNJ
announces fresh protests (ht 20/05/2019),
Ruling
NCP hints at revising controversial media laws under
pressure (rep 20/05/2019)
Newborns
dying in sheds in Bajura (ht 19/05/2019)
In
Tikapur, social media sites being blamed for child
marriages, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 19/05/2019)
Province
5 sees high number of women dying unnatural deaths:
Forty-one women were killed in the province in the
past 10 months. Rights activists believe violence
against women to be the primary cause, by Amrita
Anmol (kp 18/05/2019)
Acid
attack survivor Magar comes forward to support another
victim, by Sonam Lama (rep 18/05/2019)
122
rescued from illegal child care home (ht
18/05/2019)
Rights
activists say Oli government heading towards
authoritarian rule, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
18/05/2019)
A
20-year-old woman battles for life after her husband
hurled acid at her: Last fiscal year alone, four acid
attacks were reported across the country, by Nayak
Paudel (kp 17/05/2019) [This
reflects the value of women in the extremely
patriarchal state and society of Nepal!]
Child
marriage in Nepal: eloped at 13, mother by 17, by
Sewa Bhattarai (nt 17/05/2019)
Media
barred from covering SAGGC meet: Opposition MPs say
decision against democratic principles, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 17/05/2019)
FNJ
to stage sit-in to protest Media Council Bill (ht
17/05/2019)
Media
Council Bill, by by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
17/05/2019)
Govt
petition in TJ case scheduled for hearings after years
(rep 17/05/2019)
US
worried by probe into dissemination of news on Dalai
(rep 17/05/2019)
National
Human Rights Commission objects to Media Council Bill:
If endorsed in present form, it will be against the
basic principles of human rights and freedom of
expression, watchdog says, by Binod Ghimire (kp
16/05/2019), NHRC
concerned about freedom of expression (ht
16/05/2019)
Musahar
families denied access to water after an intercaste
marriage dispute, by Binu Timsina (kp 16/05/2019)
Prisoners
in Nepal are living under ‘inhumane conditions’,
Office of the Auditor General says: Monitoring teams
have found overcrowded prisons where lack of access to
clean water, proper food and health care continues to
plague prisoners, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 15/05/2019),
Silent
screams: Overcrowding and inhumane conditions are the
hallmarks of Nepali prisons (kp 16/05/2019)
Violence
against women unabated in eastern Nepal, by
Giriraj Baskota (rep 15/05/2019)
Govt
getting ready to ratify Palermo Protocol, by Sonam
Lama (rep 15/05/2019)
Justice,
interrupted: The NHRC is an important constitutional
body and it should be allowed to function
independently, by Gyan Basnet (kp 14/05/2019)
Journalists’
group begins struggle against Media Council Bill: The
legislation to replace Press Council Act will have
power to issue hefty fines and give the government
more say in the hiring and firing of council members,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 13/05/2019), Three
journalists are under investigation for publishing
news about the Dalai Lama: Communication Minister
Gokul Baskota admitted he ordered the probe into
reporters working for the state-owned wire service
after publishing the news on the exiled Tibetan
leader when the President was on a state visit to
China, by Anil Giri (kp 13/05/2019), Media
society seeks bill’s withdrawal (ht 13/05/2019), Umbrella
body of journos launches protest, by Ujjwal Satyal
(ht 13/05/2019), Don’t
gag the press: A govt-appointed body can never qualify
to monitor the Nepali media, unless the government’s
intention is to gag it and have it tow its line
(ht 13/05/2019), Nepal
Media Bill: Experts advise FNJ to challenge anti-media
bills in court (rep 13/05/2019), A
heavy hand: The Media Council Bill further endangers
press freedom (kp 14/05/2019), Media
council bill draws flak from MPs, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 14/05/2019), Mass
media draft bill draws heavy flak, by Ram Kumabr
Kamat (ht 14/05/2019), Media
Council Bill in favour of journalists: Minister
Baskota (ht 14/05/2019) [This
brazen minister is making idiots of the whole nation!],
Speaker,
NA chair assure FNJ of amending anti-press provisions
in bills (rep 14/05/2019)
Low
wages and ill-treatment make a bitter brew for tea
workers: Thousands of tea workers have gone on an
indefinite strike, casting shadows on the once
lucrative business, by Tsering D Gurung (kp
13/05/2019)
Brick
kilns operating in human settlements: Thick smoke
risks public health, agriculture, by Mithilesh
Yadav (rep 13/05/2019)
For
or against child marriage? Green flag tells it all in
Baitadi, by Bira Gada (rep 13/05/2019)
The
scourge of cults: Personality cults are dangerous. And
even more so for democracies, by Naresh Koirala
(kp 12/05/2019)
‘Ban
on women from working as maids in Gulf countries
unfair’, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 12/05/2019), Two
years on, Nepali women still barred from working in
the Gulf as housemaids: Latest recommendations urge
the government to revoke discriminatory restrictions
and allow all women equal access to employment, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 14/05/2019)
Protest
Against Patriarchy, by Deepesh Paudel (kp
12/05/2019)
Unable
to bear domestic violence, woman ‘commits suicide’
(rep 12/05/2019)
Child
marriage rampant in Rolpa but rarely reported to
police, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 12/05/2019)
Supreme
Court set to hear review petition on its landmark 2015
ruling: Conflict victims are cautious as reversal of
the verdict, which struck down amnesty provisions,
could jeopardise transitional justice process, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 12/05/2019)
Women
rebuilding Chhau sheds in Chhaupadi free
areas of Bajhang: Local representatives’ awareness
drive in Saipal Rural Municipality was ineffective,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 12/05/2019)
Is
Nepal’s #MeToo movement finally taking off? The theatre
fraternity’s response to revelations of sexual harassment by
several of its members has provided a template on how such
behaviour could be handled, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
11/05/2019)
Proposed
media bill envisions new press council with increased
government role: A new body overseeing the press could
alter the nature of the self-regulatory body and limit
press freedom, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 11/05/2019), FNJ
denounces provisions of media council bill (ht
11/05/2019), Bill
on Nepal Media: New law seeks up to Rs 10m fine, 15
yrs jail for erring media persons: Govt may confiscate
media equipment, by Ashok Dahal (rep 12/05/2019),
IFJ,
FNJ ask govt to drop harsh provisions in proposed
media law (rep 12/05/2019), Let
the press be free (rep 12/05/2019)
Two
suicide attempts in police custody within a month raise
concerns: With track-laying and test run over, service is
expected to resume in 5 monthsAs issues pertaining to lack
of proper surveillance surface, Nepal Police says that it
will do the needful to ensure detainees’ safety, by
Nayak Paudel (kp 11/05/2019)
Improve
human development index, NIC told (ht 10/05/2019)
Man
set wife on fire to save illicit relations with
sister-in-law: Police, by Suresh Yadav (rep
10/05/2019)
Woman
accused of murdering daughter-in-law for dowry, by
Binod Pariyar (rep 10/05/2019)
Mentally
unsound girl tied with rope for 14 years, by
Yogesh Rawal (rep 10/05/2019)
Ending
child labour: Whose concern is it?, by Pratistha
Koirala (ht 10/05/2019)
Government
quietly moves Media Council bill to House:
Transparency and participatory law-making processes
are being overlooked, stakeholders say, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 09/05/2019), New
bill ‘aims at curtailing press freedom’: Proposes
fines up to Rs 1 million against media outlets,
editors, journalists for ‘damaging someone’s
reputation’, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 10/05/2019), Govt
drafts bill with harsher provisions on media, journos,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 10/05/2019), Press
and freedom, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 10/05/2019)
INSEC
raises alarm over NHRC Act amendment bill (rep
09/05/2019)
Parties
in negotiations to get ‘their’ people in transitional
justice bodies: Victims say such political
interference could jeopardise transitional justice
process, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/05/2019) [It's
always the same! These failed and dishonest
politicians and parties will never change! They want
to prevent justice for the victims at all costs!]
14-year
old gives birth to baby boyUnderage parents face hard
time registering marriage, child’ s birth (ht
09/05/2019)
Nepal
should not backslide on human rights, by Meenakshi
Ganguly (kp 08/05/2019)
Time
to intervene: The government has failed to acknowledge
the failure of previous commissions, ignored victims’
pressure and their key demands for legal amendment,
by Ram Kumar Bhandari (rep 08/05/2019)
19
minors rescued from ‘illegal’ child care centre,
by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 08/05/2019)
Supreme
Court overturns own decision on Home Ministry’s
citizenship notice: Thousands of people continue to be
in limbo until the full court decides the case, by
Bhrikuti Rai(kp 08/05/2019), SC
stays citizenship distribution (rep 08/05/2019)
Sanskrit
for Dalits: In the past, untouchables were not allowed
to read and write Sanskrit. Sanskrit was considered to
be the subject meant only for Brahmins.The situation
has not changed, by Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep
07/05/2019)
One’s
identity, one’s pride: No need for consolation, by
Mim Bahadur Pariyar (ht 07/05/2019)
Four
men caught for slaughtering ox, by Nayak Paudel
(kp 06/05/2019) [Many
greetings from the Hindu state!!]
Majority
of girls in Achham district out of school system,
by Menuka Dhungana (kp 06/05/2019)
FNJ
announces national campaign for press freedom (ht
06/05/2019)
Two
arrested for misbehaving with and thrashing
"low-caste" principal (rep 06/05/2019)
Undermining
democracy: The government seeks to weaken the Human
Rights Commission by changing the law, by Gyan Basnet
(kp 06/05/2019)
Only
10
percent of Poor ID cards distributed in seven years:
While households not identified as poor have already
received their cards, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
06/05/2019)
Human
rights commission might withdraw officer from
recommendation committee, by Binod Ghimire (kp
05/05/2019)
APF
constable arrested on charge of raping a woman, by
Amar Khadka (rep 05/05/2019)
Democracy
and the Rule of Law in Federal Nepal, by Karl-Heinz
Krämer (Nepal Observer 57, 04/05/2019)
Laws
are
being designed to stifle press freedom in Nepal, a new
report says: The report is the second in two days to
point to a ‘legal stranglehold’ over press
freedom, showing how laws are being used to
harass and silence journalists, by Tsering D
Gurung (kp 04/05/2019)
[See IFJ report The
Legal Stranglehold]
Siraha
woman, 21, found dead in suspicious circumstances,
by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 04/05/2019)
Booked
for marital rape (ht 04/05/2019)
Woman
accused of witchery files complaint (ht
04/05/2019)
Victims
pressure
government to amend Transitional Justice Act: Rights
defenders and victims’ groups ask authorities to
halt process to appoint officials, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 03/05/2019)
Only
22 percent of working-age women are employed in Nepal:
There is also gender pay gap and it must close,
experts say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
02/05/2019)
Threats
to
press freedom have only increased in Nepal, report
says: Even as violations of press freedom nearly
doubled in the last 12 months, the
administration is formulating tighter laws, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 02/05/2019)
[see report
by Freedom Forum], 104
cases of press freedom violations in a year (ht
02/05/2019), FNJ
organises rally for press freedom (ht 02/05/2019),
The
fourth estate: Free press is a pillar of democracy and
it should be allowed to function unhindered (kp
03/05/2019), Media
freedom protects and supports us all, by Richard
Morris (kp 03/05/2019), Journalists
still working under threat: NHRC chair Sharma (rep
03/05/2019), Long
shadows, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 03/05/2019)
Right
to food sovereignty still a far cry, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 02/05/2019)
Caste-based
discrimination still prevalent in Dolpa schools,
by Bishnu Prasad Devkota (rep 02/05/2019)
‘65
pc cases of violence against women occur inside home’
(ht 02/05/2019) [see WOREC
Nepal report]
Lawmaker
accused of protecting murder-accused grandson (rep
02/05/2019)
Bill
to
amend Human Rights Commission Act raises fierce
debate: The powers of national rights watchdog are
being curtailed, say opposition MPs, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 01/05/2019), Members,
MPs flay govt for bid to keep rights watchdog on tight
leash, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 01/05/2019), NHRC
proposes making its recommendations binding on govt
(rep 01/05/2019), For
a
strong NHRC: All these provisions have raised the
suspicion that it is intended to give a clean chit to
violators of human rights (ht 02/05/2019)
Truck
'reverses' and kills girl after accident, by
Yogesh Rawal (rep 01/05/2019) [Unbelievable
brutality!!]
Women’s
empowerment: Still an uphill task, by Kokila
Khadka KC (ht 01/05/2019)
Deuba
and
Dahal discuss ways to take transitional justice
process forward: The two leaders want to form a common
position so as to put pressure on Oli, sources
say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/04/2019) [Both
these leaders are responsible for the great number of
victims! One initiated the civil war, the other one
has been responsible for the mobilisation of the army
and the escalation of the conflict!]
Woman
found dead, relatives suspect murder (ht
29/04/2019), In-laws
accused of murdering a woman for dowry, by Sarita
Shrestha (rep 29/04/2019), Rally
held seeking action against guilty (ht 01/05/2019)
Empower
minorities:
It is the constitutional duty of the three tiers of
government to protect the language and culture of the
marginalised communities (ht 29/04/2019)
Govt
yet to dispatch 5.5 million copies of school textbooks
to districts (ht 29/04/2019)
Over
30,000
Nepalis still in forced labour, statistics bureau
report says: Largest portion—44 percent—are in
agriculture and forestry sectors, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 28/04/2019)
Minister
Baskota slams media (ht 28/04/2019) [Another
statement by the government, which only aims to
undermine freedom of the press and freedom of
expression!]
Fifty-one
persons
apply for the leadership of two transitional justice
bodies: Victims’ group puts pressure on top political
leadership to ensure selection of only competent
persons, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/04/2019)
Amid
reservations,
government bent on amending Human Rights Act: Rights
watchdog says the move is aimed at reducing its role
as an agency subordinate to the government, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 26/04/2019)
Crowded
Kathmandu’s
few remaining open spaces are steadily encroached
upon: Khula Manch housed thousands after 2015
earthquake. Now, there is space barely for half a
dozen families, by Anup Ojha (kp 26/04/2019)
Untouchability
thriving in rural Bajura (ht 26/04/2019)
Sangita
Magar: from survivor to champion: … but brave acid
survivor now dreads her attacker’s release from prison,
by Animesh Shrestha (nt 26/04/2019)
Four
years
after Nepal’s deadly earthquakes, survivors continue
to live in disarrayMany survivors of the 2015
earthquakes say financing reconstruction of their
homes and the burden of loans have become major
challenges, pushing them further into poverty, by
Tsering Ngodup Lama and Arpan Shrestha (kp 25/04/2019)
Conflict
victims’
associations to recommend names for transitional
justice bodies: But they lay stress on an amendment to
the existing act before new leaderships assume offices,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/04/2019)
69
trafficked women rescued from Mizoram, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 25/04/2019)
Rape-accused
held (ht 25/04/2019)
NHRC
tells govt to ease woes of elderly (ht 25/04/2019)
Loktantra
Day: People injured in police brutality decry
government’s apathy, by Mohan Budhaair (kp
24/04/2019)
Rights
activists picket DAO demanding justice for Nirmala,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 24/04/2019)
Human
rights
watchdog censures police bid to enter its Nepalgunj
office: National Human Rights Commission terms the
action an attack on its independence and autonomy,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/04/2019)
Freed
Haliyas seek skill training for employment, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 23/04/2019)
Non-Dalits
attend wedding but skip feast: Committee formed to
investigate the matter, by Binod Pariyar (rep
23/04/2019)
Rebuilding
of
schools after quake faces funding gap of Rs 27
billion: Thousands of children will be studying in
makeshift structures for a few more years, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 23/04/2019), Reconstructed
schools lack toilets (ht 23/04/2019)
Families
of windstorm victims denied relief due to lack of
documents, by Laxmi Sah (kp 22/04/2019)
Bitter
pill to swallow: Dr Govinda KC has legitimate demands,
ones that affect the quality of your healthcare
directly, by Jiwan Kshetry (kp 21/04/2019)
15-year-old
boy dies in police custody; family claims torture,
by Parwbt Portel (kp 20/04/2019), Police
form three teams to look into the death of 15-year-old
boy in custody (kp 22/04/2019), Police
record statement from Kiran’s family: NCP stands
against its members protesting teen’s custody death,
by Parbat Portel (kp 26/04/2019) [??],
Rights
body team probes into Kiran’s suspicious death, by
Parbat Portel (kp 28/04/2019)
Musahar
people deprived of citizenship certificates, by
Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 20/04/2019)
Police
seize woman’s body from ghat (ht 20/04/2019)
Gaumul
Rural Municipality freed of chhaupadi (ht
20/04/2019)
Nepali
Army issues gag order to its employees,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht 20/04/2019) [A
generalisation could also prevent the detection of
crimes by the security forces and that in turn would
be a crime by itself!]
End
impunity: Don’t make mockery of HR, by Ram Dayal
Rakesh (ht 19/04/2019)
Man
slapped 16-year jail sentence for incest (ht
18/04/2019)
Rape-accused
entrepreneur freed on Rs 5-lakh bail (ht
18/04/2019)
UN
pushes
Nepal to amend Transitional Justice Act in a strongly
worded letter: UN officials, in a 10-page letter, also
reminded the Foreign Ministry of their repeated
requests for a visit by the Special Rapporteur, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 18/04/2019), UN
concerned about sluggish transitional justice process
(ht 18/04/2019), UN
rapporteurs for transparency in TRC, CIEDP members
appointments (rep 18/04/2019),
Application
deadline for chairs, members of TRC, CIEDP extended
till April 30 (ht 18/04/2019), UN
letter
on transitional justice process puts government in a
bind: Officials say the agency has tried to portray
Nepal in a way that inaccurately shows the
country has done nothing, by Anil Giri (kp
19/04/2019) [And why have you
prevented justice for the victims for 13 years and
instead protected and promoted perpetrators?]
Government’s
existing
and proposed legislation threaten press freedom,
experts say; Dozens of journalists have been charged
with cybercrime since the Electronic Transaction Act
came into effect a decade ago, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
18/04/2019), FNJ
to stage sit-in at DAO today (ht 18/04/2019), Journalist
Giri released on normal date (ht 19/04/2019) [And how will he be compensated for
the unjustified accusation and arrest?],
Intimidation
game: The criminalisation of legitimate journalistic
activity should not be taken lightly (kp
19/04/2019)
Rising
threat
of pollution: Right to clean environment is the
fundamental right granted by the constitution. Health
of general public should not be compromised in the
name of development, by Sandip Neupane (rep
18/04/2019)
Seventeen
Bibeksheel Nepali cadres arrested (ht 18/04/2019)
Oh
no, not this again: Transitional justice seems to be
walking blind; that’s why it keeps falling into holes,
by Mohna Ansari (kp 17/04/2019)
Journalist
arrested
on charge of cybercrime for publishing news on
financial fraud: Reporters, freedom of speech
campaigners condemn the arrest saying journalism is
not cybercrime, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 16/04/2019), Journos
stage sit-in against Giri’s arrest at Kaski DAO
(ht 18/04/2019)
Reproductive
health rights still a far cry: UNFPA (ht
16/04/2019)
Bill
to
amend National Human Rights Commission Act alarms
experts: Provision authorises attorney general to
decide on recommendations, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
15/04/2019) [A further step by
the government to enforce impunity!], ‘Bid
to render national rights body toothless’, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 15/04/2019), ‘Bid
to render national rights body toothless’, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 15/04/2019), Human
Rights Commission objects to bill to amend its Act,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/04/2019)
Government
urged to improve state of jails (ht 15/04/2019)
12
Nepali girls rescued from Kenya club (ht
15/04/2019)
Why
Dalits
convert: Dalits are strong Hindu believers but they
have been segregated and are not allowed to enter
Hindu temples while other castes are, by Giri
Bahadur Sunar (rep 14/04/2019) [The
Bahun and Chhetri 'leaders', especially those from RPP
and Nepali Congress, are against conversion and pro
Hindu state only because they want to preserve the
discrimination and servitude of the Dalits!!]
Reviewing
transitional
justice: The government formed a committee to
recommend new commissioners in TJ bodies without
adequate consultations with the victims, by Ram
Kumar Bhandari (rep 14/04/2019)
Former
Maoist
child soldier reaches out to UN over injustice: Lenin
Bista urges special representative of the UN Secretary
General for Children and Armed Conflict to put
pressure on government to address the concerns of
former child soldiers, by Binod Ghimire (kp
14/04/2019)
Don’t
compete, cooperate: The savings and credit concept has
proven to be an effective tool to empower women,
by Prativa Subedi (kp 14/04/2019)
Call
for
competent people in transitional justice bodies:
Faulty process was responsible for picking inept
people in the past, rights defender says, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 13/04/2019), TJ
bodies
spent Rs 460 million in four years, conflict victims
still await justice: Despite spending millions of
rupees in the salaries, neither of the two commissions
could prosecute even a single perpetrator (rep
13/04/2019), Way
forward for transitional justice (rep 14/04/2019)
Father
held for raping 14-year-old daughter (ht
13/04/2019)
Early
marriage unabated among Chepang girls, by Sarita
Shrestha (rep 13/04/2019)
Family
denied relief for lack of citizenship: None of the
family members of the deceased has Nepali citizenship
certificate, by Shankar Acharya (kp 13/04/2019)
Meet
NCP lawmaker whose kin are stateless, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 13/04/2019)
Slow
boat to justice: The government keeps dilly-dallying
while frustrated conflict victims keep waiting, by
Geja Sharma Wagle (kp 12/04/2019), CIEDP
commissioners retire without accomplishing given tasks
(rep 12/04/2019)
‘Offsprings
of citizens by birth entitled to citizenship by
descent’ (ht 12/04/2019) [But
still with patriarchal bias!]
Women
groups in Kailali empower rural women, by Ganesh
Chaudhary (kp 11/04/2019)
Establish
at least one geriatric hospital in each province: NHRC
(ht 11/04/2019)
UNICEF
urges govt to invest more in human resources (ht
10/04/2019) [see UNICEF report: A
world ready to learn: Prioritizing quality early
childhood education]
Fed
up
with molestation, Nepali women are learning to fight
back: With a growing number of individuals and
organisations providing self-defence classes, young
girls and women are tackling their harassment head on,
by Sachitra Gurung (kp 10/04/2019)
How
Tribhuvan
University let students down after a sexual harassment
case: Students at the university filed a sexual
harassment complaint but instead of taking action,
university officials facilitated a compromise between
the five women and the teachers accused of harassing
them, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 09/04/2019)
Police
baton charge RPP supporters (ht 09/04/2019), Police
baton-charge RPP protestors in capital, detain 20 in
Pokhara, by Biken K Dawadi (rep) [This
police action is a crime, regardless of the
anti-national policies advocated by the demonstrators!]
Online
sexism: Challenges of tackling it, by Samiksha
Koirala (ht 08/04/2019)
Tools
of impunity and political control: The politicisation
of the judiciary has led to the erosion of the
public’s trust in it, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp
08/04/2019)
Delusion
of democracy: The internet, designed to enable the
free flow of information, scares governments, by
Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 08/04/2019)
Conflict
victims
seek role in appointments in transitional justice
bodies: Groups advocating for conflict victims warn
they will not accept the process if officials
are picked without ‘meaningful consultation', by
Binod Ghimire (kp 07/04/2019), Process
of
selecting TRC, CIEDP members okayed: Conflict victims
not impressed, lambast recommendation panel for
‘unilateral decision’, by Roshan S Nepal (ht
08/04/2019), A
new approach: Victims must be placed at the centre of
the reconciliation process (kp 08/04/2019)
A
longing to return home, in safety and dignity: Over
6,000 refugees from Bhutan remain at camps in Jhapa
and Morang and most of them are aching for their
homeland, by Arun Rajbandhi and Dipesh Khatiwada
(kp 07/04/2019)
GODAN
threatens to halt health services (ht 04/04/2019),
Government
doctors to halt out-patient care from today, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 05/04/2019), Doctors’
strike hits patients hard across country (ht
06/04/2019), Near
50,000 patients hit by doctors' strike (rep
06/04/2019), Government
doctors
steadfast on their strike against Civil Servants
Adjustment Bill: Nepal Medical Association extends
solidarity with the protest that has hit thousands of
people, by Arjun Poudel (kp 07/04/2019), As
government
doctors go on strike, the country’s poor suffer the
most: Several state-run health facilities were
overwhelmed on Sunday by patients, most of whom were
visiting from outside of Kathmandu, only to be refused
medical care, by Arjun Poudel (kp 08/04/2019) [The legitimacy of a medical strike
is extremely limited. As soon as patients are
seriously endangered, it becomes a crime!], Patients
bear the brunt of doctors’ protest, by Anita
Shrestha (ht 09/04/2019),
Govt
doctors continue to halt health services (ht
10/04/2019), ‘Docs’
strike violates Nepalis’ right to health’ (ht
10/04/2019), Patients
continue to suffer as doctors and government stand
their ground, by Arjun Poudel (kp 10/04/2019)
Health
workers in Khotang without salaries for five months
(rep 06/04/2019)
Govt’s
apathy promoting impunity: NHRC (ht 05/04/2019)
Citizenship
relief
for children of citizens by birth: District
administrative offices told to grant them citizenship
by descent, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 04/04/2019) [The cheering can only come from
male persons! Concerning the right to citizenship
through the mother everything remains unchanged! Women
continue to be treated as unequal and inferior
persons! Long live the patriarchal state of Nepal!!]
Nepali
children
born today will have their lives shortened by 30
months: New report says Nepal has the highest levels
of air pollution in the world, by Arpan Shrestha
(kp 04/04/2019)
Nomination
of
Supreme Court justices draws flak for not being
inclusive: The decision violates constitutional
provision on proportional inclusion, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 04/04/2019)
Storm-hit
Dalits living under open sky, by Prabhat Kumar Jha
(ht 04/04/2019)
In
latest
attempt to squeeze media, government seeks
journalists’ payroll details, violating the
constitution: Ministry of Information uses issue of
working journalists’ minimum wage to block
broadcasters’ payments to satellite
companiesnCircular follows a series of regulations to
muzzle journalism, by Anil Giri (kp 04/04/2019), Rescind
orders
against free press: Nepal Media Society: ‘We have seen
how such moves in the past by those drunk on power
have boomeranged on them' (kp 05/04/2019), Two
steps back: The government wants to keep
journalists on a tight leash (kp 05/04/2019)
Strengthen,
implement right to food law: AI to govt (ht
04/04/2019), Nepal:
To End Hunger, Strengthen and Implement Right to Food
Law (AI 04/04/2019), Plenty
of
work remains to end hunger by 2025: Amnesty report ‘If
the government of Nepal wants to ensure that no one
goes hungry in the country, it must strengthen the
law’, by Tsering D. Gurung (kp 05/04/2019)
Child
labour force drives brick kilns in Bhaktapur (ht
03/04/2019)
Complaints
registered
with transitional justice bodies to be sealed until
new leadership assumes office: Office bearers at the
Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission
of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons will
retire on April 14, by Binod Ghimire (kp
02/04/2019)
Reimagining
leadership:
Transitional justice process has not come to a
meaningful end because conflict victims were not
placed at the center, by Charan Prasai (rep
01/04/2019)
Is
Nepal’s
progressive trans rights movement bracing for a
setback? LGBTIQ community expresses reservations about
provisions in the citizenship bill which, according to
them, can result in further discrimination against
sexual minorities, by Asmita Manandhar (kp
31/03/2019)
No
more secrecy: The government must pick the people for
the transitional justice bodies transparently, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 31/03/2019)
Sunita
beaten to death over dowry, by Bhusan Yadav (kp
31/03/2019), A
sad story of a wife killed by husband for dowry
(rep 01/04/2019), Woman
allegedly beaten to death by her husband, by Madan
Thakur (rep 01/04/2019), Rage
against dowry death (rep 03/04/2019)
300
quake-victims under huts in Dolakha, by Rajendra
Manandhar (kp 31/03/2019)
Investment
summit
showcases the country’s mega projects—and its gender
disparity: The biggest stage for business and
investment fails to provide stage for women
entrepreneurs and investors, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
30/03/2019)
Crime
and forgiveness: We need to rethink reconciliation for
peaceful coexistence in post-insurgency Nepal, by
Dinesh Kafle (kp 29/03/2019)
Back
to the Middle Ages: An examinee had her sanitary pad
confiscated in the name of security (kp
28/03/2019)
Rage
and
reason: We need to bring around every actor from the
plains as well as the hills to agree on some basic
fundamentals of citizenship. Otherwise, citizenship
debate will prolong indefinitely, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep 28/03/2019) [There
is only one solution: Make it equal without any
patriarchal fantacies based on gender, ethnicity and
region!]
‘We
represent diversity’: Chauvinists can learn from the
New Zealand prime minister and change their way,
by Pramod Mishra (kp 28/03/2019) [This
is
the opposite of what NDP, a great number of NC
politicians and other Hindu state fanatics preach! It
should be the basis of Nepali nationalism as well!!]
Panel
formed
to pick names for transitional justice bodies: Former
chief justice Om Prakash Mishra to lead 5-member
recommendation committee, by Binod Ghimire (kp
26/03/2019)
His
mother
is a Nepali.He has been refused citizenship for 10
years: Between 2009 and 2017, Nepal has issued 13
naturalised citizenships to those born to a Nepali
mother and a foreign father. Many are waiting, hoping
to be the next, by Tsering D Gurung (kp
25/03/2019)
Inter-caste
couples still facing social stigma, by Tanka
Chhetri (rep 25/03/2019)
Campaign
against casteism: Reframing the narrative around
caste-based discrimination warrants a different
outlook, by Rajendra Senchurey (kp 24/03/2019)
Women
are still dying after being sent to menstruation huts,
but no one is filing complaints: A new report by the
National Human Rights Commision paints a grim picture
of Chhaupadi and how it’s still taking women’s lives,
despite being outlawed, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
23/03/2019) [see NHRC
report (in Nepali)]
On
the
wrong side of history: Defending unequal citizenship
rights is defending the Khas-Arya man’s status, not
the state sovereignty, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
22/03/2019)
80%
of accused rapists were acquaintances of the victims,
by Biken K Dawadi (rep 19/03/2019)
Parties
still
undecided on appointment of officials at transitional
justice bodies: Conflict victims concerned about
further delay in justice delivery, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 19/03/2019) [Positions
are far more important than justice for the victims!]
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]
1,127
rape cases recorded in 8 months (rep 16/03/2019)
Women’s
voices go unheard in local units led by male
officials: Budget for women empowerment and
income-generation unspent, by Menuka Dhungana (kp
16/03/2019)
Transitional
Justice bodies may end up without commissioners
(rep 16/03/2019)
Nirmala
rape, murder mystery: Arrested police personnel bailed
out (ht 15/03/2019), Durga
Devi’s U-turn (ht 15/03/2019)
House
issues ruling to make public probe report on
Tarai protest, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/03/2019)
Defence
team
questions legality of charge against police officers
in Nirmala case: The case was registered after the
expiry of three-month statute of limitation, defence
lawyers argue, by Nayak Paudel (kp 14/03/2019)
Death
of
a transgender woman raises alarm among the trans
community in Kathmandu: Members of the LGBTI community
say the death of Junu Gurung is the latest
reminder of just how perilous living as a trans person
can be in Nepal, by Tsering D Gurung (kp
12/03/2019)
Achham
police launch campaign against Chhaupadi, by
Menuka Dhungana (kp 12/03/2019)
Justice
for conflict victims: If the government continues to
dillydally, we should go to the international courts,
by Govinda KC (kp 10/03/2019)
Rautahat
works to end child marriage, by Shiva Puri (kp
10/03/2019)
He
for she: Men too have a responsibility in ensuring
gender equality in every field, by Prakash Banjade
(kp 10/03/2019)
Read,
write and bring about changes: The Dalit voice is
seldom heard in the mainstream, but its time we
changed that, by Subhash Nepali (kp 10/03/2019)
Debate
on
women’s citizenship rights rages as House takes up
amendment bill: Activists say lawmakers’ reluctance to
grant equal citizenship rights to women is reflective
of the deep-rooted patriarchal beliefs in society,
by Tsering D Gurung (kp 08/03/2019), Women
are being denied equal rights in the name of national
security and sovereignty: Binda Pandey (kp
08/03/2019) (interview)
Case
filed
against eight cops for torture, evidence destruction
in Nirmala case: Six were taken in custody after they
were produced before Kanchanpur court on Thursday,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 08/03/2019)
Apex
court releases CK Raut on general date; probe into him
continues, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 08/03/2019)
120
cases of violence against women recorded in a month
(kp 07/03/2019)
Government
rules
out international community’s role in transitional
justice: Nepal at this stage does not feel any need to
seek international assistance and support to complete
the process, Foreign Minister Gyawali says, by
Anil Giri (kp 06/03/2019) [Those
who were responsible for injustice during the times of
conflict are not qualified to bring justice now!]
Many
children from Dalit, marginalised groups in Siraha are
still out of school, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp
06/03/2019)
Park
rangers
tortured a man to death. Then, they were rewarded: An
investigation by The Kathmandu Post, in partnership
with BuzzFeed News, shows that the World Wide Fund for
Nature continues to ignore blatant violations of human
rights inside Nepal’s conservation areas—including the
death of a Tharu man in Chitwan in 2006—while
continuing to reward, fund and train partners who
operate with impunity, by Tsering D. Gurung (kp
04/03/2019) [This is
reminiscent of the attitude towards security forces
and politicians who, during the Maoist uprising, were
to blame for crimes!]
Bardiya
police rescue two women from border, by Kamal
Panthi (kp 04/03/2019)
Nepal’s
Badi
community finds itself in a bottomless pit of despair:
Although the community is slowly weaning off the
world’s oldest profession to keep their hearths
burning, they are also struggling to shrug off the
history they are burdened with, by Basanta Pratap
Singh and Dipesh Khatiwada (kp 03/03/2019)
Punishment
to
Godamchaur ‘A’ rapists good step, but too little, too
late: Rights activists; They stress the need for
continuous hearing to ensure speedy justice to
survivors, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 03/03/2019)
The
moment of truth: Dalits see converting to Christianity
as an escape from the caste system, by Rajani
Maharjan (kp 03/03/2019) [Probably
this
is one of the most important reasons why a number of
male Tagadharis call for a return to Hindu state: They
want to keep the Dalits under suppression and
exclusion!]
Free
the speech: The beauty of the internet is freedom. Let
it be, by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 03/03/2019)
Three
get 10-year jail for rape, murder bid (ht
02/03/2019), Three
slapped with 10 years jail in Godamchaur rape case:
Victim's family still receiving threats, by Bikan
K Dawadi (rep 02/03/2019)
Conflict
victims demand their 'say' in transitional justice
process (rep 02/03/2019)
Democracy
is also about tolerating dissent’ (ht 02/03/2019)
63,000
students of five mountain districts yet to get
textbooks (rep 02/03/2019)
Seeking
change: Women and girls should have autonomy over
their bodies, by Sivananthi Thanenthiran (kp
01/03/2019), he
Decides Day: Speaking out for sexual rights, by
Sivananthi Thanenthiran (ht 01/03/2019)
The
silent
sufferers: Labor-intensive agriculture increases
women’s workload in the farms and the overworked women
farmers face many health issues, by Ram Saran
Tamang (rep 01/03/2019)
Nepali
women lag behind in economic empowerment (ht
01/03/2019)
Whither
Transitional Justice?, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
28/02/2019),
No
blanket amnesty for rights violations, says Gyawali
(ht 28/02/2019), No
blanket amnesty for serious rights violations, Gyawali
says in Geneva, by Anil Giri (kp)
(kp 01/03/2019)
Scourge
of
dowry violence in Dhanusha: Around 690 cases of
gender violence have been registered in
the current fiscal year, by Ajit Tiwari (kp
27/02/2019)
In
need of a broader solidarity: #MeeToo is an
intersectional issue where gender, caste, and
ethnicity all come into play, by Sangita Thebe
Limbu and Kalpana Jha (kp 27/02/2019)
A
horror confronted: Sexual harassment of girls in
schools largely goes unreported (kp 27/02/2019)
31
street children rehabilitated (ht 27/02/2019)
Oli,
Dahal initiate process of building consensus on
citizenship bill, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
26/02/2019) [Women and men as
well as their descendants must be treated equal in
each an every respect!]
Tribhuvan
University
is finally talking about its sexual harassment
problem: After months of criticism, an interaction
programme at Nepal’s oldest university discussed
sexual harassment on campus, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
26/02/2019)
19
women saved from trafficking (kp 26/02/2019)
‘ITB
curtails fundamental rights of people’ (ht
26/02/2019)
Dalits
in Bajhang shut down meat shops as non-Dalits refuse
to buy, by Jagat Khadka (rep 26/02/2019)
Two
women raped in Saptari district (kp 25/02/2019)
Man
held for raping 81-year-old woman (kp 25/02/2019)
Police
constable thrashes woman (ht 25/02/2019)
A
month since the revelation of abuse at Lalitpur
school, probe committee has little to show: The
committee has only reached out to two former students
till date, by Alisha Sijapati and Marissa Taylor
(kp 25/02/2019)
Girls'
education still not a priority for Jumla families,
by DB Budha (rep 25/02/2019)
Victims
push against reappointment of transitional justice
body officials, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/02/2019)
Concerns
of Nepali women to be presented at international stage,
by Nayak Paudel (kp 24/02/2019), Customs
trump law on issue of gender equality (kp
24/02/2019)
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)
Nirmala’s
parents call off indefinite sit-in after 105 days,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 23/02/2019)
300
girls get self-defence training in Tulsipur, by
Durgalal KC (kp 23/02/2019)
Big
Brother looms: The government is working to introduce
legislation to regulate public discourse, by
Hardik Subedi and Harischandra Subedi (kp 22/02/2019)
Dalit
girl raped, cops arrest alleged rapist (ht
21/02/2019)
TU
assistant dean arrested for molesting teenage girl
(ht 21/02/2019)
Ward
chair accused of beating local woman (kp
21/02/2019)
Getting
off easy: Corrupt officials get to resign and
go scot-free, fuelling impunity (kp 21/02/2019)
Assaulting
free speech: The provisions in the new bill could
further curtail free speech and silence dissenters,
by Taranath Dahal (kp 21/02/2019)
Rape
cases up 79 pc in 2018: INSEC (rep 20/02/2019)
[For intensive evaluation of human rights in 2088 see: Human Rights Yearbook 2019, by INSEC,
17 February 2019]
Heed
the voice of disabled civilian war victims: Lalitpur
Declaration (rep 20/02/2019)
‘We,
as
a society, have kept quiet on sexual harassment, abuse
and violence so far’: Issues of sexual violence must
be included in public discourses to ensure equality
for women (kp 19/02/2019)
Nahartol
girls vow to check rampant child marriage, by
Pawan Yadav (kp 19/02/2019)
More
reservation quotas sought for ethnic groups, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 19/02/2019) [The
text of the bill provides for a reduction!]
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), Govt
‘muzzling critical voices under pretext of reasonable
restriction’, by Pratik Rimal (rep
18/02/2019),
Public
uproar on social media after song removed from YouTube
(rep
18/02/2019),
An
offer he couldn’t refuse: Self-censorship is dangerous
(kp 19/02/2019), top
intimidation:
What the intimidation tactic has done is given those
in the opposition and the angry commoner a platform to
hit back at the government (ht 19/02/2019), Go
with
the flow, not with the gag: The Pashupati Sharma
episode exemplifies new media’s potential to lead
public discourse even when the government looks keen
to set limits, by Mohan Guragain (kp 23/02/2019)
Youth-focussed
panel discusses social media, entrepreneurship and
freedom of speech, by Timothy Aryal (kp
18/02/2019)
Inaction
in sexual harassment allegations against Bhattachan
concerns international academics, by Bhrikuti Rai
(kp 18/02/2019)
Trafficking
victims being brought home from Manipur (ht
18/02/2019)
After
being trafficked, survivors struggle to rebuild lives,
by Marissa Taylor (kp 17/02/2019)
Dalit
woman thrown out of house in Salyan, by Biplav
Maharjan (kp 17/02/2019)
Nepal’s
peace came with a promise for justice — but it’s been
painfully slow, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/02/2019),
‘Appoint
TRC, CIEDP members without delay’, by Roshan S
Nepal (ht 16/02/2019), SC
begins hearings on petitions against Agni Sapkota
(rep 16/02/2019)
11-year-old
girl found dead, by Ajit Tiwari and Shyam Sundar
Shashi (kp 16/02/2019), Demand
to arrest Rasaili’s murderers (kp 17/02/2019), Police
arrest rape, murder suspect, by Shyam Sundar
Shashi and Santosh Singh (kp 20/02/2019), Heinous
crime:
Women’s rights, dignity and safety cannot be ensured
as long as the community itself does not foster the
“we” feeling (ht 20/02/2019)
Police
constable accused of raping woman, by Devendra
Basnet (rep 16/02/2019)
Nepal’s
superwomen
beat superstition: Women in the Far West Nepal are
refusing to be banished to the cow shed during their
periods, by Aruna Uprety (nt 15/02/2019)
Government
proposes harsh punishment for posting ‘improper’
contents online, by Sanjaya Lama (kp 14/02/2019),
Govt
pushes IT bill to control social media, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 14/02/2019), 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), Information
technology bill: 1.5 million rupees fine, five years
jail sentence or both proposed (ht 17/02/2019)
Father
held for raping daughter (kp 14/02/2019)
Combatting
modern slavery: Challenges and opportunities, by
Jhabindra Bhandari (ht 14/02/2019)
Nepal
to defend its transitional justice process in Geneva:
Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali says he will tell the
international community there will be no blanket
amnesty in cases of serious human rights violations,
by Anil Giri (kp 13/02/2019) [13
years have passed since the end of the ten-year
conflict and not much has really happened! So, what
process do you want to defend?], 'Bomb
shattered my dreams, poverty took away my wife',
by Bhadra Sharma (rep 13/02/2019) [How
will you defend 13 years of inactivity in such cases,
Mr Gyawali?], Conflict
victims of Guranse struggle to overcome trauma, by
Biplav Maharjan (kp 14/02/2019)
Ministry
asks staff to not partake in programmes without
consent, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/02/2013) [Fundamental
rights not valid for civil servants!]
Six
teenagers escape detention centre, by Krishna
Prasad Dhakal (ht 13/02/2019) [72
persons living in 3 roome?!]
Scheme
to
ensure at least 100 days of jobs for unemployed on
cards: Programme is part of a larger plan to create
100,000 jobs annually, officials say, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 12/02/2019), Government
launching Prime Minister Employment Program on
Wednesday (rep 12/02/2019), Watch
out (kp 14/02/2019)
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)
A
Dalit settlement awaits land ownership for over four
decades, by Govinda KC (rep 12/02/2019) [This
would never have happened in a Bahun village!]
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)
25
protesting doctors arrested, released, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 11/02/2019), 25
govt docs arrested, 3 injured in police action in
Kathmandu (rep 11/02/2019)
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)
Elusive
Justice, by Ajit Kumar Singh (South Asia
Intelligence Review 11/02/2019)
Entertainment
industry employing minors (ht 10/02/2019)
They
have
a home. They don’t have a country: In a tiny village
in western Nepal, arcane laws and government
bureaucracy have left families without citizenship and
pushed them further into poverty, by Tsering
Ngodup Lama (kp 09/02/2019)
Child
marriage still in practice in the Chepang community,
by Pratap Bista (kp 09/02/2019)
"I
knew I couldn’t stay silent anymore”: meet the women
fighting sexual violence in Nepal (Amnesty
International 08/02/2019)
Rape
victim stigmatised, deprived of education (ht
08/02/2019)
Rape
rulings in Nepal follow letter, not spirit of the law,
by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 08/02/2019)
Millions
of students affected by Chand-led Maoist party’s
strike, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/02/2019)
Rape
victim pines for normal life (kp 08/02/2019)
Over
300
Nepalis trafficked through the India-Myanmar border in
one month: Only two people have been tracked so far,
while the whereabouts of hundreds are still unknown,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 07/02/2019), Myanmar
emerging as a transit hub for trafficking Nepali girls
(ht 09/02/2019)
House
endorses
amendment bill on Transitional Justice Act: Two
transitional justice bodies will get one-year
extension and new officials, by Binod Ghimire
(kp), Truth
and Reconciliation Commission chairman and member put
in papers, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/02/2019)
Government
fails
to give concrete answer on Nirmala Pant rape and
murder probe: Home minister goes on defensive
responding to lawmakers’ queries, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 07/02/2019)
Justice
deferred
for Dalits: Many reports have pointed out that the
police hardly register the cases of crimes of
caste-based discrimination and rarely carry out
investigation, by Saraj Ray (rep 06/02/2019)
Two
more
teachers from Lalitpur Madhyamik accused of sexual
abuse: A document started by the school’s alumni has
over 40 testimonials from former students detailing
molestation by the school’s teachers, by Alisha
Sijapati and Marissa Taylor (kp 06/02/2019)
Cold
winter
nights add to the trauma of women banished to period
huts: ‘We can’t even build a fire inside because the
shed gets filled with smoke, and then it becomes
suffocating', by Basanta Pratap Singh and Menuka
Dhungana (kp 05/02/2019)
Structural
blindness: The foundation of modern Nepal lies in the
caste system of governance, by Subhash Nepali (kp
05/02/2019)
Youth
denied citizenship despite SC order (ht
05/02/2019)
Rise
against the clock: Proactive research and analysis are
needed to effectively address future nutritional
problems, by Ramu Bishwakarma (kp 05/02/2019)
Family
receives
Ram Manohar Yadav’s body five months after he died in
police custody: Brother says they will continue to
fight for justice and won’t accept the government’s
compensation pay, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
04/02/2019), Police
seize
Ram Manohar’s body on the way to funeral: Hundreds of
supporters of the Free Madhes movement showed up
for the last rites despite the arrest of scores by the
authorities, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
05/02/2019)
Standing
in the way of control: Protests, a means of
political communication, cannot be stifled
(kp 04/02/2019)
Nepal
Police sets up separate bureau to look into human
trafficking cases, by Nayak Paudel (kp
04/02/2019), Women
trafficking:
One reason why girl trafficking has flourished in
Nepal is because traffickers can operate here without
much fear (ht 04/02/2019)
At
least
130 Nepali girls rescued from India-Myanmar border in
two days: They were en route to Southeast Asian and
Gulf countries via Myanmar, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 03/02/2019)
Lawmakers
visit Bajura for field study of chhaupadi (ht
03/02/2019)
TJ
bodies preparing interim reports as term ends near
(rep 03/02/2019)
A
Madhesi died in police custody. No one knows what
really happened: Five months since the death of Ram
Manohar Yadav, a Free Madhes activist, the
family is still looking for answers while the police
stay silent, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
02/02/2019)
Transitional
justice is our internal affair: Govt tells diplomats,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 02/02/2019) [The
victims need international support, especially when
violators are sitting in government and army!]
Chhaupadi
deaths fail to teach people any lesson (rep
02/02/2019)
Ministry
consults conflict victims on justice process, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 02/02/2019)
Six
trafficking victims rescued from Delhi (kp
01/02/2019)
A
child cries in silence: Sexual abuse widespread,
by Aruna Uprety (ht 01/02/2019)
Crime
and politics: Nirmala Panta’s unsolved rape and murder
divides activists and prolongs the family’s grief,
by Namrata Sharma (nt 01/02/2019)
Sexual
harassment on public transport unabated (ht
31/01/2019)
Minister
Baskota says he cares about freedom of press. Really?
Muzzling of press unabated,
by Roshan Sedhai (rep 31/01/2019)
Transitional
justice
bodies to get term extension; officials won’t: Move
aims to allay concerns of conflict victims but lacks
substance, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/01/2019), TRC,
CIEDP members’ tenure extended till April 13:
Commissions get one year extension (ht
30/01/2019), CVCP
lauds bill related to TJ laws amendment (ht
31/01/2019)
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), Contentious
issues of citizenship bill discussed in House
committee, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 02/02/2019)
Nepal
falls
two places to 124 on Corruption Perception Index: The
political leadership prioritised serving the interests
of those who run syndicates and contractors with poor
track records, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
30/01/2019)
Congress
mum on wide-body deal: Aircraft purchase scam issue
missing from minutes at Deuba’s behest, party insiders
say, by Anil Giri (kp 29/01/2019) [This
proves
the hypocrisy of Nepalese politicians. Civil society
is much more effective if the political parties do not
participate!]
Rajeev
Gurung, aka Deepak Manange, sworn in as provincial
lawmaker, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 29/01/2019), Crime
and candidacy: Having lawbreakers as lawmakers would
be the biggest irony (kp 30/01/2019)
A
faction of war victims refuses to be part of any
mechanism: “We want the two transitional justice
commissions to continue, but their officials should be
changed,” says Phanindara Luitel of Conflict Victims
National Network, by Binod Ghimire (kp
28/01/2019), Conflict
Victims Common Platform splits (ht 28/01/2019), Government
in
bind as conflict victims divided: One association
calls for mechanism to decide the future of
transitional justice process; another objects to any
new structure to deal with war-era cases, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 29/01/2019)
Assessing
media
attack: When public figures indulge in media attacks,
the prospects and conditions for the media grow dimmer
and dangerous by the day, by P Kharel (rep
28/01/2019)
A
closed door: The process of seeking legal remedy for
cases of sexual abuse should be clear (kp
28/01/2019)
Girl,
10, found dead on riverbank, by Binod Bhandari (kp
28/01/2019), Ten-year-old
girl found dead, rape suspected, by Hari Adhikari
(ht 28/01/2019), Police
arrest two men in rape andmurder of girl, 11,
by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 04/02/2019), Two
held for rape, murder paraded (ht 04/02/2019)
Nirmala
rape, murder mystery: NHRC finds flaws in collection
of vaginal swab (ht 28/01/2019)
Law
minister-led
mechanism to decide future of transitional justice:
Sources say the body will seek participation of
all stakeholders, including conflict victims, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 27/01/2019), Transitional
Justice & Factional Diplomacy, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 27/01/2019) [An
incredible statement by the Deputy Executive Editor of
the government-owned daily The Rising Nepal in blind
support of the machinations of the Oli government,
despite all the hypocrisy of today's opposition NC,
which has done similar things in the past when in
power. National and international supporters of
victims and civil society are accused of manipulative
interference in internal Nepalese affairs. They are
denied any appeal for respect for the rule of law,
democracy and human rights. Peace without justice for
the victims is not possible! Like all governments before, the
Oli government will do nothing in support of justice
without internal and external pressure!]
An
exemplary prison of Dailekh (rep 26/01/2019)
Govt
plans nationwide consultation on next transitional
justice process (rep 26/01/2019)
48
arrested in capital for protesting against Medical
Education bill (rep 26/01/2019)) [Freedom
of opinion denied!]
From
tika to ashes: There are layers upon layers of
injustice in the rape of Dalit women, by Sarita
Pariyar (kp 25/01/2019)
International
community
builds pressure on transitional justice: Foreign
missions, UN call for broader consultation with
conflict victims and stakeholders, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 25/01/2019), Govt
slams statement of Western countries, UN on
transitional justice (rep 25/01/2019),
‘Zero
draft’ starting point for talks with victims, by
Roshan S Nepal (ht 25/01/2019)
Government
aims to end child marriage (ht 25/01/2019)
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)
Women
brave cold and spend night under tents during
menstruation, by Khamma Khatri (rep 24/01/2019)
Woman
killed on witchcraft allegation (kp 24/01/2019)
Rapist
jailed for eight years (kp 24/01/2019)
Minorities
and Human Rights, by Balmukunda Regmi (rn
23/01/2019)
‘Laws
made thru political consensus unacceptable’ (ht
23/01/2019)
Move
against parody accounts a ‘bid to stifle freedom of
expression’ (rep 23/01/2019)
Dalit
community practises untouchability, by Mohan
Budhair (kp 22/01/2019), Caste-based
discrimination rampant, by Tularam Pandey (kp
22/01/2019)
Chepang
girls physically assaulted in Chitwan (kp
22/01/2019)
Mind
the gap: Transitional justice is not detached from
foreign policy, by Rajendra Senchurey and Binod
Kumar Paudel (kp 22/01/2019)
Nepali
arrested in Delhi for human trafficking (ht
22/01/2019)
Walk
The Talk, Raju Prasad Chapagai (Amnesty
International 21/01/2019)
Council
nominates chairpersons of five commissions, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 21/01/2019) [Once
again
little social inclusion: Predominantly male Bahuns who
constitute only 6 per cent of the country's
population! This is true even for commissions that are
meant to provide better inclusion of disadvantaged
sections of society! Long live male Bahunbad!]
Bajura
police starts collecting data on Chhaupadi sheds
(kp 21/01/2019)
Justice
delayed:
There is no reason why the transitional justice
process should have taken thirteen years unless it is
trying to protect the perpetrators (ht 21/01/2019)
Families
of martyrs living in misery, awaiting death, by
Dinesh Subedi (rep 21/01/2019)
Madhes
movement demonstrator appeals to state for treatment,
by Santosh Singh (kp 21/01/2019)
A
dangerous life: Road safety is not a privilege, but
the right of the people (kp 21/01/2019)
Policing
the police: Reform Nepal’s interrogration practices,
by Sakun Bhandari (kp 20/01/2019)
KC’s
crucial Satyagraha: Given our revolutionary history,
how has this simple man’s resistance been so
misunderstood?, by Abhi Subedi (kp 20/01/2019)
Rise
against
cybercrimes: Women are more susceptible to cyber crime
as perpetrator’s identity remains anonymous and he may
constantly threaten and blackmail the victim by using
different identities, by Dikchya Raut (rep
20/01/2019)
Four
men held on rape charge, by Pratikshya Kafle (kp
19/01/2019)
14-year-old
girl assaulted in Syangja (kp 19/01/2019)
Govt
unlikely to hold consultations with victims, by
Roshan S Nepal (ht 19/01/2019)
HRW
urges Nepal to ensure transitional justice (rep
18/01/2019)
Nepal:
Address Transitional Justice: Decade of Promises, but
Victims Still Await Answers (Human Rights Watch
17/01/2019)
Locked
up abroad: A mechanism needs to be created to protect
the legal aid rights of migrant workers, by Anurag
Devkota (kp 17/01/2019)
Woman
thrashed on charge of practising witchcraft (ht
17/01/2019)
Rukum
villages bid farewell to Maghe Sankranti with child
marriage, by Lokendra Khanal (rep 17/01/2019)
Procedure
issued for managing street kids (ht 17/01/2019)
17
years
of denied justice: Muktinath Adhikari’s family is
among thousands who have been dismissed in the
Transitional Justice process, by Suman Adhikari
(kp 16/01/2019)
State
2
kicks off ‘Beti Bachau-Beti Padhau’ campaign:
According to the scheme, every newborn girl will be
insured in the Province’s eight districts from Tuesday,
by Shahiman Rai (kp 16/01/2019)
Musahar
girl champions the cause of ending child marriage in
community, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 15/01/2019),
Changing
times (kp 15/01/2019)
Nirmala
rape, murder report: NHRC to make public contents of
probe, not findings, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht
15/01/2019)
Third
space of conversationIt should be a space for
transformation for Dalits and non-Dalits, men and
women, by Sanjeev Uprety (kp 13/01/2019)
SAGGC
for political consensus on citizenship , by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 13/01/2019)
Government
issues
new order of precedence: NPC vice-chair ranks higher
than Supreme Court justices and chiefs of
constitutional bodies (ht 13/01/2019) [??],
NHRC
concerned (ht 13/01/2019)
Locals
pull down chhau shed in Bajura (ht 12/01/2019)
Even
right activists and teachers observe criminalised
Chhaupadi in western Nepal, by Basanta Pratap
Singh, Menuka Dhungana and Arjun Shah (kp 11/01/2019)
Richest
10 % Nepalis over 26 times wealthier than poorest 40 %
(rep 11/01/2019) [see OXFAM
report], Costs
of
inequality: Key among the development challenges
facing Nepal is the ever-widening income and wealth
gap between the haves and have-nots, by Cecilia
Keizer (rep 13/01/2019)
Bill
requires children to allocate portion of income to
elderly parents, by Ashok Dahal (rep 11/01/2019)
Nirmala's
father shows his dark side: Yagyaraj beats up his
ex-wife, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 11/01/2019)
Engendering
change: Reluctance to accept women leadership is a
culturalised behaviour (kp 10/01/2019)
The
number game: The Public Service Commission has not
been shying away from providing government data,
by Deepak Thapa (kp 10/01/2019)
Mother
and two sons die in Chhaupadi shed fire: Women are
still banished to sheds though the practice has been
criminalised, by Arjun Shah (kp 10/01/2019), Break
the
shackle: The local levels must launch a massive
awareness drive to get rid of the chhaupadi system
that dehumanises women in rural areas (ht
10/01/2019)
Conflict-affected
families of security personnel launch indefinite
sit-in (ht 10/01/2019)
Ganga
Maya Adhikari seeks global attention, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 10/01/2019), Ganga
Maya
meets UN resident coordinator: Says government has
been unwilling and unable to deliver justice in her
son’s murder case (ht 10/01/2019)
Nirmala’s
mother demands DNA authenticity verification, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 10/01/2019)
Fate
of transitional justice bodies hangs in balance: As
parties vacillate, conflict victims are divided over
new mechanism, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/01/2019)
Cold
worsens menses woes in far-west (ht 09/01/2019)
Anti-trafficking
society: Voice for the voiceless, by Shanta Dhakal
(ht 09/01/2019)
Snowfall
adds chill to quake survivors’ lives, by Anish
Tiwari (kp 09/01/2019) [Failure
of government and administration to provide assistance
in time!]
Man
held for repeatedly raping daughter, 12, by
Pratichya Kafle (kp 08/01/2019)
CIEDP
probes
85 pc complaints in first phase: Preparing to record
statements of alleged perpetrators for the second
phase of investigation (ht 08/01/2019)
Lead
anew: The creation of new organisations of
historically marginalised groups can lead to
transformative change, by Subhash Nepali (kp
08/01/2019)
Woman
allegedly murdered for dowry by husband, in-laws,
by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 07/01/2019)
Pass
on props, please: Using school children to fill chairs
is completely wrong (kp 07/01/2019)
Saffronization
of
Congress: The liberals, moderates and youth leaders in
Congress must safeguard their party against the
communal, sectarian allure of right wing Hindutva
ideology, by Chhering Yonzon (rep 07/01/2019)
Breaking
the
silence on #MeToo: Women’s silence in Nepal’s feeble
#MeToo movement has also to do with illiteracy and
socioeconomic disadvantages majority of women face,
by Gyanu BK (rep 06/01/2019)
Criminal
Code ‘ineffective’ to end Chhaupadi practice, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 05/01/2019)
Minors
arrested on charge of child marriage, by Sher
Bahadur Jero (rep 05/01/2019)
Chitwan
police arrest Pokhara man for throwing acid at his
wife, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 04/01/2019)
A
tightened muzzle: Protracted governmental strategies
have led to waning press freedom in Nepal, by
Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp 04/01/2019)
Eradicating
hunger: Possible in Nepal, by Kapil Joshi (ht
04/01/2019)
Chaudhary
sworn in after party’s pressure, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 04/01/2019) [?????],
Why
govt let massacre-accused Resham Chaudhary take oath
(rep 04/01/2019) [There cannot
be enough (potential) criminals in leading political
positions! The rule of law in democratic states does
not allow the participation of persons who are accused
of crimes!], Back
to jail after oath, by Ashok Dahal (rep
04/01/2019), Tikapur
victims speak of grave injustice, by Dil Bahadur
Chhatyal (rep 04/01/2019), Road
to impunity: Oath to Resham Chaudhary (rep
06/01/2019)
Trafficking
prevention more challenging now (kp 03/01/2019), Human
trafficking prevention a complex issue (ht
03/01/2019)
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)
Fool
me once: The Conflict Victims’ Common Platform could
breathe new life into our pursuit for justice, by
Binod Kumar Paudel and Rajendra Sechuray (kp 03/01/2019)
Violations
of press freedom up: Report (kp 02/01/2019) [see
report by Freedom Forum]
Consent
is key: Will Nepali society ever fully understand
marital rape?, by Priya Rajbhandary (kp
02/01/2019)
Transitional
Justice Act: Govt undecided on amendment, by
Roshan S Nepal (ht 02/01/2019), Ganga
Maya to tell her story to the world, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 02/01/2019)
Together
for justice: Charter initiative may further empower
perpetrators rather than victims. Dialogue can help us
unite, by Om Prakash Aryal, Anita Neupane Thapalia
and Ram Bhandari (rep 02/01/2019)
Campaign
fails to stop child marriage, by Shamsher Bikram
GC (rep 02/01/2019)
LGBTI
issues not govt priority: Joint-secretary (ht
02/12/2018)
Police
after a child rape suspect (kp 01/01/2019)
Torture,
disappearings to be moved from military to civilian
court, by Ashok Dahal (rep 01/01/2019), Bill
to amend Nepal Army Act (rep 02/01/2019)
Journalism
in peril: Looking forward to a safer year for
journalists (kp 01/01/2018)
My
disappeared father: Families who lost relatives during
the Maoist conflict are still seeking truth and
justice, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 31/12/2018), Road
to
justice: Nepal’s transitional justice process failed
to pursue transformative agenda of CPA. It seems to be
moving away from socio-economic dimensions of conflict,
by Tika P. Dhakal (rep 31/12/2018), National
Reconciliation Day Celebration, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 31/12/2018)
#WhoKilledNirmala?:
When
those in power and with agency to protect the citizens
and uphold societal law and order responds with
hostility to an earnest call for accountability, it
shows how fractured the country’s justice and law
enforcement system is, by Nayak Paudel (kp
31/12/2018)
Speaking
out
and aloud: The #MeToo momentum in Nepal, while
welcome, dissipated before it could even make a dent
in Nepal’s power structures, by Alisha Sijapati
(kp 31/12/2018)
Efforts
on to unite two factions of rights activists and
conflict victims, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/12/2018)
Using
public transport an ordeal for disabled people, by
Shuvam Dhungana (rep 30/12/2018)
No
end to ‘slavery’ in some Madhes communities: Oppressed
people demand right to land and dignified life, by
Upendra Lamichhane (rep 29/12/2018)
Locals
protesting demolitions clash with police in West
Rukum, 10 injured (rep 29/12/2018)
Five
rape cases reported daily: Low conviction rate giving
rise to crime, say police (ht 28/12/2018)
12
years
later, justice is a mirage: A proposal to find a way
out of the transitional justice impasse splits the
victims’ movement, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt
28/12/2018),
Justice
in
transition: The international community has seen
transitional justice as a barrier to the peace process
rather than a necessary part of it, by David
Seddon (nt 28/12/2018)
‘Untouchability’
culture among Dalits weakens anti-discrimination drive,
by Menuka Dhungana (kp 28/12/2018)
Child
marriage,
once rampant, sees decline in a rural community:
Dipendra, the father of Suraj, says he had received a
bicycle, Rs10,000 in cash, some utensils and clothes
as dowry during the wedding, by Shiva Puri (kp
27/12/2018)
Menstruating
women still banished to sheds in 'Chaupadi-free' Jumla,
by DB Budha (rep 27/12/2018)
Nirmala
murder case: 2nd suspect freed by DNA report, accuses
police of torture, by Sanjaya Lama (kp
27/12/2018), Freed
suspects allege torture in custody, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 28/12/2018),
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)
Throwing
caution to the wind: The authorities’ inaction
towards air pollution is inexcusable (kp
27/12/2018)
The
new trailblazers: It is important to open up
non-agricultural avenues for rural women, by
Khilendra Basnyat (kp 27/12/2018)
TU
vice-chancellor
‘unaware’ of sexual harassment charges against
professor: Retired Tribhuvan University professor
teaches at private colleges and is invited to speak at
prestigious forums, by Tsering D Gurung (kp
26/12/2018)
Teacher
accused of beating student to death, by Upendra
Yadav (rep 26/12/2018), Teacher
on the run after student’s death in Kalaiya, by
Laxmi Sah (kp 27/12/2018)
No
remedy even as Kathmandu air crosses dangerous levels,
by Arpan Shrestha (kp 25/12/2018)
Victims’
body
refutes claims against charter: The leaders from the
umbrella body say the blame is baseless, saying they
had always stood for the process (kp
25/12/2018), Rift
grows among conflict victims: Disgruntled group forms
new body (rep), Task
force to address issues of injured fighters (kp) [12 years after the end of civil
war and their party joined main stream and government
with their leaders getting top positions and living in
wealth!?], Dialogue
Over Conflict, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 25/12/2018)
Quake
victims still awaiting relocation to safer sites,
by Himnath Devkota (rep 25/12/2018)
Boy
arrested for stabbing a girl for refusing his love
proposal (rep 25/12/2018)
IGP
fails to shed more light on Nirmala rape, murder,
by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 25/12/2018), Protesters
submit signatures to UN country office (ht
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!]
Mechanism
for
justice: If proposed high-level political mechanism
provides the space for concluding remaining tasks of
peace and justice, we need to support it, by
Rajendra Senchurey (rep 23/12/2018),
Conflict-hit
women demand prompt response to their plaints (ht
23/12/2018)
Kathmandu’s
roads
are widening, but there’s no space for pedestrians:
The existing set-up of most of the Valley’s streets
shows there’s little concern for pedestrians, and even
where there are sidewalks, they have been poorly built
and managed, by Arpan Shrestha (kp 22/12/2018)
Chhaupadi-free
drive ineffective, by Menuka Dhungana (kp
22/12/2018)
Women
still unable to enjoy reproductive health rights
(ht 22/12/2018)
AIG’s
report
blames senior officers for failed Nirmala murder
probe: Report says police tried to frame Dilip Singh
Bista; Probe names 18 officers for
tampering with evidence at the crime scene, by
Nayak Paudel (kp 22/12/2018)
Justice,
interrupted: Transitional Justice will only work if
those in charge are trusted, by Mohna Ansari (kp
21/12/2018), Crippled
commissions: Victims’ long wait for justice, by
Ram Dayal Rakesh (ht 21/12/2018)
Ex-UN
official in Nepal to discuss transitional justice
issues, by Binod Ghimire and Anil Giri (kp
21/12/2018)
Rape,
murder convict of minor gets Life sentence (kp
20/12/2018), Timely
verdict;
While the provision of life sentence till death will
act as deterrence the judicial system also needs to
impart justice prudently (ht 21/12/2018)
Playing
politics
with justice: The proposed high-level political
mechanism is believed to be yet another strategy to
award immunity to perpetrators of serious crimes
committed during conflict-era, by Charan Prasai
(rep 19/12/2018)
Combating
trafficking:
There are no urban centers, in and outside Nepal,
where Nepali women and girls may not have been
forcibly trafficked, by Nilam Sangroula (rep
19/12/2018)
LGBTI
people face discrimination (ht 19/12/2018)
TRC
still clueless about Rolpa house massacre, by
Dinesh Subedi (rep 18/12/2018)
Rape
cases double in Dang, by Devendra Basnet (rep
18/12/2018)
Forced
seasonal migration causes gender role transformations
(rep 18/12/2018)
Nirmala
rape, murder: Cops yet to release DNA test results of
suspects held recently, by Anita Shrestha (ht
17/12/2018), Nirmala
murder case: Mother files case against police for
destroying proof, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
18/12/2018)
In
search of judicial independence: The judicial council
has not addressed the federal aspirations of the
people, by Praveen Kumar Yadav and Mohan Kumar
Karna (kp 17/12/2018)
Dalit
settlement sold after ward chair errs (ht
17/12/2018) [????]
Nirmala
rape and murder: Struggle committee announces fresh
agitation (kp 16/12/2018)
Teenager
found hanging inside NC leader’s house, by
Maheshwar Chamling Rai (rep 16/12/2018)
Girl
disowned by in-laws for being Dalit, husband out of
contact since months, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep
16/12/2018)
Trafficking
of women to Gulf countries on the rise (ht
16/12/2018)
Civil
society group protests transitional justice junket,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/12/2018), Disgruntled
group
calls on Swiss to stand firm on int’l standards: In
the memorandum, the dissident group has appealed to
the United Nations and Switzerland to stand
consistently for ending impunity and fulfillment of
the victims’ right to truth, justice and reparations
(rep 15/12/2018)
Women
still reluctant to register complaints against
domestic violence (ht 15/12/2018)
Keep
children
away from politics: We have to let children be
children and let them scale the epitome of infinite,
all-encompassing, and all-embracing venues, by
Babu Ram Neupane (rep 15/12/2018)
Watchdog
says pollution issue complaints more than crime
(kp 14/12/2018)
Photojournalist
detained for taking photos outside Shital Niwas
(rep 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)
Police
arrest two suspects in Godamchaur rape case, by
Biken K Dawadi (rep 13/12/2018) [after more than one
year!]
'Monopoly
of capitalist big media houses' must en, says Dahal
(rep 13/12/2018) [Another
frontal attack on free press and freedom of opinion!!]
Army
deserter turned Maoist rebel serving life term:
Implicated in surrendering army weapons to rebels,
by Prakash Timalsina (rep 13/12/2018) [But
the
one who received the arms is now officer in the army
and those who commanded the rebels and their army are
now sitting in leading positions of the government!]
Watch
your words: Online harassment is an epidemic that
needs to be addressed more seriously (kp
13/12/2018)
Relatives
of
new ‘suspects’ protest: Citizen Struggle forum
Co-ordinator says the authorities have framed innocent
people to protect the real culprits, by Mohan
Budhair and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 12/12/2018)
Bhutan
refugees
rally for help to go back home: Bhutanese refugees
held a rally in Beldangi Camp and appealed to global
human rights bodies to help their repatriation, by
Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 11/12/2018)
Laws
are not enough: A complaint panel should be formed to
deal with sexual harassment in organisations, by
Dinesh Pant (kp 11/12/2018)
Mystery
surrounds the death of a Bardiya teen, by Kamal
Panthi (kp 11/12/2018)
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)
Call
to amend citizenship provisions (ht 10/12/2018)
Reporting
of VAW cases up after operation of helpline service
(rep 10/12/2018)
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)
Two
minors raped in the last 72 hours, by Amrita Anmol
and Birendra KC (kp 09/12/2018)
Protests
continue even as police claim ‘narrowing list of
suspects’, by Nayak Paudel (kp) 09/12/2018, Locals
suspect police might be framing poor people again
, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 09/12/2018)
Staying
home during periods becoming normal in rural Achham,
by Khamma Khatri (rep 09/12/2018)
Many
elderly care centres only in paper: Rights body, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 08/12/2018)
Women
tea
estate workers form union: Male workers in tea
factories of Ilam and Panchthar get Rs 400 per day
while women workers get only Rs 300 (kp
08/12/2018)
Transitional
justice: There’s no confusion, says Law Minister
Dhakal (ht 08/12/2018)
PM’s
threats
are unbecoming of his high office, intellectuals say:
Oli takes a stab at academics and journalists who have
been vocal critics of his administration, by Anil
Giri (kp 07/12/2018)
Officials
sleep
as victims weep: A mother cries for out-of-coma son
with amputed leg; An ailing father writes songs for
murdered daughter, by Nayak Paudel (kp 06/12/2018)
Rape
victims in Jumla settle cases fearing social stigma,
by DB Budha (rep 06/12/2018)
Madam
diplomat: Women should get more opportunities to show
their potential in the global arena, by Illa
Mainali (kp 06/12/2018)
Kidnapping
cases up by 29%, by Biken K Dawadi (rep
05/12/2018)
83
pc of missing persons are women or children, by
Shuvam Dhungana (rep 05/12/2018), Where
are missing women and children? (rep 06/12/2018)
Transitional
justice bodies prepare to go as term sees end, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 04/12/2018), CIEDP
refutes CVCP’s charge (ht 04/12/2018)
Cross-border
children in citizenship logjam, by Karishma
Chaudhary (kp 04/12/2018)
Madhesi
Muslims ‘do not report sexual crimes by male in-laws’
(kp 02/12/2018), Muslim
women facing sexual abuse by family members, fail to
raise voice (ht 02/12/2018)
Injured
conflict victim neglected by state: He has got no
justice even after a court verdict in his favor,
by Sabita Shrestha (rep 02/12/2018)
Police
detain activists for pasting Nirmala posters, by
Bhawani Bhatta and Nayak Paudel (kp 01/12/2018) [The
Oli government as veto players with respect to rule of
law, justice and human rights!!], Police
disrupt peaceful protest: Arrest 12 persons for
pasting posters featuring Nirmala (ht 01/12/2018),
Hundreds
rally for justice in Nirmala case (rep
02/12/2018), Protesters
defy police warning (ht 02/12/2018), Rights
activists in fresh protest demanding justice for
Nirmala, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 04/12/2018)
Statute
discriminates against women, say MPs (ht
01/12/2018)
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)
Families
displaced by 2014 Jure landslide are still without
homes, by Anish Tiwari (kp 01/12/2018)
Special
rapporteur: Nirmala murder is a test case for Nepal,
by Tsering D Gurung (kp 30/11/2018), UN
official concerned about delay in providing justice to
Nirmala Panta (ht 30/11/2018), Justice
delayed and denied: Quest for truth and justice in
daughter’s murder has driven Nirmala’s father to
insanity, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 30/11/2018)
Abducted
8-yr-old boy found murdered, man arrested, by
Shuvam Dhungana (rep 30/11/2018)
Local
unit intercepts children being taken to capital to
work in brick kilns, by Dinesh Subedi (rep
30/11/2018)
The
ageing warriors: Betrayed by the state and the
parties, it’s an endless wait for justice for the
victims, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 29/11/2018)
3
arrested for allegedly raping a 22-year-old in Thamel,
by Biken K Dawadi (rep 29/11/2018)
Nirmala's
sisters fear sleeping at home in absence of mother,
by Dil BahadurChhatyal and Rajendra Bhatta (rep
29/11/2018)
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!]
Minister
orders state media to muzzle—and counter—Dr KC,
Nirmala news, by Anil Giri (kp 29/11/2018) [Another step towards dictatorship!
The people should no longer read government owned
media!]
Underage
marriage in Karnali puts young mothers at risk, by
Jyoti Katuwal (kp 29/11/2018)
Victims’
demand alarms civil leaders, by Binod Ghimire (kp
28/11/2018), Victims,
HR activists seeks UN help over transitional justice
(rep 28/11/2018)
6
rape cases a day in first quarter of fiscal year,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 28/11/2018)
Stringent
IT law to replace Electronic Transaction Act:
Advocates of press freedom concerned over its effects
in digital age, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 27/11/2018)
Dalit
ward members excluded from decision-making, by
Pushparaj Joshi (rep 27/11/2018)
At
home, women face worst form of violence (kp
27/11/2018)
Transitional
Justice: Leaders attend Bangkok gathering (ht
27/11/2018)
Dr
KC pads up for 16th hunger strike: Activist announces
three key demands in nine-point memo, by Nayak
Paudel (kp 27/11/2018)
Minister
instructs state-run media to avoid Nirmala-related
news (rep 26/11/2018) [This
proves the non-existence of press freedom in Nepal!
The minister should be dismissed and face trial for
this crime!]
Movement
against
rape: When rapes happen, it is not the abuser who is
punished, rather victims are blamed, and they may even
be ostracized, by Pratap Sharma (rep 26/11/2018)
Video
of police manhandling Birgunj women sparks outrage,
by Tsering D Gurung (kp 26/11/2018)
Peace
by peace: Nepal requires a bottom-up, intentional and
integrated approach to peace, by Rajendra
Senchurey (kp 26/11/2018)
Proposed
political mechanism may derail ongoing progress: TJ
officials (rep 25/11/2018)
Yearly
campaigns not helping police improve image: 1,044
complaints filed against police in three years, by
Shuvam Dhungana (rep 25/11/2018)
Nirmala’s
father
barred from flying to Capital: Yagya Raj, who has been
protesting for weeks demanding justice for the rape
and murder of his teenage daughter, shows signs of
mental illness, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 25/11/2018)
[????],
Chand’s
party
stages mass assembly in Capital: Leaders accuse ruling
Nepal Communist Party of harbouring murderers of
Nirmala Pant and corrupt officials, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 25/11/2018),
Nirmala’s
father brought to Kathmandu, doctors say no signs of
mental illness, by Nayak Paudel (kp 26/11/2018) [!!!!]
‘It’s
hard
to breathe’: Air pollution in Kathmandu Valley has
reached such dangerous levels that it is now
considered one of the most polluted cities in the
world—along with its two geopolitical neighbours,
Delhi and Beijing, by Arpan Shrestha (kp
24/11/2018) [Why does the
extremely competent Oli government (self-definition)
not show any responsibility?], Mind
the road: No substantial actions have been planned to
improve air quality and road safety, by Prashanta
Khanal (kp 25/11/2018)
War
victims
demand reforms in transitional justice bodies: Seek
mechanism to build consensus to take
transitional justice process to its logical end,
by BBinod Ghimire (kp 22/11/2018)
Police
record nine rapeS in four months in Bouddha (kp
22/11/2018)
12
years
on, political leadership still dithers on transitional
justice: As two commissions waste three years, leading
parties have been accused of attempting to tire the
victims, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/11/2018) [Political
leaders who share responsibility for the crimes in one
or other way will never be interested to provide
justice!], Justice
is overdue: The CPA’s 12-year history has been wrought
with excuses and extensions (kp 21/11/2018), A
chance to clean up: The promises we laid on paper must
be fulfilled if we are to truly achieve peace, by
Mohna Ansari (kp 21/11/2018), Long
wait for justice: The transitional justice process
needs immediate review because it is taking forever,
by Suman Adhikari (kp 21/11/2018)
Woman,
73, tortured over witchcraft allegation, by
Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 20/11/2018)
‘Foreign’
citizens
may affect security: Thapa; Defending the proposal to
amend Citizenship Act-2006, the home minister claims
that a large number of non-nationals have got
Nepali citizenship, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
19/11/2018) [The problem is
Nepal's definition of "national", especially the
discrimination against women, ethnic and regional
groups!]
Civil
right
activists call for proper investigation: Thousands of
people, who suffered at the hands of state security
forces and the Maoist insurgents have largely been
deprived of justice (kp 19/11/2018)
Nepal
Police rescue 7,029 women and children from
traffickers in last 5 years (kp 18/11/2018)
‘Info
gag on Cabinet decisions against constitution, RTI Act’,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 18/11/2018)
New
Children’s Act draws flak from rights activists
(ht 18/11/2018)
Nirmala’s
unsolved case: The case has stirred the public and
revealed the state’s disregard towards the law, by
Udayan Regmi (kp 18/11/2018)
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!]
Call
to end child marriage (rep 18/11/2018)
VAW,
A Henious Crime, by D.M. Thapa (rn 17/11/2018)
NHRC
asks
govt to remove ambiguity from penal code: Chairperson
of the National Human Rights Commission Anup Raj
Sharma today said the new penal code contained
ambiguous words that could be used to punish
journalists (ht 17/11/2018)
Rough
road
to inter-caste marriage: Unless we dismantle
caste-hierarchy and end intra-caste discrimination, we
won’t be able to build a just and peaceful society,
by Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep 17/11/2018)
New
law guarantees right of crime victims to justice
(ht 17/11/2018)
Control
pollution, NHRC tells government (ht 17/11/2018)
Swiss
bankroll
leaders’ Bangkok junket: Second-rung leaders from the
major parties will spend six days discussing
transitional justice, by Binod Ghimire (kp
16/11/2018) [??]
‘Govt
not following inclusion policy’, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 16/11/2018)
Women
craft makers face gender inequality, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 16/11/2018)
Citizens,
not subjects: Criticising the government and
expressing dissatisfaction is our right (kp
15/11/2018)
Proposal
on political quick fix for transitional justice draws
flak (rep 15/11/2018), Give
me some truth: The government has disregarded the
courts and lied with regard to transitional justice,
by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 15/11/2018)
Police
rescue 35 underage girls from two dance bars in Thamel,
by Anup Ojha (kp 15/11/2018)
Ward
official held over witchcraft allegation, by
Amrita Anmol (kp 14/11/2018)
Elusive
justice: Why have we let singular narratives define
victimhood?, by Varsha Gyawali (kp 14/11/2018)
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)
Saving
secularism:
Our secular republic aspires to reflect the
pluralistic reality of the plains, hills and
mountains. This should be nurtured, by Chhering
Yonzon (rep 13/11/2018)
Man
arrested for raping daughter in Morang (ht
13/11/2018)
11-year-old
defiled, two Indian teens held (ht 13/11/2018)
Child
accompanying mother in jail deprived of education,
by Ganesh BK and Lokendra Khanal (rep 13/11/2018)
Conflict
victims work on demand paper to press for justice,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/11/2018)
Seven
men gang-rape two girls in Lahan, by Bharat
Jarghamagar (kp 12/11/2018), Woman,
teenage girl gang-raped (ht 12/11/2018)
13-year-old
girl found dead in Udayapur, rape suspected (ht
12/11/2018), Five
held over the ‘rape and murder’ of girl, 12, by
Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 13/11/2018)
12-yo-girl
raped in Kathmandu during Tihar (ht 12/11/2018)
Kavre
schools,
colleges shut over student leader’s arrest: NSU leader
Krishna Dhakal and journalist Kabiraj Dhakal arrested
for posting PM Oli’s distorted photo on Facebook,
by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 12/11/2018), Student
union protests for Krishna Dhakal’s release (kp
13/11/2018), NSU
supporters enforce transport strike in Banepa (kp
15/11/2018)
AIG-led
probe panel report yet to come (ht 12/11/2018), Kanchanpur
rape and murder: Pant couple stage sit-in for justice,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 12/11/2018), Heed
the call for justice (rep 12/11/2018), Scores
of people reach Kanchanpur to support Pant couple’s
sit-in, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 14/11/2018)
'Citizenship
for sale': Criminals can buy Nepali citizenship while
genuine people are deprived of the document, by
Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 11/11/2018)
Three
arrested on rape charge, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht
11/11/2018)
Nepal
imported fruits worth Rs7.58b in Q1, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 08/11/2018)
Women
in
civil services up by 8 percent: In the fiscal year
2017-18, at least 20,334 women held various positions
in government offices-making it 23 per-cent of the
civil service. Government records show there are
87,753 civil servants across the country, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/11/2018), Let
them in: Active representation of women in bureaucracy
cannot be ignored anymore (kp 08/11/2018)
Ghorahi
Sub Metropolis launches campaign against child
marriage (kp 08/11/2018)
Transitional
body Finishes study of Complaints in 55 districts
(kp 07/11/2018)
Victims
urge transitional justice mechanism backed by
political parties (rep 07/11/2018)
Shaman
scorches woman with hot spatula, by Anil Bhandari
(rep 07/11/2018)
Educate
girls & women: For a prosperous community, by
Pushpa Priya (ht 07/11/2018)
40
women rescued from India, by Thakur Singh Tharu
(kp 06/11/2018)
Nepal,
first S Asian country to criminalise corporal
punishment of children, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
06/11/2018), Sparing
the
rod: Criminalising corporal punishment is a bold step;
however, parents and society also must act to protect
child rights (ht 07/11/2018)
Conflict-era
torture victims seek relief (ht 06/11/2018)
A
deadly decade for migrant workers: In a period the
nation made Rs. 4.48 trillion in remittances, more
than 6,700 lives were lost, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 05/11/2018)
Child
marriage prevalent among Chepangs: Study, by
Pratap Bista (kp 04/11/2018)
Ministry
issues stern social media use policy: Directive bars
comments or posts against government, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 03/11/2018)
NCP
MPs for political rights to NRNs; Demand goes against
constitutional spirit: Nembang, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 02/11/2018)
16-year-old
girl raped in Sunsari, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp
01/11/2018)
Parliamentary
panel lifts media restriction slightly, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 01/11/2018)
Jumla
Airport closed for locals, not for minister, by DB
Budha (rep 01/11/2018)
Impunity
must end: Judicial punishment is the only remedy and
hope for breaking the chain of impunity, by Mohna
Ansari (kp 31/10/2018)
Deconstructing
#Metoonepal: Besides dismantling patriarchy, the
movement is also about creating safe spaces for women,
by Prakriti Yonzon (kp 29/10/2018)
Few
schools imparting education in mother tongues (ht
28/10/2018)
Women's
commission without commissioners for months, by
Deepanjali Khadka (rep 27/10/2018)
Surveillance
state and minorities: The state oppresses; but at the
same time, it is expected to protect and uphold rights,
by Sangita Thebe Limbu (kp 26/10/2018) [The
oppressive
state elite is also recruited from a minority: male
Bahuns (6%) resp. male Tagadharis (14%). To describe
other population groups as minorities is presumptuous!]
Transitional
justice:
Act amendment process snail-pacedLaw ministry plans to
finalise draft before the start of winter session of
Parliament, by Roshan S Nepal (rep 26/10/2018)
Nothing
to lose but their chains: Western Nepal’s liberated
slaves find that freedom is complicated, by Sewa
Bhattarai (nt 26/10/2018)
Man
held on charge of attempted rape (ht 26/10/2018)
Intimate
partner violence: Lack of laws and weak implementation
forces young people to suffer in silence, by
Jesselina Rana (kp 26/10/2018)
Elderly
woman force-fed excreta over minor dispute (ht
25/10/2018), Assault
on elderly: Three arrested (kp 26/10/2018)
Girl,
17, raped by three men in Rautahat, by Shiva Puri
(kp 24/10/2018)
Time
to act: Laws abound to end discrimination against
women, but a political will to implement them is a
must, by Sivananthi Thanenthiran (kp 24/10/2018)
Harmful
traditional practices to blame for rise in VAW cases:
Minister (ht 24/10/2018)
Ex-mayor
decries
‘rape of men’s rights’ after women accuse him of
sexual harassment: A former Kathmandu municipal worker
and a journalist accuse Keshav Sthapit of sexually
harassing them, allegations he has denied, by
Itisha Giri, bhrikuti Rai and Pranaya SJB Rana (kp
24/10/2018)
Boy,
12, rapes girl, 3, in Kanchanpur (kp 23/10/2018)
Another
minor raped in Bhimdattanagar-2, Kanchanpur (ht
23/10/2018)
Youth
arrested on charge of raping a 7 y/o girl (ht
23/10/2018)
Transitional
justice: Ministry consults top leaders on law revision,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/10/2018)
Man
rapes 7-year-old girl (kp 22/10/2018)
Nirmala
rape and murder case: Process begins to sack suspended
police officers, by Nayak Paudel (kp 22/10/2018),
Fire
negligent police officers, NP headquarters recommends
(ht 22/10/2018), Suspended
police
officers deny negligence in investigation: Home
Ministry to analyse SP Bista and Inspector Bhatta’s
clarifications, by Nayak Paudel (kp 25/10/2018), DNA
samples of four persons sent for test (ht
31/10/2018)
Power,
consent, and my newsroom: Let’s hope that local
stories challenge the culture of complacency in our
workplaces, by Subina Shrestha (kp 17/10/2018), The
double
standard of outrage: The very society that marches
against violent rapes is also telling women to stop
playing victims, by Rubeena Mahato (kp 17/10/2018)
Brahmins
and Chhetris land most government jobs, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 16/10/2018) [Bahuns with a population share of
12.2% secure 33.39% of the jobs!]
Squeezing
the press: The state wants to intimidate the media, up
surveillance and promote self-censorship, by
Taranath Dahal (kp 15/10/2018)
Let
women
decide: It’s a long way for Nepali women to freely
choose their partners as they want, when they want and
how they want, pre-wedding or post-divorce, by
Ushma Rebel (rep 14/10/2018), My
struggle
with widowhood: A man marries another woman just after
completing 13 days of death rites of his wife but a
wife, when widowed, is doomed, by Lily Thapa (rep
14/10/2018)
10-year-old
girl raped, murdered in Dhanusha (kp 14/10/2018)
Sex-selective
abortion continues unabated (ht 14/10/2018)
Amnesty
for inclusive law-making process (kp 13/10/2018)
Fourteen-year-old
girl raped in Saptari (ht 13/10/2018)
Experts
emphasize sex education to minimize sexual crimes,
by Biken K Dawadi (13/10/2018)
Fed
up of harassment, Nepali women go online to share
#MeToo stories, by Pranaya Shamsher JB Rana (kp
12/10/2018)
Teenager
gang-raped (ht 12/10/2018)
Two
men rape 13-year-old girl (ht 12/10/2018)
Two
doctors suspended for preparing false medical report
of rape victim, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 12/10/2018)
Four
rapes in a week (kp 12/10/2018)
Eight
Nepali women rescued from Delhi (ht 12/10/2018)
An
unsolved
death: The government should find out what actually
happened to Ram Manohar instead of trying to cover up
the incident, by Jyoti Tiwari (rep 11/10/2018)
CJ
calls for media sensitivity over sub-judice matters
(rep 10/10/2018) [Opening the
way for suppression of press freedom?], Media
Society urges government to correct ‘its anti-media’
attitude (kp 11/10/2018), Govt
move to prioritise state media ‘guided by ill
intention’, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 11/10/2018), Attempt
to kill private media: NMS (ht 11/10/2018), Malevolent
move: The govt must understand any move against free
media, the cornerstone of democracy, would boomerang
on it (ht 12/10/2018)
Call
for a singular view on war crime inquiry (kp
09/10/2018), Life
without father: Growing up in time of Maoist
insurgency, by Pratik Rimal (rep 09/10/2018)
PM's
IT consultant 'tapping' private data on people for
commercial use (rep 09/10/2018)
Parties
fail to represent 33 percent women: The issue of
women’s representation in the central committee
surfaced after the recently unified NCP failed to
assign roles to women in line with the legal
requirement, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 08/10/2018)
A
Dashain diversion: Stories of history and society from
perspective of Dalits, Janjatis and Madhesis remain to
be written. Until then, only way to get their version
is to listen to their woes firsthand, by CK Lal
(rep 08/10/2018)
Report
shows
lapses in police probe: Investigation committee led by
Joint-secretary Mainali reports that authorities
destroyed vital evidence, by AnilGiri (kp
08/10/2018), Nirmala
Pant
rape and murder: Action against SP Bista soon:
Ministry; Activists say Mainali report fails to name
the culprits; Home secretary says further probe is on
to find the role of police, by Anil Giri and Arpan
Shrestha (kp 09/10/2018), More
questions to Nepal Police and govt (rep
09/10/2018), Rights
body directs police forensic to save victim’s sample
(kp 12/10/2018)
Ensuring
migrant workers’ safety: Government urged to implement
rights body’s recommendations (kp 08/10/2018)
CK
Raut arrested (kp 08/10/2018)
Rescued
street children yearn to reunite with parents (kp
06/10/2018)
Ministry
asks offices to favour state media, by Anil Giri
(kp 05/10/2018) [This is the
opposition of press freedom!!], Treat
the press equally: Discrimination between state and
private media will harm democracy (kp 10/10/2018)
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)
Together
against
rape: Time has come to take movement for social
justice forward by bringing in political parties to
stand for it, by Hima Bista (rep 04/10/2018)
Government
tightens localrepresentatives’ visits abroad (kp
03/10/2018) [Local
representatives barred from expressing personal
views??????]
Disenfranchised
citizen: Every citizen has the right to a good
education, even the visually impaired, by Parbishi
Mishra (kp 03/10/2018)
Man
rapes 74-year-old woman (kp 03/10/2018)
Speak
against
sexual harassment: There is still a silence around
talking about sexual harassment including eve teasing,
violation of personal space, prolonged staring among
others, by Nabodita Subedi (rep 01/10/2018)
Breeders
of machismo culture: Violence based on gender has much
to do with societal power structures, by Bhawana
Upadhyay (kp 01/10/2018)
Woman
assaulted by husband and in-laws for demanding
citizenship, by Adhesh Kumar Jha (kp 01/10/2018)
Party
leaders, employees harass me: Deputy Mayor (kp
01/10/2018)
Conflict
victims
turn to local level for reparation: Conflict victims
seek the role of the powerful local governments in the
reparation programme, by Binod Ghimire (kp
30/09/2018)
Clarion
calls
for Nirmala rape probe report: Chanting slogans
against the government, they ask Home Minister Thapa
to resign for ineffective investigation into the crime (kp
30/09/2018), Publish
probe report, urge protestors, by Bhawani Bhatta
(kp 30/09/2018)
Police
grill eight suspects in teenager’s rape (rep
30/09/2018)
More
women report domestic violence: But layers of fear and
prejudice deter others from speaking up, by Arpan
Shrestha (kp 29/09/2018)
Experts,
authorities, victim families discuss disappearances
(rep 29/09/2018)
Local
unit to punish reps promoting Chhaupadi,
untouchability, by DB Budha (rep 29/09/2018)
Custody
death of Ram Manohar Yadav: Family decries
non-consented autopsy, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
28/09/2018)
Daughter
Slaughter: More unspeakable crimes against women drown
Nepal in sorrow, by Monika Deupala (nt 28/09/2018)
‘Govt
working to control violence against women’ (ht
28/09/2018) [Then start by
changing constitution and subordinate laws to make
women independent and equal to men in each and every
respect!]
Burning
shame: Gender-based violence flourishes because of a
misogynistic society (kp 27/09/2018)
The
price
of justice: With effectual and reliable investigation
mechanisms in place, cases like Nirmala Pant’s would
be a lot less in number, by Sakun Bhandari (kp
27/09/2018)
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)
Dolakha
police
start ‘fight back campaign’ in schools: Police in
Dolakha plan to empower school girls through awareness
on sexual harrassment and self defence training,
by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 27/09/2018)
Another
woman attacked with acid and stabbed; condition
critical, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel and Nabin Paudel
(kp 26/09/2018), Nawalparasi
acid victim regains consciousness (rep 27/09/2018)
10-year-old
raped, murdered (kp 26/09/2018), Suspect
in net, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 27/09/2018), 27-yr-old
man held over rape and murder of child, by Bishan
Chettri (rep 27/09/2018)
Girl,
13, raped (kp 26/09/2018)
Kanchanpur
probe report in (kp 26/09/2018), Probe
panel report kept under wraps (ht 26/09/2018), Activists
call on govt to make report public (kp
26/09/2018), Make
report
public: Any move to cloak the report on Nirmala’s rape
and murder in secrecy would mean there’s a game going
on to protect the criminals (ht 26/09/2018), Thapa
links police lapses to probe delay, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 27/09/2018), Nirmala’s
father was forced to put thumbprint on backdated FIR:
Minister (rep 27/09/2018), FNJ
condemns home ministry for keeping report under wraps
(ht 27/09/2018), DNA
test spares police officer, two more suspects, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 01/10/2018)
Enabling
Nepalis abroad to vote: ‘Government should start
preparations immediately’, by Roshan S Nepal (ht
26/09/2018)
For
fifth time, Supreme Court orders govt to release CPN
spokesperson (ht 26/09/2018)
Damak
police arrest man for raping four-year-old girl
(kp 25/08/2018)
Trials
and errors: Strengthening the foundation of the
criminal justice system is imperative for an effective
justice delivery, by Bishnuhari Marasini (kp
25/09/2018)
Man
rapes 12-year-old girl in Dharan (kp 24/09/2018)
25
rapes in Province 7 after Nirmala rape, murder, by
Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 24/09/2018)
Bara
woman found dead with slit throat, by Pawan Yadav
(kp 24/09/2018), Woman
hacked to death in Bara (rep 24/09/2018)
What
was left behind: Nirmala’s legacy should be an end to
the violence and the lack of justice that has
persisted since decades, by Tejshree Thapa (kp
24/09/2018)
Clerk
fired for sharing Facebook post, by Suresh Yadav
(rep 24/09/2018)
Four
children rescued from Jogbani (rep 24/09/2018)
Rights
activists meet conflict victims to devise strategy
(kp 23/09/2018)
15,875
kids reported missing in nine years: Untraced rate
higher; Girls more vulnerable (ht 23/09/2018), Children
at
risk: Awareness at the grassroots level and strong
vigilance at border points is a must to minimise the
number of children from missing (ht 24/09/2018)
Rape
incidents
continue to go unchecked: Civil society member says
some perpetrators walked away scot-free on the back of
power and money, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 23/09/2018)
Sorrows
of
Nepali migrant workers: Unless Nepali missions abroad
are solely authorized to attest employer institutions’
demand letters migration won’t be safe and rewarding,
by Surya Nath Mishra (rep 23/09/2018)
Two
doctors
accused of protecting child rapist: Two doctors at
Janakpur Zonal Hospital allegedly took bribe to alter
medical test results of rape victim (kp
22/09/2018)
16
rape incidents reported in Rautahat in past two months
(ht 22/09/2018)
‘Multi-sectoral
efforts needed to check GBV’ (ht 22/09/2018)
Journalism
should not be controlled: Experts (rep 22/09/2018)
Pushing
women
away: It is very difficult for women to access
information on safe migration. Many do not realize the
implications of being flown via India or Nepal, by
Ayushma Basnyat (rep 22/09/2018)
Two
girls raped in Rautahat (kp 21/09/2018), Two
new rape cases reported in Rautahat, by Madan
Thakur (rep 21/09/2018)
Discrimination
in compensation for rape victims, by Dil Bahadur
Chhatyal (rep 21/09/2018)
Entertainment
sector emerging as destination for trafficking girls:
NHRC (ht 21/09/2018)
Acid
attacks galore: How many more will have to fall victim
to acid attack before sales of the deadly chemical are
regulated? (ht 21/09/2018), Acid
attack victim Samjhana in critical condition (ht
23/09/2018), Harmful
chemicals law not enacted despite SC order, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 23/09/2018), Rautahat
acid attack victim loses battle for life, by
Chandan KumarMandal (kp 25/09/2018), Dad
calls for stern action after acid attack victim dies,
by Biken K Dawadi (rep 25/09/2018)
15-year-old
girl raped in Baglung (kp 20/09/2018)
Women
and the welfare state: The second class treatment that
women feel they are getting should be eliminated,
by Kartika Yadav (kp 20/09/2018)
PM
Oli
dismisses dissent, calls for unity in speech: Civil
rights activists call Oli’s statement ‘uncalled for’
and ‘unceremonious’ because the prime minister was
speaking without any evidence, by Anil Giri (kp
20/09/2018), PM
spells death knell for rights protests (ht
20/09/2018)
[Blatant authoritarianism!!],
Govt
won’t tolerate use of Nepal as guinea pig over rights:
PM (rep
20/09/2018)
[???],
Self
defence training for teenage girls, by Nabin
Paudel (kp 20/09/2018)
6-month
baby critical after acid attack (kp 19/09/2018), Acid-attack
baby dies, police suspect aunt, by Menuka Dhungana
(kp 20/09/2018)
Police
arrest three men on rape charge (kp 19/09/2018), Three
arrested on charge of gang rape (ht 19/09/2018)
15-year-old
girl raped in Myagdi (kp 19/09/2018)
Fighting
sexual violence: Turn outrage into action, by
Aarati Neupane (ht 19/09/2018)
Nepali
women being trafficked in guise of marriage, says
report (ht 19/09/2018), Marriage
ruse:
Trafficking of Nepali women in the guise of marriage
brings more challenges to authorities in their fight
against the horror of trafficking (ht 20/09/2018)
Transitional
justice: Cash crunch cripples CIEDP, TRC functioning,
by Roshan S Nepal (ht 19/09/2018)
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)
Police
gone wild: Cops are brutalising the people they have
sworn to serve (kp 19/09/2018)
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)
Out
of
cash, transitional justice bodies sit idle: Five
months before the end of tenure, two commissions have
their whole investigations pending, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 18/09/2018)
Beyond
the law: The rape and murder case of Nirmala Pant
makes a mockery of the rule of law, by Shreya
Paudel (kp 18/09/2018)
Teen
girl’s life hangs by a thread after acid attack, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 17/09/2018), Acid
attack victims being treated (ht 17/09/2018),
Suitor
attacked sisters with acid ‘after older girl spurned him’,
by Shiva Puri (kp 20/09/2018)
Journalists’
body declares drive to protect free press: Federation
of Nepali Journalists to launch a pressure campaign
against restrictive laws in Civil Code and Criminal
Code (kp 17/09/2018)
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), 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)
Man
arrested for raping two minors (kp 16/09/2018)
Nine
months on, Lalitpur gang rape victim still awaiting
justice, by Diya Dhakal (rep 16/09/2018)
House
set to endorse laws barring uneducated people from all
types of jobs after 10 yrs, by Ashok Dahal (rep
16/09/2018)
The
forgotten tale of Bhutanese refugees: The elderly
refugees wish to ‘die in Bhutan’, by Yubaraj
Bibash (rep 16/09/2018)
Monopoly
of contractors: Contractors demolish tents after
shopkeepers refuse to pay demanded tax (rep
16/09/2018) [Under the rule of
law, nobody has the right to demolish other's property
without judicial order!]
Family
mourns,
and a country recoils: The rape and murder of Nirmala
Pant and the failure of law enforcement to diligently
investigate the perpetrators have angered and stunned
Nepalisacross the country. Now the 13-year-old girl’s
parents say they are starting to lose hope , by
Tsering D. Gurung (kp 15/09/2018), Nationwide
protests today in support of Nirmala (rep
15/09/2018), #JusticeForNirmala
calls
get louder: People from all walks of life join
protests across the country; Police say DNA analysis
will take ‘two weeks’ to complete, by Arpan
Shrestha and Nayak Paudel (kp 16/09/2018), Five
police officers suspended (kp 16/09/2018), Fresh
protests erupt in Mahendranagar (kp 16/09/2018), Mum’s
not the word: The usually voluble PM’s reticence
pertaining to the Nirmala Pant case is unacceptable,
by Avasna Pandey (kp 16/092019), New
team to scan officers for faulty investigation (kp
17/09/2018), 53
days, 6 committees, guilty still at large (rep
17/09/2018), Whither
justice?
Suspension of five cops on Saturday is too little, too
late, and unless it is backed by concrete actions, it
will be nothing but eyewash (ht 17/09/2018), Nirmala’s
parents, rights activists ‘humiliated’ at PM’s
residence (ht 18/09/2018)
Students
deprived of higher education due to lack of
citizenship (rep 15/09/2018)
Disabled
children in Nepal facing barriers to quality education: HRW
(ht 15/09/2017)
‘Social
awareness key to ending child marriage’ (ht
15/09/2018)
Scramble
to meet deadline on fundamental right laws (rep
15/09/2018)
Bishwakarma
arrested again (rep 15/09/2018), Top
Court not pleased by Biswokarma’s detention (kp
15/09/2018), SC
warns govt of contempt of court: Orders release of
spokesperson for CPN Khadge Prasad Bishwakarma (ht
15/09/2018)
Nepal
and
Burma delay, dilute and deny justice: The failure of
both countries to address past human rights violations
impedes their ability to confront the present, by
Naw Gladys Maung Maung (nt 14/09/2018)
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)
Infected
food, water increase health risks, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 13/09/2018)
Two
sisters injured in Rautahat acid attack, by Shiva Puri
(kp 13/09/2018)
Groups
clash in Bara after boy teases priest (kp 13/09/2018)
Ministry
forms media panel to review new code (kp
12/09/2018), Revised
privacy bill limits privacy of public office bearers:
Task force formed to revise laws curtailing press
freedom (rep 12/09/2018), House
endorses revised ‘press-friendly’ Privacy Bill (kp
16/09/2018), Deadline
looming large over passage of rights bills, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 16/09/2018)
Clash
erupts over arrest of rape accused (ht 12/09/2018), Lawmaker
offers cash to raped girl’s mother, by Shiva Puri (kp
13/09/2018)
Quake
victims' fourth monsoon under tent, by Sarita
Shrestha (rep 12/09/2018) [The
extremely competent and active politicians and
administrators should be honoured!!]
Menstruation
sheds make a comeback in Dailekh: Despite NGOs' efforts,
chhau culture continues to get strong, by Govinda KC
(rep 11/09/2018)
Principal
rents out classrooms forcing students to study under a tree,
by Suresh Yadav (rep 11/09/2018)
Trafficking
victims reluctant to file police complaint (rep
11/09/2018)
Catch
them or else: If Nepal still cannot prosecute war
crimes at home, other countries may step in, by
Clive Baldwin (kp 10/09/2018)
Krishna
Prasad’s murder case: Chitwan Distrct Court acquits
12 accused, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp
10/09/2018), Justice
denied: How the state and human rights group
"cheated" Ganga Maya's quest for justice, by
Anjali Subedi (rep 10/09/2018), Chitwan
District Court acquits 12 defendants, by Sabita
Shrestha (rep 10/09/2018)
Girl’s
death sparks protest (kp 10/09/2018)
‘It
will take time for anti-VAW message to be included
in curriculum’, interview with Binda Pandey, MP
of NCP (ht 10/09/2018)
One
week deadline to table rights laws: Speaker Mahara
says his visit to China will not delay process (kp
07/09/2018) [??]
Kanchanpur
rape
and murder case: Rights body points at flawed
investigation; NHRC Spokesperson Mohna Ansari says
mishandling and possible destruction of evidences is a
major oversight (kp 07/09/2018), ‘Serious
dereliction of duty by police has complicated probe’
(kp 08/09/2018), IGP
admits to lapses in Nirmala rape-murder probe, by
Rajendra Bhatta (rep 08/09/2018), Accused
Bista brought back after medical tests (kp
09/09/2018), Court
extends Bista’s judicial remand, by Bhawani Bhatta
(kp 10/09/2018), Probe
committee member resigns, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
11/09/2018), My
life
is in danger, says probe committee member: He said in
the letter that the culprits behind the rape and
murder have strong backing from powerful people
(rep), 47
days on, police nowhere close to Nirmala's murderers
(rep 11/09/2018), Bista,
Bam sisters released: Suspect’s DNA fails to match
sample taken from 13-year-old rape and murder victim,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 12/09/2018) [This
shoiuld have been proved for long!], Opposition
on warpath after panelist quits over threats (kp
12/09/2018), Mentally
unstable Bista released after DNA failed to match,
by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 12/09/2018), 48
days of national shame: Where is our govt? (rep
12/09/2018), KC
does U-turn, returns to probe panel (kp
13/09/2018), No
justice, no peace Police incompetence is turning the
tragic Nirmala Panta case into a farce (kp
13/09/2018), Police
take blood samples of three suspects for DNA tests,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 14/09/2018), Suspended
SP Bista has a chequered past (kp 14/09/2018), ‘Action
to follow probe report’ (kp 14/09/2018)
Over
200 women, children rescued in three years (kp
06/09/2018), Human
trafficking continues unabated (ht 06/09/2018)
Toothless
tigers: Conflict victims are not fully convinced by
the truth and disappearance commissions, by Ram
Dakal Rakesh (kp 06/09/2018)
NHRC
to launch drive against VAW, rape (ht 06/09/2018)
1,500
children at risk in Jajarkot, by Bhim Bahadur
Singh (kp 05/09/2018)
Unite
against
rape: Rather than the victims, rapists should be
persecuted, ostracized and humiliated. Survivors need
support both from the state and the society, by
Sapana Phuyal (rep 05/09/2018)
Three
suspects held for rape of teenage girl, by Arjun
Rajbanshi (kp 04/09/2018)
No
laws on fundamental rights ready though deadline ends
Sept 19, by Ashok Dahal (rep 04/09/2018)
People
drinking 'undrinkable' water in eastern Nepal: Study,
by Amar Khadka (rep 04/09/2018)
Families
still hopeful of return of disappeared kin, by
Shiva Lal Subedi (rep 04/09/2018)
SC
orders Home Ministry to release Bishwokarma (kp
04/09/2018), Maoist
leader Bishwokarma taken to Bhojpur (kp
05/09/2018), SC
takes strong exception to Bishwakarma’s repeated
arrests (rep 05/09/2018)
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)
Woman
suffers burn injuries in husband’s attack, by
Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 03/09/2018)
Activists
unhappy with president’s ‘silence’ on rape cases
(rep 03/09/2018)
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)
Free
Madhes
activist dies in police custody: Claims of police,
victim’s side differ: Yadav’s neighbour says he died
on way to hospital while officials say doctors
declared him dead in Kathmandu, by Chandal Kumar
Mandal and Kamal Panthi (kp 03/09/2018), Relatives
of CK Raut's supporter who died in police custody
suspect murder, by Nirmal Ghimire (rep
03/09/2018), Custody
death: Yadav’s family suspects torture, demands probe;
Victim’s mother says they were only informed about his
death, questioning why police had not told them
earlier if he was ill, by Thakur Singh Tharu and
Kamal Panthi (kp 04/09/2018)
Woman
murdered
on witchcraft charge: Tanki killed her mother-in-law
after local shamans told her that Khopi made her fall
ill by practicing witchcraft, by Durgalal KC (kp
02/09/2018), Woman
kills mother-in-law accusing her of witchcraft, by
Devendra Basnet (rep 02/09/2018)
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), Lawmakers
seek to remove restrictions on scribes thru amendment
proposals (ht 04/09/2018)
Why
were our kin disappeared? Killed? Conflict victims’
families, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 02/08/2018)
Hospital
services to be disrupted: Doctors to halt services
except for emergency today (kp 02/09/2018), 6,000
doctors surrender licenses to NMC: Government
threatens action (rep 03/09/2018),
Hospital
closure hits patients hard (kp 03/09/2018), Sick
of
new penal code, docs go on strike: Six thousand of
them surrender their licences; Govt threatens action
against striking doctors, by Anita Shrestha (ht
03/09/2018), NA
panel seeks safeguards to protect doctors Directs law
ministry to suggest body for investigating cases of
medical negligence, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
03/09/2018), Doctors
defer
protest after deal: Agitation put off by a week after
government agrees to amend some contested provisions
of Criminal Code, by Nayak Paudel (kp 04/09/2018)
Rise
of digital dystopia: Aided by vague laws, the police
can arrest anybody for expressing an opinion online,
by Samik Kharel (kp 02/09/2018)
Local
units asked to furnish report rights of people with
disabilities (kp 02/09/2018)
Another
teenager raped in Kanchanpur, by Rajendra Bhatta
(rep 01/09/2018), One
held on charge of raping 15-year-old girl (kp
02/09/2018)
Govt
discriminates in compensations for rape, by Dil
Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 01/09/2018)
Local
body sacks lady teacher for getting married to another
village, by Anil Bhandari (rep 01/09/2018)
Children,
women malnourished: Micronutrients deficiency high:
Report, by Nayak Paudel (kp 31/08/2018)
Call
to revise bill on compulsory and free education
(kp 31/08/2018)
Police
told to make special plan to curb violence against
women (kp 31/08/2018)
Mistaken
conviction: Contrary to popular opinion, capital
punishment will not help deter rape, by Parbishi
Mishra (kp 31/08/2018)
Turning
outrage into justice: Is it time for Nepali women to
also learn jiu-jitsu like the Sufragettes?, by
Sumana Shrestha (nt 31/08/2018)
Long
wait for loved ones—and for justice: Families of
disappeared are still waiting to know the whereabouts
of their loved ones, by Binod Ghimire (kp
30/08/2018), Act
responsibly: TRC and CIEDP won’t be able to function
as long as parties exercise control (kp
30/08/2018), Govt
urged to provide info about missing persons (ht
30/08/2018), Disappeared
truth: Maoist leaders have dissolved their party and
sold out those who fought for them, by Ram Kumar
Bhandari (kp 30/08/2018), Kalikot
families demand whereabouts of disappeared kin, by
Pabitra Kumar Shahi (rep 31/08/2018)
Constitutional
Body Recruitment, by Multi Rijal (rn 30/08/2018)
TRC
rues lack of funds for investigating cases: Officials
say they can’t pay even for internet services, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 29/08/2018)
Six
rogues gang rape woman, 20 (kp 29/08/2018)
Health
vulnerability of those barred: Widespread gender
discrimination and social stigma isolate female
prisoners, by Sanju Maharjan and Riya Talitha
Samuel (kp 29/08/2018)
Workshop
held to prepare report on women’s issues (ht
29/08/2018)
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)
Zero
tolerance against GBV: Easy to commit, difficult to
deliver, by Namrata Sharma (ht 28/08/2018)
Teenage
girl raped in Capital (kp 27/08/2018)
TRC
yet to prepare reparation policy (kp 27/08/2018)
We
are in a state of crisis: Legal experts (rep
27/08/2018)
Government
told to take Bishwokarma to court: Oli
administration’s indecent behaviour irks NHRC (kp
27/08/2018)
Unequal
society:
Many tend to think that our social structure will
break down if women are empowered politically and
infidelity will increase, by David Kainee (rep
26/08/2018)
77pc
women stay in chhaupadi sheds during menstruation:
Report (ht 26/08/2018) [related to Karnali
province]
‘Revise
criminal code’: Federation of Nepali Journalists
issues Godawari Declaration to put pressure on Centre
(kp 26/08/2018)
Doubling
compensation, punishment for untouchability proposed,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 26/08/2018)
Kanchanpur
rape and murder: One killed, 24 injured in
police-locals clash, by Chitranga Thapa and
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 25/08/2018) [The
fact is that the Nepali police have never respected
life and fundamental human rights! The highest
political and administrative levels must be held accountable
for this!], Protesting
teenager killed in police firing, by Tekendra
Deuba (ht 25/08/2018),
PM
Oli urged to form high-level commission (kp
25/08/2018),
#JusticeforNirmala:
Justice delayed is justice denied (rep
26/08/2018), Unequal
society:
Many tend to think that our social structure will
break down if women are empowered politically and
infidelity will increase, by David Kainee (rep
26/08/2018),
Kanchanpur
in turmoil: Two suspects arrested; Indefinite curfew
since Friday, by Tekendra Deuba (ht
26/08/2018),
Rally
demands #JusticeForNirmala (kp
26/08/2018),
Sunny
Khuna killed while out to collected his wages, by
Pushpa Raj Joshi and Rajendra Bhatta (rep
26/08/2018),
AI
Nepal tells govt to refrain from using force (ht
26/08/2018),
Police
told to suspend SP Bista (kp
26/08/2018),
Case
reopens under pressure, by Chitranga Thapa and
Bhawani Bhatta (kp
26/08/2018),
New
CDO says probe should have begun right after the
incident (rep
26/08/2018),
Kanchanpur
District Court remands Bam sisters to judicial custody,
by Chitranga Thapa and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 28/08/2018),
Kanchanpur
curfew remains: Police yet to quiz Bam sisters, by
Chitranga Thapa and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 27/08/2018), Accused
Bista sent to Kathmandu for medical examination
(kp 29/08/2018), 'Investigation
centered on proving innocent guilty', by Dil
Bahadur Chhatyal and Pushpa Raj Joshi (rep 29/08/2018),
Police
destroyed evidence in Nirmala case: Victim's uncle,
by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal and Pushpa Raj Joshi (kp
31/08/2018), Investigation
delay raises suspicion, by Chitranga Thapa and
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 06/09/2018)
Top
leaders silent over alarming rise in rapes, murder,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 25/08/2018), House
endorses resolution against sexual violence, by
Binod Ghimire (kp
25/08/2018),
Parliament
unanimously passes stricture on VAW, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 25/08/2018)
Former
Maoist
child soldier barred from leaving country: Lenin Bista
says officials threatened him against raising the
issue of child combatants, by Binod Ghimire (kp
25/08/2018),
TIA
immigration bars ex-child soldier from flying abroad
(rep 25/08/2018), Former
Maoist child combatant Lenin Bista barred from flying
to Bangkok (ht 25/08/2018), Stop
Intimidating Citizens Government’s action against
Lenin Bista is a naked display of power (kp
27/08/2018), We
are all Lenin (rep 27/08/2018), Explain
Bista travel ban, PM tells ministry (kp
28/08/2018), Bista
moves court against travel ban (kp 01/09/2018), Top
court questions government for foiling Bista’s travel
(kp 03/09/2018)
Chitwan
women rally against rape incidents (kp 25/08/2018)
165-year-old
prison holds inmates three times its capacity, by
Suresh Yadav (rep 25/08/2018)
Justice
for Sale: Money, power and patriarchy allows rapists
to easily get away with their crime, by Tufan
Neupane (nt 24/08/2018), The
roots of rape: Misogyny, malevolent malehood and
impunity perpetuate rampant rape, by Kedar Sharma
(nt 24/08/2018)
New
bill seeks to guarantee employment (ht
24/08/2018), Jobless
citizens to get sustenance allowance (kp
24/08/2018)
Draft
law aims to protect rights of children (ht
24/08/2018)
Even
elected representatives have chhaugoths at home,
by Nagendra Upadhyay (rep 23/08/2018)
Citizenship
Bill stricter than charter: Karna (ht 23/08/2018)
[There must not be any
different treatment between foreign wives of Nepali
men and foreign husbands of Nepali women! Everything
else is male delusion!]
Children
of citizens by birth denied citizenship share their
plight (ht 23/08/2018)
Chepangs
without land deeds denied grants (kp 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)
Man
in police custody for posting bad image of PM on
facebook (kp 23/08/2018) [??]
A
schoolgirl writes a painful letter, by Hari
Krishna Gautam (rep 23/08/2018)
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), Truth
to power: The main duty of a free press is to uphold
the people’s right to know (kp 23/08/2018), Value
differing opinions: The new code has provisions that
limit free expression and criminalise media lapses,
by Binod Bhattarai (kp 23/08/2018), Suppressed,
by Om Astha Rai (nt 24/08/2018)
Transitional
justice: Conflict victims for criminal code revision:
Say it fails to address SC verdict on enforced
disappearance, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 22/08/2018)
NHRC
concerned about spurt in rape, murder (ht
22/08/2018)
Applications
called to form constitutional bodies: The National
Inclusion commission has mandate to mainstream the
marginalised, poor and disabled people (kp
22/08/2018) [After three
years? Wow!]
13
pc citizens have no access to drinking water, by
Tika R Pradhan (22/08/2018)
Improve
prison conditions: OAG (ht 22/08/2018)
Harsh
action sought for rape convicts (kp 21/08/2018), MPs
demand life for rape of minor, elderly or disabled:
MPs demand life for rape of minor, elderly or disabled
(rep 21/08/2018)
Issues
against gender-based violence: Resolution motion fails
to make it to House discussion (kp 21/08/2018)
Police
arrest prime suspect in Kanchanpur rape, murder case /
7 held on rape charge, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
21/08/2018), Seven
held in Chitwan for gang-raping minor girls (ht
21/08/2018), Protests
escalate after police parade ‘wrong’ rape suspect,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 22/08/2018), Police
‘frame’ mentally ill person in rape, murder case,
by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal and Pushparaj Joshi (rep
22/08/2018), Clashes
and demonstrations continue in Mahendranagar, by
Chitranga Thapa and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 23/08/2018), 8
hurt as police open fire on protesters in Kanchanpur
(rep 23/08/2018), Curfew
as protests turn violent: Police firing injures four
protesters, by Chitranga Thapa and Bhawani Bhatta
(kp 24/08/2018), Lawmakers
slam use of force (kp 24/08/2018), Home
Ministry forms high-level probe panel: Transfers CDO,
police chief (kp 24/08/2018), Get
the rapists: People who were demonstrating were
ordinary people who empathised with the rape and
murder victim (ht 24/08/2018)
Government
to bring integrated act to regulate water supply:
Water security and quality to be main focus, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 21/08/2018)
‘Urgent
efforts needed to protect women and girls’ (kp
20/08/2018)
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)
Cancer
cases at Kanti rise, govt slashes funds: Grants allocated
for Kanti Children’s Hospital cut by Rs 26.4 million, by
Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 20/08/2018), Invest
in Kanti, invest in our children’s health (rep
21/08/2018)
World
Humanitarian Day: Protecting civilian workers, by
Vallerie Julliand (ht 20/08/2018)
The
promised land: Nepal must ensure that migrant workers
are not exploited, here and abroad (kp 20/08/2018)
[No, Nepal must provide jobs
at home!]
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)
NHRC
tells authorities to curb pollution (ht
20/08/2018)
Woman
accused
of witchcraft ostracised: Radha still remains a witch
in the eyes of the villagers, though her persecutors
were exposed of their lies, by Arjun Shah (kp
18/08/2018)
Jilted
man murders girlfriend (kp 18/08/2018)
Press
council grills editors (rep 18/08/2018), Nepal
must amend its new criminal code to guarantee press
freedom: RSF (rep 18/08/2018), ‘Anti-press
provisions’ in new laws draw mixed reactions (ht
18/08/2018), Press
Council's grilling of editors against jurisdiction and
a misuse of authority: Freedom Forum (rep
19/08/2018)
Civil
and Criminal Codes: ‘Faulty provisions will be
changed’ (kp 18/08/2018) [Statement
by PM Oli on the day when the 'faulty provisions' came
into effect!], Criminal
Code to affect emergency patients most: NMA vice-prez
(rep 18/08/2018)
Even
local representatives not spared of caste-based
discrimination, by Binod Pariyar (rep 18/08/2018)
Nepal’s
suffragette moment, by Om Astha Rai (nt
17/08/2018)
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)
Daura
Suruwal made official attire, by Nayak Paudel (kp
17/08/2018) [Yes, please make
the traditional dress of the true owners of the land,
i.e. the 15 per cent male Tagadharis, the national
attire again! This reflects the understanding of
inclusive politics in the mind of the non-inclusive
ruling communists!]
Doramba
killing memorial: ‘Onus on govt to look after victims’
families’ (ht 17/08/2018)
Law
Minister Dhakal tables Protection of Victims of Crime
Bill in National Assembly (ht 17/08/2018)
Nurturing
rescued children with nature, by Sewa Bhattarai
(nt 17/08/2018)
All
political parties are technically illegal, by Om
Astha Rai (nt 17/08/2018)
Activist
honoured for helping cause of landless Dalits (kp
16/08/2018)
Dalit
family agrees to return home after security assurance,
by Akson Rai (rep 16/08/2018)
Women
workers
in entertainment sector continue to be exploited:
Forty-nine per cent of women employed in the
entertainment sector face sexual abuse (ht
16/08/2018)
Access
to drinking water enables villages to focus on
sanitation, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 16/08/2018)
Medicines
locked in storage while patients suffer in remote districts,
by Arjun Shah (kp 15/08/2018)
Know
your
new laws: Muluki Civil Code and Muluki Criminal Code
are going to guide and punish our behaviors and
conducts from August 17. What is there in these two
codes?, by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 15/08/2018), Harsher
punishment set for sexual harassment (ht
15/08/2018), Practising
untouchability during menstruation, postpartum periods
criminal offense: Offenders can be jailed for up to
three months (Setopati 16/08/2018)
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!!]
35
days remain to pass laws on fundamental rights:
Cabinet sitting on 10 bills for a month, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 15/08/2018)
Girl,
5, raped in Jajarkot (kp 14/08/2018)
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!], ‘Citizenship
bill discriminates against women’, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 15/08/2018), Women
rights activists hit streets against
'discriminatory'provision in citizenship bill (rep
18/08/2018), Amendments
registered to citizenship bill, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 18/08/2018)
Karnali
grapples with food scarcity (kp 14/08/2018)
Victims
of conflict-era land transactions forced to purchase
the same land twice, by Devendra Basnet (rep
14/08/2018)
Forever
hungry: Producing and distributing nutritious food
should be a political priority (kp 14/08/2018)
Children
are starving in Bajhang: Thousands of children at risk
from malnutrition in the remote far-western district,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 13/08/2018)
Rape
cases on the rise in Sunsari, by Amar Khadka (rep
13/08/2018)
Where
are the conflict-disappeared?, by Dinesh Subedi
(rep 13/08/2018) [And in which
positions are those responsible for their
disappearances??]
Invisible
citizen: It is imperative that the state guarantee
women’s entitlements as citizens (kp 13/08/2018)
Freed
Haliyas
claim leaders and gov officials extorted portion of
their rehabilitation fund: While the situation of
freed Haliyas has remained unchanged, those working
for their 'welfare' have become rich overnight, by
Pushkar Bahdnari (rep 12/08/2018)
Nirmala's
rape
and murder: Guilty yet to be booked; More than twenty
investigation teams are engaged but the outcome of the
probe continues to be nil even two weeks after the
incident, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 12/08/2018), Crime
in
Kanchanpur: Authorities must pull out all the stops to
complete a fair investigation into the rape and murder
of 13-year-old girl (ht 13/08/2018)
Elusive
road
to justice: Political commitment to justice process is
the only way out to looming transition of transitional
justice process in Nepal, by Meena Bhatta (rep
12/08/2018)
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!]
Conflict
victims unhappy with draft amendment to law, by
Bhim Chapagain and Giriraj Baskota (rep 11/08/2018)
Drug
and alcohol abuse blamed for alarming rise in rape
cases in Province 7 (ht 11/08/2018)
37
victims of gender-based violence compensated (ht
11/08/2018) [Compensation for
the victims will have no effect in the future unless
the perpetrators are severely punished!]
The
death
of justice: n a rule of law, even mundrey dons, thulo
mancheys and common citizens are all subject to the
law. If you break the law, you must face the music,
by Guffadi (kp 11/08/2018)
Child
marriage scrapped after two years, by DB Budha
(rep 11/08/2018)
Formulate
media-friendly laws, FNJ urges government (ht
11/08/2018)
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)
Women
MPs seek harsher punishment for rapists (ht
10/08/2018)
Marshyangdi
corridor 220 kV transmission line: Indigenous people
demand their say in power project, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 10/08/2018)
1,480
rape cases last year, 4 every day!, by Pratik
Rimal (rep 09/08/2018)
Moving
beyond
“kill all rapists”: In a deeply hierarchical society
where the most vulnerable rape victims are likely to
face aggression from police officers, baying for blood
diverts the attention from the real issue, by Abha
Lal (rep 09/08/2018)
Nepal
files
for another term at UN rights body: Nepal will pitch
for a seat in the United Nations Human Rights Council
for the 2021-23 term (kp 09/08/2018) [Nepal
should first implement international human rights
standards! There are still a lot of shortcomings!]
Four
years on, Babai flood victims still waiting for aid,
by Devendra Basnet (rep 09/08/2018)
Son
worshippers: It is sad when women have to achieve
recognition by having a male child (kp 09/08/2018)
Good
news for NRNs, kids of citizens by birth: Govt to
amend citizenship act (ht 09/08/2018)
New
laws with major changes to come into effect from Aug
17, by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 09/08/2018)
Over
220 firms found selling unsafe goods: 41 bottled water
suppliers were found to be selling contaminated water
(kp 09/08/2018)
Drop
community service provision in TJ bill: NHRC to govt
(rep 08/08/2018), National
rights body slams weak penalties for war crimes,
by Binod Ghimire (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)
‘Nepal
is serious about fighting human trafficking’ (kp
08/08/2018)
Dangerous
development: As long as our development activities
endanger lives, we cannot call it progress (kp
08/08/2018)
Maoists
sell off lands they captured during insurgency
(rep 08/08/2018)
Angry
Kanchanpur residents protest against rapes and murders
of victims (kp 07/08/2018)
Province
govt opens probe into Maleth shooting (kp
07/08/2018)
Province
2 govt asked to wait until Citizenship Act amended
(rep 07/08/2018)
Police
shoot dead killers of abducted boy in gun battle
(kp 07/08/2018), Kidnappend
boy found dead, police shoot dead two suspects
(rep 07/08/2018), Kidnapping
and murder in Bhaktapur (rep 07/08/2018), Questions
over police encounter weaken credibility: Experts
(rep 08/08/2018), Uphold
rule
of law: No matter how serious a case is, it is the
court of law that has the ultimate power to pronounce
the accused guilty (ht 08/08/2018), NHRC
begins encounter probe: ‘Kidnappers’ families claim
killings are extrajudicial (kp 09/08/2018), TUTH
violates
victim’s kin’s fundamental right: Refuses to hand over
autopsy report to distraught mother; Tells her to
collect it from cops (ht 10/08/2018), NHRC
asked to investigate ‘encounter killings’ (ht
10/08/2018), Home
minister flip-flops on extrajudicial killings (kp
11/08/2018)
Police
find
out-of-contact Nur Prasad: Campaigner Ganga Maya
Adhikari had asked NHRC to find her son ‘missing’ for
four years since her husband Nanda Prasad’s death (kp
06/08/2018) [Murderers are
runnig free with highest political protection and the
brother of the victim has to hide for years!]
Rage
further against rape (rep 06/08/2018)
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!]
Hypocritical
politicians sustain caste system: Dalits, by Jagat
Khadka (rep 06/08/2018)
Man
held for rape attempt (kp 06/08/2018)
Fellow
citizens abroad: The government should ensure that
Nepali migrant workers are adequately protected,
by Mohan Kafle (kp 06/08/2018)
Living
and dying: Some issues to ponder, by Hemang Dixit
(ht 06/08/2018)
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)
Time
to reform prisons as correctional homes: Mahara
(kp 05/08/2018)
Shuklafanta
denies official services to Chhaupadi enforcers
(kp 05/08/2018)
Man
held for rape attempt in Bhimdutta (kp 05/08/2018)
Women
in
cilvil service: Why we lag behind; While the decision
making executive positions are strictly male arena,
women officers often get lost in the labyrinthine of
the social and cultural gender constructs, by
Smita Poudel (rep 05/08/2018)
Understanding
sexual
consent Shady business: There’s only one way to know
for sure if someone has given their consent: if they
tell you, by Anjam Singh (kp 05/08/2018)
PM
expands Cabinet (kp 04/08/2018) [Now, 14 of the 23 full-fledged
ministers (61 per cent) are Tagadharis, 10 of them are
Bahuns. Only 16 per cent of the members of the Council
of Ministers are women; the constitution requires a
share of at least 33 per cent. The secular and
inclusive federal state is now farther away than ever!]
When
justice
dies: Ganga Maya will win this battle for justice. And
the victory will mark the process of healing the
wounds of conflict era, by Anjali Subedi (rep
04/08/2018)
Woman
sacked by school ‘for being Dalit’ seeks justice
(kp 04/08/2018)
Women
in control: Breaking menstrual taboo, by Panta (kp
04/08/2018) [related to the Chhaupadi crime]
How
does the Nepali media cover rape?, by Bhrikuti Rai
(nt 03/08/2018)
Court
orders arrest of Province 2 State Minister, other
accused in ASI’s murder, by Suresh Yadav and
Madhesh Das (rep 03/08/2018) [This
is
not so much a problem between central and provincial
governments as the general problem of the political
parties holding on to criminal elements!], High
Court issues letter to arrest Thaman murder accused
state minister, mayor (kp 04/08/2018)
Man
rapes 7-year-old girl (kp 02/08/2018)
Credibility
in
question: The NHRC’s Maleth report tends to justify
use of force by law enforcement agencies. It goes
against human rights norms and standards, by
Praveen Kumar Yadav (rep 02/08/2018)
Shrestha
quits as NCP spokesperson after dispute with PM Oli
(kp 02/08/2018)
[This incident illustrates
Oli's contemptuous and authoritarian attitude towards
human rights!], Triumph
of the people: Govt has moved to amend the medical
bill, but pressure needs to be kept (kp
02/08/2018)
More
Nepali women rescued from Delhi, by
Rewati Sapkota (ht
02/08/2018)
PHC
member ‘receives death threat’ (rep 02/08/2018), PHC
member Niru Pal issued death threat, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 02/08/2018), Thapa
says attack on Pal a political crime (kp
03/08/2018), Police
arrest 82 suspects for threatening NCP lawmaker
(kp 03/08/2018)
No
country for women: The number of reported rape cases
has jumped 256 percent in the past decade (kp
01/08/2018)
Ensuring
Editorial Freedom, by Tikaram Rai (rn 01/08/2018)
Tale
of
hope and fear: The forceful abduction of Dr KC and the
subsequent vandalization of the hospital can be taken
as an assault on Satyagraha itself, by Manjit
Mishra (rep 01/08/2018)
Shrinking
civic space in Nepal is worrying: US envoy; Urges
timely closure for transitional justice, bold action
on economy (rep 01/08/2018)
Law
ministry sends back draft bills to ministries (ht
31/07/2018)
Govt,
brick kiln owners agree to end child labour (ht
31/07/2018)
Two
APF constables held on rape charge (ht 30/07/2018)
CIEDP
completes
first-phase probe in 39 districts: Conflict victims
ask how long they will take to complete complex tasks
such as taking statements, excavation and exhumation
(ht 30/07/2018)
The
revolutionary and the lawyer: The Maoists grapple with
demands to hold them accountable for violence of the
conflict, by Aditya Adhikari (The Record
30/07/2018)
Women
helpless in 'chhaugoths' out of fear of deity, by
Janak KC (rep 29/07/2018)
Girl,
13, raped and killed in Nimbukheda (kp
28/07/2018), Kanchanpur
tense after girl’s rape, murder, by Bhawani Bhatta
(kp 29/07/2018), Teenager
raped and killed in Kanchanpur, by Dil Bahadur
Chhatyal (rep 29/07/2018), Nirmala’s
kin refuse to receive her body; demand justice, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 30/07/2018), Province
MPs concerned about gruesome crime (kp
30/07/2018), Family
coerced into cremating Nirmala: Girl’s father
Yagya Raj says he was threatened with criminal charge
if protest became violent; CDO Khadka says family
agreed to receive the 13-year-old’s body after
authorities vowed to prosecute the guilty, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 31/07/2018)
‘Thaha
chha’ mobile app launched officially (ht
28/07/2018)
Differently
abled deprived of ID cards (ht 28/07/2018)
Prasai
faces
slander charge: Prasai’s had suggested that Nepali
female medical students in Bangladesh were sleeping
with their professors to get degrees (kp
27/07/2018), NC
lawmakers seek action against Prasai (ht
30/07/2018)
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)
Have
no fear: Laws to protect victims and witnesses are
essential to ensure a fair judicial process, by
Anurag Devkota (kp 27/07/2018)
Transitional
justice act: ‘Draft bill doesn’t fully adhere to
global practices’ (kp 27/07/2018)
15
TUTH docs held, NMA threatens to halt services (ht
27/07/2018)
Control
trafficking: Concerted efforts are required at all
levels to end human trafficking which is a global
crime (ht 27/07/2018)
Quake
displaced
endure 3 years in filmsy shacks: Earthquake survivors,
who are taking refuge in temporary camps, pin hopes
the government will provide them Rs200,000 to purchase
land plots, by Anish Tiwari (kp 27/07/2018)
Concern
over shrinking civic space mounts as govt moves to
stifle dissent (rep 26/07/2018)
Save
our
girls: Women in Nepal are advancing careers, breaking
boundaries and fighting so many intrinsic social
evils. But what do we lack so much to stop Chhaupadi?,
by Sweta Gyanu Baniya (rep 26/07/2018)
Dhakal
and Pokhrel in fray for the post of law minister
(rep 26/07/2018) [Of course,
two male Bahuns want to replace one of the 3 Janajati
ministers! Nine of the 21 ministers are male Bahuns,
although they only make up just over 6 percent of the
population. Why is no Dalit woman (about 7 percent of
the population) actually nominated?]
16
Nepali women rescued from Delhi, by Suresh Raj
Neupane (kp 26/07/2018)
More
than 150 Nepali women feared caughtin trafficking
racket, by Kamal Panthi (kp 26/07/2018)
Government
grants Rs10m in cash relief to Ganga Maya (kp
25/07/2018) [Money does not
mean justice as long as the murderers are set free and
promoted!!]
Madhes
movement campaigners decry discriminatory relief,
by Bhusan Yadav (kp 25/07/2018)
Repressive
state:
It was GP Koirala who adopted repressive steps against
opponents back in the 1990s. Prime Minister Oli is
doing just that at the moment, by Umesh K
Bhattarai (rep 25/07/2018)
62
percent of toys sold in country are harmful to
children, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 25/07/2018)
Damdawali
residents drink contaminated water from Babai River,
by Biplav Maharjan (kp 25/07/2018)
Local
peace panels revived (kp 24/07/2018)
RJPN
picks absconding murder- accused as state minister
(rep 24/07/2018) (related to Province 2) [????
His arrest has already been ordered by the SC!],
Murder
accused among three leaders takes minister’s oath:
Aviram Sharma, who is accused of murdering a security
personnel, appointed social development minister,
by Santosh Singh (kp 26/07/2018) [Nepal
is apparently not a democratic republic, but a
self-service shop for criminals and their
protectionists from the political parties, who must
therefore also be treated as criminals!]
Woman,
69, murdered for refusing sex (kp 24/07/2018)
7
ministries finalise drafts on fundamental rights: The
documents will likely be tabled at the Cabinet for
approval today (kp 24/07/2018)
A
democratic deficit: For transitional justice to be
broadly acceptable, it needs to be consultative
(kp 23/07/2018)
Is
no one responsible? A recent NHRC report on the Maleth
incident undermines its intensity, by Kalpana Jha
(kp 23/07/2018)
[see corresponding NHRC
report (in Nepali)]
Minister
Tamang faces public outrage (kp 23/07/2018), Sorry
says minister (kp 23/07/2018), Watch
your language: Law Minister Tamang’s comments about
Nepali girls studying MBBS are unseemly (kp) [Tamang's statement reflects the
way many Nepalese men think about women! It
disqualifies him as a minister!], Minister
quits over controversial remarks (kp 25/07/2018),
Law
minister
quits over controversial comments: Minister Tamang
said his opponents exaggerated the issue out of
proportion even after he issued an apology on Sunday
(rep 25/07/2018) [This issue
cannot be exaggerated, it's typical of Nepal's male
machos and completely improper for a minister!],
Words
have consequences (rep 25/07/2018)
9-year-old
girl raped in Kanchanpur (kp 22/07/2018)
Civil
society bodies want TJ commissions reshuffled (kp
22/07/2018)
Errant
law
enforcement officers liable to face criminal
charge: An arrestee must be produced before
competent authority; Relatives must be informed,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 22/07/2018)
Civil
society takes to the street over Dr KC’s demands,
by Bikan K Dawadi (rep
22/07/2018),
Thousands
rally in support of Dr KC, by Nayak Paudel (kp
22/07/2018)
[The state must finally stop
brutally beating and seriously injuring people with
wooden sticks! No policeman has the right to shawl
people on their heads with wooden sticks, no
politician has the right to order and cover such
procedure! This is a crime and the government is
responsible!], Police
brutality on Dr KC supporters leaves KAHS patients
terrified, by Devendra Basnet and DB Budha (rep
22/07/2018),
Dozens
including 11 police injured in protests over Dr KC's
demands; Three govt vehicles vandalized (rep
22/07/2018),
Scores
hurt as Tarun rally turns violent (kp
22/07/2018),
Govt
calls
activist for unconditional talks: Dr KC’s
representatives want National Medical Education Bill
withdrawn and a government team with broader mandate(kp),
Is
Dr KC A True Satyagrahi?, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
22/07/2018)
[Subedi accuses KC of
political motivation in support of the NC, but the
author conceals the fact that KC has recently
initiated 4 hunger strikes against the NC government!
Deuba and his NC are hypocritical freeloaders right
now!], ‘Critical’,
Dr KC declines medical aid (kp
22/07/2018),
More
to join hunger strike (ht
22/07/2018)
Rights
groups pick flaws in draft bill Draft bill on
Transitional Justice falls short of international law
and standards (kp 21/07/2018) [see Preliminary
Comments:
Draft Bill to Amend the Act on Commission on
Investigation of Disappeared Persons, Truth and
Reconciliation, 2014], Draft
bill on transitional justice fraught with serious
shortcomings: Rights bodies (ht 21/07/2018)
Human
trafficking through Pashupatinagar on the rise, by
Bhim Chapagain (rep 21/07/2018)
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)
Governance
in
the age of social media: The gov’t has to take
people’s concerns and aspirations seriously. When
there is an exchange of views, democracy thrives
through debate and self-correction, by Mohan
Guragain (kp 21/07/2018)
Political
parties support Dr KC when in opposition, oppose when
in govt, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 21/07/2018) [The outstanding example is the
hypocritical former PM Sher Bahadur Deuba and his
NC!!!]
Mayor
slaps municipal staffer over dozer purchase row,
by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 21/07/2018)
Women
MPs join hands against dowry system (ht
21/07/2018)
Risking
his life to save lives, by Kunda Dixit (nt
20/07/2018)
Kleptocrats
of
Kathmandu and Kuala Lumpur: Politicians and recruiters
in Nepal and Malaysia collude to loot poor Nepali
migrant workers, by Ramu Sapkota and Alyaa
Alhadjri (nt 20/07/2018)
Uneven
representation: Minorities have been relegated to the
sidelines in the federal and state legislatures,
by Amar Kant Jha (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), 40
injured in clash as Dr KC taken by force to Kathmandu
(rep
20/07/2018)
[see video],,
20
doctors among injured in clashes with security forces
(kp 20/07/2018), Jumla
reeling from Thursday’s clash over Dr KC (kp
21/07/2018) [The culprits,
including politicians, must stand trial!],
Won't
take medication until demands met: Dr KC (rep
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)
Baskota
vows state will not muzzle media freedom KMG chairman
hopes state includes stakeholders’ voice in new act
(kp 20/07/2018)
Ministries
get a week to do up fundamental rights laws, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 19/07/2018)
33
families to get govt compensation (kp 19/07/2018)
Three
men rape girl, 13, for two months in captivity, by
Shiva Puri (kp 18/07/2018)
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)
The
religious roots of Chhaupadi, by Pushpa Raj Joshi
and Arun Bam (rep 17/0/72018)
Missing
girl, 17, found murdered following rape: One suspect
held, another on the run (kp 17/07/2018)
Police
arrest four Siraha men in gang rape case (kp
17/07/2018)
150
Nepali women in ‘captivity’ (kp 17/07/2018)
Secy-led
team to hold dialogue with Dr KC: NMA ‘to bring
agitating doctor to Capital if govt withdraws medical
bill’, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 17/07/2017), National
medical education bill controversy: Nepali Congress
obstructs House (kp 17/07/2018)
Man
beats wife to death in Makwanpur (kp 16/07/2018)
House
rule on MPs' suspension challenged at SC (rep
16/07/2018)
8-year-old
girl raped in Achham (kp 15/07/2018)
Rape
cases on the rise, by Nagendra Upadhyay (rep
14/07/2018)
Police
detention center in Dharan is overcrowded (rep
14/07/2018)
Ganga
Maya
ends her fast: Postpones indefinite hunger strike on
46th day after government promised to implement
agreements reached with her in the past (kp
14/07/2018), Ganga
Maya ends her 45-day-long hunger strike (rep
14/07/2018),
Dr
KC to be brought to Capital forcibly: Minister (kp
14/07/2018),
Dr
KC’s supporters to foil govt plans to airlift him to
capital (rep
14/07/2018),
Fasting
doc ‘lost consciousness’, by LP Devkota (kp
14/07/2018),
Dr
KC losing consciousness, by Devendra Basnet and DB
Budha (rep
14/07/2018),
Listen
To The Doctor, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
14/07/2018),
SC
issues interim order against Monetary Policy (kp
14/07/2018),
SC
quashes govt decision to dismiss four top officials
(kp
14/07/2018),
Top
court stay order against ban on rallies to continue
(kp
14/07/2018),
SC
tells govt to submit decision file on protest ban in
capital (rep
14/07/2018),
TU
doctors protest at Maitighar Mandala (kp
14/07/2018)
Leave
no one behind: It is time to make the Nepali
transitional justice model truly victim-centric and
local, by Ram Kumar Bhandari and Varsha Gyawali
(kp 13/07/2018)
Relatives
of women killed by Chhaupadi continue the malpractice,
by Khamma Khatri (rep 13/07/2018)
Building
homes on a deadline: Deadline for earthquake
reconstruction makes survivors erect sheds to claim
payment, by Om Astha Rai (nt 13/07/2018)
Peremptory
ways: In Nepal, conflict is increasingly being managed
through the hegemonic control of public discourse,
by Deepak Thapa (kp 12/07/2018)
US
$4.6m access to justice project starts (kp
12/07/2018)
Court
jails two persons for assaulting Dalits (kp
12/07/2018)
Bridge
the gap: Ensuring coordination between government and
civil society needs clear and facile guidelines
(kp 12/07/2018)
NCP
draws flak for undermining judiciary (ht
12/07/2018)
Prelude
to dictatorship: The opposition and the media do not
see how the rule of law has been trampled upon, by
Achyut Wagle (kp 10/07/2018)
Police
arrest 25 Human Rights Activists (ht 10/07/2018),
HURPES
to protest against govt decisions (ht 10/07/2018),
Protesting
rights activists briefly detained near Singha Durbar
(rep 11/07/2018)
Gold
smuggling
probe committee likely to end investigation: An
official of the committee said that the government
wants the committee to end its probe without further
ado as it does not want the committee to go deep into
the matter and reveal senior politicians reportedly
involved in the case (rep 10/07/2018) [!!!]
Conflict
victims complain of injustice in distributing
compensation, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 10/07/2018)
Right
to know: Hidden cabinet decisions (rep
10/07/2018), Govt
hiding budget transfer details since February (rep
10/07/2018)
Monsoon
starts stealing sleep of flood victims, by Arjun
Oli (rep 10/07/2018)
Left
in
lurch: The SC has rightly observed that it is a matter
of shame if human beings are exploited in the name of
customs and practices (ht 09/07/2018)
Krishna
Prasad murder main suspect surrenders (kp
09/07/2018), Main
accused in the murder of Ganga Maya’s son surrenders
(rep 09/07/2018), Ganga
Maya turns down govt request to end hunger strike:
Cites amnesty for murder convict Dhungel (rep
10/07/2018)
Docs
seek better facility for fasting surgeon KC (kp
09/07/2018), Safe
space: Public protests in support of Dr KC is an
expression of a democratic society (kp
09/07/2018), NMA
gives govt 72 hrs to fulfill Dr KC’s demands (rep
09/07/2018), PM:
KC’s stance impractical: Directs party MPs to strongly
defend the government’s stance on medical education
bill (kp 10/07/2018) [Yes,
KC's
demands are against the personal interests of NCP
leaders! But they are also against the interests of
the people in remote areas!!], Oli,
fasting doc may talk on phone today (kp
10/07/2018), Dr
KC rejects PM's proposal for one-on-one by phone
(rep 10/07/2018),
Protest
debated in House (kp 10/07/2018), Dr. KC
In Headlines Again, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
11/07/2018), Dr
KC: ‘New opposition’ for govt, ‘hero’ to locals,
by Devendra Basnet, DB Budha and Pushkar Bhandari (rep
11/07/2018), Govt
puts
national medical bill on hold: Officials say the govt
decided not to table the bill after learning that the
NC would obstruct the House if it did so (kp
13/08/2018)
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), Sad
state
of affairs: Detaining a professor to bar him from
boarding a flight seems to have stemmed from the
desire to pursue political vendetta (ht
10/07/2018)
HRW,
ICJ call for transitional justice reform (ht
09/07/2018) [see statement]
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), ‘Two-thirds
majority misused to serve vested interest’,
interview with Gagan Thapa (ht 09/07/2018)
What
makes news: The media gives little coverage to women’s
issues regardless of their importance, by Rashmila
Prajapati (kp 08/07/2018)
Girl
gang-raped and murdered for refusing sex proposal,
by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 08/07/2018)
Mother
accuses police of neglecting daughter's murder, by
Rekha Bhusal (rep 08/07/2018)
Victims
want consultation on transitional justice law (rep
07/07/2018)
Girl
arrested for 'orchestrating' friend's rape, by
Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 07/07/2018)
Protest
ban ‘unconstitutional’ (kp 04/07/2018), Writ
against Maitighar protest ban (kp 06/06/2018), Top
court spikes plan to ban public protests (kp
07/07/2018)
Transitional
justice bill goes thru both houses: Enforced
disappearances enquiry, TRC bill sent to president
(ht 03/07/2018)
Top-down
and centralised: The elite’s hold over land, forests
and rivers continues in federal Nepal, by Shradha
Ghale (kp 03/07/2018)
Money
laundering
case: OAG appeals against Special Court decision; The
OAG had earlier failed to appeal the exoneration of
another mob boss Rajeev Gurung aka Deepak Manange (kp
03/07/2018) [Political
corruotion on highest level!!]
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)
A
Colombian model in the Himalayas? Any international
experience on the TJ needs to be validated through
wider consultation, by Ram Kumar Bhandari and
Eduardo González (kp 02/07/2018)
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)
Dr
KC starts hunger strike in Jumla (kp 01/07/2018) [Brutal police force against
against peaceful civil society action!], Dr
KC starts 15th hunger strike, is briefly arrested,
by DB Budha (rep 01/07/2018), Dr
KC in emergency unit, by LP Devkota (kp
05/07/2018), Dr
KC refuses medical aid, says ‘ready to die in Karnali’,
by LP Devkota (kp 06/07/2018), Govt
registers
National: Medical Education Bill: Legislation does not
address concerns raised by Dr Govinda KC; Congress
leader Thapa says party will block the bill’s passage
(kp 07/07/2018), Doctors
at Bharatpur Hospital stand in solidarity with Dr KC
(kp 07/07/2018), The
crazy
authoritarian doctor: It is possible to change a
corrupt system. You don’t need to form a political
party. You just need courage!, by Guffadi (kp
07/07/2018), PM
sticks
to his guns: Prime Minister Oli says Maitighar Mandala
will remain no-protest zone; Kathmandu will have more
medical colleges to stem student outflow, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 08/07/2018) [,,,and,
especially, to fill the pockets of leading NCP
politicians and their clientele!], Dr
KC’s health ‘worsens’, by LP Devkota (kp
08/07/2018), A
mare’s nest: The ongoing predicament in humanities and
medical education calls for everyone to fight their
corner more effectively, by Abhi Subedi (kp
08/07/2018)
Bibeksheel
Sajha defies govt ban, stages demonstration at
Maitighar (kp 01/07/2018),
Bibeksheel
Sajha Party cadres arrested (ht 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)
Laws
related to polygamy contradictory (ht 01/07/2018)
Victims
reject
draft amendment: NHRC chairman Sharma calls it
translated draft guided by motive; There will be no
punishment left after waiving 75pc sentence (ht
30/06/2018)
Chhaupadi
continues in Surkhet, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp
30/06/2018)
Child
rights activists prevent early marriage, by
Maheshwar Chamling Rai (rep 30/06/2018)
SC
puts brake on road expansion (kp 30/06/2018)
Police
kill armed man in ‘gunfight’, locals deny it (kp
30/06/2018)
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)
Ganga
Maya’s fast: NHRC questions Home secy, IGP (kp
29/06/2018), When
our son was killed: A translated excerpt from a
chapter of ‘Death of Justice' - a memoir of Gangamaya
Adhikari, who is on the third week of her hunger
strike at Bir Hospital, demanding her son's murderers
be brought to justice (nt 29/06/2018), Save
Ganga Maya: State apathy is cruel (rep
01/07/2018), Govt
urged to save Ganga Maya (rep 02/07/2018), NHRC
urges govt to save Ganga Maya’s life (ht
03/07/2018)
Bill
on TRC, CIEDP terms extension in parliament (rep
29/06/2018) [The exension of
terms means little without fundamental changes in
justice law and politics!], Just
not justice: Proposed amendments to Nepal’s
Transitional Justice Act still let perpetrators off
the hook, by Om Astha Rai (nt 29/06/2018)
Overseas
ordeal: Govt aye to legal help for workers (kp
29/06/2018), Legal
aid
for falsely implicated migrants: Innocent migrant
Nepali workers languishing in jails for offences they
have not committed, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
29/06/2018)
Govt
told to compensate owners for acquired land (ht
29/06/2018)
Locals
affected by road expansion campaign file complaint at
NHRC (ht 29/06/2018)
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)
Mirror
to our soul: The Nepali state must go beyond just
consulting with elites on the draft CIEDP and TRCA
bill, by Seira Tamang (kp 28/06/2018)
Govt
'least interested' about Nepalis missing in India,
by Khamma Khatri (rep 28/06/2018)
Jajarkot
Hospital staff on strike over unpaid salaries, by
Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 28/06/2018)
Patients
hit hard due to doctors’ protest at TUTH (ht
28/06/2018)
Participation
of Nepali Women in Politics, by Sarmila Bagale (rn
27/06/2018)
Change
the mindset: Stop victimising rape victims, by
Bijaya Laxmi (ht 27/06/2018)
Conflict
victims reject revisions to TJ law: Draft lacks power
to make TJ bodies ‘accountable’ (kp 27/06/2018)
Child
marriages continue unabated (ht 27/06/2018), Campaign
against child marriage (ht 28/06/2018)
People
can question judiciary’s decisions, says Law minister
(kp 27/06/2018)
SC
turns down Rs460 million UNDP support, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 26/06/2018) [Improvement
of
human rights and rule of law not wanted? The
suggestion to get more money through the budget
instead sounds ridiculous againsts the background that
this is not poassible and the budget, to a greater
part, is financed by foreign money as well!], 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)
Chand
followers shut Chitwan schools (kp 26/06/2018)
Textbook
shortage
in rural Achham: A teacher says textbook shortage is a
perennial problem that the government has failed to
address, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 25/06/2018) [The continued inaction by the
government is a grave violation of the children's
fundamental rights!!]
Women
head back to Chhaupadi sheds, by Nagendra
Upadhyaya (rep 25/06/2018)
Teenage
girl raped in Mahottari (ht 25/06/2018)
Conflict
victims
slam ‘symbolic prosecution': “Ordinary citizens
convicted of murder receive 20 years of imprisonment
but why did the government reduce the jail term for
war criminals?”’ (rep 24/06/2018)
Contradictory
provisions in laws related to annulment of marriage,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 24/06/2018)
PM-led
body sought to regulate I/NGOs: Govt yet to respond to
stakeholders’ suggestion, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
23/06/2018), ‘Halt
moves against civil bodies’ (kp 23/06/2018)
[see statement
by CIVICUS]
Ganga
Maya again at Bir since 25 days in lone struggle for
justice: Dr Govinda KC to flout govt ban at Maitighar
today (rep 23/06/2018)
Four-fold
increase in reported rape in 10 years, The lack of
justice for rape, and its social stigma combine to
breed impunity, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 22/06/2018)
Transitional
Justice Act amendment draft ready: Apex court order,
international practices taken into account, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 22/06/2018), Bill
seeks to bring under transitional justice cases now in
court or in UN system, by Bhadra Sharma (rep
22/06/2018), Draft
amendment to Transitional Justice Act adheres to
court’s verdict and international practices,
interview with Attorney General Agni Kharel (kp
25/06/2018)
Special
court to look into conflict-era cases (ht
22/06/2018)
End
child marriage: Time to act now, by Lubna Baqi and
Tomoo Hozumi (ht 22/06/2018), Parents
blamed for increasing child marriages in Sindhuli
(ht 22/06/2018)
Over
20,000 quake victims might have to spend fourth
monsoon under tents, by Dhruba Dangal (rep
22/06/2018)
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!]
Call
for probe into corruption in Haliya rehabilitation
programme, by DR Panta (kp 21/06/2018)
Platform
denies victims’ consent for concessions to war
criminals (kp 21/06/2018)
RTI
needed for federalism to succeed (ht 21/06/2018)
Amnesty
slams inaction over Ganga Maya (kp 20/06/2018)
‘Ruling
leaders responsible for delaying justice to conflict
victims’ (rep 19/06/2018)
Conflict-hit
women demand justice, by Nagendra Upadhyay (rep
19/06/2018)
Bring
back for better: Sentence transfer is a reformative
justice tool that protects the rights of migrants,
by Anurag Devkota (kp 18/06/2018)
We’ll
ask questions: State watch on media (rep
17/06/2018)
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)
Conflict
victims see no end to their plight (ht 16/06/2018)
Rukum
conflict victims seek justice (kp 16/06/2018)
‘Women
should speak against all forms of violence’ (ht
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)
Woman
thrashed for rejecting nephew’s ‘sexual advances’
(ht 15/06/2018)
Security
agencies, Maoists buried disappeared in mass graves:
CIEDP, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 14/06/2018)
Appointment
of Dalit cook halts mid-day meal programme (ht
14/06/2018), Shameful
act:
That caste-based discrimination and untouchability
still continue in the country in this day and age is
but a national shame (ht 15/06/2018)
Conflict-hit
women: Still far from justice, by Susan Risal (ht
14/06/2018)
Wilful
amnesia: Current govt must not forget that it was
I/NGOs that prodded the Nepali govt to remember its
responsibilities, by Deepak Thapa (kp 14/06/2018)
FNJ,
media fraternity condemn cancellation of NTV talkshow:
Producer claims the show was cancelled at Minister
Baskota’s behest (kp 14/06/2018), NTV
shuts down program ‘after presenter grills minister’
(rep 14/06/2018)
NHRC,
FNJ to form body to protect journos (ht
14/06/2018)
Ward
chairman downplays girl’s death in Chhaupadi, by
Menuka Dhungana (kp 13/06/2018),
Woman
dies after snakebite in menstruation shed, by
Khamma Chhetri (rep 13/06/2018),
Bad
blood continues: To banish Chhaupadi, besides having a
new law, we need to change our behaviour (kp
13/06/2018)
[Why do not men leave the
house and stay in sheds during menstruation of female
family members?], Chhaupadi
still rampant in Bajura district (ht 13/06/2018),
Police
exhume snake-bite girl’s body for postmortem, by
Menuka Dhungana (kp 14/06/2018)
Woman
stripped half naked and thrashed in public seeks
justice: Says police imposed arbitration, by
Devendra Basnet (rep 13/06/2018), Insensitive
state: Thrashing of woman in Dang (rep 14/06/2018)
Govt
decides to shut UN-DPA office (ht 11/06/2018), Govt
decides to shut down UN's DPA office in Nepal, by
Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 11/06/2018), Departure
note: Closure of UN’s DPA office (rep 12/06/2018),
Peace
process ‘complete’, govt asks UNDPA for a drawdown,
by Anil Giri (kp 13/06/2018) [Without
justice
for victims, the end of promotion of perpetrators and
the rehabilitaion of former fighters the peace process
will never be complete!]
Ganga
Maya
hunger strike: Govt and police snub rights body; NHRC
Secretary Bed Bhattarai says the commission can summon
the chief of the respective authorities if they do not
to respond (kp 12/06/2018), NHRC
urges PM Oli to save Ganga Maya, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 14/06/2018), Gangamaya's
autobiography unveiled (rep 16/06/2018)
Kids
with guns: Maoist child soldiers are disqualified
combatants and unrecognised conflict victims, by
Luke Moffett and Govinda Sharma (kp 12/06/2018)
Leaders’
indifference to ex-Maoist fighter’s life of woe
resented, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 12/06/2018)
Man
gets life sentence for rape, murder (ht
12/06/2018)
Two
arrested for attempting to traffic women to Iraq using
fake visa, by Amar Khadka (rep 12/06/2018)
Govt
decides to shut UN-DPA office (ht 11/06/2018), Govt
decides to shut down UN's DPA office in Nepal, by
Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 11/06/2018), Departure
note: Closure of UN’s DPA office (rep 12/06/2018),
Peace
process ‘complete’, govt asks UNDPA for a drawdown,
by Anil Giri (kp 13/06/2018) [Without
justice
for victims, the end of promotion of perpetrators and
the rehabilitaion of former fighters the peace process
will never be complete!]
The
ruling Nepal Communist Party, among others, break the
law to exclude women: They have three months to comply,
by Shubhashree Basnyat (The Record 10/06/2018)
Malnutrition
rife among children (ht 10/06/2018)
Service
delivery of local units improves slightly after
elections: TIN survey (rep 10/06/2018)
No
suspension of MPs facing trial, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 09/06/2018) [Close
cooperation of leading politicians and criminals and
the protection of the latter continues unabated! This
is a characteristic of the lawless state of Nepal!],
NHRC
urges govt to save Ganga Maya Adhikari (kp
09/06/2018) [Another case of
protecting criminals!], MPs
not to be suspended upon arrest (rep 09/06/2018),
CVCP
decries amnesty for Dhungel (ht 09/06/2018), Accused
lawmakers to be suspended, says NA chair (ht
11/06/2018)
IFJ
joins FNJ, NPU in condemning harassment of online
journalists (ht 09/06/2018)
Bardiya
Tharus wait for justice: Lack of political will stalls
investigations, by Dewan Rai (The Record
08/06/2018)
TRC
assigns experts to draft reparation policy (kp
08/06/2018) [What does
reparation mean as long as the criminal perpetrators
are sitting in leading state positions and are being
promoted time and again? The vitims have been
suffering for so many years watching the offenders
being awarded for their crimes!!], Justice
delayed is justice denied: Delay in pursuance of
transitional justice is violating victims’ ‘right to
effective remedy’, by Samikshya Bhattarai and
Prakash Bhattarai (kp 08/06/2018), Masculine
parties:
Failure to ensure 33pc women representation in party
committees shows ‘of men, for men and by men’ attitude
of parties (ht 08/06/2018)
Move
afoot to challenge poll panel’s decision to register
NCP (NCP): Proportional representation of women in all
organs of the state is crucial to empower women, but
more worrisome is the fact that the prime minister and
ruling party co-chairpersons are openly defying the
legal provisions (ht 08/06/2018)
Millions
of rupees meant for flood victims likely to freeze
(ht 08/06/2018)
Valley
folks to inhale dust for five more years, by
Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 08/06/2018)
Quake-injured
languishing under govt neglect, by Sarita Shrestha
(rep 07/06/2018)
Casteism
denies Dalit lawmaker rental apartment in Kathmandu
(kp 05/06/2018), Dalit
MP’s difficulties in renting quarters in capital
(rep 05/06/2018), Beyond
symbolic inclusion: Caste based discrimination is the
elephant in the room that cant be ignored anymore
(kp 06/06/2018)
Dalit
ward member killed, three women held (kp
05/06/2018), Dalit
ward member dies after beating by paramor's children,
by Anjali Subedi (rep 06/06/2018)
Dispute
takes
regulation off House agenda: The ruling and opposition
parties are at odds over whether or not to suspend a
lawmaker facing judicial custody (kp 05/06/2018)
Mothers,
infants dying for want of birthing centres (ht
04/06/2018)
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)
NCP
violates Party Registration Act with low
representation of women (rep 03/06/2018), EC
decides to register NCP, ignoring law (rep
07/06/2018) [Leading parties
can do what they want! Obviously, they are above law
and constitution!]
Obtaining
citizenship in mother's name no more a challenge in
Myagdi, by Hari Krishna Gautam (rep 03/06/2018)
RJP-N
to join central govt after leaders’ release, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 03/06/2018) [Another
murderer
to be released? This is not worth to make the RJPN
join the government! The close cooperation of
politicians and criminals goes unabated!], New
laws for pardon, waiver, suspension, commutation of
sentence sought (ht 03/06/2018)
Boy,
14, rapes 3-year-old kin (kp 02/06/2018)
Nepali
woman sold in Iraq calls it a near-death experience,
by Rohit Rai (rep 02/06/2018)
Police
rescue
39 girls from dance bars: Police say the girls were
being forced to engage in illicit activities by their
employers (kp 01/06/2018)
13
year-old disabled minor tied up for nine years (ht
01/06/2018)
Investigation
into war crimes gets tougher under new govt ‘Former
rebels wielding new-found political influence to
hinder probe’ (kp 31/05/2018) [Previous
government was hardly any better!]
NHRC
lists Agni Sapkota, Suryaman Dong as human rights
violators (ht 31/05/2018)
Bank
staff rapes 13-year-old girl (kp 31/05/2018)
Jailbirds
to get Rs 60 daily allowance: Some 19,000 inmates are
living in 74 prisons across the country (ht
31/05/2018)
Get
them onboard: Majority of marginalized children and
children with disabilities remain excluded, by
Deepak Raj Sapkota (rep 31/05/2018)
Dhungel
freed despite criticism, by Binod Ghimire (kp
30/05/2018), Whither
rule
of law? The government decision to waive Dhungel’s
remaining sentence and swift action on pardon
recommendation undermine the rule of law (ht
30/05/2018), President
pardons Dhungel, decision condemned (rep
30/05/2018), SC
refuses stay order in president’s pardon for Dhungel
(rep 30/05/2018) [??]
Ganga
Maya begins fresh hunger strike (ht 30/05/2018)
Children
working as bus conductors rescued (ht 29/05/2018)
Keep
a close tab: Communist unification has created unease
among those affected by Maoist violence, by Pranab
Kharel and Gaurab KC (rep 28/05/2018)
Increasing
number of incestuous rapes raises concerns in Gorkha,
by Narahari Sapkota (rep 27/05/2018)
Conflict
victims demand justice, by DR Panta (kp
27/05/2018)
Police
arrest one of rajpur gang rapists (kps 27/05/2018)
School
students of various hill, tarai districts yet to get
all textbooks (rep 27/05/2018)
CIEDP
completes first phase of probe in 20 district, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 27/05/2018)
Schools
closed as yarsa picking season begins (ht
26/05/2018)
Principal
dragged to court for not enrolling Dalit student
(ht 26/05/2018)
Province
2 organizes conference to discuss the prosperity of
Dalits, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 26/05/2018), Dalits
should launch organised protest for their rights: CM
Raut (ht 27/05/2018)
Plan
to waive Dhungel’s jail term challenged (ht
25/05/2018), Apex
court show-cause to government on Dhungel clemency bid
(kp 26/05/2018), Dhungel's
jailterm waiver case: PM consults NCP leaders to
prepare govt response (kp 27/05/2018) [????],
SC
seeks govt file on Dhungel pardon (kp 29/05/2018),
Murder-convict
Dhungel gets presidential pardon (kp 29/05/2018) [If there has ever been rule of law
in Nepal, it is definitely over!]
Child
marriage rampant in Dhankuta (ht 24/05/2018)
Officials
ignoring NHRC recommendations may be tagged as rights
violators (rep 24/05/2018)
Children
launch campaign against child marriage, by Madhav
Aryal (kp 23/05/2018)
Children
sent to orphanage in Rukum living miserable life,
by DB Budha (rep 23/05/2018)
Woman
thrashed on witchcraft charge (ht 23/05/2018), Woman
brutally thrashed by her in-laws for 'practicing
witchcraft', by Madan Thakur (rep 24/05/2018)
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)
Protest
in Birgunj over ‘dowry-related death’ of woman (kp
22/05/2018), Police
arrest Rinki’s father-in-law (kp 23/05/2018)
Life
on hold: Relief payments alone are not enough for the
families of disappeared persons—they need to know what
happened, by Luke Moffett and James Gallan (kp
21/05/2018)
Govt
working to free Balkrishna Dhungel through
presidential pardon, by Ashok Dahal (rep
21/05/2018) [Turning Nepal
into a justice free haven! Close cooperation oif
politicians and crminals works well!!], Republic
Day pardon recommended for Balkrishna Dhungel (ht
22/05/2018), Don’t
do it Dhungel's release (rep 22/05/2018)
Disproportionately
disadvantaged: Entrenched gender biases make women
more vulnerable to disasters and its effects, by
Jyotika Rimal (kp 20/05/2018)
Conflict
victims feel further disheartened after left unity,
by Bhadra Sharma (rep 20/05/2018)
With
reservation:
Reservation in Nepal is taking a wrong turn compared
to other countries which have practiced it. This
should be corrected, by Pratap Sharma (rep
20/05/2018)
Noted
humanitarian charged with child rape in Nepal,
stunning a village, by Kai Schultz and Rajneesh
Bhandari (kp 19/05/2018)
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)
More
children calling hotline 1098 for help, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 18/05/2018)
Man
sentenced to 10 years in jail for killing wife (ht
16/05/2018)
A
national shame: Even as Nepal preps to plunge into the
modern age, evils like child marriage persist, by
Maina Dhital (kp 15/05/2018)
Insurgency
victims seek social, economic security (ht
15/05/2018)
Rapists
sentenced to 10 years in prison (ht 14/05/2018)
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