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Supreme
Court orders government to make arrangements for
prisoners to vote : The order says those doing time
should be allowed to vote for the proportional
representation system (kp 27/06/2022)
CPN
(US) demand met, Cabinet reshuffled (ht 27/06/2022)
[All supporters of patriarchy
say thank you for the further reduction of women in the
cabinet. The proportion of women in the Council of
Ministers is only 20 per cent, although the constitution
stipulates at least 34 per cent. For this to happen, at
least three of the four newly appointed ministers would
have had to be women. Long live the patriarchy!]
Chhaupadi
practice puts women with disabilities at higher risk :
Disabled girls and women are more prone to getting
sexually violated while staying away in chhau sheds,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 26/06/2022), Dismantling
Chhaupadi mindset : The only effective measure would be
educating people to abolish this abhorrent tradition
(kp 27/06/2022)
‘Time
to end systemic discrimination regarding sexual and
reproductive rights for persons with disabilities’ :
Sexual and reproductive equity and justice for persons
with disabilities is yet to get the desired attention
from authorities concerned: Stakeholders (nlt
25/06/2022)
Banke
prison overcrowded (kh 25/06/2022)
Nepal
struggles with a high adolescent fertility rate (kh
25/06/2022)
Sublimation
of the subaltern : Chasing the chimaera of emancipation
through political ideologies is exhausting and
meaningless, by CK Lal (kp 22/06/2022)
Biopolitics
In Women’s Marital Age, by Namrata Sharma (rn
22/06/2022)
Congress
leaders call for letting Nepalis away vote. Poll
body says not feasible : Despite Supreme Court
order in 2018, no initiatives taken for
out-of-country voting. Debate on the issue when
polls near seems to be more for public
consumption, by Binod Ghimire (kp
22/06/2022)
VAW
cases continue unabated (kh 21/06/2022)
Parties
are reluctant to ensure fair Dalit representation in
politics, report says : Dalit advocacy group’s report
regrets dwindling Dalit representation in local
governance (kp 21/06/2022)
Coalition
partners eye alliance for upcoming polls, but there are
complexities : There are more aspirants than the 165
lower house seats up for grabs and Maoist Centre and
Unified Socialist want more seats than they have now,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 21/06/2022) [Voters
will once again be presented with the old familiar
non-inclusive male uppercaste candidates. The voters
should dispose of them all in the dustbin of history!]
Govt
rebuffs NHRC’s recommendations (kh 21/06/2022)
New
rule allows crusher plants even closer to rivers,
forests and villages : Experts say such policies will
damage environment. Questions arise at whose behest the
new standards were brought, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 21/06/2022), Court
halts enforcement of new rules on extraction of stones,
sands and pebbles : A government move to ease extraction
rules has drawn criticism for allowing crusher plants to
come closer to forests, villages and rivers inviting
environmental, health and landslides concerns, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/06/2022)
Three
die due to rape within six months in Chitwan (rep
20/06/2022)
SC
orders not to implement govt. decision to restrict loan
disbursement (kh 20/06/2022)
Stakeholders
demand coordinated actions to eliminate child labor :
Elimination of the all forms of child labor is our
national commitment. We all need to work toward
achieving that goal: Stakeholders (with video) (nlt
19/06/2022)
Probe
shows prison officials’ role in events leading to
youth’s jail death : CCTV not functioning when Harijan
‘committed suicide’. Detailed probe by police sought,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 19/06/2022)
‘Low-quality
sanitary pads have health impacts on women’ : Bring a
national program for free, biodegradables and reusable
pads to all the women and girls in the communities and
schools: MHM PA nlt 19/06/2022)
Patriarchy
blamed for suffering of mothers, kids (ht
18/06/2022)
Mentally-ill
girl gang-raped in Dang, by Devendra Basnet (rep
18/06/2022)
Domestic
workers across Asia and the Pacific: It's time to give
the rights they deserve, by ChihokoAsada Miyakawa
(ht 17/06/2022)
The
burdens of a Nepali woman : Women are still seen as
subservient figures everywhere they go. Meanwhile,
patriarchy has gone beyond being a belief system and
become a way of life for many of us, by Anushka
Nepal (ae 16/06/2022)
Fighting
discrimination: Everyone's responsibility, by Simone
Galimberti (ht 16/06/2022)
Cases
filed against Manoj Pandey seeking 18 years imprisonment
(nlt 15/06/2022), Attorney’s
office files case against Manoj Pandey : Faces human
trafficking, child sexual abuse charges (kp
16/06/2022)
Laws
related to transitional justice will be amended:
Minister Sharma (kh 15/06/2022)
Sexual
assault victim dies in Chitwan (kh 15/06/2022)
Woman
gang-raped in Bouddha, four rapists held (kh
14/06/2022)
‘Truth-seeking
should be the first priority of the transitional
justice process’, interview with Minister
for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Govinda
Bandi (kp 14/06/2022)
The
chronic water problem : The provision of necessities for
the people should be the government’s top priority
(kp 13/06/2022)
“First
we need to understand the underlying factors that push
children to the worst form of child labor”,interview
with Sudarshan Neupane, Head of Tdh Nepal Country Office
(nlt 12/06/2022)
Late
as usual : Delayed delivery of textbooks infringes the
right to education of Nepali students, by Karuna
Parajuli and Timothy Fish Hodgson (kp 12/06/2022)
Woman
killed after rape bid, daughter flees to safety (ht
12/06/2022)
New
regulation sets further criteria for child care homes
(ht 12/06/2022)
GCRPPB
appeals to Bhutanese government for proper medical
treatment to political prisoner Damber Pulami (nlt
11/06/2022)
Strides
In Women Empowerment, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
11/06/2022)
Police
personnel trained to combat TIP (kh 11/06/2022)
Call
for bill on out-of-country voting, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 10/06/2022)
HC
orders govt to find whereabouts of those disappeared
till 2006 (ht 10/06/2022)
NFD-N
calls guaranteeing education opportunity to disabled
children (kh 09/06/2022)
Tribhuvan
University system doesn’t recognise transgender student
: For trans individuals, it’s a constant fight in every
step with systemic barriers almost on all fronts, by
Aakriti Ghimire (kp 09/06/2022)
Flexible
Time Limit Succur To Rape Victims, by Sangita Subedi
(rn 09/06/2022)
Why
are police so quick to shoot during protests in
the Tarai? Eighteen-year-old Nabina Tharu died
on Monday of bullet wounds from a police
shooting, just one of at least 16 who’ve died
from being shot during protests in the last five
years, by Bhrikuti Rai and Shristi Shakya
(rec 08/06/2022) [The
Nepali police have not yet learned to respect
basic human rights. They beat, shoot, kill,
torture whenever they want!]
New
children's regulation seeks to promote child rights
(ht 08/06/2022)
The
right to bodily autonomy : Abortion has been legal in
Nepal since 2002 but there could be fallout from any
overturning of Roe v Wade in the United States., by
Ameesha Rayamajhi (rec 07/06/2022)
Woman
dies as police open fire in Bardiya, five-member
committee formed to probe incident (nlt 07/06/2022),
Bardiya
locals continue protest following death of teenager in
clash with police : An 18-year-old girl died of bullet
wounds on Monday when police opened fire at protestors
seeking protection from wildlife attacks (kp
07/06/2022), Bardiya
residents continue protest following death of teenager
in clash with police : An 18-year-old girl died of
bullet wounds on Monday when police opened fire at
protesters seeking protection from wildlife attacks,
by Kamal Panthi (kp 08/06/2022)
Ensure
Justice To Conflict Victims, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
07/06/2022), 17
years on, justice still eludes victims of Badarmude
(ht 07/06/2022)
Call
to address issues of urban poor women more sensitively
(ht 07/06/2022)
Nepal
drops down in global rankings on budget accountability:
What does it indicate? This shows that citizens now have
less access to timely and comprehensive information they
need to participate in decision-making and hold the
government to account, by Subhash Dahal (nlt
07/06/2022) [see report
results on Nepal]
Two
years on, Nepal yet to implement Nairobi ICPD25
commitments (nlt 06/05/2022)
Indifference
to education : Successive governments have failed to
address the concern related to the supply of textbooks
(kp 06/06/2022)
Leaving
both houses without deputies reflects poorly on parties’
commitments : As House Speaker and Assembly chair are
men, their deputies have to be women. Parties’ apathy
leads some to suspect if they are being neglectful of
women’s representation, by Binod Ghimire (kp
05/06/2022) [Nepal's
macho men like to violate the constitution and laws when
it comes to preventing women's participation!]
The
caste struggle: Discrimination rife despite laws in
place : 16 years ago, Nepal was declared free of
untouchability and discrimination. But Dalits continue
to suffer, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 04/06/2022), Empowering
Dalits : We still have a long way to go to end all forms
of discrimination because of the cultural mindset
(ht 06/06/2022)
No
escape from poverty for marginalised Chidimars : This
year’s budget has not addressed the crushing poverty of
the endangered Chidimars, a community that remains
marginalised for generations, struggling to manage basic
needs, by J Pandey (kp 04/06/2022)
NHRC
urges govt to investigate death of Harijan in custody
(kh 04/06/2022)
Something
Wrong : Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand said that the
government is committed to implement NHRC’s
recommendations (sp 03/06/2022)
No
lesson learned from the last year’s monsoon devastations
: Displaced people are at risk of many communicable and
vector borne diseases in the monsoon season, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 02/06/2022)
Minor,
abducted and raped, in critical condition (rep
02/06/2022)
Amend
the laws : Undoubtedly, Nepal's laws have been very
unfair to victims of rape and other heinous sexual
violence (ht 02/06/2022)
Conflict
victims have high hopes amid fresh bid to deliver
transitional justice : Two decades since the end of the
war, not much has been done to address the concerns of
those who faced atrocities at the hands of the state and
Maoists, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/06/2022), In
search of justice : People who lost their loved ones
during the Maoist conflict are still seeking closure
(kp 02/06/2022)
Killing
by other means : The criminal system that takes in
young, healthy humans and returns dead bodies must stop
(kp 01/06/2022)
Amend
the laws : Undoubtedly, Nepal's laws have been very
unfair to victims of rape and other heinous sexual
violence (ht 01/06/2022)
86
persons arrested on rape charges in Jhapa in last 10
months (rep 01/06/2022)
Custodial
deaths continue with little being done towards
investigation : Most of those dying in custody under
suspicious conditions are from marginalised groups,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/05/2022)
Woman
tortured by her husband dies (rep 31/05/2022)
Parties
widely used children in campaigns as poll body remained
ineffective : Poll body failed to crack down on parties
and stood as a mere spectator, observers say, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 31/05/2022)
Amend
the statute of limitations : The time limit to file a
case fails to reflect rape and sexual violence as
heinous crimes, by Mandira Sharma and Mohna Ansari
(kp 30/05/2022)
22-year-old
woman raped in Rupandehi (kh 30/05/2022), Lawmakers
register resolution proposal demanding removal of time
limit in rape case (kh 30/05/2022)
Police
torture a minor who killed a man for allegedly trying to
rape her , by Upendra Yadav (rep 29/05/2022)
Panel
to investigate youth’s death in prison : Legal experts
say the probe team must be independent. Sundar Harijan,
who was behind bars instead of a real criminal, died in
Rolpa jail under suspicious circumstances, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 29/05/2022)
Why
the statute of limitations on rape cases is against
fundamental rights : There is renewed debate on removing
the limit while reporting cases of sexual violence,
by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 29/05/2022)
Delay
in supply of textbooks affects coursework : The new
academic year in many mountain districts kicked off over
10 days ago but the lack of textbooks has rendered
lessons ineffective, teachers say, by Krishna Prasad
Gautam (kp 29/05/2022 [Providing
equal educational opportunities to all of the nation's
children is a duty of government!]
How
women candidates fared in local polls : Female deputy
chiefs are fewer but there are more chiefs compared to
last elections, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 28/05/2022)
Govt
delaying, denying justice: Conflict victims (ht
28/05/2022)
Resolution
motion calls for ending statute of limitations on child
rape : The motion registered in the National Assembly
also demands review of the statute of limitations on
rape cases other than rape of children (kp
28/05/2022)
The
state of sexual crimes in Nepal : In the past fiscal
year alone, a total of 2,532 complaints of rape, 735 of
attempts to rape, 36 of unnatural intercourse, and 281
complaints of child sexual abuse were filed across the
country, by Pratik Ghimire (ae 26/05/2022), Sensitivity
needed in dealing with rape cases, by Cilla Khatry
(ae 26/05/2022)
NHRC
urges to carryout effective investigation into rape and
sexual violence incidents (nlt 26/05/2022)
Women
in Balambu band together for a common cause : Misa
Pucha, a 250-member women's group, was established to
arm women with the skills to become financially
independent, socially adept and confident in their
everyday life, by Rajani Shrestha (kp 26/05/2022)
Supreme
Court annuls decision to commute former APF DIG
Ranjan Koirala’s life sentence (nlt
26/05/2022), Top
court full bench quashes decision to reduce life
sentence of Ranjan Koirala : Koirala’s sentence was
reduced to 8 years, 6 months. He was released on July
23, 2020, by Tika R Pradhan and Binod Ghimire (kp
27/05/2022), Ranjan
Koirala arrested : Arrest follows overturning of an
earlier top court decision to reduce his sentence
(kp 28/05/2022)
Amnesty
International calls for removing 'overly restrictive'
statute of limitations on rape (rn 26/05/2022)
Accused
Khadka arrested on charge of raping a student five years
ago (rep 26/05/2022)
Petition
filed at the top court seeking removal of statute of
limitations on rape : Six female lawyers who registered
the petition claim the time limit is in violation of
constitution, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 25/05/2022)
Sudurpaschim
fails to elect women, Dalits in chief roles : Number of
women representatives elected in deputy mayor and
vice-chairperson positions has also decreased as
compared to previous local elections, by Arjun Shah
(kp 25/05/2022)
Ensure
Justice To Sushmita, Other Victim, by Namrata Sharma
(rn 25/05/2022)
A
teenage girl was raped, and killed extrajudicially
during insurgency, UN says : The girl, 16, was arrested
by a squad of 20 army personnel from her house in Kavre
on February 13, 2004 (kp 24/05/2022)
Kin
of Dalit youths killed in Rukum (West) two years ago
demonstrate at Maitighar demanding justice : Nabaraj BK,
along with five of his friends, was killed on May 23,
2020, for allegedly trying to elope with a girl from the
so-called ‘upper caste’ (kp 24/05/2022)
Teacher
at St. Lawrence College arrested on charge of
sexual harassment (24/05/2022), Tension
erupts at St Lawrence College in Chabahil as a
teacher is accused of molesting a girl student
and asking her to be his sex partner, by
Puja Giri (rep 24/05/2022), St
Lawrence College teacher arrested for allegedly
molesting a girl student (rep 24/05/2022)
Suffering
in silence: Why young girls find it difficult to
speak up against rape : Why do the survivors of
sexual violence fail to report the case on time?
What factors actually force the survivors and
victims of sexual violence to suffer in silence?,
by Shrutika Raut (nlt 24/05/2022)
Gulabi
Sambad: Discussing what needs discussion : One
podcast hopes to provide a safe, open space for
young people to talk about menstruation,
consent, and sexual and reproductive health,
by Prasansha Rimal (rec 23/05/2022)
Two
cases of human trafficking and sexual abuse
registered against Pandey (kh 23/05/2022), Court
allows police to keep Manoj Pandey in custody
for five days (rep 23/05/2022), Court
sends Manoj Pandey, who has been accused of
rape, to police custody for investigation :
Police to investigate the charges by an aspiring
model against Pandey under human trafficking law,
by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 24/05/2022)
#MeToo
in Nepal: Yet another case of sexual assault
allegation comes to the surface : A victim makes
public the details of how the perpetrator, her
school principal, raped and blackmailed her for
two years and yet nobody believed her (nlt
22/05/2022), Another
minor accuses Pandey of sexually abusing her,
by Arun Bam (rep 23/05/2022)
Residents
of Khotang depend on helicopters to reach hospitals :
Pregnant women suffer the most from a lack of good
hospitals and roads in Khotang, by Dambar Singh Rai
(kp 22/05/2022)
Protesters
demand justice and extension of statute of limitation in
cases of sexual violence (With Photos) (rep
20/05/2022), A
howl for justice : Galvanized by a series of videos
detailing one woman’s harrowing experiences of being
raped as a minor, Nepali women and men take to the
streets in protest, by Nishi Rungta (rec
20/05/2022), Stop
blaming the rape survivors, speak up for justice, by
Shreena Nepal (nlt 20/05/2022), #MeToo
gathers force but calls for sustained movement : Social
media posts by a girl detailing sexual violence
necessitate immediate action to reform laws to ensure
justice as society is invariably failing women and girls,
by Aakriti Ghimire and Shuvam Dhungana (kp 21/05/2022), Youths
demonstrate demanding justice for victim, action against
perpetrator (In pics) (kh 21/05/2022), Home
Ministry urges for help in investigating video clip told
incident related to VAW (kh 21/05/2022), Rape
accused Manoj Pandey arrested (nlt 21/05/2022), Manoj
Pandey, a beauty pageant organiser accused of rape, in
police custody : Crime Division of Nepal Police says the
alleged rapist has been arrested for an investigation,
by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 22/05/2022), Statute
of limitation related to rape comes under fire,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 22/05/2022), Crime
doesn't expire : There is an outright necessity
to craft progressive laws to ensure justice for
survivors (kp 23/05/2022), Rights
activists seek withdrawal of time limit for rape
complaints (kh 23/05/2022)
FIFA
urged to match $440m World Cup prize money to fund major
compensation program for abused migrant workers (rep
19/05/2022)
‘I
was just crying and feeling helpless’: Alleged rape
victim reveals horrifying series of incidents : In a
series of videos made public, a girl provides details of
offstage sexual abuse and violence against her and how
the incident ruined her life, by Shrutika Raut (nlt
19/05/2022)
Uphold
Women’s Constitutional Rights, by Namrata Sharma (rn
18/05/2022)
Constantly
spurned, how Dalits united to create history in local
elections : A team of independent Dalit candidates wins
four out of five seats in Ward 8 of Kanakasundari Rural
Municipality in Jumla, including the post of chair,
by DB Budha (kp 17/05/2022)
Sexual
assaults on blind women go unreported : Several blind
women have fallen prey to sexual assaulters in Bajhang
but the families’ apathy and society’s behaviour towards
sexual assault victims have kept many of them from
claiming justice, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
17/05/2022)
Why
aren’t more women selected as candidates?
Patriarchy alone is not a sufficient explanation
for the lack of women in candidate selection for
the recently held local elections, by Seira
Tamang (rec 16/05/2022)
Inflation
making life difficult for the poor and vulnerable :
Global price rises, devaluation of the Nepali rupee and
artificial price hikes by traders pushing goods and
services out of reach, by Krishana Prasain and
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/05/2022)
Pregnant
women in Achham die for want of treatment : Rural women
are deprived of safe motherhood services due to
illiteracy, poverty and lack of public health awareness,
by Menuka Dhungana (kp 16/05/2022)
Call
for action against those who made it difficult for
persons with disabilities to vote : Depriving persons
with disabilities of their voting right has legal
consequences, rights bodies say (kp 15/05/2022)
People
displaced by the earthquake in Rasuwa are still awaiting
resettlement : As many as 174 quake-displaced families
are staying in temporary shelters at Khalte, by
Balaram Ghimire (kp 13/05/2022) [They
urgently need the right to vote "None of them"!]
Raute
community deprived of voting right, again (rep
13/05/2022)
Despite
law, Nepal fails to achieve Dalit women representation
in wards : Parties say they failed to find candidates,
an argument Dalit activists do not agree with, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 10/05/2022)
About
half of Nepal’s voters will not be able to cast their
votes in local polls (rep 10/05/2022)
Women
in politics: Get them interested from high school ,
by Simone Galimberti (ht 09/05/2022) [Without
a radical disciplining of the male party leaders,
enforcing harsh punishments and at the same time
comprehensively changing the laws, it is unlikely that
much will change!]
A
latest study on Nepal’s journey from exclusion to
inclusion published : "From Exclusion to Inclusion:
Crafting a New Legal Regime in Nepal" looks at how the
Comprehensive Peace Accord of 2006 and the adoption of
the Interim Constitution in 2007 set the stage for the
creation of an inclusive Nepali state, by Shrutika
Raut (nlt 08/05/2022) [free download
of book]
Call
to facilitate participation of persons with disabilities
(kh 07/05/2022), Civil
society body urges EC to facilitate participation of
differently-abled people in local polls (rep
07/05/2022)
Digital
discrimination : Increasing internet and social media
use fosters exchange and visibility, but comes with its
own dangers, by JB Biswokarma (nt 06/05/2022)
Kusunda
tribe demands integrated settlement, protection of their
nearly-extinct language (rep 06/05/2022)
Women
in the informal economy: Recognise their contribution,
by Shreeju Niroula (ht 06/05/2022)
Exploring
the barriers to the right to inclusive election in Nepal
: Despite elaborate provisions on including persons with
disabilities in political and public life in Nepal,
political participation by persons with disabilities
remains minimal, by Dev Datta Joshi (rec
06/05/2022), Call
to facilitate participation of persons with disabilities
(kh 07/05/2022)
Nowhere
safe to go, people in disaster-hit areas live in terror
as monsoon nears : Hundreds of people still living in
places identified as unfit to reside seven years ago,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/05/2022)
Salyan
villagers forced to use polluted river water : Around 40
percent of the people in the district have no access to
clean water, by Biplob Maharjan (kp 05/05/2022)
Electoral
syndicate against women : From the first election, one
thing that hasn't changed is the politics of hegemonic
masculinity, by Chandra Bhadra and Sucheta Pyakuryal
(kp 05/05/2022)
Sthapit’s
remarks, audience reaction put society’s view of women
in focus : Concerns over safety and security of women
under leadership of such patriarchal men, by Aakriti
Ghimire (kp 04/05/2022)
NHRC
calls for further investigation into newly-appointed IGP
Singh for human rights violation (rep 04/05/2022), NHRC
member accuses IGP of rights violation (ht
05/05/2022)
20-yr-old
held for raping a minor girl (kh 03/05/2022)
Covid
response fund releases money after 14 months : The fund
remained idle during the second and third waves due to
political wrangling, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
03/05/2022)
CEC
Thapaliya calls on mass media to aware people on voting
rights (kh 03/05/2022) [Also
on the voting rights of election workers, security
personnel and the millions of migrant workers that have
been denied by politicians for years, despite clear
directives from the Supreme Court?]
Birth
certificates mandatory to tie the knot in Chandannath
Temple : The temple made the decision following
complaints that a large number of child marriages take
place in the shrine, by DB Budha (kp 03/05/2022)
World
Press Freedom Day 2022: Nepal records 55 incidents of
press freedom violations in a year : “No efforts were
made to address impunity relating to crimes against
journalists. Justice is awaited both in conflict era and
post-conflict cases.” (nlt 02/05/2022), 75
incidents of press freedom violation occur in a
year (kh 03/05/2022),
Nepal
progresses in Freedom of Press Index (kh 03/05/2022)
[??], Nepal:
The culture of silence among journalists on the rise,
by Guna Raj Luitel (rep 03/05/2022),
Press
Freedom Still Faces Challenge, by Namrata
Sharma (rn 04/05/2022)
Safety
and health at work: Acting together to build a positive
culture, by Chihoko Asada Miyakawa (ht 02/05/2022),
Govt
for creating dignified working environment (ht
02/05/2022), Rethinking
labor and laborer, employed and unemployed, by
Ananta Aryal (nlt 03/05/2022)
May
Day: Let’s acknowledge the contributions of older
workers, by Sanju Thapa Magar (nlt 01/05/2022)
International
Workers’ Day: Daily wagers struggling to survive
(kh 01/05/2022)
35pc
Bajura people living in extreme poverty (ht)
01/05/2022)
Women
leaders from across the political spectrum say they feel
constrained : Their representation in local elections
has been trimmed but they cannot speak up. Female
politicians say the fight will continue though, by
Aakriti Ghimire (kp 30/04/2022)
Women
rights group demand action against Sthapit over his
insensitive comments : The UML mayoral candidate for
Kathmandu is not fit to run for the post, say 45 rights
organisations (kp 30/04/2022)
Chandrapur
adopts door-to-door campaign to make Dalit children
attend school : The Education Unit of Chandrapur
Municipality says that every possible step would be
taken to help parents send their wards to school, by
Shiva Puri (kp 30/04/2022)
As
alliance parties threaten rebel candidates, Election
Commission says that’s criminal act : The election body
states that the threats violate citizens’ legal and
constitutional right to take part in elections, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 30/04/2022) [When
will the so-called top politicians finally be punished
appropriately for their constant high-handed behaviour?
Non-election of such persons and their protégés would be
an appropriate response!], Ruling
alliance to take action against cadres violating
directives (kh 01/05/2022)
Woman
tortured for dowry, despite court order (ht
29/04/2022)
Poll
panel's new directive unfair to fairer sex : Can affect
women's representation in civic bodies as parties prefer
to oblige alliance partners, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
29/04/2022), All-m//ale
executive candidates (ht 29/04/2022) [related to
Itahari], Fewer
women this time : Underrepresentation of women in
politics has long-term drawbacks (kp 29/04/2022)
Expanding
fiscal health space in Nepal : The government needs to
explore additional sources of financing to expand the
fiscal space of healthcare services, by Gauri
Pradhan (nlt 29/04/)2022)
Whose
election is it anyway? Kin and clan networks will once
again play a formidable role in determining victory
margins, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 29/04/2022)
Dalit
youth thrashed to death over dispute (ht 28/04/2022)
Public
availability of electoral roll data raises privacy
concerns : Experts are wary of potential misuse of the
data on all registered voters that has been made public
and is easily accessible to anyone on the internet,
by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 28/04/2022)
Alliance
politics impacts female candidacy in local level
elections : Close to 41 percent women had won in 2017,
but fewer will be elected this time, with nomination
number itself down, by Binod Ghimire (kp
28/04/2022), Fewer
women this time : Underrepresentation of women in
politics has long-term drawbacks (kp 29/04/2022)
Voting:
A Voice Of The Voiceless, by Balmukunda Regmi (rn
27/04/2022) [But only if
candidates are also nominated who represent their
interests and not those imposed by the central party
leadership!]
Low
Women Candidacy Breaches Statute, by Namrata Sharma
(rn 27/04/2022)
Call
for equal participation of persons with disabilities
(kh 27/04/2022)
Hard
to retain last election’s achievements with less women
candidates this time (kh 26/04/2022), Nomination
for Dalit women member nil in seven wards of Humla
(kh 26/04/2022)
How
disinformation poses security threat and what Nepal
should do : Failure to prevent disinformation and
misinformation on time could lead to a serious national
security crisis in the long run, by Narayan Adhikari
(nlt 26/04/2022)
Mangalsen
women see no point in voting : Women of the
remote Achham local unit demanded a ban on
alcohol, introduction of women-centric
programmes at the local level and accessibility
to a good healthcare system, but their demands
remain unaddressed, by Menuka Dhungana (kp
26/04/2022)
Health
care issues despite being vital remain neglected
in local elections : Candidates and parties must
come up with practical and realistic health care
plans, say doctors, by Arjun Poudel (kp
26/04/2022)
Keshav
Sthapit’s candidacy for Kathmandu mayor sparks furore :
Sthapit has been accused of sexual harassment by at
least two women, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 26/04/2022) [He
should not run for any political office until a court
has certified his innocence!]
Supreme
Court set to decide today on petition on women’s
representation in local governments : Deadline given to
political parties to file nominations for the May 13
local level elections ends today, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 25/04/2022)
Contrary
to their wishes, rural women in Salyan compelled to give
birth at home : Lack of motorable roads makes birthing
centres inaccessible to pregnant women while birthing
centres closer home lack skilled health staff, by
Biplab Maharjan (kp 25/04/2022)
Writ
petition challenges ambassadorial nominations :
Petitioners say recent nominations have ignored
principles of inclusion and call for new nominations
(kp 23/04/2022)
AWC
appeals voters not to vote human rights violators
(kh 23/04/2022)
Local
elections 2022: 168,000 security personnel to be
mobilized (kh 23/04/2022) [And
they will all not be given the opportunity to exercise
their own right to vote!]
Street
vendors are crucial to urban economy, but their plight
is huge : Those doing business on footpaths and alleys
need help, not harassment, experts say, by Pawan
Pandey (kp 22/04/2022)
Party
leaders reach Musahar settlement after five years since
last election (kh 21/04/2022) [This
proves the whole disinterest of the politicians!],
Call
for meaningful participation of Dalits in local level
polls (kh 22/04/2022)
NHRC
calls for ensuring women’s proportional representations
in local election (kh 21/04/2022)
Advocacy
group calls for meaningful representation of Dalits in
local governance : Samata Foundation says existing
representation is encouraging but not in proportion with
the population (kp 21/04/2022)
“Voters
should exercise their sovereign rights while voting”,
interview with Laxman Phuyal (kh 21/04/2022)
Where
is the environmental rights?, by Yuba Nath Kandel
(The Margin 20/04/2022)
Education
incentive: Scholarships for daughters-in-law : In
Makawanpur, Raksirang Rural Municipality has rolled out
a scholarship scheme for daughters-in-law to uplift the
socio-economic status of the local residents, by
Aakriti Ghimire (kp 20/04/2022)
Wildfires
rage in Palpa forests, leaving human settlements at high
risk : Wildfires recur in the district every year but
the authorities concerned and the local units are not
well prepared to mitigate the disaster, by Madhab
Aryal (kp 20/04/2022)
Patriarchy
plagues the lives of young girls in Siraha : When one
girl acts beyond the traditional norms, all other girls
in the village face the consequences—their education is
discontinued and they are married off, by Aakriti
Ghimire (kp 18/04/2022)
Dalits
demand respectable, proportional representation in
upcoming elections (ht 18/04/2022)
Achham
district judge who passed a controversial decision on a
rape case called to Supreme Court : Nabin Kumar Joshi
last month slapped a three-and-a-half-year jail term to
a rape victim, citing a non-existing legal provision
(kp 18/04/2022)
Six
Bhutanese political prisoners released : A total of 49
political prisoners are still languishing in Bhutan
jails. Most of them are currently serving life sentences
(nlt 16/04/2022)
Dalit
women were elected in numbers. But have they been
empowered? Despite holding posts, experience as decision
makers was not encouraging as discrimination continued,
they say, by Tika R Pradhan and Binod Ghimire (kp
16/04/2022)
Some
100 provisions in 43 Acts are discriminatory to women :
If political parties don’t want to amend the
discriminatory laws, then the constitution itself should
be amended, experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
16/04/2022) [The constitution
has to be amended anyway to uphold women's rights. The
Oli government has always fundamentally rejected this
and the current government is no better.]
74
incidents of press freedom violation in 2078 BS (ht
16/04/2022)
Father
nabbed father-daughter incest allegation (kh
13/04/2022)
‘The
human rights situation in Nepal is still far from
satisfactory’, interview with Nirajan Thapaliya,
Director, Amnesty International Nepal (nlt 12/04/2022)
Women’s
Participation in Elections in Nepal, by
Shreeju Niroula (rep 12/04/2022), Let
Women Lead Local Levels, by Namrata Sharma (rn
13/04/2022), Women
in politics : One can have all the rules and yet find a
million ways to sidestep them (kp 14/04/2022)
Funds
shortage hits plan to expand nutrition rehabilitation
centres across the country : Nepal’s Sustainable
Development Goals target on nutrition is unlikely to be
met, health officials say, by Arjun Poudel (kp
12/04/2022)
Men
make financial decisions despite rising female literacy,
experts say : Women panellists highlight the challenges
faced by women in being financially independent at a
programme entitled Nirvik Nari, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 12/04/2022), Nirvik
Nari: An event celebrating women : Panellists describe
the challenges women face at both social and policy
levels (kp 12/04/2022)
Governments
come, governments go. Badis’ condition as bad as ever :
Ranked at the bottom even among Dalits, generations of
Badi have endured extreme socio-economic marginalisation
over the past century, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp
10/04/2022)
Financially
hard for women to contest elections (kh 09/04/2022),
Keep
up our local level representation, women leaders urge
Deuba, poll body : Parties fighting elections in an
alliance are likely not to field women candidates for
both top local government positions, taking advantage of
a flaw in the law, by Binod Ghimre (kp 09/04/2022),
Election
Commission revokes provision to compulsorily field woman
candidate : The commission rescinded the decision after
the political parties protested against the provision
stating that it is against existing laws (nlt
12/04/2022), Election
Commission backtracks on its decision related to
women’s representation at local level : Now
political parties fielding just one candidate
for one of the two top local government
positions are not compelled to nominate women,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 13/04/2022) [Since
Nepal's macho politicians consider the land to
be the exclusive property of men, especially
those from Bahun castes, men are likely to be
the overwhelming majority of candidates in such
cases.], Dr.
Deuba calls for electoral quotas for women based on
proportional inclusion (kh 13/04/2022)
Government’s
health insurance scheme fails to retain subscribers :
Only 20 percent of the total population is covered by
the scheme and dropout rate is high owing to poor
service delivery at healthcare institutions, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 09/04/2022)
Three
teachers of a school accused of sexual abuse (ht
09/04/2022)
No
data as malnutrition turns into major killer in Bajura
villages : Lack of detailed study in Muktikot, other
villages worsens situation when the actual toll of
deprivation is unknown, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
08/04/2022)
Around
500 women and children rescued from Nepalgunj border
point (rep 08/04/2022)
Can
Bandi bring the transitional justice process on track?
Victims and rights activists say it is possible if he
doesn’t compromise on the stand that he has so far been
taking, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/04/2022)
Government
recommends names of ambassadors to 20 countries
(with list) (kh 07/04/2022) [Three
quarters of them are Bahuns, which once again
shows who considers themselves as the owners of
this land!], Ambassadors
recommended for 20 countries including China : Bishnu
Pukar Shrestha, a rights activist and conflict victim,
has been picked for Beijing under Maoist quota, by
Anil Giri (kp 08/04/2022)
Voting
rights for Nepalis abroad: Full of promises, lack of
action : Political parties have promised suffrage to
Nepali citizens living abroad time and again but have
not taken definite measures to actually allow them to
vote, by Nishan Khatiwada (nlt 06/04/2022)
Alliance
politics may trim women’s representation in local
governments : As coalition partners plan to fight May 13
polls in alliance, observers wonder if the inclusion
idea is at stake, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/04/2022)
Action
against victim of rape creates furore : Achham District
Court judge in the dock. Questions raised over his
competence as well as Nepal’s judicial system, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 03/04/2022)
Prisoners,
detainees still face humanitarian problems (ht
03/04/2022)
'Govt
not serious about decriminalising abortion, by Ram
Kumar Kamat' (ht 03/04/2022)
The
30th General Meeting of Amnesty International Nepal
concludes : The General Meeting has elected a new
leadership in its National Board and Appeals Committee
for a term of two years (nlt 03/04/2022)
Legally
unmarried, socially married : In Karnali, early
marriages, driven by a host of factors, are rampant,
which have multiple consequences, especially on girls,
by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 02/04/2022)
Elderly
people in rural Bajura face hassles in getting allowance
: As the villages have no transportation services, most
of the beneficiaries have to walk quite a distance to
receive the social security allowance from the
designated banks, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
02/04/2022)
Righting
reproductive rights : Each one of us needs to be
educated and respectful of women’s rights to their
bodies (kp 01/04/2022)
Violence
against girls goes unabated : Seventy-nine rape cases
reported in Morang this fiscal year; nearly two-thirds
of the victims are children, by Binod Bhandari (kp
31/03/2022)
Scars
of Maoist Insurgency: ‘Dear PM, first save the
victims!’, by Guna Raj Luitel (rep
31/03/2022)
New-born
baby’s body found on garbage pile in Kathmandu
(rep 31/03/2022)
Election
staff must arrive at polling stations three days
in advance (rep 31/03/2022) [And
what about the opportunity for these staff
members to vote themselves? This is a
fundamental right of all Nepalese, and the
government must ensure that this right can be
exercised.]
Chitwan
National Park once again sets settlers’ huts ablaze :
The park burnt around a dozen huts in the area on Sunday
while several others were demolished, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (kp 30/03/2022)
Nepal
looks to donors to widen maternal, perinatal deaths
surveillance : At least 99 maternal deaths recorded in
current fiscal year, but officials say many deaths in 45
districts are unknown, by Arjun Poudel (kp
30/03/2022)
Nearly
half of all pregnancies are unintended, says new UNFPA
report : "In 2017, it was estimated that half of the 1.2
million pregnancies in Nepal were unintended and nearly
359,000 ended in abortion.” (nlt 30/03/2022), Nearly
half of the pregnancies in Nepal are unintended, UN
agency says : A half of the 1.2 million pregnancies in
the country were unintended and nearly 359,000 ended in
abortion in 2017, by Arjun Poudel (kp 31/03/2022)
Amnesty
International’s report highlights government’s failure
to safeguard citizens’ rights (nlt 29/03/2022) [see
AI
report on Nepal], Amnesty
International Nepal accuses govt of violating human
rights (ht 30/03/2022)
Two
elderly men held for raping minor girls (kh
28/03/2022)
39
cases of caste-based discrimination (ht 28/03/2022)
The
stress of entrance exams : The entrance examination is a
barrier to young children's growth and development,
by Dipu Shakya and Kenji Kitamura (kp 28/03/2022)
Deprivation,
hunger and infant deaths in a remote Bajura village :
Mothers in Muktikot suffer from lactation insufficiency
for lack of nutritious food and lose their babies either
in the womb, at birth or at neonatal and postneonatal
stages, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 27/03/2022), 84
kids in Muktikot suffering from malnutrition (ht
27/03/2022)
It
is govt responsibility to grant citizenship to people:
JSP Chairman Yadav (rep 27/03/2022)
Abducted
girl child rescued; 4 suspects held (kh 26/03/2022)
Two
held for attacking a woman with acid (kh 26/03/2022)
After
being enslaved in Lebanon for 12 years, Sajita Lama
finally returns to her home in Nepal (nt 25/03/2022)
Don’t
act on the Act : The vagueness of a new amendment to the
broadcast law is designed for arbitrary application
(nt 25/03/2022)
Commission
to dig up sites in search of missing persons :
Disappearance commission set to excavate possible places
where victims could have been buried after being killed
by either the state or rebel forces, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 25/03/2022)
Hubby
strikes wife to death (kh 25/03/2022)
Army
veers off the environment track : The army has felled
over 27,000 trees while opening the expressway-track.
There are 13 community forests and many national forests
in project areas, by Pratik Ghimire (ae 24/03/2022)
Addressing
gender violence in cyberspace, by Prasansha Rimal
(rec 24/03/2022)
No
deliberation on sexual violence in parliament due to
obstruction: Minister Regmi (kh 24/03/2022)
Musahar
children in Rautahat deprived of formal education and
state benefits : Musahar children are deprived of birth
and citizenship certificates due to the apathy of local
government, guardians say, by Shiva Puri (kp
24/03/2022)
Women
Prove Leadership Mettle, by Mukti Rijal (kp
24/03/2022)
National
Broadcasting (11th Amendment) Regulation, 2021 looks
suspicious: Nepal Working Group for Internet Freedom
(rep 23/03/2022)
12-year-old
girl allegedly raped by her own elder brother in Bajhang
(rep 23/03/2022)
Prachanda
asks PM Deuba to provide subsistence allowance to the
injured and disabled of armed conflict, others (kh
22/03/2022) [And what about all
those people who were killed, wounded or disappeared in
the course of the atrocities committed by the insurgent
Maoists or the army? What about justice for the victims,
regardless of which side they were on?]
Political
parties reiterate commitment to give voting rights to
Nepalis abroad (rep 21/03/2022) [This
statement by the political parties is simply a lie. The
SC's prescription has been there for years. Neither the
Oli nor the Deuba government, nor the parties involved
in them, have done anything to implement it. The right
to vote belongs to all Nepali citizens, including the
helpers and security personnel deployed on election day,
including the many people who are denied citizenship
papers by the state for gender-discriminatory reasons!],
No
voting rights for Nepalis abroad, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 21/03/2022), Voting
rights : If 115 countries can realise out-of-country
voting, there is no reason why Nepal cannot do so
(ht 22/03/2022)
Rape
cases continue unabated despite harsher laws (ht
21/03/2022)
School
teacher arrested on sexual harassment allegation (kh
21/03/2022)
Solar
Irrigation Pumps, Women and Smallholders in Eastern
Tarai, by Gitta Shrestha and Labisha Uprety (rep
21/03/2022)
Women
Equality Still A Distant Dream!, by Saudamini
Chalise (rn 21/03/2022)
17-year-old
girl raped in Tehrathum, one arrested (kh
20/03/2022)
The
number of women acquiring land ownership certificates on
the rise in Rasuwa (rep 19/03/2022)
Man
allegedly beats spouse to death (kh 18/03/2022)
Women’s
representation and intersectional (un)inclusion, by
Kalpana Jha (rec 17/03/2022)
Women,
children more affected from climate change impacts:
Minister Regmi (kh 17/03/2022)
Right
to education for children with disabilities: It's the
government's responsibility, by Dev Datta Joshi (ht
17/03/2022)
Unity
among diversity has become identity of Nepalis:
President Bhandari (kh 17/03/2022) [And
why then do all functions in the state and
administration continue to be dominated by male
Tagadharis? Why does the state identify with their
values and culture?]
Efforts
of all necessary to control violence against women,
children: Prez Bhandari (kh 16/03/2022) [Then
Nepal should first start by finally making women and men
absolutely equal in the constitution, laws and
administration. Only then will men perhaps realise that
women are not inferior creatures!]
SC
hearing on Citizenship Ordinance scheduled for Wednesday
(kh 16/03/2022)
Local
Leaders Must Embrace Ethics, by Namrata Sharma (rn
16/03/2022)
Minister
Regmi informs global community on Nepal’s efforts on
women empowerment (kh 15/03/2022) [Improvements
yes, but the reality is different. In the constitution,
laws and society, equality between women and men is
still a long way off!]
Towards
Gender Equality, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 15/03/2022)
High
Court penalizes Pandey for posting caste-discriminatory
content (kh 15/03/2022)
Consumer
fraud proliferates as government drags its feet : World
Consumer Rights Day is celebrated every year on March
15, but there has been little respite for harassed
Nepali consumers, activists say, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 15/03/2022)
Maoist
Center’s sister organizations concerned over video song
‘Pir’ (kh 14/03/2022), A
song that took the country by storm : Prakash Saput’s
music video portrays the disillusionment of former
Maoist fighters while depicting the real story of
society, observers say, by Anup Ojha (kp 15/03/2022)
[watch song
video]
Landslide-displaced
families await relocation : More than a hundred families
from two villages in Sankhuwasabha were displaced by a
landslide two monsoons ago. The displaced are still
living in temporary shelters, by Dipendra Shakya (kp
14/03/2022)
Senior
citizens demand effective implementation of Senior
Citizens Act-2006 (kh 14/03/2022)
Local
Level Election : Issues of Political Representation,
by Rajendra Bahadur Singh (rep 14/03/2022)
18-month-old
toddler murdered allegedly after rape (rep
14/03/2022), Human
rights organisations meet family of toddler murdered
after rape (kh 16/03/2022)
NHRC
facing challenges for want of physical resources (ht
14/03/2022) [This reflects the
value that government, state organs and political
parties place on human rights!]
Women
serving as deputies at local units aspire to take up
executive roles : As local elections near, women
representatives, however, doubt the male-dominated
parties where patriarchy is deep-rooted will make way
for them, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/03/2022)
Call
to recognise work of women (ht 13/03/2022)
Media
watchdog condemns Nepali journalist’s arrest in UAE
(kh 12/03/2022)
Child
care homes operating without meeting criteria to be
penalised (ht 12/03/2022)
Visit
visa for all? No, terms and conditions apply, by
Anjila Shrestha (nlt 11/03/2022), MoHA
asks DoI to regulate visit visa (kh 11/03/2022)
Strengthening
female representation : Women’s underrepresentation in
leadership positions reflects a combination of the
design of the quota system and party nomination
behaviour, by Rohini Pande, Michael Callen, Binod
Paudel and Satish Wasti (kp 11/03/2022)
Making
gender equality closer to reality: Let's devise a
contest, by Simone Galimberti (ht 11/03/2022)
New
country, old rules : Systemic discrimination against
women, minorities and free-speech advocates continue in
subtle and not-so-subtle ways (ae 10/03/2022)
Time
for Nepali women to stand higher : With local elections
coming up, we must double down on our efforts to create
equal opportunities for Nepali women to lead, by
Nicola Pollitt (ae 10/03/2022)
The
burden of womanhood in Nepal : From making household
chores women’s sole preserve to buying and selling women
into prostitution, there are covert and overt ways in
which women are being exploited and treated as inferior
to men, by Cilla Khatry (ae 10/03/2022)
Thami
children deprived of education : Many girls and boys
from the Thami community in Doramba Shailung and
Khadadevi rural municipalities district marry in their
early teens, by Santosh Dhungel (ae 10/03/2022)
Linguistically
limited : A year on, Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s
mandatory Nepal Bhasa educational policy is not sitting
well with students, teachers, or schools, by Marissa
Taylor (rec 10/03/2022) [The
problem described here affects children from non-Nepali
speaking population groups nationwide and deprives them
of equal professional opportunities later on. The
obligation to learn another national language and the
integration of ethnic cultures and customs into the
curricula could help to unite people.]
Initiative
to conclude citizenship Act amendment with consensus:
Minister Khand (kh 10/03/2022) [After
all, the citizenship law must not contradict the
corresponding regulations of the constitution. And even
its rules on citizenship are extremely discriminatory,
especially for women.]
Decriminalise
abortion, say women rights activists (ht 10/03/2022)
Voters
unlikely to get right to reject candidates in local
level elections ; Court’s eight-year-old ruling to give
people right to cast negative votes yet to be
implemented for the lack of a law, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 10/03/2022) [To this day,
the autocratic politicians do not want to understand
that decisions of the Supreme Court are binding law that
the executive and the legislature have to abide by.],
None
of the above : Citizens should get to show they prefer a
non-existent entity to a politician that betrays them
(kp 11/03/2022)
Mountain
women’s problems are taller than the mountains, by
Upendra Lamichhane (rep 09/03/2022)
#BreaktheBias:
Why should women challenge the status quo? Everyday
women from the community and societal circle are
tortured, thrashed, attacked or kept away from the
circle while decisions are made for them. It is high
time to break all barriers and biases, by Sujita
Dhakal (nlt 09/03/2022)
The
first step towards a gender-inclusive political system :
The 2017 local elections saw over 14,000 women elected
as local representatives, but for many of them, their
tenure has been mostly about navigating social
challenges, by Pinki Sris Rana and Shranup Tandukar
(kp 09/03/2022) [This was
undoubtedly a significant improvement, but the males
remained in control of most of the top positions.]
Forgotten
children : Woes of migrant women, by Mausam Shah
Nepali (ht 09/03/2022), Forgotten
children : A solution must be found to the stateless
children, whose problems will only compound as they grow
up (ht 10/03/2022)
International
Women’s Day : End
Gender Inequalities, by Namrata Sharma (rn
09/03/2022)
Discrimination
against women continues, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
09/03/2022)
Women
look for a human economy— equal for all : Problems
ranging from managing cash, paying workers, rent and
repaying loans caused distress to women during Covid-19
pandemic, forcing many to quit entrepreneurship, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 08/03/2022), Covid-induced
shift to digital has enabled women-led businesses to
survive and thrive : Despite the challenges of
accessibility, affordability and applicability faced by
women-led enterprises, organisations have worked to
overcome those obstacles, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp
08/03/2022)
Looking
back at Nepal’s feminist movement – and looking forward
: Nepal’s mainstream feminist movement must go beyond
class, caste, and gender to embrace intersectionality
and encompass diversity in all its forms, say feminists,
by Prasansha Rimal (rec 08/03/2022)
#BreaktheBias:
Sustainable development is not possible without gender
equality : The people in power have a very crucial role
to play in creating an enabling environment for gender
equality and social inclusion, by Rupa Pandey (nlt
08/03/2022)
#BreaktheBias:
We need to continuously speak up for equal participation
of women : The development sector has been working to
ensure gender inclusion and equity in Nepal, by
Ratna Shrestha (nlt 08/03/2022)
International
Women’s Day 2022: Let us work together in “breaking the
bias” : We still live in a country where girls drop out
of school as they reach higher grades, where child
marriage is still prevalent, and where girls and women
still do not have the authority to speak up and make
decisions, by Euden Koirala (nlt 08/03/2022)
‘We
need to debunk the stereotypes surrounding women in
businesses’, interview with Mona Shrestha Adhikari,
Executive Director, EMERGE (nlt 08/03/2022)
Banks
to remain closed today (kh 08/03/2022) [Because
of International Women's Day? Why? As long as the machos
at the top of the extremely patriarchal state do not
give women absolutely equal rights and participation,
nothing will change. And this is definitely not what all
the almost exclusively male top politicians want. Their
brains are not capable of such insight.]
Home
Minister Khand takes initiative to forge deal on
citizenship bill (kh 08/03/2022) [Completely
turning away from male bias?]
Harsh
toll on visit visa: Govt likely to ask citizens to hold
on their travel dreams : Ironically, only rich Nepalis
can travel abroad, by Eak Raj Bastola (kh
08/03/2022), Wake
up Nepal : Young Nepalis do not want to be based in a
country where the government can be so stupid, by
Sujeev Shakya (kp)
An
activist shares how women in the adult entertainment
sector face several forms of harassment, violence and
exploitation
“In far-western Nepal, women are still subjected to
various forms of violation. A wife rather dies out of
trauma and pain inflicted by the beating of her husband
than think of divorce”, interview with Chandrika
Ojha, Vice-president of Biswas Prerana Rastriya Sanjal
(BPRS) (nlt 07/03/2022)
Respect
international laws to respect women : We all need to
work for the actual implementation of UN conventions and
international laws. Otherwise, the celebration of
women’s day will be nothing more than a formality,
by Jivesh Jha (nlt 07/03/2022), Gender
Equality Still A Far Cry: Stakeholders (rn
07/03/2022)
Women
lawmakers ask Home Minister to address issues of
citizenship, visit visa (rep 07/03/2022)
Man
arrested for attacking wife with acid (kh
07/03/2022)
Misinformation,
disinformation, false news and trial by social media :
Unchecked false and fake news and videos are rife online
and they can affect investigations as well as harm the
victims, experts say, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
07/03/2022), Gravitating
to your biases : People don’t seem to find or look for
news anymore; instead, it’s the news that finds them
(kp 08/03/2022)
CPN
(UML) lawmaker Mohan Baniya suspended : Police had
arrested Baniya from Nepalgunj Airport on February 28
after a rape charge was lodged against him. The Banke
District Court remanded him into custody for
investigation (kp 06/03/2022), Rape
accused UML lawmaker Baniya released on bail (kh
17/03/2022)
Ensuring
gender equality, by Diksha Sharma (kh 06/03/2022)
Government
decides to allow Bhutanese refugees to do business :
Officials rule out immediate plans to register Tibetan
refugees and issue identification cards to them, by
Anil Giri (kp 06/03/2022)
Child
marriage still rampant in Rolpa : As many as 31 underage
couples tied the knot in Rolpa Municipality-2 alone in
the past two years, by Kashiram Dangi (kp
06/03/2022) [Just to remind you:
in the mid-1990s, Rolpa was one of the early Maoist
strongholds. What social improvements did the uprising
actually bring about there?]
What
lies behind the upward trend of resignation among public
school teachers in Nepal : Nepal is expected to vote for
local level representatives in May this year, and
teachers, who hold significant social and political
clout in local levels, aspire for various posts. A
government job, however, disallows them from contesting
the elections (nlt 05/03/2022)
Ensure
Rights Of Older People, by Sanju T Magar (rn
05/03/2022)
Province-Level
Conference Of Human Rights Defenders Begins In Surkhet
(rn 04/03/2022)
Child
marriage unabated, thanks to ignorance of legal
provisions (ht 04/03/2022)
Monitoring
disparities in gender : It is the informal sector that
we need to watch to measure the depth of the law’s
penetration (kp 03/03/2022)
A
sitting lawmaker provokes youths to demand dowry. Who
will hold him accountable?, by Rojina Rai (nlt
04/03/2022)
Few
women in federal, provincial executive bodies : Nepal
has constitutionally assured 33 percent women
representation in all governmental bodies, but the
provision’s implementation remain poor, by Pratik
Ghimire (ae 03/03/2022)
Implementation
of gender-equal policies remains weak, interview
wirth Lily Thapa, member of NHRC (ae 03/03/2022)
Nepal
comes top in South Asia in closing gender gaps : Nepal
outpaces all countries in the region in World Bank’s
Women, Business and Law index, but experts say Nepali
women continue to face hurdles, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 02/03/2022) [see World
Bank report data on Nepal], Gender
Parity Still Far Cry, by Namrata Sharma (rn
02/03/2022)
Police
Stops Nine Child Marriages In Dhanusha, by Dhirendra
Prasad Sah (rn 01/03/2022)
Rape
charge against an actor by a minor exposes rampant
culture of grooming : Minors are often unaware of what
constitutes grooming and are unable to share their
experiences. Many fear sigmatisation and face threats
from their abusers, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp
28/02/2022),
Paul Shah case: NHRC urges all not to make statements
taking sides (rep 04/03/2022), Rape
accused actor Shah in remand for 12 days (kh
06/03/2022)
Man
sentenced to 36 years in prison for raping and killing
11-yr-old girl (rep 28/02/2022)
Govt
to implement tracking system to stop illegal activities
(ht 28/02/2022) [Will the
fundamental rights and the data of these persons be
protected? This plan requires a detailed legal
regulation!]
Transitional
justice law yet to be revised 7 years since court order
: Campaigners to move court to hold officials in
contempt for not abiding by the ruling, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 27/02/2022)
Commercial
farming empowers women from a Musahar community in
Siraha : Self-employed women from the community are now
able to send their children to school, by Bharat
Jargha Magar (kp 27/02/2022)
Nepal
sees progress in CSO Sustainability Index (nlt
26/02/2022) [see report
(Nepal pp. 38ff)], Nepal
sees progress in CSO Sustainability Index-2020 (kh
26/02/2022)
Flood
victims in Bajhang decry government apathy : Floods
victims in the district have been seeking rehabilitation
in safe locations for the past two decades but no help
has been forthcoming, locals say, by Basanta Pratap
Singh (kp 26/02/2022)
They
Hate MCC And Destroy Public Property, by Aashish
Mishra (rn 26/02/2022)
Limestone
quarry puts Chepang Community of Raksirang Rural
Municipality in trouble (rep 25/02/2022)
Female
teachers at this Bajura school stay away during periods,
by Padam Bahadur Singh (ae 24/02/2022)
NHRC
urges for peaceful demonstration (kh 24/02/2022)
“Victim
identification hinders attempts to counter human
trafficking” (kh 24/02/2022)
How
an art centre is preserving—and questioning—Nepal’s
culture : The most significant impact Karnali Arts
Centre has made over the years is engaging people in
conversations related to caste and gender, by Ankit
Khadgi (kp 24/02/2022)
Call
to make foreign employment safe (ht 24/02/2022)
Politically
pardoned : The president’s power to pardon criminals
needs reform as it has been misused numerous times by
governments for political ends, by Shreya Joshi and
Prakriti Acharya (rec 21/02/2022)
Let
us all speak our languages : It needs to be ensured that
not a single language becomes extinct. If it does, then
it means Nepal has failed to live up to its
constitutional ethos, by Jivesh Jha and Bidhan
Chandra Jha (nlt 21/02/2022)
Khas-Arya
women are ‘de facto’ women leaders : While Nepal has
reserved quota for women, the majority of the positions
at administrative, political, and bureaucratic levels
are occupied by those from the Khas-Arya group, by
Aakriti Ghimire (kp 21/02/2022)
Nepal’s
social media platforms are full of false information and
sensational content regarding MCC grants. Is it
disinformation for clickbait or organized propaganda?,
by Nishan Khatiwada (nlt 21/02/2022), De-sensationalizing
the MCC debate : Media and social media have a very
important role to play when it comes to spreading
knowledge and awareness about the MCC Compact, by
Sudeep Uprety (nlt 22/02/2022)
A
rights campaigner’s open letter to Bhutanese King
appealing to release political prisoners ; More than 100
political prisoners have been languishing behind the
bars in the South Asian country for decades. Global
Campaign for the Release of Political Prisoners in
Bhutan has been making repeated calls for the early
release of Bhutanese political prisoners (nlt
21/02/2022)
Human
rights situation still grim in Karnali (kh
20/02/2022)
First
Dalit woman CDO says caste discrimination is an affront
to society : Born as a girl in a Dalit family meant a
lot of struggle for this 44-year-old civil servant, who
is determined to work towards fighting the social
scourge of casteism, by Anup Ojha (kp 20/02/2022), Belated
but welcome : Caste-based discrimination is an
abomination of our society (kp 22/02/2022)
Democracy
Fosters With Freedom Of The Press, by Aashish Mishra
(rn 19/02/2022)
Still
looking for Dad missing in Nepal : A daughter grows up
to be a journalist to find her missing father who
disappeared 17 years ago during the insurgency, by
Anita Bhetwal (nt 18/02/2022)
The
dark underbelly of Nepal’s internet : Nepal’s cyber
bureau registered 3,906 complaints of online harassment
against women in the final five months of 2021, by
Anushka Nepal (nlt 17/02/2022)
Whether
in Nepal or in the US, caste persists : Prem Pariyar’s
advocacy has shed more light on caste-based
discrimination in the US but back home, discrimination
continues in Nepali universities and colleges, by
Pranaya Shamsher JB Rana and Marissa Taylor (rec
17/02/2022)
104
child workers at two wards of Melamchi alone (kh
17/02/2022)
Nepal's
period poverty: Time to bring about change, by
Apekshya Basnet (ht 16/02/2022)
Alienation
of Muslims in Madhesh : The ‘othering’ of the most
significant minority will probably require more effort
from civil society, by CK Lal (kp
16/02/2022)
Debt
bondage, forced labor and discrimination: How migrant
workers, including many Nepalis, are suffering in Dubai
: Dubai is currently hosting Expo 2020 Dubai. Migrant
workers working on the Expo projects face a host of
problems including forced labor, debt bondage, delays
and non-payment of wages, passport retention, threats
and harassment, by Deepika Thapaliya (nlt
16/02/2022)
Climate
change as a driver of child marriage, by Shuvam
Rizal (rec 15/02/2022)
Gender-based
discrimination unabated in Nepal, says NHRC (ht
14/02/2022)
Dalit
Community In Earthquake-Hit Barpak Still Under Makeshift
Huts, by Narendra Dhakal (rn 12/02/2022)
Nepal’s
unpunished war crimes : On the 20th anniversary of
Muktinath Adhikari’s murder by the Maoists, his daughter
pleads for justice, by Sabita Adhikari (nt
11/02/2022)
A
tale of displacement for conservation : The longstanding
‘park-people’ conflict surrounding Chitwan National
Park, which includes instances of gross human rights
violations against the Tharu community, is a story that
is often buried in the garb of conservation, by
Nirupan Karki (rec 11/02/2022)
Still
1.1 million children are engaged in labour in Nepal
(kh 11/02/2022)
Rape
compalint registered against lawmaker Mohan Baniya in
Banke (rep 11/02/2022)
Driver
rapes mentally challenged minor in Gorkha (rep
10/02/2022)
Bhote
children deprived of education (ht 10/02/2022)
How
a Dalit activist from Nepal made a US varsity add caste
to its discrimination policy : Prem Pariyar says
decision by California State University to ban caste
discrimination is a major triumph, but the fight against
casteism is not over yet, by Ankit Khadgi (kp
09/02/2022)
Alcohol
use a driving cause behind domestic violence in
Makawanpur : Although most victims of domestic violence
choose to settle their cases out of court, more women
are coming forward with complaints against their
perpetrators these days, police say, by Pratap Bista
(kp 09/02/2022)
Citizens
demand investigation on murder case against House
Speaker, say he is not fit to remain in post : “The
major political parties must immediately take action
against Agni Sapkota in order to protect the values and
principles of the parliamentary system." (nlt
08/02/2022) [He should never
have been elected to that office until a court confirmed
his innocence. What kind of constitutional state is
this?], Civil
society leaders urge parties to take appropriate
decision to oust Speaker Sapkota (rep 09/02/2022)
Govt
to provide relief for kin of disappeared conflict
victims (ht 07/02/2022) [Relief
is not enough, they deserve justice! People who have
already partly admitted their responsibility, must
finally stand trial!]
27-year-old
woman burnt to death in Saptari : Raj Kumari Sah was set
on fire by her brother-in-law while preparing a meal on
Friday. She died of burn injuries on Saturday, by
Abdesh Kumar Jha (kp 07/02/2022)
With
vaccination cards made mandatory, many women and gender
minorities are deprived of public service : For people
to receive a proper identification card such as
citizenship, they need to have a vaccination card and
vice versa, which keeps them in a never-ending loop,
by Anushka Nepal (nlt 04/02/2022)
Sex
trade flourishing in and around Nepalgunj (rep
04/02/2022)
NHRC
reprimands Minister Renu Yadav for issuing threat to
Raut (ht 04/02/2022)
Bhutan’s
shame: why the world must continue to remember the
expulsion of ethnic Nepalis : Over 100,000 Bhutanese
refugees have been resettled in third countries but
7,000 remain in camps in Nepal, hoping that one day they
will be allowed to return home, by Prasansha Rimal
(rec 03/02/2022)
Don’t
blame women, blame misogyny : Here is a look at how
books and literature from Swasthani to Mahabharata to
Badhusikshya have portrayed women as being inferior to
men and why we should unlearn the claims, by Shreena
Nepal (nlt 02/02/2022)
Ujjwal
Bikram Thapa is not stopping anytime soon : In the last
seven years, Thapa has helped hundreds of burn victims
get access to medical treatment and has lobbied with the
government and non-government organisations on behalf of
the victims, by Pinki Sris Rana (kp 02/02/2022)
Right
to leadership of persons with disabilities and issue of
accessibility, by Krishna Gahatraj and Simone
Galimberti (rep 02/02/2022)
Lawyer
who fought Rayabhar case pro bono says many innocents
may be in jails : The Post talked to advocate Radhika
Khatiwada, who took up Umashankar Rayabhar’s case, to
learn what motivated her to take up the case and in what
ways she will be involved in the case in the future
(kp 02/02/2022), Barking
up the wrong tree : Rayabhar landed in prison due to
lack of integrity and common sense among the authorities
(kp 02/02/2022)
Nepal’s
climate change migrants : More and more Nepalis are
being pushed out of their homes by extreme weather
events, agricultural difficulties, and the pursuit of
economic freedom from the elements, by Shuvam Rizal
(rec 01/02/2022)
SC
orders to implement rights for Dalits (kh
31/01/2022)
Impunity
behind disappearance cases in Nepal, finds report
(ht 31/01/2022)
Girls
in Pipalgaun deprived of education : There are more than
30 girls of school-going age in Pipalgaun, a Dalit
settlement in Achham, and none of them goes to school as
the parents want them at home to help run the household,
by Menuka Dhungana (kp 31/01/2022)
Supreme
Court orders release of a man languishing in jail for no
apparent crime : Uma Shankar Rayabhar’s release order
comes after continuous reporting on how the poor man was
framed. Legal experts say the case shows many problems
in the system, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 29/01/2022), Uma
Shankar Rayabhar released on bail as the case against
him continues : The man from Bara was sent to jail 11
months ago after he was framed for tax evasion, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 31/01/2022)
Medical
curriculum has outdated information on queer people :
Queer medical students say they are appalled by some of
the terms in their textbooks that have a regressive take,
by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 26/01/2022)
Rapist
sent to 18 years in prison (rep 26/01/2022)
60
percent of households with children lost income and
livelihood during pandemic: Survey : The survey found
out that the major emerging needs of families in the
pandemic are reportedly financial assistance, food and
employment (nlt 25/01/2022)
Child
labor declining in carpet and garment industries: Study
(rep 25/01/2022)
Despite
constitutional provision, women in Nepal struggle to get
their rightful share of ancestral property : Although
the constitution states that women are equally entitled
to have their share of ancestral property, the law's
implementation has been sketchy, by Anushka Nepal
(nlt 24/01/2022)
Nepal
in leadership position of five UN agencies (rep
24/011/2022) [A country whose
partriarchal governance denies women equal rights and
adequate inclusion shall be responsible for CEDAW at the
UN? That is a mockery!]
High
vigilance in prison as COVID-19 infection rises (rep
24/01/2022)
Nepal
progresses significantly in nutrition of mothers and
children at risk: UNICEF. There are many reasons behind
this improvement but one of the major reasons is the
involvement of more than 50,000 female community health
volunteers (nlt 22/01/2022), Pandemic
can derail progress made in child nutrition, UNICEF
warns : Says Nepal achieved marked progress in reducing
child stunting during 2002-2016 (kp 23/01/2022)
Around
33 percent households remain at risk of falling into
poverty due to COVID-19 pandemic, survey reveals (kh
22/01/2022)
The
scars of war : Two siblings who survived a Maoist attack
in 2002 speak of their long struggle and hopes for the
future, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 21/01/2022)
Dying
as a migrant worker in a pandemic : When global mobility
restrictions were at its strictest, some migrant workers
who died to Covid-19 returned home as ashes in a box.
Their families are still being deprived of compensation,
by Rakesh Prasad Chaudhary (rec 21/01/2022)
Women
journalists say they face harassment, but actions rarely
taken : Calls for making working space safe have been
lost in din of the ‘nothing unusual’ refrain, by
Ankit Khadgi (kp 21/01/2022)
Victims
of negligence : Most of the relief work usually falls on
the shoulders of ordinary citizens rather than the state
(kp 21/01/2022)
Freed
slaves of Western Nepal still await rehabilitation,
by Surendra Kafle (ae 20/01/2022)
Minister
Renu Yadav gives provocative statement; threatens to
kill CK Raut (kh 20/01/2022) [If
the minister has really expressed this in such a way,
she is no longer sustainable for a minute and should be
dismissed immediately!], Nepal’s
sitting minister threatens to repeat the ‘Gaur
massacre’: Here’s the story of the 2007 carnage and
impunity that followed : Since 2007, victims of the
carnage have been demanding justice but to no avail,
by Nishan Khatiwada (nlt 20/01/2022), Civil
society representatives protest life threatening remarks
of sitting minster (kh 21/01/2022), Activists
call for sacking Minister Yadav for her incendiary
remarks : A group of activists has said a sitting
minister threatening target killings is the result of
unchecked lack of accountability in the country (kp
22/01/2022)
The
lasting scars of war: sexual violence during the
conflict : Fifteen years since the 10-year conflict
ended, there is no justice and little peace for victims
of rape and sexual violence, by Ameesha Rayamajhi
and Deepesh Shrestha (rec 18/01/2022)
Children
without father or born through second marriages deprived
of birth registration : Many children are stateless as
they are unable to get citizenship certificates due to
lack of birth registration documents issued by ward
office, by Amrita Anmol (kp 18/01/2022) [How
can a state that calls itself a democratic
constitutional state deny citizenship to children
because their parents were not legally married to each
other? This is a serious violation of international law!]
Trek
to Kalapathar to advocate for climate justice : The
event aims to highlight the effects of climate change,
especially in the Himalayan region, and advocate for
climate justice (nlt 18/01/2022)
Media
for Deep Democratization : Democratization should not be
misunderstood as merely creating more structures,
populating them and pursuing ritual elections, by
Mohan Nepali (rep 15/01/2022)
Gamgadhi
fire victims shiver under flimsy tents in winter chill :
A massive fire on November 15 last year had destroyed 21
houses in the Mugu district headquarters, by Raj
bahadur Shahi (kp 14/01/2022) [Failure
of the Deuba government to provide assistance! The party
convents were probably more important!]
Nepal
failed in preventing Covid deaths and addressing rights
challenges: HRW (kp 13/01/2022) [see HRW
report on Nepal], Rights
violation of women, children worrisome (ht
16/01/2022)
Gender
bias forcing women into sex-selective abortions :
Sex-selective abortions are illegal in Nepal but are
still widely practised for preference of sons over
daughters, rights activists say, by Rupa Gahatraj
and Aakash Chaudhary (kp 13/01/2022), The
right to live : The misuse of technology to enforce
sex-selective abortion needs to stop (kp
14/01/2022))
Dang
police office registers complaint in conflict-era
disappearance case : Victims are losing hope in
transitional justice bodies and are turning to regular
justice process, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/01/2022)
He
was murdered for his fight to save environment. Justice
eludes his family two years on : Justice has not been
served in Omprakash (Dilip) Mahato’s murder. Instead,
the victim’s family faces false allegations, by
Tufan Neupane (kp 10/01/2022)
Need
for openness in governance : The age of democratic
accountability in Nepal also needs to emphasise citizen
engagement, by Taranath Dahal (kp 09/01/2022)
Ward
member, teacher arrested for settling rape case
involving 77-year-old woman (rep 09/01/2022)
Purbanchal
University comes under fire for denying registration and
admit card to a student identifying as a transwoman :
The incident sparks conversation on the exclusionary way
Nepal’s education institutions treat transgender
students, by Prasun Sangroula (nlt 09/01/2022)
Dilapidated
Salyan Prison overcrowded with inmates : The
stone-and-mud building with four rooms shelters 129
inmates, including 22 women and three of their children,
by Biplab Mahrajan (kp 08/01/2022)
Health
institutions in Achham reel under lack of infrastructure
and manpower : There are more than 500 health
institutions in the district and none of them is
equipped to provide essential services, by Menuka
Dhungana (kp 08/01/2022)
'Media
coverage of women, people with different sexual
orientations low' (ht 08/01/2022)
Study
shows only 0.30 % of news stories in Nepali media have
bylines of women journalists (rep 07/01/2022) [see corresponding
report]
Despite
constitutional mandate, women’s representation in Nepali
politics remains minimal, by Anushka Nepal (nlt
07/01/2022)
90
percent employed women are working informally in Nepal :
Women informal sector workers share a disproportionate
burden of unpaid care work and family responsibilities
that limit their job opportunities, by Aakriti
Ghimire (kp 07/01/2022)
Battling
the Shame of Periods Stain : Why cannot we just
normalize a period stain? Why do girls have to be
ashamed of something biological and completely natural?,
by Jyoti Sharma (rep 07/01/2022)
Declining
standards of journalism : Spreading misinformation
affects media credibility and harms all democratic
institutions, by Ila Sharma (kp 07/01/2022)
The
fire of Hindutva upsurge : The combustible mixture of
religion and politics is likely to widen the gulf
between different communities, by CK Lal (kp
06/01/2022)
Burning
despair : The recent law on acid attacks is a step in
the right direction but it would’ve gone a longer way
had it also accounted for burn survivors, by Marissa
Taylor (rec 06/01/2022)
Why
it is important to ensure menstrual health in workplaces
: Not addressing menstrual health will have
consequences. It is an unimaginable loss if a girl has
to quit school or a woman has to quit employment because
of inadequate WASH facilities in workplaces, by
Jyotika Rimal (nlt 06/01/2022)
Nepal
can do much better : Journalists and state agencies are
both to blame for the low ranking in the press freedom
index, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp 05/01/2022)
Nepal
emerging as a transit and destination country for forced
labor and sex trafficking: Report. The study has also
found out that traffickers have also been operating
under the cover of educational consultancies to lure
young children to go abroad for education (nlt
05/01/2022) [see corresponding World
Bank report]
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Landslide Survivors In Nawalparasi Continue To Spend
Night In Open (rn 05/01/2022)
Over
4.4 million people involved in informal sector face
vulnerabilities, by Eak Raj Bastola (kh 05/01/2022)
Women’s
Battle For Leadership, by Namrata Sharma (rn
05/01/2022)
Ruby
Khan calls off hunger strike following agreement with
government : The strike was called off after the
government signed a four-point agreement, which includes
launching another round of probe into the case of
Nirmala Kurmi, by Anushka Nepal (nlt 05/01/2022)
How
does a child lose their language? By introducing and
enforcing the use of the English language from an early
stage, we may be losing much more than we think, by
Shuvangi Khadka (rec 04/01/2022)
More
girls becoming victims of revenge porn, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 04/01/2022)
Electoral
Integrity: A Crucial Aspect of Sustaining Democracy,
by Rajaram Bartaula (rep 03/01/2022)
Sudurpaschim
flood victims yet to receive rel)ief materials (ht
03/01/2022)
Over
9,000 crimes against women in five months (ht
02/01/2022)
Police
open fire on CK Raut’s party cadres, five injured
(kh 02/01/2022) [The
police shot at these people just because they were
demonstrating? Not even in the case of damage to
property would the use of firearms have been
appropriate!], At
least 16 injured as Janamat Party cadres clash with
security personnel in Dhanusa : Eight security personnel
and eight party cadres have been injured so far.
Authorities are still trying to bring the situation
under control, said police (kp 02/01/2021)
Desmond
Tutu and Nepal : Tutu’s death has become an occasion of
soul-searching in tackling the multiple whammies, by
Abhi Subedi (kp 02/01/2022)
Incidents
Of Violation Of Press Freedom Increasing (rn
02/01/2022)
Extrajudicial
killings and the wait for justice : Unlawful executions
by police, especially in the Tarai, have continued
despite rights organisations including the United
Nations calling on Nepal to act to stop them, by
Tufan Neupane (kp 01/01/2022)
Call
for more inclusive media in terms of content,
participation (ht 01/01/2022)
Hostility
to media continues even as instances of press freedom
violation see a decline in 2021 (rep 01/01/2022), Press
freedom violation cases on the rise (ht 01/01/2022)
Nepal
unique in guaranteeing women’s rights: PM Deuba (kh
01/01/2022) [No, Mr Deuba, the
opposite is the case!], 434
at risk of trafficking rescued (rep 01/01/2022), Female
community health volunteers feel neglected : They have
long been demanding competitive salaries and allowances
but to no avail (kp 02/01/2022)
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World
Bank. Women, business and the law 2022. Nepal data.
World
Report 2022 - Nepal chapter, by Human Rights Watch
Gender
Sensitivity in Nepali Media, report by Media Action Nepal,
2022
2020
Civil Society Organization Sustainability Indey for Asia,
by USAID, November 2021 (Nepal, pp. 38ff)
Media
in Nepal : Safety of Journalists, Sustainability and Gender
Inclusiveness, report by Media Action Nepal, 2021
Misleading
News in Media : A study of newspapers and online news portals
of Nepal, report by Media Action Nepal, 2021
Code
of Conduct : Improving conflict sensitive reporting &
journalist safety in South Asia, report by Media Action
Nepal, 2021
Vulnerability
to Human Trafficking in Nepal : From enhanced regional
connectivity. World Bank Group, December 2021
COVID-19
pandemic worsens disparities in young children’s development
and learning in Nepal : One out of five children
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Impacts
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Report by CREJHPA, September 2021
Unprepared
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Briefing paper by International Commission of Jurists, 13
September 2021
Nepal
Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021, by NPC et al.,
18 August 2021
Violations
in the name of conservation : "What crime had I
committed by putting my feet on the Land that I own?"
Amnesty International, 9 August 2021
Challenges
for Dalits in South Asia’s Legal Community. Chapter I:
Dalit Justice Defenders in Nepal, by American Bar
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Nepal:
"Struggling to breathe". The second wave of
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(14/06/2021)
HRW
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South
Asia: Urgent action needed to combat deadly COVID-19
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Youth
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2020
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2021
Annual
Report 2020, by NHRC. Lalitpur, February 2020
Nepal:
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Human Development Report 2020, UNDP and NPC,
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The
Government of Nepal has been using the Covid-19 Pandemic
to Exercise Control, to Commit Human Rights Violations
and to Deny Justice to Victims of Human Rights Abuses,
by AHRC, 09/12/2020
राष्ट्रिय
मानव अधिकार आयोगको वार्षिक प्रतिवेदन (२०७६–२०७७), National
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No
Law, No Justice, No State for Victims : The Culture of
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Nepal
: Justice stalled for conflict victims. Amnesty
International submission for the UN universal periodic
review, 37th session of the UPR working group, January
2021 (Amnesty International 23/10/2020)
आयोगको
२० वर्ष आयोगका सिफारिशहरु र कार्यान्वयन अवस्था (२०५७ जेठ–२०७७
असार), National Human Rights Commission, 15/10/2020
The
NHRI Nepal Joint Submission for The Third Cycle Universal
Periodic Review of Nepal, 2020. Submitted by National
Human Rights Commission, National Women Commission and National
Dalit Commission, March 24, 2020 (revised 07/09/2020)
Child
& Family Tracker: Tracking the Socio-Economic Impact
of COVID-19 on Children and Families in Nepal.
Baseline Findings, by UNICEF Nepal and Sharecast, August
2020 (Powerpoint presentation)
Costing
Study on Early Childhood Education and
Development (ECED) in Nepal: A Case for Investment
in ECED, by UNICEF Nepal and The World Bank, 2020
Human
Rights and the Rule of Law in a Federal Nepal:
Recommendations from an ICJ High-Level Mission, by
ICJ: Geneva, July 2020
Nepal’s
Universal Periodic Review: Human Rights Review Should
Address Broken Commitments, Impunity, by Human
Rights Watch, 16/07/2020), see submission
report by HRW (15/07/2020)
Lawyers
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by The Law Society of England and Wales, 13 July 2020 (see
also factsheet
and submission)
2019
Trafficking in Persons Report: Nepal, by US
Department of State
2019
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Department of State, 11 March 2020
Rule
of Law Index Nepal 2020, by World Justice Project,
11 March 2020
Nepal
Human Rights Year Book 2020, by INSEC, Kathmandu
2020
Annual
Report: Synopsis 2018/2019, by NHRC. Kathmandu:
January 2020
Sexual
Exploytation of Children in Nepal, by ECPAT
International 2020
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2019. In: Human
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Nepal:
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Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and TRIAL
International, 25 January 2020
Nepal:
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Human
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Nepal:
New NGO Law Should Protect Rights
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by Human Rughts Watch, 14 November 2019
Nepal:
Release Report on 2015 Protest Violence:
Suppressing Lal Commission Findings Denies
Justice to Terai Victims, by Human Rights Watch, 1
October 2019
All
work, no pay: The struggle of Qatar's migrant workers for
justice, Amnesty International, 19 September 2019
Torture
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On
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2019
Trafficking in Person Report: Nepal. by US
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Regressive
Laws, Mounting Violations, report by Freedom Forum, 3 May
2019
The
Legal Stranglehold, by
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Amnesty International, 04 April 2019
Nepal
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February 2019
Fighting
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Preliminary
Comments
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July 2018
Nepal: Transitional Justice Reform an Urgent
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2018
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World Justice Project
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Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
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2017
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Nepal
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2017
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Prativedhan
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Nepal:
Decade
After Peace, Scant Progress On Justice; Political
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on
the CIAA and reports on investigation of Social Science
Baha (SSB) and Alliance for Social Dialogue (ASD)
(BNAC 01/10/2016)
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Time
to Sing and Play”: Child Marriage in Nepal, by Human
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[see also video]
Nepal
-
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2016 (19 February 2016)
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Right to Information Rules, 2065 (2009)
Right to Information Act, 2064 (2007)
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