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Completing
remaining task of transitional justice is Nepal’s top
agenda: PM Dahal (kh 22/09/2023) [For
17 years? This sounds more like disinterest than top
agenda! Many of Dahal's other statements to the UN are
not true either!]
One
dead, 10 injured as clash erupts in in Banke juvenile
correction home (kh 22/09/2023), Nine
juvenile inmates flee from Child Reform Home in Banke
(kh 22/09/2023)
EU
supports mainstreaming gender in trade policies (rep
22/09/2023)
7
million students deprived of right to education, by
Bal Krishna Sah (ht 22/09/2023), Mind
children's right as you fight for yours, teachers told
(ht 22/09/2023)
With
PM away, transitional justice bill loses momentum :
Efforts to finalise the amendment bill have stalled as
it could not be passed before Dahal’s trip to New York,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/09/2023) [The
draft is inadequate and unsatisfactory anyway!]
Man
arrested on charge of murdering wife over dowry : The
couple was married 21 months ago and have an
11-month-old son, by Binod Bhandari (kp 20/09/2023)
Non-implementation
of fundamental rights shows parties’ weakness: Former
Speaker Dhungana (kh 20/09/2023)
Curb
Scourge Of Human Trafficking, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
19/09/2023)
Caste
in the diaspora : In this age of international
migration, caste has become a worldwide phenomenon,
by Mitra Pariyar (kp 19/09/2023)
PM
Dahal seeks UN assistance for completing Nepal’s
Transitional Justice process (kh 19/09/2023)
Students
from remote Baitadi village brave river to reach school
every day : Around 40 students from ward 6 of Sagada
village wade through the Nwaghari river to reach Ganesh
Secondary School, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
19/09/2023)
Hearing
on cricketer Lamichhane’s case postponed (kh
18/09/2023) [????]
Religious
leaders, priests and faith healers mobilised to
end child marriage in Kalikot : Although Nepal
abolished child marriage in 1963, the practice
is still rampant, especially in rural parts of
the country, by Tularam Pandey (kp
17/09/2023)
Human
trafficking: Over 1,600
persons rescued in five
years (rep 17/09/2023),
Police
rescue 1,679 victims of
human trafficking in last
five years (nlt
17/09/2023)
Dahal
to seek global community’s nod to Nepal peace process :
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will carry a long wish
list to China after the conclusion of his New York visit,
by Anil Giri (kp 17/09/2023)
Poll
body fears delay in new law's passage may block reform :
The draft bill has been at the Home Ministry for more
than two months which shows that it is reluctant to
expedite discussions on the bill that takes years to get
through both Houses of the Federal Parliament, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 16/09/2023) [Government
and opposition parties obviously see their
non-inclusive, unconstitutional and corrupt electoral
practices in danger with electoral reform!]
Rautahat
jail overcrowded, prisoners face sheer inconvenience
(rn 16/09/2023)
Ethical
Business Vital For Justice And Peace, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn 16/09/2023)
Birth
registration pending for 26,000 children in Karnali
(kh 16/09/2023) [This means
denial of children's basic rights!]
Women's
participation in decision-making level pathetic (rep
15/09/2023)
Juvenile
delinquency: Legal and practical gaps : Some children
are held for crimes they did not even commit, and they
do not know how to get out, by Shailu Sharma and
Sadikshya Nepal (kp 15/09/2023)
Constitution
has ensured children’s right as fundamental (kh
15/09/2023)
Judicial
Council recommends names of 27 candidates for
appointment as judges in high courts (With List)
(rep 15/09/2023) [Not a single
woman and predominantly male Bahuns! Welcome to socially
inclusive Nepal!]
Thapa
insists on 33 percent women participation in government
(kh 14/09/2023) [Article 38 (4)
of the Constitution already prescribes adequate
proportional participation in all state structures
and bodies as a fundamental right of women. The
ruling male Khas Arya rulers were instrumental in
formulating the constitution, but since then they have
taken very little interest in it!]
Deaths
of inmates in Sankhuwasabha: 15 remanded to custody for
further investigations (kh 14/09/2023)
Flying
away from the nest : Governance falls in the hands of
regressive forces when the engines of change exit the
system, by CK Lal (kp 13/09/2023)
Right
to health: Some suggestions, by Simone Galimberti
(ht 13/09/2023)
Underprivileged
receive ID cards, but remain deprived of privileges,
by Govinda Luitel (rep 13/09/2023)
Nembang’s
absence adds to transitional justice worries : Lawmakers
on the House panel say the former Speaker had been
instrumental in finalising the amendment bill, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 13/09/2023)
Caste-based
discrimination rife in Doti : Dalit rights activists say
non-Dalits refuse to interact with them, extend
services, rent rooms or even sell them milk, by
Mohan Shahi (kp 12/09/2023)
Budget
cut hampers treatment of moderately acute malnourished
children : The cuts in the budget for healthcare
programmes have put Nepal’s ambition to meet the SDGs on
the line, by Arjun Poudel (kp 12/09/2023)
US
job promise turns nightmare for many. Nepali agent
arrested : Victims say they paid between Rs2.5 million
and 7.5 million to Hasta Gautam and his agents to be
smuggled, by Anup Ojha (kp 12/09/2023)
Power
vs rights of indigenous people : Respecting the rights
of indigenous people in the hydro power sector in Nepal
is not just about compliance but power relations, by
Simone Galimberti (nlt 11/09/2023)
Elusive
peace process : The ongoing peace process will not
conclude without giving justice to the conflict victims
(ht 11/09/2023)
Adjudicate
cases of children in conflict with law within 120 days:
SC, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 10/09/2023)
Former
security personnel of Nepal write to the UN rapporteurs
over TRC bill : The organization of the families of
security personnel who were the victims of the armed
conflict has asked for provisions to address incidents
involving unarmed and non-uniformed security personnel
who were killed or injured during the conflict (nlt
10/09/2023) [The victims came
from among the security forces, the Maoist insurgents
and, above all, from civil society, which constantly
felt threatened by both parties to the conflict. They
and their families need justice at last!], Insurgency
victims from security forces implore UN for justice :
Say they feel discriminated against by both the Nepali
state and the United Nations, by Binod Ghimire (kp
11/09/2023)
Educated
Women Victims Of Domestic Abuse, by
Upasana Rana (rn 10/09/2023)
In
Pictures: Solidarity march held in
Kathmandu against cow slaughter, by
Rajib Khatri (rep 09/09/2023) [But
respect and tolerance are not a one-way
road! The call for a return to the Hindu
state hurts the values and feelings of
all those people in the multi-religious
state, some of whom suffer great
disadvantages by linking the state to
the values and practices of the Hindu
religion!]
Estranged
husband, two others, arrested after mother and son go
missing in Kalikot, by Tularam Pandey (kp
09/09/2023), Mother,
son missing from Kalikot found in Nepalgunjm : The woman
claims a gang of three people abducted them at around
3am on Friday, by Tularam Pandey (kp 10/09/2023)
Push
factors driving Nepalis out : There are fewer incentives
for young Nepalis to stay home, by Ramesh Kumar (nt
08/09/2023)
Saraswati
casts net wide for justice : A Dalit activist from Nepal
gets global recognition for her struggle against
systemic discrimination, by Dhanu Bishwakarma (nt
08/09/2023)
Patriarchal
Nepal sees steep rise in female-headed households :
Agriculture Census 2021-22 report, released on Thursday
by National Statistics Office, shows 32.4 percent, or
1.33 million, households in the country are headed by
women, by Sangam Prasain (kp 08/09/2023) [This
is far from being a reason for the ruling machos to
grant women equal rights and participation!]
Battle
Against Casteism, by Bini Dahal (rn 08/09/2023)
Stranded
in Kuwait for nearly a year, around 1,000 Nepali youths
seek urgent repatriation (rep 08/09/2023) [Helping
these Nepali citizens should be a priority task of the
government!]
Prime
minister wants transitional justice bill endorsed before
his US visit : Sub-panel of Law and Human Rights
Committee will start detailed discussions on the bill
tomorrow. Leaders expect some consensus among major
parties today, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/09/2023) [Why? In its planned form, the law
still does not meet international legal standards!]
Protestors
stage symbolic demonstrations at Maitighar demanding
justice for Aarti Shah (Photo Feature) (rep
08/09/2023)
Govt
inhumanity in Central Jail: Overcrowding and dilapidated
buildings increase risks to inmates, by Govinda
Luitel (rep 06/09/2023), Make
prisons safer : Custodial deaths result from a larger
systemic failure in Nepal’s prison system (kp
07/09/2023)
CAAN
gets show cause notice from court (ht 06/09/2023)
Dalit
politics: Identity or rights? There is a lack of
awareness among youths that the term Dalit is not the
same as untouchable, by Mitra Pariyar (kp
05/09/2023)
Transitional
justice remains elusive despite government’s repeated
pledges : The current bill shields perpetrators and
needs to be amended, allege experts (kp 05/09/2023)
[Only a completely new and
socially inclusive generation of politicians, free of
involvement from that time, can bring the peace process
to a conclusion!]
Custodial
deaths go on as perpetrators are left unpunished :
Advocacy Forum’s 2022 report documents 39 deaths since
2018 when the new Penal Code came into force, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 04/09/2023) [see 2022
report by Advocacy Forum; see INSEC
study (in Nepali)]
PM
Dahal pledges to address concerns of conflict
victims (kh 04/09/2023) [And
why do you continue to refuse to align the TRC
Act with standard international human rights
statutes?]
Malnutrition
: Prevention of malnutrition is not possible for
most disadvantaged families and communities
(ht 04/09/2023)
Remote
Rukum villages lack even basic health services :
Difficult terrain and lack of awareness among residents
pose a challenge to public health. People have to walk
for many hours to reach district hospital, by Mahesh
KC (kp 04/09/2023) [This is one
of the districts where the Maoists started their
People's war in 1996 to improve everything!]
Why
proposed revisions to Criminal Code have courted
controversy : Critics say withdrawing cases from all
tiers of court is an encroachment on the judiciary’s
authority, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/09/2023)
Probe
holds child correction centre responsible for death,
mayhem : Rights bodies blame negligence as the main
reason behind incident (ht 02/09/2023)
Women
need de jure, de facto rights to end discrimination
(ht 01/09/2023)
Faith
in tolerance : Diversity is the basis of our national
unity. Freedom of religion also means respecting the
faith of others, by Shristi Karki (nt 01/09/2023)
All
religions and cultures get equal opportunity in
democracy: Deuba (kh 31/08/2023) [This
then clearly means that the state of Nepal, dominated by
male Khas Arya, especially Bahun, is not a democracy!
That Deuba does not even blush at these brazen lies!]
Elusive
justice : A TRC Act in line with international standards
will surely rope in many high-profile people (ht
31/08/2023) [This is the reason
why the non-inclusive ruling male high-caste elite wants
to prevent such a law by hook or by crook!]
17
years since peace accord, enforced disappearance victims
still await justice : No progress has been made to
deliver justice even as the Maosts have led the
government four times since the accord, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 30/08/2023) [The
governing parties and also the most opposition parties
are clearly against justice for the victims and their
families of that time!], Justice,
disappeared : Solving insurgency-era cases is not just a
national urgency but also a global human rights
responsibility (kp 30/08/2023), Rights
body urges govt to ensure truth, justice, and
reparations for families of enforced disappearance
victims (rep 30/08/2023), Conflict
victims awaiting justice for decades, by Bal Krishna
Sah (ht 30/08/2023)
Sudurpaschim
grapples with rising cases of missing persons : Among
the missing, most are women and children from poor
economic backgrounds. Efforts to curb the trend haven’t
amounted to much, by DR Pant (30/08/2023)
Assessing
Nepal’s Future Conflict Trends, by Rajendra Bahadur
Singh (rep 30/08/2023)
Surviving
a dangerous neighbourhood : Blowing with the ill winds
since 2014, the spectre of ‘neo-Hindutva’ has begun to
haunt Nepal, by CK Lal (kp 30/08/2023)
Religious
Harmony Key To Peace, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
29/08/2023) [Provocative acts of
this kind are reprehensible, but they happen from both
sides. Things that violate the values of the Khas Arya
are always loudly denounced. But what about the brutal
but usually unpunished crimes against Dalits, mostly
perpetrated by Khas Arya? One of the biggest
provocations in terms of cultural diversity and
tolerance, for example, is the demand for a return to
the Hindu state by radical Khas Arya. Such a demand, as
put forward especially by the extremist RPP, deeply
offends Janajatis, Dalits, Muslims and also women in
general, i.e. probably more than half of the population!
Tolerance and harmony remain a beautiful dream as long
as the state and the national identity are exclusively
oriented towards the values of the male Khas Arya!]
Conflict
victims to organise candle vigil (ht 29/08/2023)
Pipeline
damage compels residents of a Salyan village to drink
untreated water : Around 60 households in Namra village
are drinking muddy water from the Bheri river and many
people are falling ill, by Biplab Maharjan (kp
29/08/2023)
Lawmaker
Dhakal urges PM Dahal to address Ganga Maya Adhikari’s
demand (rep 29/08/2023)
Election
Commission calls for speedy passage of ‘No Vote’
provision : If 51 percent of voters opt ‘No Vote’, the
election becomes invalid and rejected candidates can’t
run next time, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 29/08/2023),
Election
Commission proposes NOTA, suffrage right for Nepali
citizens employed abroad, by Bal Krishna Sah (ht
29/08/2023)
Gurkha
veterans share doubts ahead of September talks : For
years Gurkha soldiers fought wars for Britain, but
despite promises of equal pensions and rights, their
pleas for fairness remain unaddressed (kp
29/08/2023)
Child
marriage: More than a form of violence, by Nona
Deprez and Hanaa Singer-Hamdy (ht 28/08/2023
NHRC
urges all to be sensitive about possible communal riot
(ht 27/08/2023)
Proposal
to extend terms of two TJ bodies presented in National
Assembly (rep 27/08/2023)
Government’s
cybersecurity policy criticised for National Internet
Gateway plan : Experts are concerned that it may curtail
the right to privacy and freedom of expression in Nepal,
by Anup Ojha (kp 26/08/2023)
Prohibitory
order in Dharan over fears of communal violence :
Political parties call for social harmony after a group
announces rally against the social media campaign for
‘cow slaughter right’, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp
26/08/2023), A
huge crowd marches from Itahari to Dharan for peace
rally (rep 26/08/2023) [One-sided
Hindu fundamentalist demands without respect and
understanding for the much more unfortunate situation of
followers of other Nepali cultures!], Dharan
peaceful amid fear of ethnic,
religious violence : Congress
President Sher Bahadur Deuba and
National Human Rights Commission
appeal for communal harmony,
by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp
27/08/2023), Post
goes viral with misleading claim it shows rally in
Dharan (kh 28/08/2023)
DPM
Khadka calls for caution against those disturbing social
harmony (kh 25/08/2023) [Social
harmony is endangered by all those who deny the
multi-ethnicity, multi-religion and diversity of
cultures of the country, who refuse proper inclusion of
all sections of society and who identify the country
exclusively with Hinduism and the language and culture
of the (male) Khas Arya!]
Nepal
Eligible To Be OGP Member, by Mahendra Man Gurung
(rn 25/08/2023) [Transparency,
accountability and participation are still not realised
for large parts of Nepali society!]
NHRC
launches investigation into juvenile correction centre
incident (ht 25/08/2023)
Girls’
ratio to boys markedly low in big cities and districts
bordering India : Widening gap between their numbers
could create gender imbalance in long run, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 24/08/2023)
Conflict
victims urge parliament to revise Transitional Justice
Bill (rep 24/08/2023), No
Law, No Justice, No government for conflict victims,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 24/08/2023)
Rights
defenders stress amendment of TJ Bill (ht
23/08/2023)
Man
arrested for character assassination of a woman (kh
23/08/2023)
Degrees
of Dalitness : It is a fallacy to think that the Dalits
are the only community facing caste discrimination,
by Mitra Pariyar (kp 22/08/2023)
Divorce
rate rising in Salyan where child marriage continues
unabated : Lack of awareness, mentorship and financial
constraints contribute to early marriages leading to
divorces, say experts, by Biplab Maharjan (kp
22/08/2023)
Journalists’
safety mechanism still elusive, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 22/08/2023)
Gyanaecologist
accused of selling newborn : A 26-year-old woman who
gave birth to a baby at Green Cross Hospital has accused
the doctor of selling her baby, by Binod Bhandari
(kp 22/08/2023)
Violence
erupts at Bhaktapur correction center: Inmates
clash with police, leaving several injured,
by Krishna Kisi (rep 21/08/2023), 221
children abscond from Bhaktapur ‘correctional
home’ (kh 21/08/2023), 221
juvenile inmates escape reform centre, breaking
the gate and breaching the walls : Police have
rearrested 197. Earlier a clash had ensued after
suspicious death of an inmate, bny Anup Ojha
(kp 22/08/2023), Negligence,
indifference behind Bhaktapur Child Correction
Home incidence: INSEC (kh 01/09/2023)
Caste system and religious conversion in Nepal,
by Sushant Nepali (rep 21/08/2023)
The
impending NHRC downgrade : What to make of the imminent
slide and how to bring the National Human Rights
Commission back from the brink (kp 20/08/2023) [Thank you KP Oli, you really are the
greatest!]
Transfer
of top cops probing refugee scam rings alarm bells :
Prime minister presented proposal and passed it despite
DPM Shrestha’s objections, home ministry official says,
by Anil Giri (kp 20/08/2023) [This
is what the so-called top politicians mean by ruthlessly
clearing up corruption!]
Nepali
woman held hostage in Iraq for three years :
Kamala Murmu, 30, was 'sold' in Iraq three years
ago by a human trafficker in the pretext of
taking her to Oman for foreign employment, her
mother claimed (nlt 20/08/2023)
Legality
of transitional justice bodies comes under question :
Parliament was not informed about July 4 decision to
extend the bodies’ tenure within 30 days, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 19/08/2023)
Two
inmates tortured to death: Probe report, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 18/08/2023)
Victims
of Doramba incident still deprived of justice
(ht 18/08/2023)
Ec-PM
warns of fresh conflict if courts handle conflict-era
cases : Baburam Bhattarai said only transitional bodies
should resolve insurgency-related issues (kp
18/08/2023) [Crimes from the
time of the insurgency must be judged by courts and not
by political commissions appointed by politicians who
have proven for 17 years that they have no interest at
all in justice for the victims!]
Ministry’s
indecision deprives thousands of girls of HPV vaccine :
The government purchased 20,000 doses of the vaccine in
the first week of July (kp 18/08/2023)
Battling
Discrimination To Empower Women, by Sunil Poudel (rn
18/08/2023)
Violence
against women in politics : By breaking down barriers
and fostering an enabling environment, women can take
their rightful place as catalysts for change in various
fields, including in politics and decision-making,
by Kabita Pandey (ae 17/08/2023)
Full
text of SC verdict damns Resham Chaudhary, by Ram
Kuamr Kamat (ht 17/08/2023), SC
questions President’s amnesty for Resham Chaudhary in
Tikapur incident (kh), Former
President : Bhandari’s “activism” sparks a wave of
discussions (kh 17/08/2023), Court
rules pardon in criminal cases under political cover
illegal : The ruling would be considered while passing
verdicts in petitions challenging presidential pardons,
say experts, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/08/2023), Granting
amnesty to those guilty in criminal cases
unconstitutional: SC, by Bhasa Sharma (rep
18/08/2023),
Unlawful
pardon : The full text of the top court on the Tikapur
carnage says Resham's pardon was unlawful (ht
18/08/2023)
Government’s
cybersecurity policy raises privacy and implementation
concerns : National Cyber Security Policy has some
features that will potentially harm internet ecosystem
and digital rights, by Anup Ojha (kp 17/08/2023)
TRC
and CIEDP remain without office-bearers for a year,
by Bhasa Sharma (rep 17/08/2023) [This
reflects the political will of the rulers in Nepal!]
Demonstration
after murder accused gets bail (ht 16/08/2023)
Local
level gets grant for child labour-free programme (ht
16/08/2023)
Marginalised
communities struggling to obtain citizenship cards : The
ward offices refuse to provide recommendation resulting
in minorities being deprived of rights, by Bal
Krishna Sah (ht 15/08/2023)
Illegal
abortions continue killing women : Nepal legalised
abortion in 2002. Every year about 100,000 women undergo
the procedure at government-authorised clinics, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 15/08/2023)
Coalition
partners drop Gaur massacre probe plan to avoid
antagonising Upendra Yadav : They refuse the main
opposition’s demand to form a high-level probe panel to
investigate the gold haul and decide to make the ongoing
investigation of CIB more effective, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 15/08/2023) [Crimes
that do not suit political interests are not
investigated, no matter if the SC demands it and the PM
has loudly proclaimed it. What does PK Dahal care about
his yesterday's chatter?]
NHRC
calls for thorough investigation into assault on human
rights activist and journalist Manohar Pokharel (rep
15/08/2023)
Madhesh
struggles with rising cases of missing children : Lack
of study and authorities’ inaction hamper efforts to
tackle the problem. Number of missing female children is
higher than males, rescue group says, by Shiva Puri
(kp 15/08/2023)
Balen's
laudable move to promote consumers rights (rep
14/08/2023)
National
Human Rights Commission seeks political support to
retain its ‘A’ status : Only the country whose human
rights commission has the coveted grade can express its
views in deliberations at the United Nations Human
Rights Council and take part in voting on any of its
decisions (kp 13/08/2023)
CIB
arrests doctor mistakenly for alleged fake credentials
(kh 13/08/2023), Wrongfully
detained despite being innocent, Dr Ranjit Kumar Yadav
says he hopes this does not happen to anyone (rep
15/08/2023)
Nepal
and International Humanitarian Law : The government
should identify legal and operational gaps and address
them on time, by Krishna Chandra Chalisey (kp
11/08/2023)
Dalit
students at a disadvantage in under-resourced community
schools : Most villages in Kaski are emptying out due to
outmigration with only impoverished Dalits left behind.
With no other option, their children go to schools
riddled with problems, by Deepak Pariyar (kp
10/08/2023)
Nepal
non-committal to UN on revising transitional justice
amendment bill : Four United Nations special rapporteurs
had sought clarification from the government on five
issues, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/08/2023)
Deal
with kin of Gaur victims puts coalition at risk : 27
Maoists died in a clash with cadres of Upendra Yadav’s
Madheshi Janadhikar Forum in March 2007 in Rautahat,
by Anil Giri (kp 10/08/2023)
Call
for finding long-term solution to Kathmandu Valley’s
landless squatters problem (rep10/08/2023)
Joint
movement of indigenous nationalities essential to
safeguard achievements, say activists : Recent struggle
indicates that indigenous nationalities are dissatisfied
and angry but they also have no collective way to
channel their frustration. Activists say the movement
against the ‘Koshi’ name could inspire more groups,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 09/08/2023)
Vulnerable
youths, vulnerable nation : The youth's desire to join
foreign forces emanates from the Nepali state's failure
to provide ample jobs to its growing young population
(Part I), by Binoj
Basnyat (ae 09/08/2023)
'Nexus
between foreign employment, trafficking' (ht
09/08/2023)
Lessons
from Manipur : The Nepal government too is notorious for
ignoring ethnic, caste and communal grievances, by
Mitra Pariyar (kp 08/08/2023)
Home
ministry signs five-point pact with Gaur Massacre
Victims' Struggle Committee (rep 08/08/2023)
The
Gaur injustice : Pushpa Kamal Dahal and co exemplify
real or imaginary revolutionaries becoming co-opted by
the state (kp 07/08/2023)
Chaos
behind the bars : Overcrowding, drug abuse and violence
have always plagued Nepal’s prisons, by Nishant
Pokharel (kp 06/08/2023)
PM
Dahal initiates negotiations with Gaur Massacre Victims’
families (kh 05/08/2023) [They
need justice and not the unjust pardon of convicted
offenders for purely political reasons!], Dahal
shows double standards in Gaur massacre probe : On March
21, 2007, as many as 27 Maoist party workers were
brutally killed, with 115 more injured in the incident,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/08/2023)
Conflict
victims urge govt’s attention on Transitional
Justice Laws (kh 04/08/2023), Conflict
victims and rights activists are sceptical about
government’s intentions : Stakeholders stage sit-in as
parliamentary panel works to finalise a disputed bill on
transitional justice, by Binod Ghimire (kp
05/08/2023)
Congress
top leaders against prosecution in ‘non-cruel’ murder :
Party takes a stance against demands of conflict victims
that there must be no amnesty for serious rights
violations, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/08/2023) [Sher Bahadur Deuba and his NC are
strictly against justice for victims! Every murder is
cruel, both for those directly involved as well as for
their families and friends! Human rights defenders are
stunned!]
Gaur
massacre victims threaten to stage protest in Kathmandu
(rep 03/08/2023)
Regulating
private educational institutions to ensure the right to
education, by Karuna Parajuli and Timothy Fish
Hodgson (rep 03/08/2023)
Govt
attempts to curtail citizens' right to privacy
under the guise of crime control (kh
02/08/2023)
Regional Collaboration Against Human Trafficking,
by Namrata Sharma (rn 02/08/2023)
Human
trafficking : The desperation seen among women in going
abroad puts them at risk of being trafficked (ht
01/08/2023)
Irregularities
in 'free visa, free ticket' provisions : NHRC
report suggests that human trafficking in the
guise of foreign employment is rampant (ht
31/07/2023)
State
of impunity wrecking our university system : There is a
criminal gang that benefits by extorting the university.
They work for the mafia in education, interview with
Prem Chalaune, assistant professor at the Department of
Sociology of Tribhuvan University (kp 31/07/2023) [Once
again political parties have their fingers in the pie
and cover up crime!]
Caste-based
discrimination persists despite being outlawed in Nepali
society : Dalit activists say lax legal provisions pose
a significant challenge to swift justice delivery for
cases of discrimination, by Rupa Gahatraj (kp
28/07/2023)
Climate
change adds to children’s woes : Climate-induced
disasters hinder their access to health, education,
nutrition and protection, by Richa Gurung (kp
28/07/2023)
Courts
thwart Cabinet bid to protect assailants : TU teacher
Prem Chalaune was brutally attacked by
Congress-affiliated students three years ago and the
case is still sub judice, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
28/07/2023)
Melamchi
Flood Victims : Waiting For Help Even After 2 Years,
by Indira Aryal (rn 28/07/2023)
President
authenticates ‘Bill to Amend Some Nepal Acts Related to
Civil Code, 2080’ (kh 28/07/2023)
Rising
Intolerance against Dalits in Nepal, by Hari Prasad
Shrestha (rep 27/07/2023)
Musahar
children deprived of education for lack of birth
certificates, by Shambhu Yadav (ae 27/07/2023)
Marrying
an underage girl is child marriage, not kidnapping and
hostage-taking: Supreme Court, by Bhasa Sharma (rep
27/07/2023)
Govt
to offer health insurance cover to 28,000 prisoners
(rep 27/07/2023)
Advocacy
Forum urges justice for Nirmala Pant (kh
26/07/2023)
Amending
the TRC Act : The Truth & Reconciliation Act and the
Amendment Bill fare better compared to other
jurisdictions, by Bipin Adhikari (kp 26/07/2023)
Caste
killing progress : Nepali Sarkis could have created
luxury leather goods and become another Louis Vuitton,
by Mitra Pariyar (kp 25/07/2023)
Prime
Minister Dahal denies using children during Maoist
insurgency : He was responding to a Supreme Court order
seeking clarification in connection with a writ petition,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 25/07/2023)
Leaving
No One Behind: The Path to Disability Inclusive
Development, by Jalasa Sapkota (rep 24/07/2023)
Objectionable
questions and options in book results in public outrage
(photo feature) (rep 24/07/2023)
A
university professor was brutally attacked by student
union members. Political parties made all-out efforts to
deny him justice, by Abhyudaya Upreti (nlt
23/07/2023) [Nepal's politicians stand for the
perpetuation of the unjust state!]
NHRC
opposes govt bill offering amnesty to culprits of
criminal offenses (kh 21/07/2023)
Nepal
is still unfriendly to its queer citizens : Queerphobia
is not visible because queerness is not a topic of
consideration, let alone conversation, by Birat
Bijay Ojha (kp 20/07/2023)
Queer
Rights in Nepal, by Durga Prasad Khanal (rep
19/07/2023)
Ensuring
Justice To Usury Victims, by Namrata Sharma (rn
19/07/2023)
Under
JSP pressure, usury bill tweaked to heed lenders’ issues
: Bill is still strong despite changes, says inquiry
panel chair, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/07/2023)
Government
brings controversial bill to withdraw cases sub judice
in court : Experts say bill gives unrestrained
discretionary power to the government to drop charges
without court’s consent, by Binod Ghimire (kp
17/07/2023) [Intending to
prevent justice for victims as well as prosecuting
politicians?]
Police
arrest cooperative victims from Maitighar [Photos]
(nlt 16/07/2023)
Local
approaches to ending landlessness : Many commissions
were formed in the past to resolve the issue, but none
could offer a reasonable solution, by Jagat Deuja
(kp 16/07/2023)
Emboldened
loan sharks ignoring calls for compromise : An ordinance
that was introduced to criminalise usurious lending
expired last week after House failed to replace it,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/07/2023) [Responsible
are especially KP Oli and other politicians who are only
interested in their own power, whatever they may now
declare on this!]
Changing
Nature Of Civic Space, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
15/07/2023)
Creating
Secure Future For Nepali Youths : Importantly,
intolerance, hollow promises, the sale of dreams, double
standards, nepotism, and favouritism have plagued
Nepal's politics, by Narayan Prasad Ghimire (rn
14/07/2023)
Addressing
Population Issues : A Call For Gender Equality, by
Ramesh Kumar KC (rn 14/07/2023)
Bulldozing
not the solution : The government must bring policies to
address the needs of the citizens without homes, by
Nirajan Thapaliya (kp 14/07/2023)
Refugee
and disability stereotyping : Double bind, double
discrimination, by Dev Datta Joshi (ht 14/07/2023)
Justice
remains elusive for persons with disabilities (ht
14/07/2023)
Bid
to ensure adequate housing for all people (ht
14/07/2023)
Obstruction
of UML leads to removal of Loan Shark Bill from HoR
agenda, by Ishwari Subedi (rep 14/07/2023) [Intentionally
or simply disinterested?]
KDC
refuses to register same sex marriage despite apex court
order, by Bal Krishna Sah (ht 14/07/2023) [Contempt
of Supreme Court by a subordinate court?]
Transitional
justice commissions remain ineffective for a year
without office bearers : Although government bade
farewell to office bearers, it hasn’t filled the posts
following delay in revising the Act, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 13/07/2023) [Where
there is no will, there is no way!]
Mayor
under fire for City police’s mistreatment of street
vendor : Urban planners say instead of chasing and
thrashing people in the informal sector, KMC can bring
them under the tax net and allow them to operate at a
designated place, by Anup Ojha (kp 12/07/2023)
In
Pictures: Youths stage demonstration against brutality
of municipal police personnel, by Prasan Gurung (rep
12/07/2023)
Ajit's
corpse awaiting justice at Teaching Hospital morgue for
seven years, by Bal Krishna Sah (ht 11/07/2023)
Procedure
drafted for engaging prisoners (ht 09/07/2023)
Child
labor goes unchecked despite laws (kh 07/07/2023)
The
Karnali’s hunger emergency : The government’s fortified
flour scheme is not a long term solution to the region's
chronic food insecurity, by Anita Bhetwal (nt
07/07/2023)
French
riots and Nepal’s ‘respectable’ casteism : Everyone
pretends that Dalits have been afforded unprecedented
amounts of rights and privileges, by Mitra Pariyar
(kp 04/07/2023)
Dalit’s
house torched for eloping with ‘upper-caste’ girl in
Jumla : Police have arrested the girl’s brother on
charges of criminal arson and caste-based discrimination,
by DB Budha (kp 04/07/2023)
Govt
consents extension of TRC deadline (kh 04/07/2023) [And what is the point of that, when
the leading politicians do not want any justice for the
victims?], Transitional
justice bodies get yet another term extension : Terms of
truth and reconciliation, and disappearance commissions
extended until January 14 next year (kp 05/07/2023)
[Without immediate legal changes
in the sense of justice for the victims, this makes no
sense at all!]
Schools
and LGBTQI+ children : The heteronormative school
culture disregards the rights and well-being of children,
by Saroj KC and Ayush Joshi (kp 03/07/2023)
Governance
in Social transformations in Nepal, by Medani P.
Bhandari (kp 03/07/2023)
SC
rules KDAO order banning protest at Maitighar Mandala
illegal, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 03/07/2023)
Elderlies
in old age homes deprived of state facilities (ht
03/07/2023)
'Time-bound
programme needed to abolish dowry', by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 02/07/2023), Woman
and daughter found dead in Rautahat (ht 02/07/2023)
12,000
migrant Nepali workers died abroad in a decade, by
Sabita Khadka (rep 30/06/2023), Extreme
heat puts migrant workers at risk of fatal diseases,
report says : Nepalis are returning from Middle East
with renal failure, cardiac issues and other ailments in
alarming numbers, by Arjun Poudel (kp 01/07/2023)
Recognise
Women’s Domestic Labour, by Bini Dahal (rn
30/06/2023)
For
some groups experience can be lowered: SC,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 30/06/2023)
Fighting
Inequality For Social Justice, by Lok Nath Bhusal
(rn 29/06/2023)
Top
court orders registration of same sex marriages :
Government ordered to form a temporary mechanism to
register such marriages pending final verdict, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 29/06/2023), Rainbow
weddings : Supreme Court’s landmark decision on same-sex
marriage sets the tone for a more inclusive Nepal
(kp 30/06/2023), Ensuring
The Rights Of Gender Minorities, by Samip
Ghimire and Yauaraj Gautam (rn 30/06/2023)
'Amend
laws in accordance with Palermo protocol' (ht
29/06/2023)
SC
rebukes KDC for delay : Orders the district court to
adjudicate cases within three months, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 29/06/2023)
Lawyer
arrested for thrashing Lalitpur District Court female
employee (kh 29/06/2023)
Top
court orders relief for conflict-era victims of torture
and sexual violence : 17 years since Peace Accord,
torture victims lack adequate means to seek justice and
hold perpetrators to account, by Binod Ghimire (kh
28/06/2023) [The next step
should be to punish all those who have been deliberately
preventing justice for the victims by hook or by crook
for 17 years!]
Shun
Feudal Form Of Language, by Bhupa P Dhamala
(rn 28/06/2023)
Free
legal aid provision needs to be revisited,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 28/06/2023)
Child
labor situation in Nepal: challenges and ways forward,
by Sudarshan Neupane (rep 27/06/2023)
Torture
laws need to be amended, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
27/06/2023)
First
conference on women shelters begins (ht 26/06/2023)
District
Court orders Rs 100,000 as relief to complainant in
Sandeep Lamichhane-related case (kh 26/06/2023) [??]
Leave
no one behind : The Harawa-Charawa system is possibly
the last visible evidence of slavery in Nepal, by
Jagat Deuja (kp 26/06/2023)
'New
citizenship law needs to be improved' (ht
26/06/2023)
Rise
in flesh trade in Karnali Province due to poverty,
by Lalit Bista (rep 25/06/2023)
Desperate
youths from Maoist heartland hit US wall : Residents of
Maoist strongholds that opposed ‘American imperialism’
paid traffickers huge sums to go to the States, by
Janakraj Sapkota (kp 25/06/2023) [An
indictment of the once declared ambitions of the alleged
Maoist revolutionaries!]
Women
raped during armed conflict ask: Where is the state?,
by Guna Raj Luitel (rep 23/06/2023) [The
interest of the state aims at reconciliation between
perpetrators and victims, not at justice for the latter.
This is especially true for the former Maoists.]
Female
participation in higher education : How Good Is Good
Enough?, by Bhim Prasad Subedi (rn 23/06/2023)
Court
stays Cabinet move to drop case against Chalaune’s
assaulters : A single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar
Sharma ordered the defendants to clarify why the
decision was taken (kp 23/06/2023)
Budget
cut set to hit crucial nutrition programmes :
Nutritionists warn the country cannot achieve nutrition
targets by cutting investments on Outpatient Therapeutic
Care and nutrition rehab centres, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 23/06/2023)
Melamchi
Mess: Example Of Climate Crisis, by Maheshwor Rijal
(rn 22/06/2023)
Continuing
injustice : The citizenship question remains a
combustible issue and it would be wise to address it on
time (kp 22/06/2023, Top
court clears way for implementation of Citizenship Act
amendments : The court’s latest order has cleared the
way for thousands of children of parents who got
citizenship by birth to acquire citizenship by descent
(kp 23/06/2023)
Refugee
protection : Though Nepal not a signatory, apex court
draws from international laws (ht 22/06/2023)
Protesters
turn up heat over citizenship : They call for immediate
implementation of the recently endorsed bill to amend
the law, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 21/06/2023)
Kin
demand justice as woman’s death raises suspicion :
Father of 22-year-old Aarati Sah accuses her husband’s
family of killing her over dowry issues. Her husband and
father-in-law are in police custody, by Santosh
Singh (kp 21/06/2023)
Govt
continues ban on strike in supply of essential goods,
services (ht 21/06/2023)
Cabinet
under fire for dropping case against teacher’s attackers
: Chalaune on hunger strike protesting decision to
withdraw attempted murder case against pro-Congress
students, by Anup Ojha (kp 20/06/2023) [Incessant
corruption and covering up of crimes by the so-called
top politicians and their non-inclusive political
parties!], Rights
activists, varsity professors demonstrate in support of
assistant professor Chalaune : Chalaune is on a hunger
strike against the government’s decision to withdraw
case against his assaulters (kp 20/06/2023), TU
Assistant Professor Chalaune knocks on the door of
Supreme Court for justice (rep 21/06/2023)
Russian
recruitment targets vulnerable Nepalis in intensified
Ukraine war efforts, by Pramod Raj Sedhain (kh
20/06/2023)
Clash
between Citizenship-less Struggle Committee and Police
at Maitighar (Photo Feature), by Prasan Gurung (rep
20/06/2023)
Discussion
on Changing the Electoral System : Is social inclusion
falling out of reach?, by Karl-Heinz Krämer (kh
19/06/2023)
Female
mahout numbers grow as safaris get popular in protected
areas : Women mahouts are dedicated and can handle
challenging tasks easily, park officials say, by
Rupa Gahatraj (kp 19/06/2023)
‘Actors
are fighting a rigged system’ : How Binita Thapa Magar,
an actor with over 14 years of experience, is only just
catching her big break, by Urza Acharya (kp
19/06/2023)
Women
in Nepali society: An overview of Lichhavi era and Vedic
age : Women in the Licchavi era were not just confined
to the household works. They were given an equal
opportunity to contribute in the society, by Shreena
Nepal (nlt 17/06/2023)
Health
Ministry orders hospitals to avoid sex-selective
ultrasound (kh 16/06/2023)
Youths
ask: ‘Our parents are Nepalis. Who are we?’ They hit the
streets after the Supreme Court on June 4 prevented the
enforcement of amended citizenship law, by Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 16/06/2023)
People
from LGBTIQ+ community facing violence (ht
16/06/2023)
Consumer
rights matter : If the bread is stale, consumers can
switch to another baker. Why not for electricity?,
by Bishal Thapa (kp 16/06/2023)
Dhankuta
community schools charge students despite free education
: Schools say the budget allocated by the government is
insufficient to pay teachers, by Ramesh Chandra
Adhikari (kp 15/06/2023)
Call
to address rights of persons with disabilities (ht
15/06/2023)
Beyond
the fake refugee scam: The rot ran deep in refugee camps
even during the 90s : A Bhutanese refugee activist
exposes how the government officials and police abused
their authorities instead of addressing genuine concern
of the Bhutanese refugees in the camps, by Ram Karki
(nlt 14/06/2023)
Clean
the water : The state is responsible for ensuring its
citizens’ fundamental right to safe drinking water
(kp 14/06/2023)
Member
of Citizenship-less Struggle Committee attempts
self-immolation in Maitighar (rep 14/06/2023)
Learning
From Thailand’s Elections, by Krishnaman Pradhan (rn
14/06/2023)
NC
will not compromise on ideology: Gagan Thapa (kh
13/06/2023) [Not even in
relation to the electoral system? Nepal urgently needs
better social inclusion. This is prevented by the
existing electoral system and the attitude of the party
leaders! But Deuba has called for the abolition of even
the minimal opportunity that exists!]
SC
orders show cause on writ filed against PM Dahal and
Baburam Bhattarai (kh 13/06/2023)
Is
secularism under threat? Dahal’s journey from
Mahakaleshwar to Pashupatinath, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 12/06/2023)
From
Dowry to Wedding Gifts: Changing Forms, Unchanged
Burdens, by Aabha Parajuli and Sushant Nepali (rep
12/06/2023)
Court
to hear petition against PM tomorrow : Opposition
lawmakers have started seeking Dahal’s resignation on
moral grounds, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/06/2023), SC
admits writ of 9 former Maoist child soldiers (ht
12/06/2023)
Two women
allegedly killed for dowry in Sarlahi (rn
11/06/2023), Two
women allegedly killed for dowry in Sarlahi (nlt
11/06/2023)
Debel
School children studying sitting on the floor (rn
11/06/2023)
Deuba
moots election system change : Speaks of having in place
FPTP system for HoR and PR system for National Assembly,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 11/06/2023) [Deuba
pleads for the final end of social inclusion in the HoR
instead of ensuring that this inclusion is also
prescribed in the selection of candidates for the FPTP
system! 15 percent male Khas Arya should be the absolute
limit for all political levels and also for the
leadership levels of political parties if Nepal's social
harmony is to be maintained!]
International
Human Trafficking: Nepal's Burgeoning Humanitarian
Crises, by Shishir Bhatta (rep 10/06/2023)
Prisoners
experiencing skin issues due to scorching heat (rep
10/06/2023)
WVIN
has been collaborating with all three tiers of govt in
the sphere of child welfare, interview with Roslyn H
Gabriel, National Director for World Vision International
Nepal (ht 10/06/2023)
No
private hospital bed for poor patients : Hospitals run
by the private sector are blatantly ignoring the
mandatory 10 percent free bed allocation for the needy,
by Deepak Pariyar, Ramesh Kumar Paudel, Ghanashyam Gautam
& Binod Bhandari (kp 10/06/2023)
Presidential
Pardons, explained : The controversial practice of
Presidential Pardons in Nepal: Examining the
constitutional provisions and political implications,
by Anjila Shrestha (nlt 09/06/2023) [Nepal
is not under the rule of law, but under the rule of
so-called top politicians, all incompetent and
repeatedly failed! And they seriously claim to always
have the law on their side!]
SC
directs to register ‘war crimes’ related writ against PM
Dahal and former PM Bhattarai (kh 09/06/2023), Top
court to accept ex-child soldiers’ petition against PM :
A single bench rules that the judiciary needs to resolve
the petition filed by former child Maoist combatants,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/06/2023)
Government
ignoring Human Rights Commission’s recommendations to
investigate the Gaur massacre : The victims from the
incident have lodged a petition at the Supreme Court
demanding its intervention in the investigation, by
Binod Ghimire (kp
09/06/2023) [The protection of
top politicians from legal prosecution has absolute
priority over rule of law!]
Human
rights watchdogs of Nepal, Qatar sign pact to protect
migrant workers’ rights : More than 102,000 Nepalis have
received labour approval for Qatar in the first nine
months of the current fiscal year (kp 09/06/2023)
Nepal
not doing enough to tackle online child abuse :
According to police cyber bureau, 110 cases of sexual
abuse against children were reported in the past 11
months, by Anup Ojha (kp 09/06/2023)
Unresolved
Issues: Scrutinizing Nepal’s New Transitional Justice
Bill, by Narsh Mahaseth and Dikshya Adhikari (rep
07/06/2023)
Conflict
victims ask lawmakers to get transitional justice bill
right this time : They fear the government will use the
bill to give amnesty for murders, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 05/06/2023)
SC issues
interlocutory order not to implement Act on Citizenship
(rn 04/06/2023), Supreme
Court Issues Interim Order to Halt Immediate
Implementation of Amended Citizenship Act (ht
04/06/2023)
Stakeholders
stress on multipronged approach to eliminate child labor
: Speaking at the Child Labor Dialogue series with Nepal
Live, they said that the causes that push the children
in labor are interlinked and therefore those causes have
to be addressed holistically (nlt 04/06/2023)
Police
arrest 11 people protesting against PM Dahal
(kh 03/06/2023) [Freedom
of expression is still a taboo in Nepal!]
Dalit
lives must matter, by Shristi Karki (nt 02/06/2023)
Comparing
Maina Sunwar and Resham Chaudhary cases : Both are cases
of criminal political violence, but the security forces
are perpetrators in one and victims in the other, by
Aastha Dahal (nt 02/06/2023) [Politically
motivated murder must not be excused, whether it is
committed by security forces or by revolutionaries, even
if their cause is justified.]
With
men away in India for work, women fill void in
construction : Until a few years ago, contractors would
not hire women in construction projects, but that has
changed now since most villages are almost devoid of men,
by Tripti Shahi (kp 03/06/2023)
Many
see Dahal’s temple worship as deviation from his
Marxist ideology : Nepali communists follow
Marxism, which talks about dialectical
materialism and says religion is an opiate to
the people, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/06/2023)
[Their slogans are
mostly phrasemongering. For example, no one
advocates the inclusion and rights of women,
Dalits, ethnic groups and Madheshi and reduces
the proportion of male Khas Arya to a reasonable
level in the allocation of posts! The handling
of citizenship is also an outstanding example!]
Husband
flees after stabbing his wife in Chitwan
(rep 03/06/2023)
Public
school staffers warn of protest over ‘broken salary hike
promise’ : Government on February 2 had signed an
agreement with them to increase their pay (kp
02/06/2023)
Inhumane
cost of labour : The violation of the free-visa,
free-ticket policy for Nepali workers is one reason for
their suffering (kp 02/06/2023)
A
home for all : If our identities are fluid, citizenship
cannot remain dictated by archaic divisions and anxiety
of otherness (kp 01/06/2023)
HURPES
concerns policy on extraction of sand
and pebbles (kh 31/05/2023)
President
Paudel authenticates Citizenship Bill (kh
31/05/2023), RPP
Nepal Chair Kamal Thapa, RSP Chair Rabi Lamichhane
oppose citizenship bill authentication : President
Paudel granted stamp of approval to the controversial
citizenship bill few hours before Prime Minister Pushpa
Kamal Dahal embarked on four-day official visit to India
(nlt 31/05/2023)
Sangita
Rokaya vocals against Chhaupadi from Sagarmatha top
(kh 30/05/2023)
Resham
Chaudhary, the convict of Tikapur carnage, walks free :
Chaudhary, who was convicted by district court, high
court and supreme court and given life sentence, was
given pardon on Sunday by President Ram Chandra Paudel
(nlt 29/05/2023) [The families
of the victims will be delighted in view of this
principle of justice! Is this now a pattern for not
punishing the crimes of the time of the insurgency?],
President
pardons Tikapur killings convict Resham
Chaudhary : Rights activists decry the
decision while Tharu campaigners hail
the freedom from life imprisonment as
justice for the community, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 29/05/2023),
16th
Republic Day: Government celebrates, people cry foul :
As the government marked the day with various events,
people have taken strong exception to the presidential
pardon to the convict of 2015 Tikapur carnage (nlt
29/05/2023), SC
receives writ against Resham Chaudhary
(kh 30/05/2023)
7
rights activists protesting against corruption taken
into custody (kh 28/05/2023) [This
is the state of the rule of law in Nepal: civil society
protesters are arrested, convicted and sentenced
murderers are released, potential rapists are courted
and celebrated, women are not categorised as full and
equal citizens, the historical and cultural identity of
the majority of the population is disregarded in an
authoritarian manner, disagreeable statements by
parliamentarians are expunged from the record after the
House of Representatives is blocked, etc.], President
Paudel grants amnesty to 482 prisoners, including Resham
Chaudhary (kh), Fringe
parties, independent lawmakers complain of negligence in
parliament (kh 28/05/2023)
Embrace
women’s diversity : The experiences of women of
historically marginalised groups aren’t discussed,
by Sangmo Yonjan-Tamang (kp 28/05/2023)
Agitation
against Koshi nomenclature escalates, government issues
prohibitory order : Congress demands dialogue with
groups agitating against the renaming of Province 1 as
Koshi, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 28/05/2023)
Institutionalised
inequality : The rich-poor gap in Nepal is
state-sponsored violence, and is detrimental to
stability and prosperity (nt 26/05/2023), Nepal’s
tax system widens rich-poor gap : The new budget needs
to overhaul the tax structure that favours the
privileged, by Ramesh Kumar (nt 26/05/2023)
Govt
starts preparations to grant clemency to Resham
Chaudhary (kh 25/05/2023) [Article
276 of the Constitution opens the door to the
arbitrariness of the political elite. Will we soon see
something similar with regard to the accused in the
current corruption scandal? Article 276 sets convicts
free, but does not change their guilt. If Chaudhary is
indeed innocent, this must be determined by a court.
Then he would be entitled to adequate compensation for
the injustice he has suffered! Now the procedure once
again smacks of the manipulation of political power.],
Government
working on Republic Day pardon for Resham Chaudhary :
Chaudhary has been serving life term after being
convicted in the 2015 Tikapur massacre, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 26/05/2023), President’s
Office sends back proposal to pardon Resham Chaudhary to
Home Ministry (kh 26/05/2023), Government
urges President to authenticate Citizenship Bill (kh
26/05/2023) [Why isn't a law passed that excludes
politicians from any punishment for all time to come?
Then the current corruption scandal would not have to be
pursued any further as well. Politicians could go about
their dirty business in complete openness and the
cumbersome annulment of court rulings by the executive
would be superfluous!], Wife
of police officer killed in Tikapur incident files
petition asking President not to grant amnesty to Resham
Chaudhary (rep 26/05/2023)
3
years after Rukum West killings, kin still await justice
: Dalit activists accuse major parties of weakening the
case to protect the accused, who are non-Dalits, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 24/05/2023), Justice
running late : The justice process in the Rukum West
killings should blaze a trail for other caste-killing
cases (kp 25/05/2023)
Teachers
in politics : Most public school
teachers in Nepal work with poor pay and
perks, which makes them veer towards
politics (kp 24/05/2023) [In
no democratic country should citizens be
excluded from political activity because
of their profession. This is one of the
fundamental rights of human beings! And
why does the exclusion in Nepal, for
example, not apply to rich businessmen,
while an uprising is being rehearsed
against poor teachers?]
Lal
Commission report: Truth and lies : Shelving a report
that could speak of security personnel’s wrongdoing will
give rise to impunity, by Dipendra Jha (kp
23/05/2023)) [Anything that
contradicts the interests of the ruling elite must not
be published. People's fundamental right to information
is being disregarded. This has been similar with regard
to the social and cultural data of the latest population
census.]
Government’s
policies and programmes disappoint the Dalit community :
Prime Minister Dahal had made lofty promises but the
document barely mentions Dalits, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 22/05/2023)
How
language reflects social and racial prejudices against
Madhesh, by Sushant Nepali (rep 22/05/2023)
Cop
terror in Tarai border points rampant, by Bal
Krishna Sah (ht 22/05/2023)
Comprehensive
sexuality education in Nepal : It is a game changer in
reducing child marriage, gender-based violence and teen
pregnancy, by Won Young Hong (kp 22/05/2023)
EC
seeks clarification from political parties, university
teachers (kh 21/05/2023) [It
should be the basic right of every Nepali citizen to be
politically active, regardless of their everyday
occupation. The Political Parties Act is discriminatory
in this respect, while on the other hand it grants
authoritarian powers to party leaders!]
22-year-old
woman killed for rejecting love proposal (rep
21/05/2023)
Why
are Nepalis Leaving the Country?, by Hari Prasad
Shrestha (rep 21/05/2023)
11-member
panel to forge consensus on transitional justice law
amendment : Parties must understand any process rejected
by victims will have no legitimacy, says conflict victim
leader (kp 20/05/2023)
When
will the government make Lal Commission report public?
Experts say parties fear releasing the report could
antagonise security officials, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
20/05/2023)
Rastriya
Prajatantra Party objects to State Department’s
religious freedom report : In a letter addressed
to US ambassador to Nepal Dean R Thompson, RPP
chairman Rajendra Lingden has asked the State
Department to revise the ‘one-sided’ and
‘biased’ report (nlt 20/05/2023) [The
RPP's efforts to once again link the state with
one of the diverse religions practised in Nepal
contradict its claimed respect and freedom for
all religions. Followers of these religions must
be deeply hurt by these aspirations of the RPP,
whose policies were supported by just five
percent of the electorate in the elections!
Whether such aspirations are actually supported
by India, as the US report claims, is of
secondary importance. What matters is the damage
that the RPP wants to inflict on Nepal's
multi-ethnic and multi-religious society!],
Nepal
sends diplomatic note to US regarding religious freedom
report : The latest US report said right-wing religious
groups associated with India’s ruling BJP have been
providing funds to influential politicians in Nepal
(kp 29/05/2023)
Cultural
revolution needed : People don’t give up caste hatred
even when they move from villages to more urban parts of
Nepal, by Mitra Pariyar (kp 19/05/2023)
11-member
sub-committee formed to discuss and prepare report on
transitional justice bill (ae 19/05/2023)
Dahal
says court barred release of Lal panel report : The
prime minister claims his Maoist party didn’t misuse
cantonment funds and offers to go to jail if found
guilty, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 19/05/2023) [Obviously,
Nepalis continue to be denied the right to information!]
US
report: BJP pays politicians to lobby for Hindu Nepal :
Pro-monarchy and pro-Hindu groups in the country dismiss
the Department of State claims as baseless, by Anil
Giri (kp 18/05/2023) [see report]
[Those who turn the multi-ethnic,
multi-religious, multi-cultural and multi-lingual state
of Nepal into a unilaterally defined state, as the
monarchy once did and as the RPP and similarly oriented
groups want to restore in an intolerant manner, are
violating basic human rights and destroying the harmony
and internal peace of the country.], America
portrays Nepal as soft on Tibetan Buddhists, hostile to
Christians and supportive of Hindus : The report of the
State Department also accuses India’s Bharatiya Janata
Party and groups associated with it of pressuring and
funding Nepali leaders to reinstate Hindu state in Nepal
(nlt 18/05/2023), International
Religious Freedom Report categorically fails to provide
evidences on several allegations against Nepal: Rabinra
Mishra : RPP Senior Vice President Mishra claims that
Nepal has been experiencing one of the fastest religious
conversion rates in the world (nlt 19/05/2023)
[statement] [For centuries, the
Shah monarchy negated Nepal's religious diversity and
multi-ethnicity and tried to turn the country into a
Hindu unitary state. This had an adverse impact on
Nepal's centuries old rich cultures and civilisations,
Mr Mishra! The discriminatory hierarchical thinking of
Hinduism is probably the main reason why many people are
turning away! In the West, for example, many more people
are turning away from the religion they were born into
than in Nepal, because they can no longer tolerate its
maladjustment in the modern world.]
Law
amendment aims to drop conflict-era cases, human rights
commission claims : High possibility of the draft aiming
at withdrawing cases by giving them a political colour,
says Top Bahadur Magar, commission chair, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 18/05/2023)
Peace
Initiative Bhutan demands swift action to punish the
perpetrators of fake refugee scam : The organized crime
orchestrated by high-ranking Nepali politicians and
bureaucrats has caused immense harm to legitimate
Bhutanese refugees and undermined the integrity of the
refugee resettlement process, the US based organization
said, by Arjun Pradhan (nlt 18/05/2023)
Top
court upholds Resham Chaudhary’s life sentence : He was
handed life term by lower courts for links to the
Tikapur lynchings in which 8 people were killed in 2015,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/05/2023), Resham
Chaudhary is a revolutionary: Baburam Bhattarai (kh
17/05/2023) [??? When
revolutionaries kill, it is a heroic act, when state
forces do the same, it is a crime? By the way, dastardly
crimes from the time of the insurgency, both those of
the Maoists and those of the security forces, must be
punished at all costs if the rule of law is to be
secured!]
Political
parties urged to not disrupt investigation into fake
Bhutanese refugee scam (ae 17/05/2023)
Mitini
Nepal marks International Day against Homophobia,
Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOTB) 2023 (ae
17/05/2023)
'UK's
seasonal agriculture visa scheme exposes migrant
workers to serious risk of abuse' : This year, 45,000
visas are available under the scheme (ht
17/05/2023)
Journalists
and civil activists commit to give priority to issues of
marginalized, by Lalit Bista (rep 15/05/2023)
Parties
revive deal to give momentum to Parliament : A
subcommittee will iron out the differences among the
major parties on the disputed transitional justice bill,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/05/2023)
Rape
accused vandalizes the victim's house (rep
14/05/2023)
Bhutanese
languishing in camps decry Nepali leaders’ deceitful
substitution of genuine refugees : Refugees living in
Jhapa and Morang districts of eastern Nepal lament those
in power are trying to profit from their miseries,
by Parbat Portel (kp 13/05/2023)
GBV
Hinders Economic Development, by Madhavi Singh Shah
(rn 12/05/2023)
Challenges
To Freedom Of Expression, by Prabal Raj Pokhrel (rn
12/05/2023)
Madan
Rai, founder of Subhadra Madan Foundation, arrested on
child sexual abuse charge : On Thursday, Setopati, a
Nepali language news portal, published a story exposing
how Rai has been sexually harassing children who are in
the shelter of the foundation run by himself (nlt
12/05/2023), Madan Rai arrested over sexually harassing
girls studying at his foundation, by Shova Sharma
(Setopati 12/05/2023) [see also बालिकामाथि
यौन दुर्व्यवहार गरेको आरोप लागेका मदन राई पक्राउ
(Setopati 11/05/2023)]
Government
registers bill to ease path to amnesty in crimes : Human
rights activists say withdrawing cases related to
heinous crimes will promote impunity (kp 12/05/2023)
[This is a consequence of the
proximity of politics and crime in Nepal. Leading
politicians often do not even consider it necessary to
respect the constitution and laws or they manipulate
them!]
Civic
Initiatives For Charitable Services, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 11/05/2023)
Why
does government often fail to address the problems of
urban squatters?, by Niyati Shrestha (nlt
11/05/2023)
Pound
foolish : The government should cut its unnecessary
costs while maintaining essential health services
(kp 10/05/2023)
Starving
Saipal residents crying for food (kh 09/05/2023)
Uterine
prolapse epidemic in Bajhang worsened by poverty and
lack of treatment : In Thalara Rural Municipality alone,
over 200 women suffer from the condition, by Basanta
Pratap Singh (kp 09/05/2023)
Inclusive
participation of women in all levels, structures of
State demanded (rn 09/05/2023),
Women
Forum demands inclusive participation of women in state
structures : The Forum concluded with 14-point
declaration which calls for proportional inclusive
representation, taking the transitional justice to
conclusion, and increasing access of women and all
marginalized communities to justice (nlt 09/05/2023)
Don’t
let them down : The loan sharking problem will not go
away without addressing the financial vulnerabilities of
the poor (kp 09/05/2023)
Refugee
Crisis Is Far From Over, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
09/05/2023)
Police
team attacked in Kalikot (ae 09/05/2023)
RSP’s
Bindabasini Kansakar appointed HoR member (ae
08/05/2023)
Rape
offense is not just rape offense, do not normalize it :
Our society tends to demotivate and defame the victims
and further victimize the victims if the perpetrators
are powerful people, by Shreena Nepal (nlt
08/05/2023)
Victims
doubt loan shark ordinance’s implementation : High-level
panel reports harassment of victims of unscrupulous
lending in some districts, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 08/05/2023)
The
news-knowledge divide : Press freedom should be about
more than just defending the media from political
interference, by Dharma Adhikari (kp 08/05/2023)
Police
get beaten while trying to arrest rape-accused (rep
08/05/2023)
Eruption
of Dalit rage : Political parties have little interest
in resolving the pressing problems of the Dalit
communities, by Mitra Pariyar (kp 07/05/2023)
Nepali,
Indian stakeholders stress joint effort to curb human
trafficking : Human trafficking that was rife after the
2015 earthquakes further increased during the pandemic,
by Rajesh Mishra (kp 07/05/2023)
New
President can authenticate citizenship bill, legal
experts say : Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal seeks
suggestions from representatives of Nepal Bar
Association on the bill’s status (kp 07/05/2023) [And what are the consequences of his
predecessor's unconstitutional behaviour? After all,
this had far-reaching consequences, not only for the
persons concerned.]
Loan-sharkers
to be imprisoned up to 7 years (kh 05/05/2023)
NHRC
calls for improving rights of people with HIV (kh
05/05/2023)
Dalit
Network objects demolition of Badi people’s huts (kh
04/05/2023)
Rainbow
over Nepal : We have become a society more accommodating
of differences than could be imagined earlier, by
Deepak Thapa (kp 04/05/2023)
Deprived
of timely care, Karnali mothers die untimely deaths :
Seventeen pregnant women, mostly between the ages of
15-25 years, lost their lives in the last fiscal year,
by Krishna Prasad Gautam and Tripti Shahi (kp 04/05/2023)
Field
notes from Nepal’s single-kidney village : In Hokse of
Kavrepalanchowk, poor and unemployed people have been
lured into selling their kidneys, by Bijaya Shrestha
(kp 04/05/2023)
Can
more inclusive media support peace in Nepal? Media
stakeholders in Nepal recognize that inclusion needs to
be addressed. By capitalizing on this opportunity,
Nepali media can thrive, facilitate a healthy democracy
and contribute to a truly sustainable peace, by
Rabina Shrestha (nlt 03/05/2023)
Vital
registrations of refugees on cards : IDs will help them
with essential tasks like school enrolment and opening
bank accounts, by Anil Giri (kp 03/05/2023)
Budget
cuts in maternal health carry serious risks,
experts warn : Antenatal and postnatal care,
institutional delivery, verbal autopsy of
maternal deaths, and training will be impacted,
by Arjun Pudel (kp 02/05/2023)
ACC Men’s
Premier Cup: Sandeep Lamichhane declared best
player of tournament (kh 02/05/2023) [And what about his still
unresolved rape allegations? What about the
potential victim? A sportsman should only be
reinstated and celebrated after he has been
cleared of the charges!]
Debating
the discourse of discrimination against Dalits
with JB Biswokarma : ‘The state must be
inclusive, society needs to respect every member
of the society equally regardless of gender,
caste and ethnicity, and create an environment
where everyone can have a dignified life’,
interview by Simone Galimberti (nlt 02/05/2023)
Saving
National Human Rights Commission : The decision to
downgrade the NHRC’s status raises questions over our
commitment to human rights, by Bijay Raj Gautam (kp
30/04/2023)
Absence
of law is denying conflict victims of sexual violence
access to justice: Report. While no official figures are
available, there are an estimated 1,500 victims of
sexual violence from the insurgency era (kp
29/04/2023)
Rajapur
municipality distributes monthly allowance to
conflict-victim families (kh 29/04/2023)
Children
from Karnali families are falling prey to fraudulent
foster homes : Nearly a hundred children from Karnali
are rescued from children’s homes in various cities
every year, says activist, by Tularam Pandey (kp
29/04/2023), Get
them out of there : It is vital to address the root
cause behind why children are forced to languish in
shady care homes (kp 04/05/2023)
Civil
Society calls for scaling up Child Grant (kh
28/04/2023)
Court
denies interim order against KMC’s eviction notice to
squatters : Lawyers on both sides have interpreted the
order as a decision in their favour, by Anup Ojha
(kp 28/04/2023)
Dahal’s
arbitrary rule and docile Congress (ae 28/04/2023)
Ensure
Labour Rights Of Journalists, by Umesh Pokharel (rn
28/04/2023)
Perspective
On Nepali Women's Journey, by Sadhana Dahal (rn
28/04/2023)
When
will Nepal become a child labor free country? Abolition
of the worst forms of child labor is a national as well
as international priority. But Nepal still has a long
way to go to achieve the goal, by Helina Rai (nlt
27/04/2023)
Depoliticizing
schools: Kathmandu Metropolis decides to ban political
activities at the premises of public schools : Nepal’s
political parties have long been using students of
public schools to expand the cadre base of their student
wings. The latest decision of Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah
can be a crucial move toward making schools a zone of
peace (nlt 28/04/2023)
Dalit
freedom hinges on religious reform : The incompatibility
between caste rituals and anti-caste laws has caused
inevitable friction in Nepali society, by Mitra
Pariyar (kp 27/04/2023)
NCRC
asks child homes to acquire permission (kh
26/04/2023)
The
politics of emotional control : The polls have diverted
the national attention away from some of the more
pressing issues of political economy, by CK Lal (kp
26/04/2023)
Parties
agree on House panels’ leadership, key bills : Congress,
Maoist Centre and UML to discuss the disputed
transitional justice bill in a special committee, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 25/04/2023), TRC
Bill to get a special panel push (ae 25/04/2023), Big
3 reach understanding on TRC Bill : They have also
worked out issue of sharing parliamentary panels'
leadership (ht 25/04/2023)
Transitional
justice in limbo : Callous injustice to the victims,
by Pushpa Raj Joshi (ht 24/04/2023)
NWC
receives 42 percent complaints of mental violence in
nine months (ae 24/04/2023)
Code
of conduct: Only for women? It is important for the
state to realise that restrictive borders and policing
the so-called ‘dignity of Nepali women’ is not the
solution to existing problems, by Swasti Gautam (kp
24/04/2023)
Ensure
Justice To Conflict Victims, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
23/04/2023)
Teachers
miss out on Chaitra pension as pay for ex-combatants
gets priority : Around 18,000 retired teachers failed to
receive monthly pay owing to budget shortfall, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/04/2023)
Vehicular
movement along Prithvi Highway to be allowed tomorrow :
Local roads to remain closed tomorrow (April 23) (kh
22/04/2023) [What is this? Such
a measure prevents the elderly and disabled, for
example, from reaching the polling stations.]
Ensure
Voting Right For All Nepalis, by Lokdeep Thapa (rn
21/04/2023)
Birth
registration laws need amendment (ht 21/04/2023)
Refugees
in Nepal to be included in the country’s vital
registration system (rep 21/04/2023)
Civil
society activists stage ‘human rights march’ : The march
was staged against the police brutality on loan shark
victims at Shantibatika on Monday (kp 20/04/2023)
'No
eligible Nepali will be without
citizenship' : DPM Shrestha also assured
the problems of usury victims would be
addressed (ht 19/04/2023) [The
question is, who is considered eligible?
So far, children are only considered
eligible if the father has Nepali
nationality. Only when women are seen as
fully equal citizens can the problem
with citizenship be solved!]
Nepal’s
queer community watching India with interest :
Supreme Court of Nepal in 2007 ordered the
government to recognise same-sex marriages, but
there’s no law yet, by Anup Ojha (kp
19/04/2023)
Govt
scraps the procedure of awarding
personal details to private companies,
by Tapendra Karki (rep 19/04/2023)
Difficulty
in passing Transitional Justice bill (rep
18/04/2023)
Police
use batons and water cannons on loan sharking victims
(rep 17/04/2023), NHRC
concerned over use of force against victims of
shylocking (kh 18/04/2023)
Rabi
Lamichhane’s supporters becoming increasingly anarchic,
by Arun Bam (rep 17/04/2023)
Prime
minister renews voting pledge to Nepali citizens
residing abroad : Experts say enabling Nepali citizens
working or studying abroad to exercise their franchise
is easier said than done, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
16/04/2023) [So far, these have
only been hollow promises by politicians, although the
Supreme Court has long obliged the government to apply
this right of Nepali citizens!], Difficult
but doable : The political parties should do more than
pay lip service to give voting rights to Nepalis living
abroad (kp 17/04/2023)
Dahal
backtracks on responsibility for 5,000 conflict deaths :
In a statement to court, the prime minister says his
remark was political, and cannot be an issue of judicial
concern, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/04/2023) [Deciding
this is the exclusive task of a court of law and not
that of a possibly responsible perpetrator!]
Year
2079 BS remained additionally challenging for Press: FNJ
(kh 14/04/2023)
NHRC’s
recommendation to govt to ensure human rights of migrant
workers (rep 14/04/2023)
Sex-selective
abortions rampant, resulting in decreasing number of
baby girls, by Sharad Sharma (rep 13/04/2023)
Sexual
violence cases against male street children increase
(rn 13/04/2023)
Cash-strapped
government renews push to dole out money to disqualified
fighters : Ministry goes ahead with plan to pay
Rs200,000 to each of the over 4,000 unverified
conflict-era Maoist recruits, by Anil Giri (kp
13/04/2023) [??? Many of them
were minors, a serious war crime by Dahal and his
Maoists!]
Poor
internet services in Karnali adding to people’s
hardships : Unreliable connection has affected
government services, small businesses and students’
performance. It has also kept residents outside the
digital ecosystem, by Krishna Prasad Gautam and Raj
Bahadur Shahi (kp 13/04/2023)
Inclusion
of Dalits, disadvantaged groups still negligible :
Experts demand amendment to election laws to ensure
inclusiveness as envisioned by the constitution, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 12/04/2023) [And
please democratise the Political Parties Act at the same
time, which in its present form only serves the
authoritarian power of the incompetent party leaders!]
Child
homes are far from trafficker-proof, by Ajabi Poudel
(ae 12/04/2023)
Police
arrest a woman from Nuwakot for forcing Nepali girls
into flesh trade in India (nlt 12/04/2023)
One
injured in police firing in Rautahat (rep
12/04/2023)
Home
Minister pledges to revive the Citizenship Bill (kh
11/04/2023)
PM
Dahal, Deuba and Oli agree to make TJ and TRC bills
‘widely acceptable’ (kh 11/04/2023) [Almost
6,000 days after the November 2006 peace agreement,
still none of these failed political "leaders" wants to
give absolute priority to justice for the victims!],
Will
UML help the coalition on transitional justice bill? As
the ruling parties want to fast-track the bill, the role
of the second-largest party is being keenly watched,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 11/04/2023)
Arrests
expose scam involving migrant workers compensation : The
mechanism for paying financial assistance to the workers
and their families needs to be made easier, said experts,
by Pawan Pandey (kp 11/04/2023)
How
to Stop Corporal Punishment?, by Rajeeb Shrestha
(rep 10/04/2023)
Department
of Civil Registration revises provision about
non-marital child (kh 10/04/2023)
How
proposed Telecommunication Bill violates people’s right
to privacy : If the government has unchecked access to
citizens' private phone calls, it can use the
information gathered to suppress dissenting voices and
punish individuals who speak out against the government,
by Anjila Shrestha (kp 09/04/2023)
Speaker
discusses TRC Bill with top brass of three parties
(ht 09/04/2023), Oli
objects to PM on fast-track passage of
transitional justice bill : Ruling allies Dahal
and Deuba meet opposition leader at Speaker’s
initiative, first time since the change in
alliance, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 09/04/2023)
Four
youths arrested for protesting against PA member Rai
(rep 09/04/2023) [Freedom of
expression and protests are obviously not wanted in
Nepal!]
Voice
for the voiceless: How the loan sharks fleece the poor
in Tarai and what may be done to stop it, by Jivesh
Jha (nlt 08/04/2023)
Gender
Violence: A Problem In Nepal : Numerous young girls
describe hearing similar tales. Both within and outside
of the house, strangers might engage in sexual
harassment, by Malena Villa (sp 07/04/2023)
Right
activists demand climate justice : Participants in
Regional Environmental Policy Dialogue said that secure
land rights are key to climate justice (nlt
07/04/2023)
Differences
stall House committees’ formation : A reason for delay
is the intent of some to pass transitional justice law
amendments without adequate discussion, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 07/04/2023)
United
for opportunism: “Upendra Yadav is indispensable
for the nation and parliament,” says former PM
Madhav Nepal : Both leaders have been already
tested and failed to deliver. But it is not the
end of the story. They keep on indulging in
clumsy appreciation of each other for the sake
of perpetuating their hold onto power (nlt
06/04/2023) [And urgent
recommendations of the NHRC are once again
disregarded in this context! A failed generation
of politicians is fighting to stay in power by
hook or by crook!]
Civil
Registration Department adds new provision for
birth registration (rep 06/04/2023) [Despite
this slight improvement, discrimination against
women and their descendants explicitly remains!]
Women
and indigenous rights activists call for focus
on gender justice (rep 06/04/2023)
PM
Dahal urged to own movement for ethnic identity
(kh 06/04/2023)
UK
halts removal of Nepalese security guards who
worked at British embassy in Kabul (rep
06/04/2023)
Where
are women in academia? One can only wonder why women
disappear as they advance academically, by Aarati
Baral (kp 05/04/2023)
Master
of the 64 squares : The winner of Nepal’s first women’s
chess championship, Monalisha Khamboo, reflects on the
many hardships she has faced over the years simply for
being a female player, by Apecksha Gurung (kp
05/04/2023)
Examining
Nepal's Male-Dominated Legal System, by Bhawana
Ghimire (rep 04/04/2023)
Two
successive Nepali prime ministers addressed the Summit
for Democracy and lied to the world : Deuba and
Prachanda claimed they were working to resolve
transitional justice issues by taking into account the
concerns of the victims. The truth is they are trying to
ram down a law that is feared to benefit the war-time
perpetrators instead of the victims, by Mahabir
Paudyal (nlt 04/04/2023)
People’s
suffering peaks but Nepali lawmakers’ focus is on their
honorific titles : Parliamentarians of all major
political parties band together to prioritize order of
precedence at a time when the people are facing
hardships, by Kishor Dahal (nlt 04/04/2023)
Freedom
of expression in Nepal: The false prototype, by
Pushpa Raj Joshi (ht 03/04/2023)
Dalit
man insulted for joining feast for ‘upper-caste’ guests
: Various political parties, their sister organisations
and several social organisations deplored the incident
and demanded legal action against the guilty, by
Deepak Pariyar (kp 03/04/2023)
Conflict
victims’ families meet PM Dahal, demand equitable
compensation (kh 02/04/2023)
‘Every
child has the right to survive, learn and be protected'
: ‘As the Country Director for Save the Children Nepal
and Bhutan, I aspire to do something meaningful for the
children, and try to always remember the humanity that
inspired me to join the non-profit sector.’,
interview with Heather Campbell, Country Director, Save
the Children (nlt 02/04/2023)
Behind
births of fewer girls than boys : Preference for sons,
which leads to female foeticide, is among the suspected
reasons, by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/04/2023) [Only
males are full Nepalis. This is what is written in the
constitution and laws and especially in the minds of the
patriarchal machos!]
Challenging
the Primate Dominance Hierarchy, by Bimal Pratap
Shah (rep 02/04/2023)
Musahar
man kills self amid looming eviction : Twenty-four
families of Musahars have been living on a piece of land
at Kawilasi for the past five decades. They have now
been ordered to move out, by Om Prakash Thakur (kp
31/03/2023)
End
child marriage : Legal provisions apart, education is
the only way to eradicate child marriage (ht
31/03/2023)
All
in the name : The protests in Koshi show that the agenda
of ethnic identity is very much alive and should be
addressed politically (kp 31/03/2023) [The
male Khas Arya elite arrogantly ignores the historical,
ethnic and cultural realities of the country in the
context of the federal state since 2010 at the latest!]
2021
Census: How inclusive is the Nepali state?, by
Karl-Heinz Krämer (kh 30/03/2023), Why
population data matters: It is an integral part of
policy formation for the future, by Young Hong (ht
30/03/2023), All
in the name : The protests in Koshi show that the agenda
of ethnic identity is very much alive and should be
addressed politically (kp 31/03/2023)
Conflict
victims divided over amendment bill : While most victims
insist on amendment, a section calls for speedy passage
of the disputed bill (kp 30/03/2023)
TRC:
Holding Balance Is The Way Out, by Mukti Rijal (rn
30/03/2023)
Amnesty
International’s 2022 report exposes Nepal government’s
failures to safeguard people’s rights : The annual
report has documented cases of violation of freedom of
expression and assembly, right to truth, justice and
reparation, right against torture and other
ill-treatment, indigenous peoples’ rights, women’s
rights and right to food and housing among others
(nlt 29/03/2023)
Economic
Empowerment Of Women, by Namrata Sharma (rn
29/03/2023)
Nine
trafficked women rescued, three allegedly involved in
trafficking arrested (rep 28/03/2023)
Amend
the bill : As a stakeholder, the conflict victims too
have the right to be consulted about the content of the
bill (ht 28/03/2023)
National
Census 2021: Significant shift in the
lifestyle and usage of amenities in
Nepali households (ae 27/03/2023)
[see National
Report Volume 01] [Obviously,
this report does not include any data on
ethnicities/castes, languages,
religions, etc. Suppressing data on such
issues had been the concern of the
monarchy during the Panchayat period to
pretend to be a culturally unitary
state. If this data is not provided,
this will be by far the most worthless
census after 1990.],
New
census results : Vital For Taking Informed Decisions,
by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 28/03/2023)
Future
of 1.7 million children uncertain as they fail to get
citizenship from their mother’s name (rep
27/03/2023)
Hundreds
of Nepali women dying from preventable causes every year
: Census report lists heavy bleeding and hypertension as
top reasons for maternal deaths, by Arjun Poudel (kp
27/03/2023)
Nepal
needs robust data protection legislation : Such a law
should cover aspects like the data subjects’ right to
access, correct, and delete collected data, and to
receive compensation for violation of rights , by
Harsha Man Maharjan (ae 27/03/2023)
Lawmakers
against passing transitional justice bill as it is :
Ruling Congress is divided with a section seeking
revision even as the chief whip says it should be passed
urgently, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/03/2023), Opposition
slam TRC Bill, ruling alliance soft on it (ht
27/03/2023)
No
need to give relief to alleged rape victim in Sandeep
Lamichhane related case: District Court (kh
26/03/2023)
Nepal
is ageing as children’s share in population shrinks :
Final census report does not break down population based
on ethnicity, language, religion, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 25/03/2023) [Welcome
back to the thinking of the Panchayat period when
Mahendra and Birendra negated the multi-ethnicity,
multi-lingualism and religious diversity of the country
and propagated Nepal as a Hindu state of the Khas Arya
minority?
Male-female
ratio at birth widening (rep 25/03/2023) [This
points to manipulation, which is likely to be related to
the disdain for females in Nepali society and politics!]
“Victims
of conflict may forgive, but they will never forget”,
interview with human rights activist Mandira Sharma (nt
24/03/2023)
From
serf to solicitor : Urmila Chaudhari pursues a law
degree to provide former bonded labourers like herself
legal support, by Santosh Dahit (nt 24/03/2023)
International
rights bodies raise serious objection to Nepal’s
transitional justice bill : Amnesty International, Human
Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists
have said that transitional justice bill needs to
protect victims, not abusers adding that proposed law
disregards domestic and international legal standards
(nlt 24/03/2023), International
rights groups slam bill on transitional justice law :
The bill, if adopted in its current form, will not
adequately provide for the effective prosecution of
serious crimes under international law, the groups say
(kp 25/03/2023), New
bill needs to protect victims, not abusers (ht
25/03/2023)
Women’s
Trafficking: Nepal Fights Back (rep 24/03/2023)
Nepali
state’s commitment to free speech in doubt : Two
recent incidents have made people question Dahal
government’s sincerity to protect constitutional
freedoms, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
24/03/2023)
Concerns
after tainted cop’s promotion : Basanta Bahadur Kunwar,
who has been promoted to AIG, is reportedly a
front-runner for Nepal Police chief, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 24/03/2023), Basanta
Kunwar is the new Nepal Police chief : Other AIGs Tek
Prasad Rai, Deepak Thapa, Shyam Lal Gyawali and Kiran
Bajracharya were also in the race for the top post
(kp 24/03/2023)
What
will it take to end child marriage?, by Anushka
Nepal (ae 23/03/2023)
United
States’ 2022 country reports on human rights practices
find faults with Nepal on several fronts : The report
mentions Nepal's failure to address transitional justice
issues, curb corruption and ensure rights of the Tibetan
refugees, among many others (nlt 22/03/2023) [see report
on Nepal]
Status
of South Asian Children, by Rajeeb Shrestha (rep
23/03/2023)
National
Assembly passes resolution to end caste discrimination :
The 19-point motion aims to pressure the federal
government to work effectively towards ending
discrimination and oppression against Dalits (kp
23/03/2023), Caste-based
prejudice (ht 23/03/2023)
PM
Dahal to dole out Rs 9 billion to party cadres (rep
22/03/2023), Can’t
buy justice : Dahal is trying to whitewash a grave
rights violation: Employing child soldiers in insurgency
(kp 23/03/2023)
Vulnerable
Nepali girls forced into prostitution in India : On
Saturday, Delhi Police rescued nine Nepali teenagers who
were forced into sex work in the city, by Rajesh
Mishra (kp 22/03/2023)
NA
lawmakers call for safe society for daughters (kh
22/03/2023)
Govt
urged to recruit employees on the basis of ethnicity to
implement proportional inclusion (rep 22/03/2023)
Resolution
discussed in National Assembly to end discrimination
against Dalits (rep 22/03/2023)
‘Can
the police shut the mouths of citizens?’ (rep
22/03/2023)., Indecent
behavior case filed against three youths who chanted
slogans against PM (rep 22/03/2023)
Dahal
accused of trying to appease conflict victims : The
government recently announced a new cohort of martyrs
and cash relief for former child combatants, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 22/03/2023)
History
of women lawmakers : To ensure women’s rights, their
presence is necessary in Parliament and the law-making
process, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 22/03/2023)
Dr.
Koirala protests against proposed phone-tapping
provision (kh 22/03/2023)
Another
transitional justice blunder, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(ae 21/03/2023), No
hope from new amendment bill, interview with Suman
Adhikari (ae 21/03/2023)
Human
rights is the business of businesses also, by
Santosh Sigdel (ae 21/03/2023)
As
many as 42 conflict victim groups of Nepal raise
objections to the faulty transitional justice bill : The
victim community has appealed to the Human Rights
Commission, Civil Society and Human Rights community,
the media, and the international community for
solidarity and cooperation in their fights for justice
(nlt 21/03/2023) [Justice is not
desired on the part of the political power fighters who
consider themselves indispensable!]
Social
Workers in Juvenile Justice system of Nepal, by
Biswash Chepang (kh 21/03/2023)
Book
on political representation of Dalit unveiled in
Kathmandu (kh 21/03/2023)
Law
to record conversations being introduced!, by
Tapendra Karki (rep 21/03/2023)
Child
protection in Nepal: Majority of local governments fail
to take child rights measures : Out of the total 753
local levels, only 238 have formed a Child Rights
Committee, and 246 have deployed a Child Welfare Officer
(nlt 20/03/2023)
Disputed
bill to revise transitional justice law lands in House :
Plans to endorse the bill through a fast-track process,
but the opposition insists on a detailed discussion,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/03/2023), Lawmaker
Shahi picks holes in TRC bill, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 20/03/2023), Transitional
Justice A Difficult Road Ahead, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn 21/03/2023)
Nepal
stands out in South Asia in human rights
and liberal values, says Dr Juergen
Martens, President of Liberal
International
‘We will be supporting Nepal and Nepali
political parties in further enhancing
human rights and liberal values’
(nlt 19/03/2023) [This
interview contains a few statements that
do not correctly reflect the Nepali
reality!]
Transitional
justice is not revenge : We need to know
the truth about what happened during the
Maoist conflict that ran from 1996 to
2006, by Mohna Ansari (kp
19/03/2023)
A
prolonged transitional justice process : Lack of proper
law is among several reasons obstructing the process, a
major component of the peace accord, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 19/03/2023) [Justice
for the victims has never been the intention of the top
politicians!]
Decriminalise
abortion: Rights activists, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
19/03/2023)
Names
of National Martyrs published in Nepal Gazette (kh
18/03/2023) [And when will the
names of (potential) perpetrators be published in the
Nepal Gazette?]
Should
Deepak Manange be in jail?, by Bhasa Sharma (rep
17/03/2023) [Also a case of the
great proximity of politics and crime!]
John
F Kennedy and consumer rights: Its relevance to Nepal at
present, by Samrat Dhungana (ht 17/03/2023)
Nawalparasi
jail facing challenges due to overcrowding (kh
17/03/2023)
Girls
who marry early face abuse and health issues, by
Anushka Nepal (ae 16/03/2023)
Women
survivors silenced : The transitional justice mechanisms
cannot make the survivors of sexual violence invisible,
by Binita Poudel (kp 16/03/2023)
Violence
against women on the rise : Experts working in women’s
rights point out the patriarchal mindset of people,
taking the woman as second class citizen, rise in
reporting of the incidences and use of various social
media as some of the causes for a rise in the number of
cases of violence against women, by Sabitri Dhakal
(ae 15/03/2023)
Once
sold in Kuwait, she still lives in pain back home :
Sanimaya’s tale represents countless Nepali women who
are taken to various Gulf countries on visit visas and
then are made to work in virtual slavery, by Anup
Ojha (kp 15/03/2023)
Haruwa-Charuwa
demand rehabilitation program (kh 15/03/2023)
Human
Rights Watch urges Bhutan government to free ‘political
prisoners’ : While the total number of political
prisoners in Bhutan remains unknown, Human Rights Watch
said it collected information relating to 37 current
prisoners who were first detained between 1990 and 2010
(kp 15/03/2023)
Conflict
victims complain of not getting justice yet (kh
14/03/2023), Crime
and punishment: Rights body in Nepal cries foul at the
faulty transitional justice bill : The Accountability
Watch (AWC) has condemned the government's move to
re-register the amendment to the transitional justice
law without fulfilling the demands of victims and
stakeholders (nlt 14/03/2023)
The
Meaningless Maoist Attack on Judiciary (rep
14/03/2023)
Complete
Transitional Justice Process, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
14/03/2023)
CLARISSA
research reveals pathways to, abuse and exploitation
faced by children in the worst forms of child labor
The life stories of the research reveal different
abusive and exploitative practices, including harassment
and bullying, against children in child labor in the
adult entertainment sector by both customers and
employers (nlt 14/03/2023)
Fighting
Sexual Abuse In Public Transport, by Writika Rijal
(rn 14/03/2023)
Political
Impunity: What Politicians Need to Know, by Diwakar
Dhakal (rep 13/03/2023)
Amendment
of TRC bill becoming controversial again, by Devesh
Jha (kh 13/03/2023), ‘Regular
justice system in play when transitional justice bodies
are defunct’, Human rights and constitutional lawyer
Raju Prasad Chapagain on ways to take the transitional
justice process forward (interview) (kp 13/03/2023)
Conclude
Peace Process In Earnest, by Ballav Dahal (rn
13/03/2023)
Missing
Dalits in research institutions : The issues of Dalits
won’t be taken seriously when nobody is in the team to
put them forward, by Sagoon Bhetwal (kp 12/03/2023)
Stop
the Misuse of Presidential Power of Pardon, by Ravi
Nayak (rep 12/03/2023)
Glorification
of rape-accused: How fair?, by Aishworya Shrestha
(kh 11/03/2023)
Underage
pregnancy still high in Makawanpur : Campaigns to end
child marriage have become ineffective amid higher
elopement rate, by Pratap Bista (kp 11/03/2023)
Prosecuting
MaoistsFollowing the issuance of an order by the Supreme
Court, Nepal’s PM faces a court hearing into deaths
during the Maoist insurgency (sp 10/03/2023)
Cries
for justice in Nepal: Conflict victims protest in front
of the Supreme Court : Victims of war-era crimes have
united to exert pressure on the state institutions to
deliver justice on extra-judicial killings. Meanwhile,
the government is preparing to endorse a law that can
provide amnesty to even those involved in murder, by
Kalpana Ghimire (nlt 10/03/2023)
Gender
pay gap in construction sector is huge. It's not seen
closing anytime soon : Women workers say despite being
skilled, they only get paid close to a third of the
wages paid to male, by Prakash Baral (kp 10/03/2023)
TRC
should settle conflict-era cases, not courts: Maoist
factions : To hold press conference on March 12;
interaction on March 14 (kh 10/03/2023) [But
this has been denied for years by all political leaders.
The laws in this regard are completely inadequate and
are not oriented towards justice for the victims. It is
time for the judiciary to take over!], Nepal
bill says murder is not serious rights violation : The
government registers the new bill at the Parliament
Secretariat to amend controversial transitional justice
law, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/03/2023)
SC
gives precedence in writ against PM Dahal : Orders to
submit a written reply within 15 days (kh
10/03/2023)
Child
marriage rate drops in three municipalities of Kalikot,
by Lalit Bista (rep 10/03/2023)
The
devastating effects of child marriage, by Anushka
Nepal (ae 09/03/2023)
Haunted
by the past : The Maoists of various stripes are
betraying their lack of commitment to transitional
justice (kp 09/03/2023)
Behind
the mask of happiness : In many Nepali households, men
continue to make financial decisions, including how
women’s earnings are spent, by Mimamsha Dhungel (kp
09/03/2023)
Long
fight against culture of rape and impunity : Women know
the battle for justice won’t be easily won but refuse to
give up. They vow to speak up louder, by Anshrica
Dewan (kp 08/03/2023), More
than 5,700 victims of violence against women and girls
(rep 08/03/2023)
Many
Achham parents favour boys over girls for schooling :
Parents don’t put much effort into educating their
daughters since they think that girls will someday leave
them and go with their husbands, by Menuka Dhungana
(kp 08/03/2023)
Evolving
gender equations : Women should speak up for justice
notwithstanding concerns of family reputation or social
pressure, by Sushila Karki (kp 08/03/2023)
In
Nepal, farm women are becoming entrepreneurs : Women are
experiencing increased responsibilities and workloads,
especially in situations where there is climate-driven
out migration of men and young people, by Subin
Adhikari (kp 08/03/2023)
Bridge
Digital Gender Gap, by Namrata Sharma (rn
08/03/2023)
Supreme
Court to begin hearing petitions against Dahal tomorrow
: NHRC expresses concern over unresolved issues, 16
years after the peace accord, by Binod Ghimire (kp
08/03/2023), Eight
Maoist groups close ranks as judiciary takes up war-era
cases : Vow to counter ‘any attempt by court to go
against peace process and political change’, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 08/03/2023) [17
years of empty promises by politicians are enough! It is
high time that justice is done for the victims!]
Empowered
Nepali women : Things will change when men who do not do
dishes at home stop lecturing on women’s empowerment,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 07/03/2023)
Women’s
participation in state’s bodies being ensured: Speaker
Ghimire (kh 07/03/2023) [With
a few exceptions, the women involved only play backstage
roles! More than the 33 per cent of women
parliamentarians prescribed by the constitution are not
involved anyway. In the Council of Ministers and other
institutions, not even this is achieved!], It
is difficult to take women to key positions according to
legal system: Speaker Ghimire (rep 07/03/2023)
A
proposed Buddhist college in a district bordering China
creates heated debate in Nepal’s political sphere :
Former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli dubs the proposed
Buddhist college in Mustang as a “deceitful move against
China”. The government assures investigation into the
issue (nlt 07/03/2023) [Higher
educational institutions in the non-Hindu areas of Nepal
violate China? Mr Oli, what kind of bullshit is this?
Your statements deeply hurt the non-Hindu population of
Nepal!]
NHRC
urges govt to Conclude transitional justice as soon as
possible (kh 07/03/2023)
Mishandling
of transitional justice process, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (ae 06/03/2023), Nepal’s
Maoist does not want Supreme Court to decide the fate of
war-time crimes : Maoist want the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission to conclude the pending cases
of war-time crimes. The commission, according to
observers, has been highly politicized and cannot go
against any powerful leaders (nlt 06/03/2023), Eight
Maoist factions warn of countering activities against
CPA and political change (kh 07/03/2023) [In
other words: 17 years after the end of the Maoist
insurgency, the Maoist top politicians still do not want
a legal reappraisal of the crimes of that time!],
Writ
filed against Prachanda at Supreme Court (kh
07/03/2023), SC
to proceed writ filed against PM Dahal from Wednesday
(kh 07/03/2023), Parties
in Maoist stream to confront all activities against
peace pact (kh 07/03/2023) [Without
these activities there will never be an implementation
of the peace pact!], Maoist
stream parties' meeting decides to confront activities
against peace pact (rn 07/03/2023) [Significantly,
a meeting of 17 exclusively male politicians, very
predominantly Khas Arya!], Will
Nepali Congress band together with Maoist forces in
transitional justice issues? Following the Supreme Court
order to register a case against Prime Minister Pushpa
Kamal Dahal, war-era Maoist leaders have come together
against the decision. Nepali Congress has also indicated
to stand in favor of Maoist forces (nlt 07/03/2023)
[In the time of the insurgency,
the NC was repeatedly in charge of the government before
King Gyanendra seized power and appointed confidants
from the RPP. All of them, including Gyanendra, bear
responsibility for the crimes committed by the security
forces at that time and must be held accountable just
like the Maoist leaders!]
PM
Prachanda goes berserk: Threatens to bring thousands of
Maoist cadres to the streets : PM Prachanda and his
war-era Maoist colleagues are making one after another
aggressive statements following the Supreme Court's
order to take writ petition against him for deaths
during Maoist insurgency (nlt 06/03/2023), TRC
should deal with “People’s War” cases, not court: Dr.
Bhattarai (kh 06/03/2023) [The
civil war ended 17 years ago, but nothing happens, Mr
Bhattarai! All the leading politicians lack any will to
do so!], Nine
parties speak up as court opens way for Dahal’s criminal
trial : A bill to amend transitional justice law, in
line with court orders, will be tabled in current House
session, they say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/03/2023)
Nine
parties decide to submit Transitional Justice Bill to
Parliament as per SC direction (kh 05/03/2023
Under
provincial name Koshi, currents of discontent still flow
: Madhesh is the only province named on identity basis.
Many blame erosion in Maoist ideology, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 04/03/2023) [The
fairy tale of social inclusion has long been forgotten!
The male Khas Arya minority suppresses any historical
and non-Hindu ethnic reference in terms of state
ideology and nationalism.], Maoist
Center objects SC order to register writ against PM
Dahal (kh 05/03/2023) [As
far as I remember, PK Dahal indicted himself when he
took responsibility for 5,000 deaths during the
uprising. Politicians do not enjoy special rights, on
the contrary!], Petitions
holding PM Dahal accountable for Maoist War deaths and
destruction: What next?, by Akhilesh Tripathi (rep
05/03/2023)
Handle
Human Rights Issues with Care, by Randhir Chaudhary
(rep 04/03/2023), Supreme
Court orders its administration to take petitions
against Prime Minister Dahal : The petitions by two
advocates demand legal action against Dahal, the chief
of the Maoist Centre, for publicly claiming
responsibility for 5,000 insurgency-era deaths (kp
04/03/2023)
Orphanage
administrator sentenced for child sexual abuse : Among
the victims, is a 14-year-old girl suffering from mental
illness, who was fed medicines to forcibly terminate her
pregnancy, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 04/03/2023)
Beset
by poverty at home, Banke women face horror abroad :
Several debt-ridden Nepali women who illegally visited
Gulf nations for jobs are in captivity and crying for
help, by Rupa Gahatraj (kp 03/03/2023)
Justice
For Dilip, by Bini Dahal (rn 03/03/2023)
Child
marriage; still prevalent and on the rise, by
Anushka Nepal (ae 02/03/2023)
Nepal
Police's Slide toward Autocracy : Assessing the conduct,
investigations, technology, and human rights defense of
Nepal Police, by Kanchan Jha (rep 02/03/2023)
Musahar
children in Saptari village are still deprived of
education : Lack of government identity cards and
deprivation are forcing Musahar parents to keep their
children away from schools, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp
02/03/2023)
In
Geneva, Nepal pledges justice for the atrocities
committed during conflict : Fed up with repeated
promises, insurgency victims say, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 01/03/2023) [Nothing but
hollow promises! The former perpetrators sit partly in
highest state offices and have no interest in justice
for the victims!], PM
Dahal’s troubling message (rep 01/03/2023), Lies
going global : Govinda Bandi’s representation at the
Human Rights Council signals Nepal’s failure on
transitional justice (kp 02/03/2023) [This
reflects the real aspiration of PM Dahal!], Bandi
rallying global support for transitional justice
process, but victims unconvinced : As he pushes the
agenda of legal amendments, stakeholders suspect he is
complicit in Prime Minister Dahal’s bid to wrap up the
process without punishing perpetrators, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 03/03/2023), SC
orders to register writ against PM Dahal (kh
03/03/2023)
Displaced
families of October floods and landslides in Mugu
languish in flimsy tents : Resettlement is not in sight
while survivors face a shortage of food at their
makeshift homes, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp
01/03/2023) [Nepal's politicians
have no time to worry about such unimportant things!]
People
with albinism: Rights neglected and denied, by
Simone Galimberti (ht 01/03/2023)
Call
for better surveillance amid rising maternal deaths :
More than 90 maternal deaths have been reported across
the country in seven months, by Arjun Poudel (kp
28/02/2023)
Calls
grow for gender equality in foreign jobs m: The
restrictive policies over the years, regarding labour
mobility of women, have made them vulnerable to
trafficking and forced labour, observers say, by
Pawan Pandey (kp 28/02/2023)
Durga
Prasai forwards 11 points demands, urges
abolition of republicanism, federalism (kh
28/02/2023) [If
the CPN (UML) does not distance
itself from this Hindu
fundamentalism and Prasai's
unconstitutional demands and
underlines that Nepal is a
multi-ethnic, multi-religious
and multi-cultural secular
state, the rule of law attitude
of this party must be doubted!
The failures of the high-caste
male politicians, which
primarily include the chairman
of the CPN (UML), must not be
used as an excuse to question
the few hard-won democratic
achievements!]
SC
grants Sandeep
Lamichhane permission to
go abroad : 'No need to
re-incarcerate
Lamichhane' (kh
27/02/2023), CAN
preparing to send
rape-accused Lamichhane
to UAE today (nlt
01/03/2023) [And
what about the possible
victim?]
Prime
minister stops foreign minister from flying to Geneva :
The development comes as a new ruling coalition minus
the CPN-UML is in the making in Kathmandu just ahead of
the presidential election (kp 27/02/2023), Gobinda
Bandi, who drafted controversial TJ bills, leading
Nepali delegation at the UNHRC as PM’s advisor (rep
27/02/2023) [Once again the
disinterest of Nepali politics in justice for the
victims of the insurgency becomes clear!!!!]
Nepal,
be kind to foreigners : Nepal is desperate for foreign
investment but the legislation governing the visa of
foreign workers is extremely complicated and unfriendly,
by Simone Galimberti (nlt 27/02/2023)
PM
Dahal promises to recognize people’s war victims as
martyrs (kh 26/02/2023) [Being
a martyr does not mean justice for these victims, while
the perpetrators bask in wealth and position!]
Foreign
Minister Paudyal leaving for Geneva to attend UNHRC
session (kh 26/02/2023)
The
Masculine Hold on Politics, by Rishsika Dhakal (rep
26/02/2023)
Nepal
Children’s Organization’s land scam: Will parliament be
able to conduct a meaningful deliberation on the issue?
Nepal Children’s Organization had acquired the land with
the aim of providing child friendly shelters and spaces.
Now the land is being used by a business group with
support from office bearers appointed by powerful
politicians (nlt 26/02/2023)
Insurgency-era
victims of sexual crimes still unheard : Most victims
are from marginalised communities and lack of faith in
the system deters them from coming forward, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 25/02/2023)
Parents
wait for missing son, two decades since his
disappearance : In November 2000, Maoist rebels took a
grade five student and several other young boys from
their school. That was the last the parents saw their
13-year-old son, by Prakash Baral (kp 25/02/2023)
Ruffling
on Religion: Mission or Fashion?, by Atindra Dahal
(rep 24/02/2023) [A lot of
palaver by this male Bahun, but no discernible rationale
why in multi-religious, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and
multi-lingual Nepal the state should be linked again
solely to Hindu culture, religion and social thinking
after only a few years of interruption. Discriminatory
casteism, patriarchy and the sense of superiority of men
from a few Hindu castes have been responsible for the
exclusion of the majority of people and discrimination
against large sections of the population for centuries
and continue to this day. Hindu state and monarchy have
been responsible for these aberrations long enough. Why
should Nepal return to the mistakes of the past again?
The combination of state and religion has never paid off
positively anywhere in history.]
Local
government rule requiring its permission to marry draws
flak : Kapurkot defends new rule enforced to tackle
underage marriages and teen pregnancies, by Biplab
Maharjan (kp 24/02/2023) [related to Karnali province]
State
of the minorities in South Asia : Nepal's dominant Khas
Arya minority reaps disproportionate benefits of their
status, by Deepak Thapa (kp 23/02/2023) [see report]
The
price of not having a place to play, by Cilla Khatry
and Anushka Nepal (ae 23/02/2023)
Taplejung
district prison houses six times prisoners against
capacity (kh 22/02/2023) [This
is a serious violation of basic human rights!]
Bajhang
flood victims struggling for justice for over two
decades : Around 165 families were relocated to Kailali
but 20 years later, they are still landless, by DR
Pant (kp 22/02/2023) [One of
many cases of denial of assistance by government and
administration!]
When
will women lead big political parties? Bibeksheel Sajha
recently elected Samikchya Baskota as party chief while
Ranjita Shrestha heads another new party, the Nagarik
Unmukti Party, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 21/02/2023)
Ensure
Fundamental Right to Education in Mother Tongue, by
Randhir Chaudhary (rep 21/02/2023)
Achham
women deprived of treatment as cases of uterine prolapse
rise : Women suffering from uterine prolapse due to
multiple pregnancies and poor care depend on health
camps but the district hasn’t seen one in the past four
years, by Menuka Dhungana (kp) 19/02/2023), Rural
women’s woes : One-off health camps are unlikely to
bring lasting solutions to systemic neglect of women’s
wellbeing (kp 21/02/2023)
Govt
has not prioritized completion of peace process related
tasks: Speaker Ghimire (kh 19/02/2023)
Why
media should have the access to court proceedings :
Media plays a crucial role in ensuring that the public
is informed about what is happening in the courts. This
is essential to the functioning of democratic society,
by Bivek Chaudhary (nlt 19/02/2023)
Downgrade-wary
NHRC asks for help to right itself : Court delay in
settling appointment row, which influenced the global
body’s punishment, concerns experts, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 18/02/2023)
Police
rescue 26 women, four children trafficked to different
countries in a month (rep 18/02/2023)
President
pardons 395 convicts including ex-Maoist involved in
killing Ujjan Shrestha : Only on January 25, Supreme
Court had convicted Pushkar Gautam in the insurgency-era
murder (kp 18/02/2023) [Pardoning
criminals from the times of the Maoist
insurgency is the opposite of the justice due to
the victims of these crimes! President Bhandari
is once again neglecting her constitutional
duty!], 395
jail birds, including parliamentarian Chaudhary
given amnesty (kh 18/02/2023)
Women
in lead : Nepali society is more open to women’s
leadership than established parties would have us
believe (kp 17/02/2023)
Hundreds
of petitions sent to Bhutanese monarch demanding release
of political prisoners : Global Campaign for the Release
of Political Prisoners in Bhutan (GCRPPB) has urged the
international community to condemn Bhutan's continued
imprisonment of human rights activists (nlt
17/02/2023)
Murder
hearing against Maoist leader Sapkota deferred for 45th
time : Victims and rights activists say the top court’s
deferrals are deliberate attempts aimed at protecting
the accused, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/02/2023) [A case that raises reasonable doubts
about the Nepali legal system and gives impetus to the
suspicion of unconditional impunity for well-known
politicians! The fact that people who have been on trial
for capital crimes for many years run for elections and
are repeatedly appointed to high state offices is
evidence of a non-existent political morality!]
Three
convicted in murder of environment activist Dilip Mahato
: Dhanusha District Court Judge Chitra Bahadur Gurung
found Bipin Mahato, Jitendra Mahato, and Munindra Mahato
guilty of the crime (kp 16/02/2023)
Children
with absent fathers struggle for citizenship : Officials
say their hands are tied on provision for women to pass
on citizenship to children when fathers are absent,
by Rupa Gahatraj (kp 15/02/2023) [Nothing
has changed, PM Dahal! Nepal remains a patriarchy
dominated by male delusion. Only men are true citizens.
Without them, women are nothing! It is a big security
risk for Nepal when women have absolutely equal rights!?
What was actually celebrated there the day before
yesterday?]
Activists
end protest after agreement (ht 15/02/2023)
High
school dropout runs flourishing eatery in Delhi : Trends
show that nearly 1 million Nepalis will leave the
country this fiscal year for better jobs abroad, apart
from those going to India, officials say, by
Mimamsha Dhungel (kp 15/02/2023) [This
is thanks to the extremely successful and committed
employment policies of Nepal's incredibly competent top
politicians!]
Essential
flaw : Those who joined the essential services knew full
well what they could and could not do (kp
15/02/2023)
Public
holiday today to commemorate “People’s War” (kh
13/02/2023) [And what about
justice for the many victims of crimes committed by
Maoists and state security forces? As with Prithvi
Janayanti, only the positive effects are celebrated, not
the negative ones!], Insurgency
victims' kin protest Feb 13 holiday, by Bal Krishna
Sah (ht 14/02/2023), People's
War, an epoch-making event in Nepali history: PM
(ht) [Yes, let the suffering of
the victims of this conflict never end! Why this
ridiculous call for justice? Everything has changed
since then in this previously socially non-inclusive
state. I am the PM and I am a male Bahun. All political
parties are under the control of male Khas Arya. All is
well with the world, that's something to celebrate,
isn't it!]
When
has Nepal’s media not been questioned? It has
always been under scrutiny. ‘Not only the
marginalised people but the more privileged
middle-class ones are also disenchanted with the
democratic system.’, interview with Hari
Sharma (kp 13/02/2023)
Bibeksheel
Sajha sets a strong message of gender parity in politics
: Despite ups and downs, Bibeksheel Sajha Party has
reemerged in Nepal’s politics with a strong message of
gender equality (nlt 12/02/2023)
Time
ripe to rethink archaic VVIP convoy protocol : Friday’s
assault of a doctor by police deployed to clear the road
for the presidential convoy could be the turning point,
by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 12/02/2023) [The
President obviously sees things differently. For this
reason, she has not yet taken a stand or even apologised
to the beaten-up doctor. Presumably she wants to enjoy
the royal privileges for her last days in office!]
Police
baton-charge a doctor during President’s
motorcade : The Nepal Medical
Association (NMA) has given a 24-hour
ultimatum to the government to take
action against the police responsible
for the incident (nlt 10/02/2023) [This
has something to do with the fact that
politicians see themselves as heirs to
the monarchy and want to be courted as
such, instead of serving the people as
their representatives!], Police
beat up doctor for walking during presidential escort
(rep 11/02/2023), President
should apologize: Gyanendra Shahi (rep 11/02/2023),
Police
constable involved in beating up Dr Singh suspended
(rep) [Suspension is not enough!
What is needed is appropriate punishment and
compensation and, above all, the eradication of the
attitude of politicians and security forces that
underlies this crime!]
An
integrated social registry for Nepal : Social
protection programmes cover about a third of the
population but are yet to reach all the poor and
vulnerable, by Faris Hadad-Zervos and
Lynne Sherburne-Benz (kp 10/02/2023)
Armed
Conflict and Conflict of Interest : Rabi
Lamichhane’s rant was Trumpian populism, an
anti-media ‘drain the swamp’ whataboutery
(nt 10/02/2023)
The
Media and Fight Against Corruption in Nepal,
by Rajendra Prasad Koirala (rep 10/02/2023)
Renewed
push for transitional justice Act amendment : Revisions
will be based on court’s verdict and international
practices, government representative say, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 09/02/2023)
The
troubling rise of ‘revenge porn’ in Nepal : In the past
six months, 680 such cases have already been registered
with the police, by Anup Ojha (kp 09/02/2023)
Government
preparing to push long-awaited citizenship bill : Prime
Minister Dahal plans to pass around 20 bills over the
next one-and-a-half months, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
08/02/2023)
Press
Freedom Under Threat, by Namrata Sharma (rn
08/02/2023)
Covid-19
pandemic has disproportionately affected trafficking
survivors: Report. The report recommended the local
governments address the impacts of Covid-19 on the
livelihoods and physical and mental well-being of the
trafficked survivors and returnee migrants (kp
08/02/2023)
Nepal
Police suspect a girl was being smuggled into India for
‘human sacrifice’. Here is a horrifying tale : In what
police suspect is an attempt of human sacrifice, a
racket of traffickers in Nepal took a young girl to
India, holding her hostage for a month in Kathmandu,
by Narayan Adhikari (nlt 07/02/2023)
Social
justice moving backwards : The leaders of the political
parties are the biggest obstacles to achieving social
justice, by Pradip Pariyar (kp 06/02/2023)
Ubiquitous
protests : The ruling class should be mindful : When
people see no hope, they take matters into their own
hands (kp 06/02/2023)
Kathmandu
District Court sentences Manoj Pandey to 7 years
imprisonment in human trafficking case (kh
06/02/2023)
Orientation
to religious leaders to check child marriage (kh
05/02/2023)
Rabi
Lamichhane and dual citizenship in Nepal : No
constitutional provision for dual citizenship, but state
offers limited citizenship rights for non-resident
Nepalis, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/02/2023)
12
women rescued from India in two months (kh
04/02/2023)
Business
practices in Nepal: Uncovering human rights concerns,
by Niyati Adhikari (nlt 04/02/2023)
Poverty
Imperils Human Rights, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn
03/02/2023)
Teenage
girl trafficked to India for 'sacrifice' rescued (rn
03/02/2023), Trafficked
teenage girl rescued from India : According to police,
tantriks in India are demanding young girls—5.4 feet
high and without scars or tattoos, by Anup Ojha (kp
04/02/2023)
Lack
of citizenship pushes Musahars deep into poverty : In 40
households of Shobhapur, more than 50 individuals above
the age of 16 do not have citizenship certificates,
by Bharat Jargha Magar (kp 02/02/2023)
Landmark
bill to boost women candidacy in polls : Election
Commission is drafting a bill to increase women’s
candidacy in all three tiers of government by a third,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/0/2023), Hope
amid despair : The proposed bill to field more directly
elected women candidates is a silver lining (kp
03/02/2023)
Underpaid
Nepali nurses set their sights abroad : The monthly
salary of nurses in most private hospitals in Nepal is
in the range of Rs10,000 to Rs15,000, insiders say,
by Subin Adhikari (kp 02/02/2023)
Nepal’s
social protection system reinforcing inequality: HRW
(rep 02/02/2023) [see HRW
report]
Role
Of Informed Citizens In Democracy, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 02/02/2023)
UML’s
Constitutional Council dominance worries Maoist party :
UML nominees head major constitutional bodies including
those related to elections, corruption and human right,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 01/02/2023) [The
decline of democracy and the rule of law is guaranteed
with KP Oli, as evidenced by his machinations of
2020/21, which he continues to refuse to admit! He is
also mainly responsible for Nepal's degradation at
GANHRI!]
Attorney
general challenges high court on cricketer’s release :
Demands ex-captain be investigated in judicial custody
(kp 01/02/2023), CAN
lifts suspension of rape-accused cricketer Sandeep
Lamichhane : The executive committee meeting of the
nation’s cricket governing body held in Pokhara on
Tuesday decided to lift the suspension on Lamichhane,
by Pratiksha Kafle (kp 01/02/2023) [Another
example of disregard for the rule of law!], What
about ‘Gaushala 26’? The survivor has been rendered
invisible ever since she filed the case against Sandeep
Lamichhane (kp 02/02/2023), Govt
moves SC challenging release of cricketer Lamichhane on
bail (kh 02/02/2023), Cricket:
Sandeep Lamichhane included in national team (kh
02/02/2023) [????? Nepal
increasingly an unjust state!], Lamichhane’s
place in cricket training camp sparks outrage : The
22-year-old was included in the 20-member closed camp
for ICC World Cup League 2 Triangular Series, by
Prajwal Oli (kp 04/02/2023), CAN's
decision on Sandeep Lamichhane draws flak, by Bal
Krishna Sah (ht 04/02/2023), Police
arrests Tara Baral for allegedly trying to disrupt
peaceful demonstration against CAN decision (Photo
Feature), by Prasan Gurung (rep 04/02/2023)
Nepal
moves up corruption index, slightly : Transparency
International report shows the country continues to
remain among most corrupt nations, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 01/02/2023) [see CPI]
Ruby
Khan: An unrelenting fighter for justice, by Anushla
Nepal (ae 31/01/2023)
Nepal
is a champion country for fair recruitment, but on paper
only, observers say : Migrant workers are still paying a
huge amount for recruitment fees despite laws to prevent
such expenses (kp 31/01/2023)
Fresh
bid to withhold information draws flak : Calls grow for
revoking decision of chief secretary-led panel that
could curtail people’s right to information, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 30/01/2023), Govt's
decision to repeal RTI Act condemned (ht
30/01/2023), Government
backtracks on information classification : Experts say
it happened just because the drafters tried to
incorporate unnecessary issues instead of pinpointing
certain matters or documents, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
31/01/2023), Not
for your eyes : The government tried to curtail the
people’s right to know by stamping certain information
as confidential (kp 01/02/2023)
Trap
of trafficking: How women and girls are lured into
trafficking by their own relatives : According to
police, a significant number of girls sold into brothels
are trafficked by their own family members or
acquaintances, by Sushmita Aryal (nlt 30/01/2023)
Man
kills son, injures wife by setting fire sprinkling
petrol (kh 30/01/2023), Condition
of woman allegedly burnt by husband remains stable
(kh 31/01/2023)
Post-menopause
healthcare : As the population continues to age, support
for middle-aged women has become crucial, by Dushala
Adhikari (kp 30/01/2023)
Rabi
Lamchhane acquires Nepali citizenship again (kh
29/01/2023) [This
sounds extremely fast! Millions of young people
have been waiting in vain for this for years!]
Migrant
workers risk their lives in hopes of better life : Lured
with promises of good jobs, Nepali youths fall into
human traffickers’ traps, by Rajesh Mishra (kp
29/01/2023)
Man
attempts self-immolation in Pokhara (kh
29/01/2023), Two
injured as a man tries to self-immolate in
Pokhara, woman's condition critical, by
Santosh Pokharel (rep 29/01/2023)
Victims’
voice weakened in media: Press Council Chairman Basnet
(rep 28/01/2023)
Eternal
wait : The Nirmala Kurmi case is yet another instance of
the state’s indifference to the plight of its citizens
(kp 27/01/2023)
Man
arrested on charges of trafficking four Nepali women to
Kuwait : They were allegedly sold for 900 dinar for two
years and were made to work without pay for 20 hours
daily (kp 27/01/2023)
Distressed
by debt, yet another businessman kills himself : A note
left by the 57-year-old man from Biratnagar mentions
failing in business and an inability to clear loans as
reasons for suicide, by Binod Bhandari (kp
27/01/2023)
End
Corporal Punishment In Schools, by Bijaya Karki (rn
26/01/2023)
Victims
of last November’s Doti earthquake spend cold winter
months under flimsy tarp : Thirty-four people from eight
families have been living under one tarpaulin tent in
Uparkada, by Mohan Shahi (kp 26/01/2023)
Unheard
plights of street vendors in Kathmandu : Despite their
irrefutable contributions to the economy, street vendors
are often overlooked and undervalued by policymakers,
law enforcement agencies and the general public, by
Anjila Shrestha (nlt 25/01/2023)
A
painful case: Prem Prasad Acharya’s suicide exposes ills
of private sector business, corrupt political system and
indifferent state : In his heart-wrenching Facebook
status posted before self-immolation, Prem Acharya has
stated how the deep rooted cronyism, nexus between
businesses and politicians and corruption in the system
led him to end his life (nlt 25/01/2023), ‘It’s
a murder, not suicide’ : Self-immolation by a young man,
who accused the state of failing him repeatedly, could
be the tip of a much bigger social problem, experts say,
by Anup Ojha (kp 26/01/2023)
Rape-accused
Pandey found guilty (rep 25/01/2023)
Rape
convict arrested after 23 years (rep 25/01/2023)
Are
Police Defying Home Minister’s Orders? (rep
25/01/2023)
If
children with disabilities aren’t educated, they won’t
be able to participate in society : ‘When we work in
inclusive education we have to target the government,
the children, the teachers and also the communities’,
interview with Pauline Nadim Ducos, Regional Director,
Humanity & Inclusion (nlt 24/01/2023)
Lakshmi
Ghimire: A powerful presence in province assembly,
by Tara Chapagain (ae 24/01/2023)
UNFPA
partners with NHRC to advance women’s rights in Nepal
(kh 23/01/2023)
Street
drama performed to demand justice for Nirmala Kurmi
(Photo feature), by Prasan Gurung (rep 23/01/2023), Rights
activists staging street drama demanding justice for
Nirmala Kurmi arrested, by Upendra Lamichhane (rep
23/01/2023),
Activists
demanding justice for Nirmala Kurmi in police net : Days
after Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane promised
investigation, police arrest Ruby Khan and her friends
demanding justice for the disappeared Banke woman
(nepalminute 23/01/2023)
Gupsipakha
residents move out due to water shortage : Water supply
at the integrated settlement built for earthquake
survivors has been disrupted since mid-December due to
extreme cold weather conditions, by Hariram Upreti
(kp 22/01/2023)
Journey
of a mother figure to children of prison inmates (ht
22/01/2023)
65
persons acquire naturalized citizenship in Solukhumbu
(kh 22/01/2023) [Only Nepali men
are considered real citizens by the patriarchal
nationalists. Therefore, their foreign wives are given
the opportunity to acquire Nepali citizenship. Nepali
women are no longer considered real Nepalis if they
marry foreigners. Therefore, their foreign husbands are
usually denied the opportunity to acquire Nepali
citizenship!]
Nepal
has mixed record on LGBT rights: Report (ht
22/01/2023)
The
agony of a stateless citizen : Being without a
citizenship at 21 has cost me my ambitions that I had
dreamed of since I was 16, by Vivek Baranwal (kp
21/01/2023)
Ruling
coalition fails to ensure inclusiveness in Cabinet :
Political parties won’t ensure inclusion, unless it’s
made mandatory by amending the constitution, says expert,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 21/01/2023) [This
reflects the basic non-inclusiveness of all political
parties! Nepal is still not a democracy, but an
oligarchy dominated and controlled by male Khas Arya.]
Students
of Hulakdanda see no recourse but to quit studies after
Grade 8 : The closest secondary school from Manthali
Municipality Ward 6 is at least three hours walk and
daily commute is impossible, students say, by Tika
Prasad Bhatta (kp 21/01/2023)
Delayed
bill: Crash victims’ kin miss out on millions : As per
the proposed law, domestic airlines must pay a minimum
of $100,000 for injury or death of a passenger, by
Sangam Prasain and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 20/01/2023) [Obviously, since then, Messrs. Oli,
Dahal and Deuba have been more concerned with their
political intrigues than with the ratification of this
bill!]
Building
gender-responsive policies : Policies fail to address
gender inequalities if they are developed with a
‘gender-neutral’ mindset, by Labisha Uprety (kp
20/01/2023)
Step
at a time : Politicians and ministers should take
practical steps to wean the state off remittance (kp
20/01/2023)
Such
a long wait for justice : The new Parliament must take
concrete steps to conclude the transitional justice
process, by Suman Adhikari (kp 19/01/2023) [One
should not expect anything. The parliamentarians are
only forced into absolute obedience to their incompetent
party leaders.]
“Freedom
of Expression should be utilized in national interest”,
interview with Rekha Sharma (kh 19/01/2023)
26pc
women in new Cabinet, by Bal Krishna Sah (ht
18/01/2023) [All of them are
Khas Arya. Only four of them are full-fledged ministers,
i.e. 20 per cent. This is again a clear violation of the
inclusion provision of the Constitution in several
respects. Moreover, most of the male ministers are also
Khas Arya!]
Rural
women turning self-reliant (kh 18/01/2023)
aitadi
local unit changes names of Dalit settlements to assuage
caste discrimination : Residents say name change is a
good step but attitudes towards Dalits have not changed,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 17/01/2023)
Parties
snub inclusion principle in top provincial posts : All
chief ministers are male. Constitution is silent on what
should be done if the authorities fail to ensure
proportional representation, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
16/01/2023) [This is not a
trivial offence, but a serious violation of the
Constitution, the fundamental law of the land, and
should be punished accordingly. In an increasingly
conscious society, the social balance is in danger!]
Uphold
Spirit Of PR Election System, by Sangita Subedi (rep
16/01/2023)
Space
of exclusion: No women, no Dalits, no Janajatis in chief
ministers of Nepal’s provinces : Experts say the
tendency of the political parties to repeatedly
undermine constitutional obligation to proportional
inclusion could pose a threat to federalism itself,
by Dhanu Bishwakarma (nlt 14/01/2023)
Journalists
who perished in the Maoist armed conflict in Nepal,
by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 14/01/2023) [The
one who claimed responsibility for many of these crimes
has just become PM for the third time!] Resolve
transitional justice at the earliest (rep)
Lack
of care, alcoholism contributing to high infant
mortality in Raute community : In Karnali, almost half
the Rauti children die in infancy, according to the
provincial planning body, by Tripti Shahi (kp
14/01/2023)
Nepali
media need to integrate human rights in election
reporting: Study (ae 13/01/2023) [see report
by Media Action Nepal]
US
rights group says President Bhandari’s inaction deprived
many Nepalis of citizenship : The Human Rights Watch
expresses concerns over lack of progress in transitional
justice process (kp 13/01/2023) [The
President's "inaction" was a deliberate breach of the
Constitution and should be named as such!]
Dahal
government faces global pressure to right war-era wrongs,
by Pratik Ghimire (ae 13/01/2023)
Nepal
sees no progress in Transitional Justice: Report. “Nepal
restricting free assembly, expression rights of Tibetans
under Chinese pressure” (kh 12/01/2023) [see Nepal:
Events of 2022, HRW World Report 2023], New
government, new commitment on transitional justice :
Successive administrations have listed transitional
justice among their top priorities but the delivery is
dismal, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/01/2023) [The
one who declared to be responsible for the death of
5,000 people during the time of the uprising without
drawing any consequences is PM again. What should we
expect?], 16
years since conflict ended, Nepal not serious in
investigating wartime crimes, abuses : “Women and
members of marginalized communities, including Dalits,
are disproportionately the victims of rights violations,
and also find it hardest to seek redress” (nlt
12/01/2023),
Int’l
community keenly interested to see Nepal’s transitional
justice process moving forward: US envoy, by Kosh
Raj Koirala (rep 12/01/2023), They
still hope : All that the conflict victims are now
looking for is a sense of respectful closure (kh
13/01/2023) [Nepal
continues with the rule of unlaw!], HRW
report paints dismal picture of rule of law (ht
15/01/2023)
Human
rights issues inadequately covered during elections
(ht 12/01/2023)
No
public transport for Nepalis living with disabilities :
For disabled-friendly transport to become a reality,
state help is a must, commuters say (kp 12/01/2023)
Ward
chair accused of committing racial discrimination
(kh 11/01/2023)
Red
Cross Society initiates constructing makeshift
houses for quake victims (kh 11/01/2023)
I
have given instructions to arrest ‘fugitive’ MP Mahato:
Home Minister Lamichhane (rep 11/01/2023), Home
Minister Rabi Lamichhane directs police to arrest
lawmaker Laxmi Mahato Koiri : On Tuesday, Home Minister
was criticized for his indifference to arrest the
murder-accused lawmaker Laxmi Mahato Koiri though the
latter was present in the parliament (nlt
11/01/2023)
Unopposed
PM: Maoist chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal wins vote of
confidence from nearly all members of parliament :
Addressing the house session before the confidence vote,
PM Dahal dubbed the support as 'unprecedented' and
justice done to him by political parties (nlt
10/01/2023) [And
what about justice for the victims of the Maoist
insurgency?]
‘We
have failed to build pressure on transitional justice’ :
Mandira Sharma, a senior international legal advisor at
the International Commission of Jurists, on the state of
transitional justice in Nepal, interview with
Mandira Sharma (kp 09/01/2023)
Women
activists stage protest demanding justice for Nirmala
Kurmi in capital (ht 09/01/2023)
NHRC
recommends investigation against 130, including Upendra
Yadav in 2007 Gaur carnage (kh 07/01/2023), Rights
body recommends Yadav, others be probed for 2007 Gaur
killings : As many as 27 individuals linked with the
Maoists were killed and 115 others left injured, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 08/01/2023)
NEST
to organize mass protest on January 9 against
KMC’s harassment to street vendors (rep
07/01/2023)
Nirmala
Kurmi disappearance: A probe going nowhere : The woman
was in her 40s when she went missing, but an Indian
death certificate obtained by police as hers shows the
deceased was in her mid-30s, by Pinki Sris Rana (kp
07/01/2023)
Power
sharing, inclusive politics in Nepal: Honour the
constitutional principle, by Yagya Bahadur Karki (ht
06/01/2023) [When will the
arrogant high-caste macho males at the top of the state
and political parties finally be punished for their
constant disregard of the constitution and laws? A
permanent ban from political office should be the
minimum punishment! This is not a trivial offence, but
malicious intent!]
Improved
but unstable : While there has been an increase in news
media outlets, there has also been a surge in fake news,
by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp 06/01/2023)
Court
clears six people of rape charge, by Khagendra
Adhikari (rep 06/01/2023)
Two
Indians arrested in connection with Nirmala Panta rape
and murder case (rep 06/01/2023)
Rinzin
Wangdi: A Bhutanese political prisoner from Sharchop
community : Initially Wangdi was sentenced to 25 years
and three months imprisonment but later seven years and
three months were added as punishment for being in
contact with another dissent prisoner, by Ram Karki
(nlt 06/01/2023) [This is
obviously part of Gross National Happiness!]
Why
can't CIAA probe Cabinet decisions, asks apex court,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 05/01/2023), Govt
and CIAA : The govt must take policy decisions only in
the public interest confined to the existing laws
(ht 06/01/2023)
Harsh
laws, stiff penalties : Multiple loopholes need to be
closed to prevent trafficking of Nepali women and girls
(kp 04/01/2023)
Nepali
recruitment agency directors handed slavery order by UK
court (rep 04/01/2023), UK’s
court hands slavery and trafficking risk order to a
Nepali agency : Resham Gurung and Pravin Rimal, the
directors of a recruiting agency, denied the accusations
saying they do not have a licence to send workers to the
UK, by Pawan Pandey (kp 06/01/2023)
Three
Nepali women escape their coercive Chinese employers in
Laos. They still feel unsafe back home : The women were
previously taken to Laos to work at a call centre. More
than two dozen Nepalis are still languishing at the
centre, police say, by Anup Ojha (kp 04/01/2023)
Living
on the margins amidst a harsh winter, by
Govinda Mahato (ae 04/01/2023)
Mass
Communications Academy concerns threat against
journalist Mahato (kh 04/01/2023)
Bhaktapur
Municipality adjusts entry fee in line dollar price
(kh 02/01/2023) [Such entry fees
are questionable if tourism is to be promoted, but
making the amount of the fees dependent on the visitors'
country of origin is discriminatory!]
Identity
politics going through a churn : The November elections
were not in favour of the parties that have long relied
on it, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/01/2023)
53
cases of press freedom violation (ht
01/01/2023), Nepal
reports 45 cases of press freedom violations in 2022 :
In the last one year, a total of 45 incidents of press
freedom violations occurred in Nepal, where 120
journalists were directly affected, according to a
report (nlt 03/01/2023)
444
women, girls from western Nepal go out of contact after
reaching India, third countries (rep 01/01/2023)
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Documents
/ Websites
2022
Report on International Religious Freedom: Nepal, by US
Department of State, 15 May 2023
Amnesty
International Report 2022/23, Nepal, March 2023)
2022
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nepal, by US
Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor, March 2023
South
Asia State of Minorities Report 2022 : Weakening Human Rights
Commitments
and Its Impact on Minorities. The South Asia Collective,
February 2023
Nepal’s
Social Protection System Reinforces Inequality: Expand
the Child Grant; Include Informal Workers, by HRW, 1
February 2023
Media,
Elections and Human Rights : A Study on Media Coverage
of Elections from Human Rights Perspectives, by
Media Action Nepal, 2023
Nepal:
Events of 2022, HRW World Report 2023
GLOBAL ALLIANCE OF NATIONAL
HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS (GANHRI).
Report
and Recommendations of the Session of the Sub-Committee on
Accreditation (SCA)
Geneva, 03 - 07 October 2022
State
of Gender Equality and Climate Change in South Asia and the
Hindu Kush Himalaya, by ICIMOD et al., 29 September 2022
What
German Football Can Do to Remedy Abuses in Qatar : Football
Association Pledges to Press FIFA to Compensate Migrant
Workers, by David Fischer, HRW (12 August 2022)
Nepal:
Amend Transitional Justice Bill : New Draft Falls Short of
Promised Reforms to Protect Victims’ Rights. Statement by
AI, HRW, ICG and TRIAL, 22 July 2022
Custodial
deaths in Nepal : Towards a Framework for
Investigation and Prevention, by Advocacy Forum-Nepal.
Kathmandu, 26 June 2022
From
Exclusion to Inclusion : Crafting a New Legal Regime in Nepal,
by Bipin Adhikari et al. Kathmandu: Social Science Baha 2022
2021
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nepal. US
Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor, 12 April 2022
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State of the World's Human Rights. Amnesty International’s
Annual Report 2021/22, Nepal chapter, March 2022
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
developmentally off track, press release bi UNICEF, 19
December 2021 [see also Child
and Family Tracker, ECDI Survey, UNICEF, August 2021]
Impacts
of protecting life in global health assistance policy in Nepal.
Report by CREJHPA, September 2021
Unprepared
and Unlawful: Nepal’s Continued Failure to realize the
right to health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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
Association - Center for Human Rights (18/06/2021)
Nepal:
"Struggling to breathe". The second wave of
Covid-19 in Nepal, by Amnesty International
(14/06/2021)
HRW
report “I Must Work to Eat” - Covid-19, Poverty, and
Child labor in Ghana, Nepal, and Uganda, by Human
Rights Watch (26/05/2021)
South
Asia: Urgent action needed to combat deadly COVID-19
surge across region (Amnesty International
13/05/2021)
Youth
Anxiety, Aspiration, and Activism: Survey Report, by
Niti Foundation and ILO, April 2021
Nepal
Child Labour Report 2021, by International Labour
Organisation and Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal
Nepal
2020. Excerpt from Amnesty International Report
2020/21 (07/04/021)
2020
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nepal. US
Department of State, 30 March 2021
Nepal
Human Rights Year Book 2021, by INSEC, Kathmandu
2021
Annual
Report 2020, by NHRC. Lalitpur, February 2020
Nepal:
Human Rights Commission’s Integrity in Jeopardy : Lack
of Transparency in Appointments Undermine Effectiveness,
Public Confidence, common statement by Amnesty
International, Human Rights Watch and International
Commission of Jurists, 1 March 2021
World
Report 2021 : Nepal - Events of 2020, by Human
Rights Watch, January 2021
Report
on Employment Relationship Survey in Nepal. UNICEF,
January 2021
Nepal
Human Development Report 2020, UNDP and NPC,
13/12/2020
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
Human Rights Commission, 07/12/2020
No
Law, No Justice, No State for Victims : The Culture of
Impunity in Post-Conflict Nepal. Report by Human
Rights Watch. 20/11/2020
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
at risk: Law Society submits joint UPR report on Nepal,
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
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, by US
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
Nepal
2019. In: Human
Rights in Asia-Pacific. Review of 2019. Amnesty
International, 29 January 2020
Nepal:
Recent Steps Undermine Transitional Justice, by ICJ,
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and TRIAL
International, 25 January 2020
Nepal:
Events of 2019, by Human Rights Watch, January 2020,
pp. 418-422
Lawyers’
Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples
(LAHURNIP)
Human
Development Report 2019: Inequalities in Human
Development in the 21stCentury. Briefing note for
countries on the 2019 Human Development Report: Nepal.
New York: UNDP 2019
Nepal: 13 Years On, No Justice for
Conflict Victims. Joint statement by ICJ, Amnesty
International, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and TRIAL
International, 25 November 2019
Nepal:
New NGO Law Should Protect Rights
Government’s Recent Moves Have Restricted Activists,
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
and forced child labour: UN experts find Nepal violated
human rights, by OHCHR 27/08/2019, including full
text of the UN document]
On
the Occasion of International Day in Support of Victims
of Torture, by Advocacy Forum - Nepal, 26 June 2019
2019
Trafficking in Person Report: Nepal. by US
Department of State, June 20, 2019
Regressive
Laws, Mounting Violations, report by Freedom Forum, 3 May
2019
The
Legal Stranglehold, by
International Federation of Journalists, 3 May 2019
Nepal:
To End Hunger, Strengthen and Implement Right to Food Law,
Amnesty International, 04 April 2019
Nepal
2018 Human Rights Report, by US Department of State,
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Human Rights Yearbook 2019, by INSEC, 17
February 2019
Fighting
inequality in Nepal: The road to prosperity. OXFAM report,
11 January 2019
Media Freedom Deteriorating. Annual
media freedom report 2018 by Freedom Forum
Preliminary
Comments:
Draft Bill to Amend the Act on Commission on
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Reconciliation, 2014], by Amnesty International, ICJ
and TRIAL International, 20 July 2018
Preliminary
Comments
of Conflict Victims’ Common Platform (CVCP) on proposed TJ
draft bill to amend Commission of Inquiry on Enforced
Disappearances, Truth and Reconciliation Act, 2014, 17
July 2018
Nepal: Transitional Justice Reform an Urgent
Need; Current Draft Law Does Not Meet International Standards
on Prosecuting Worst Crimes, by Human Rights Watch, 7 July
2018
Rule of Law Index 2017-2018 - Nepal, by
World Justice Project
Nepal
2017 Human Rights Report, by US Department of State,
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Amnesty International Annual Report 2017/2018
on Nepal, 22 February 2018
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Events of 2017, by Human Rights Watch, January 2018
Human Rights Yearbook 2018, by
INSEC, 20 February 2018
Nepal:
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ICJ, HRW and AI, 13 February 2018
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August 2017
Trafficking
in
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recruitment, trafficking and forced labour of Nepali migrant
workers. London, 6 June 2017
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by International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), 3 May
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“Building
inequality":
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marginalised in post-earthquake reconstruction efforts
(Amnesty International 25/04/2017)
"What
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2017
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and Labor, 3 March 2017
Nepal
206/17, report by Amnesty International, 22 February
2017
Nepal:
extending
transitional justice commissions without granting real
powers betrays trust of victims, by International
Commission of Jurists (10 February 2017)
NHRC. Varshik
Prativedhan
2072/73 (yearly report), 13 January 2017 (in Nepali)
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chapter (January 2017)
Nepal:
Decade
After Peace, Scant Progress On Justice; Political
Parties Fail to Deliver on Promises, by Human Rights
Watch, 18 October 2016
Global Gender Gap Report 2016 - Nepal
data, by World Economic Forum, Geneva, October 2016
Statement
on
the CIAA and reports on investigation of Social Science
Baha (SSB) and Alliance for Social Dialogue (ASD)
(BNAC 01/10/2016)
“Our
Time
to Sing and Play”: Child Marriage in Nepal, by Human
Rights Watch, 7 September 2016
[see also video]
Nepal
-
Torture and Coerced Confessions, by Amnesty
International, 19 July 2016
The
Torture
and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment (Control)
Bill, 2014. A Briefing Paper by International
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2015
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Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Washington, 14 April 2016
Nepal
2015/16, by Amnesty International, 24 February 2016
Nepal’s
police
in Madhesi-hunting spree (Asian Human Rights
Commission, 24 February 2016)
INSEC
Yearbook
2016 (19 February 2016)
Earthquake Recovery Must Safeguard Human
Rights, by Amnesty International 1 June 2015
Human Rights
Watch: Silenced and Forgotten Survivors of
Nepal’s Conflict-Era Sexual Violence. September 23, 2014
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dark
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ahead of the world cup, London: AI, 18 November 2013
Nepal:
Is
the Government Unable or Unwilling to Prevent and
Investigate Torture?, report by Advocacy Forum
(26/06/2013)
Human Rights
Watch: World Report 2013, Nepal
chapter (01/02/2013)
Asian Human
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State
of Human Rights in Nepal in 2012 (10/12/2012)
Torture
of
Women: Nepal’s Duplicity Continues, rebort by Advocacy
Forum (26/06/2012
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of
Women in Detention: Nepal’s Failure to Prevent and Protect,
by Advocy Forum (26/06/2011)
Right to Information Rules, 2065 (2009)
Right to Information Act, 2064 (2007)
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