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Deal
on reduced
sentencing
concerns
rights
defenders : A
three-member
panel
representing
the three
major parties
claims to have
reached an
agreement on
reducing the
sentence for
serious
conflict-era
rights
violators by
three fourths
(kp
26/07/2024) [The
dishonest
politicians
simply refuse
to do justice
to the victims
of the Maoist
uprising,
presumably
because they
are afraid of
being held
responsible
themselves!]
Journalist
Shrestha
receives bomb
threat; calls
for immediate
action (rep
25/07/2024)
NC
makes
murder-accused
Badshah a
minister;
Activists say
the current
govt belongs
to
‘oppressors’
(rep
24/07/2024) [None of the parties has any scruples about covering up
for people
accused of
capital
offences or
corrupt
elements and
promoting them
to high
political or
administrative
positions!
Trials go on
for many years
and are
repeatedly
delayed.],
NHRC urges against
appointment of
controversial
figures to
public office
(kh
24/07/2024)
A
Cabinet sans
Dalits : The
previous
coalition
government led
by Pushpa
Kamal Dahal
had no Dalit
minister
either.,
by Mitra
Pariyar (kp
23/07/2024) [Nepal's male Bahun are so competent that they could
actually do
without other
social groups
completely.
According to
the
constitutional
rules of
social
inclusion, the
current 22
ministers
would include
three Dalits
but only one
male Bahun
(see Article
40 of the
constitution)!]
Broken
ladder for
women in
politics : The
current state
of the Cabinet
is not just a
disappointment;
it is an
outrage,
by Divya Rana
and Devika
Thapa (kp
22/07/2024) [This applies not only to the lack of participation of
women, but
also to the
continued
marginalisation
of Dalits,
Muslims and
other social
groups, which
together make
up the
overwhelming
majority of
the Nepalese
population.
This criticism
affects not
only politics,
but all areas
of public
life. Male
Bahunbad sends
its regards!]
Bankariya
people have
become
squatters in
their own land
: The
endangered
community
members, known
as the
‘children of
land’, are
rendered
landless, a
violation of
their
fundamental
right to life,
security,
shelter and
dignity,
by Aarati Ray
(kp
21/07/2024)
Achham
landslip
victims
languish in
temporary
shelter : It
is not
possible to
send the
landslide
displaced
people home
anytime soon
as the risk is
still there,
chief district
officer says,
by Menuka
Dhungana (kp
21/07/2024)
Police
start
inquiries
about missing
kin, families
claim :
Conflict
victims’
rights
advocates,
relatives
object to
interrogations
while two
commissions
stay idle,
by Binod
Ghimire (kp
18/07/2024)
Perplexities
of the
permanent
minority :
Strengthening
the Khas-Arya
supremacy
appears to be
the main
agenda of the
Oli government,
by CK Lal (kp
17/07/2024)
Harnessing Demographic
Diversity,
by Jhabindra
Bhandari (rn
17/07/2024)
SC orders eviction
of squatters
from
riverbanks
with
compensation
(kh
16/07/2024), Supreme
Court orders
removal of
riverside
squatters :
Says
authorities
should clear
settlements
along Bagmati
and provide
alternative
housing for
genuine
squatters,
by Binod
Ghimire (kp
17/07/2024), Court
ruling to
boost KMC’s
push to evict
riverside
squatters:
Bagmati
Civilisation
officials say
squatter hut
demolition
will resume
with a
simultaneous
relocation
plan, by
Purushottam
Poudel (kp
18/07/2024)
Strengthening
Indigenous
Rights: Key to
Peace and
Prosperity in
Nepal's
Federal Era,
by Nabraj Lama
(rep
15/07/2024) [The ruling Khas Arya minority refuses to understand
this!]
Oli Cabinet sans
Dalit
representation,
women get two
seats (kh
15/07/2024) [Outstanding social non-inclusion in the tradition of
Khas Arya
minority
patriarchy!]
LMC demolishes
illegal
settlements in
Balkumari
(photos)
(kh
14/07/2024)
Nepal
rights
commission
delays law
revision after
avoiding
downgrade :
Global
alliance of
rights bodies
has called for
NHRC Act
revision in
line with
Paris
Principles,
by Binod
Ghimire (kp
11/07/2024)
Govt
decides to
extend the
terms of TJ
bodies by one
year (rep
11/07/2024) [Without the will for justice for the victims of the
uprising, the
creation of
the necessary
laws based on
international
standards and
sufficient
personnel and
financial
resources,
this is a sham
and a waste of
time and
money!]
People
associated
with
entertainment
sector are
compelled to
face sexual
exploitation,
forced labor
(kh
11/07/2024)
Community
initiatives in
Lumbini
Province are
helping
dropout girls
return to
school : In
the villages
of Rupandehi,
cultural norms
and economic
pressures keep
many Dalit and
Muslim girls
from school,
by Sanju
Paudel (kp
11/07/2024)
Bhutan:
The Paradox of
Happiness and
Human Rights
Violations,
by CM Niroula
(rep
11/07/2024)
Recurrent
violence
plagues
Nepal’s
juvenile
correction
centres :
Watchdog says
these homes
resemble
prisons, lack
basic
amenities and
are
overcrowded
(kp
10/07/2024)
What’s
in the
sinister deal?
The oppressed
are beginning
to worry that
the
Congress-UML
pact is a
conspiracy to
curtail their
rights and
privileges,
by Mitra
Pariyar (kp
09/07/2024) [Even the drafting of the constitution was ultimately the
work of the
male
high-caste
elite,
especially of
the NC and
UML. It
included
further steps
to maintain
the dominance
and privileges
of the
traditional
elite and to
prevent the
promised
social
inclusion,
e.g. reduction
of the
proportional
electoral
system,
release of the
direct
election
system to the
traditional
male highcaste
elite, cutting
and naming of
the provinces
in the
interests of
the Khas Arya
elite,
identification
of state and
nation with
the culture of
the Khas Arya
minority,
non-implementation
of the federal
state, etc.
Now it is
obviously a
matter of
eliminating
the few
remaining
improvements
after the
Maoist
uprising and
the end of the
authoritarian
Hindu
monarchy.]
Missing
state : Little
has been done
for those
affected by
floods and
landslides
over the years
(kp
09/07/2024)
NHRC
wants war
crimes and
crimes against
humanity to be
non-amnestiable
: National
Human Rights
Commission
unveils report
today
detailing its
efforts and
positions on
transitional
justice,
by Binod
Ghimire (kp
08/07/2024)
Bhutanese
govt frees
political
prisoner Ram
Bahadur Rai
nearly after
32 years in
prison
(rep
08/07/2024)
Experts
stress clear
rationale,
broad talks on
constitution
revision : An
analyst says
shrinking the
scope of
proportional
representation
would make
Khas-Arya a
more dominant
force in
Parliament,
by Binod
Ghimire (kp
07/07/2024) [This is the true face and intention of the ruling male
Khas Arya
minority
(<15% of
the
population)!
Their
political
leaders
strictly
reject
appropriate
social
inclusion
because they
would then
lose dominance
and privileges
in the
multi-ethnic,
non-patriarchal
state. For
them, politics
is a toy
without social
responsibility!]
Chhaugoth
demolition
drive to
resume in
Achham :
Besides
demolishing
menstrual
sheds, local
officials and
activists will
raise public
awareness and
take legal
action against
violators,
by Menuka
Dhungana (kp
04/07/2024)
Budget
cut to hit
pregnant
women, new
mums and
children in
Karnali :
Officials say
over 30
percent of
children under
five in
Karnali
Province are
stunted,
indicating
chronic
undernutrition
in remote
parts of the
country,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
04/07/2024)
Leaders
claim deal
near on
reduced
sentencing for
insurgency-era
crimesHouse
panel members
say all
contentious
issues will be
resolved soon
(kp
04/07/2024) [The well-founded criticism is not directed against the
sentencing of
the former
perpetrators,
some of whom
have since
been promoted
to
high-ranking
positions, but
is primarily
about justice
for the
victims and
their
families. The
potential
responsibility
of leading
personalities
on both the
Maoist and
state side
must not be
marginalised!]
Civil
Society
organizations
appeal to govt
against
sending
workers to
conflict-ridden
Israel
(rep
03/07/2024)
Report
reveals severe
exploitation
of Nepali
workers in
Malaysian
detention
centers,
urgent rescue
suggested
(rep
02/07/2024)
Parties fail to
reach
agreement on
TRC Bill;
Meeting
continues
today (kh
28/06/2024) [Persons who were responsible for the crimes of that time
are not
qualified to
formulate laws
that provide
justice for
the victims of
that time and
their
families!],
Major
parties resume
talks on TRJ
Bill amendment
(kh
29/06/2024),
Political
parties resume
talks on
overdue
transitional
justice bill
revision : On
the agenda:
Concerns of
victims not
directly
involved,
consensus on
reduced
sentencing
(kp
29/06/2024)
Pride Month: Empowering
Diversity And
Rights, by
Jhabindra
Bhandari (rn
28/06/2024)
Government
dragging feet
on torture
perpetrators:
NHRC. Torture
by security
forces
continues in
detention
centres and
prisons, say
National Human
Rights
Commission and
two other
rights
organisations,
by Binod
Ghimire (kp
27/06/2024)
Dolpa man, wrongly
jailed for
nearly a year,
released by
apex court,
by Ram Chandra
Neupane (ae
27/06/2024)
NA Session:
Lawmakers call
for easing
process of
providing
citizenship in
mother’s name
(kh
27/06/2024)
The
cost of free
speech :
Julian
Assange’s
ordeal is a
reality check
of the price
one must pay
for speaking
truth to power
(kp
27/06/2024) [Investigative journalists are labelled as criminals when
they dutifully
expose the
crimes of the
state and
politicians,
in the USA as
well as in
Nepal!]
Heat wave threats:
Keeping Nepali
communities
safe from
rising
temperatures,
by Kriti Bhuju
(ae
26/06/2024)
Protecting the right
to employment,
by Rakshya
Singh (ae
26/06/2024)
Old
medicine in ne
26/06/2024w
bottles : Only
an alternative
political
force under
Dalit
leadership
will end the
neglect of
Dalit issues,
by Mitra
Pariyar (kp
25/06/2024)
Yet
another term
for
transitional
justice bodies
amid
uncertainties
: Over nine
years, their
terms have
been extended
many times
without
expected
results,
by Binod
Ghimire (kp
23/06/2024) [The persons responsible from the past are in power or in
other
positions and
cover each
other. How can
we expect
justice for
the former
victims and
families?]
NA meeting : Women are
unsafe due to
Chhaupadi
system,
lawmakers say
(rn
23/06/2024) [The reason is the unchanged patriarchal mindset in state
and society!],
Investigation’s
underway in
Accham-Chhaugoth
incident: Home
Minister
Lamichhane (kh
24/06/2024),
Home Ministry
forms
committee to
end Chhaupadi
tradition (kh
24/06/2024)
[All this will
be of little
use as long as
the state,
government and
parties
themselves are
firmly
anchored in
patriarchal
high-caste
thinking!]
Partisan
interest in
envoy picks
tarnishes
Nepal’s image
:The
government
laid out
criteria for
ambassador
appointments
in 2019, only
to be ignored, by
Anil Giri (kp
23/06/2024) [And
the overwhelming
proportion of male
Bahuns, who make up
less than six per cent
of the population, is
once again staggering
and demonstrates the
absolute unwillingness
of high-caste
politicians when it
comes to social
inclusion!]
Low
female birth rate poses gender
imbalance challenges in Nepal,
by Ruby Rauniyar (rep 22/06/2024)
[This is
a consequence of the
patriarchal delusion,
also practised in
politics, that only
males are real Nepalis.
The deliberate abortion
of female foetuses is a
capital offence!]
Rights
watchdog seeks progress report on probe
into mysterious deaths, disappearance :
In 2021, government promised to probe
the mysterious deaths of Nankunni Dhobi
and Sumarani Tharu, and the 2010
disappearance of Nirmala Kurmi. Families
still await justice (kp 22/06/2024)
Experts
call for more
efforts to end
discrimination
in citizenship
rights :
Meanwhile,
experts and
other
participants
called for
more media
coverage on
legal identity
issue (kp
21/06/2024)
Muskan,
Natalia:
Symbol Of
Hope,
Resilience,
by Chandani
Hamal (rn
21/06/2024)
The
issue of
inclusion in
politics,
by Jeetendra
Dev (ae
20/06/2024)
Girl
raped in
menstrual shed
in Achham
district,
police say :
Women are
dying of
asphyxiation
or from
snakebites.
Many girls
potential
victims of
rape in sheds
over years, by
Menuka
Dhungana (kp
20/06/2024)
[Why don't men
go into
cowsheds if
they can't
stand being in
a house with
menstruating
women? This
male arrogance
is unbearable
and a crime!],
National
disgrace :
Every night a
woman has to
spend in a
chhau shed
should count
as the death
of the
conscience of
Nepali society
(kp
21/06/2024)
NIC
writes to
Kathmandu DAO
to submit
factual
details on
activist
arrests (rep
20/06/2024)
Dozens
of agitating
dairy farmers
arrested as
they stage
protest
demanding
overdue
payments (rep
19/06/2024)
[Authoritarian
measures to
nip legitimate
demands in the
bud?]
Distant
echoes of war
: As Nepal’s
transitional
justice
process
remains
incomplete,
wartime sexual
violence
survivors
continue to
suffer while
perpetrators
are free, by
Subina
Shrestha (kp
19/06/2024),
Legal, privacy
doubts in
local handling
of
conflict-era
sexual
violence
complaints :
Seven victims
from a local
unit in
Sudurpaschim
Province are
in trouble
after
officials
could not keep
their secrets,
by Binod
Ghimire (kp
19/06/2024)
825
teachers
resigned from
political
party
memberships:
Minister
Shrestha. The
education
minister makes
public
achievements
of her 100
days in
office. Twenty
teachers
associated
with political
parties have
resigned as
teachers (kp
19/06/2024)
[The
government's
order
represents a
serious
encroachment
on the
personal
freedoms of
these people
in a free
democratic
country!]
Justice
for the
disappeared:
Why Nepal must
ratify the
ICPPED, by
Aastha Pokhrel
(ae
17/06/2024), Victims
of conflict
during
Maoist-led war
should receive
compensation:
Biplav (kh
17/06/2024)
[Compensation
alone does not
mean justice!]
Protecting
the elderly
from abuse, by
Poonam Pant
(ae
17/06/2024)
Child
marriage
driving up
maternal and
newborn
deaths: Report
: Teenage
pregnancy is
highest in
Karnali
Province, at
21 percent,
followed by
Madhesh
Province, at
20 percent,
Koshi and
Gandaki
Province, at
13 percent,
and Lumbini
Province, at
10 percent, by
Arjun Poudel
(kp
15/06/2024)
Nepali
queer couples
in live-in
relationships
battle social
stigma : They
are often
compelled to
hide their
relationship
and lie to
their
homeowners and
neighbours
that they are
either
siblings or
friends. Of
late, things
have changed
for the
better,
however, by
Manushree
Mahat (kp
15/06/2024)
Nepal
insurgency
victim takes
case to UN
Security
Council : Ram
Kumar
Bhandari’s
father was
forcibly
disappeared by
state security
forces during
the conflict
in 2001, by
Binod Ghimire
(kp
14/06/2024)
Rape
culture:
Review long
overdue : We
must build an
environment
where victims
are empowered
and supported
to speak up
and stand for
the truth, by
Shrochis Karki
(kp
14/06/2024)
NHRC’s
24th Birthday:
We Would Like
To Commend The
Commission’s
Continuous
Vigilance,
Adaptability,
And
Dedication, by
Hanaa
Singer-Hamdy
(sp
14/06/2024)
National ID card
mandatory for
social
security
allowance
(rn
13/06/2024) [And what about the millions of people who are denied
citizenship by
the state for
reasons of
patriarchal
thinking?],
Plan
to make
National ID
cards
mandatory
draws flak :
MPs say
government has
terrorised
citizens by
introducing
the rule in
haste.
Department
official
defends the
move (kp
14/06/2024)
KMC
rescues child
laborer from
house of
provincial
lawmaker
Sharma, files
complaint
against her
(rep
13/06/2024)
Manpower
companies
exploiting
youths in the
guise of free
visa and free
ticket for
foreign
employment
(rep
13/06/2024)
KMC
rescues four
child laborers
from inside
Singha Durbar
(rep
13/06/2024)
Ruling,
opposition
parties unite
against
education
ministry’s
decisions :
Major parties
are miffed at
Minister
Sumana
Shrestha’s
decision to
punish
teachers
involved in
party politics,
by Binod
Ghimire (kp
13/06/2024) [Prohibiting teachers from participating in the political
life of the
country is a
serious
encroachment
on the
fundamental
rights of
these people!]
Panel
highlights
media’s role
in women’s
political
visibility :
Experts call
for increased
media support
for women in
Nepali
politics
(kp
13/06/2024)
A
Bardibas
settlement
struggles with
water
shortages as
sources dry up
: Chure
destruction
and long
drought have
disrupted the
water recharge
system in the
Tarai, says
researcher,
by Sunita
Baral (kp
12/06/2024)
Policy
recommendation
to end
untouchability
: The state
should
introduce new
laws and
policies to
enforce the
constitutional
and legal
provisions
against it,
by Mitra
Pariyar (kp
11/06/2024)
Nepal
fails to act
on human
rights abuses:
US Department
of State
(kh
11/06/2024)
[see report
on Nepal]
Activists
pin high hopes
as Nepal plans
to set up
consumer court
this year :
Observers call
for
simplifying
the case
filing
process,
pointing out
that consumers
avoid complex
legal
procedures,
by Krishana
Prasain (kp
11/06/2024), An
analysis of
consumer
rights law and
reality in
Nepal, by
Swekshya Karki
(rep
11/06/2024)
Residents
of Khoriya
settlement in
Siraha are
deprived of
basic
facilities and
services : The
village does
not have
roads, water
supply and
electricity.
Villagers say
they feel
ignored by
authorities,
by Binay Aazad
(kp
09/06/2024)
Legal
Education
Empowers
Dalits, by
Umesh Raj
Regmi and Rup
Sunar (rn
09/06/2024)
Kathmandu
street vendors
lament lack of
options two
years since
ban : City is
cleaner and
better, but
its benefits
are not
reaching the
economically
disadvantaged
residents
relying on
street vending
for
livelihood,
they say,
by Manushree
Mahat (kp
09/06/2024) [Unfortunately, many of the mayor's sledgehammer methods
have not been
thought
through to the
end!]
Study
reveals 71
percent of
Dalit women
face violence
due to
inter-caste
marriage,
by Pabitra
Sunar (rep
07/06/2024)
Court
orders fair
compensation
for land
affected by
transmission
lines :
Providing
compensation
for the land
where a
transmission
tower stands
alone is not
enough. It
should follow
justifiable
compensation
for the right
of way as well,
by Binod
Ghimire (kp
07/06/2024)
Children
ill with
jaundice in
quake-hit
Salyan
settlements :
Health workers
and local
officials
attribute
rising cases
to hot
weather,
consumption of
polluted
water, and
poor living
conditions,
by Biplab
Maharjan (kp
06/06/2024) [What did PK Dahal and other leading politicians declare
during their
disaster
tourism trips
to the
earthquake
zone? Correct:
This time
there will be
immediate and
unbureaucratic
help for the
people
affected. That
was it then!]
PM Dahal advocates
for prior rights
for Dalit
community
(kh 03/06/2024) [Dalits
need
comprehensive
inclusion,
involving
appropriate
political and
administrative
participation.
There are more
Dalits than
Bahuns in Nepal.
The latter
dominate all
areas of public
life and
politics. Dalits
are virtually
non-existent
there. Even the
prescribed
participation of
Dalit women at
the local level
is more pseudo,
as recent
reports have
shown!]
Taming
of the shrews
: Even in
politics, the
men in charge
prefer women
who embody
traditional
femininity,
by Sucheta
Pyakuryal (kp
03/06/2024)
Women
in politics and policy-making
positions in Nepal, by Pallav
Bhusal (rn 02/06/2024)
Increasing
Investment In Women’s Health, by
Shyam P Lohani (rn 02/06/2024)
Women
with disabilities struggle to exercise
reproductive health rights : Absence of
accessible infrastructure and lack of awareness
among health workers are some of the hurdles,
by Manushree Mahat (kp 01/06/2024)
Jail
the messenger : There is
freedom of expression in
Nepal, but not necessarily
freedom after expression
(nt 31/05/2024)
Eerie
silence : The cost of not speaking up against
blatant attack on free speech could be too high
for our democracy (kp 30/05/2024)
Save
Chure campaigners express dismay at government
indifference to their demands : It’s been six
days since the campaigners arrived in Kathmandu
after their arduous walking journey, but the
government has made no efforts to initiate talks,
by Manushree Mahat (kp 30/05/2024)
Dolakha
children’s home damaged by 2015 quakes remains
in dilapidated condition, nine years later : All
five buildings of the Gaurishankar Children’s
Home, which houses 17 children, have developed
cracks, the roofs leak, and children live in
fear, by Kedar Shiwakoti (kp 30/05/2024)
Cross-party
leaders visiting Colombia to study its
transitional justice process : Congress leader
Ramesh Lekhak says they will learn from the
performance of the Special Jurisdiction for
Peace (kp 30/05/2024) [Enjoy your journey. It will do nothing for
the peace process as long as there is no
political will and the people who were once
responsible are still in office!]
Government
to set up peace fund to address conflict
victims’ concerns : Rs1 million was offered in
relief to the families of those killed or
forcibly disappeared during the decade-long
Maoist insurgency but many have been left out
(kp 29/05/2024) [This
alone is not enough for justice! Furthermore,
the amount of not even 7,000 euros is completely
inappropriate.]
Undrinkable
: Safe drinking water is a fundamental right.
The authorities are duty-bound to fulfil that
(kp 29/05/2024)
For
women in foreign employment, the way to
empowerment back home is not easy : Stories of
three women who returned from abroad for good
and started a new life back home, overcoming
barriers aplenty, by Sunita Baral (kp
29/05/2024)
33%
of women in Nepal own property (kh
28/05/2024), Female
participation in civil service reaches 28.5
percent (kh 28/05/2024)
Women
are unequally vulnerable to disaster risk :
Gender issues are just an afterthought in
contemporary DRR policies and practices, by
Priya Kamarcharya (kp 28/05/2024)
People
are now listening to democratically elected
authoritarian leaders : It is shocking to me
that some killings are considered non-serious,
and could lead to de facto amnesty for those
responsible, interview with Amnesty
International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard
by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/05/2024), Asian
Human Rights Commission condemns arrest of KMG
Chair Sirohiya : Accuses Home Minister
Lamichhane of political vendetta to silence the
press (kp 27/05/2024) [Those responsible should be arrested and
brought to justice instead of Sirohiya,
including all those who support the machinations
out of pure greed for power and protect the
really guilty from prosecution!], Representatives
from various fields come together to condemn
Sirohiya’s arrest : They termed the arrest an
attempt to suppress voices from other critical
communities (kp 27/05/2024)
Elderly
in outlying Achham villages trek up to three
days to collect social security allowances :
Efforts by some local units to distribute
allowances from ward offices have faced
challenges owing to resource crunch and poor
internet, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 27/05/2024)
Sirohiya’s
arrest unconstitutional and against the
law: Former President Yadav. If there
was any mistake in the citizenship
certificate, the CDO could have sent a
letter to the individual and corrected
that, by Deepak Pariyar (kp
26/05/2024), Challenges
of Nepali democracy : The actions of Prime
Minister Dahal and his partners show that
staying in power is their only goal, by Abhi
Subedi (kp 26/05/2024)
21
editors of outlets across Asia call on
PM Dahal to stop media intimidation :
The umbrella body requested an immediate
cessation of further police action and
facilitation of a fair and appropriate
legal process in the Sirohiya case
(kp 26/05/2024)
Couples
who remain childless by choice face societal
othering : Nepali society doesn’t yet
accommodate the idea of staying childless as a
choice, say experts. And it’s women who are
often blamed for not conceiving a child, by
Manushree Mahat (kp 25/05/2024),Take
it easy, baby : Whether or not women have
children should be a matter of their personal
choice, not societal pressure (kp
27/05/2024)
Amnesty
International’s Secretary-General pays courtesy
call on PM Dahal (kh 24/05/2024)
Analyzing
SC’s decision on marital rape : Failing to
recognize marital rape as a heinous crime will
dissuade victims from seeking justice, by
Harsh Mahaseth and Dikshya Adhikari (rep
24/05/2024)
Feminism
Is All About Equal Opportunities, by Kreeti
Adhikari (rn 24/05/2024)
The
cry of Chure : The region’s degradation impacts
the lives of all Nepalis, and the government
must act fast to save it (kp 24/05/2024)
Parties
divided over naming Lamichhane in probe
panel ToR : Opposition insists on
investigating the home minister.
Coalition says targeting an individual
sets bad precedent, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 24/05/2024) [It
is not about any individual, but about
the Home Minister and Deputy Prime
Minister. Of course he must be included
in the investigation. But the government
is obviously more concerned about
maintaining its parliamentary majority!]
Global
media bodies take serious exception to KMG
chairman’s arrest : Sirohiya must be released
and the work of the KMG protected, not hindered,
says RSF (kp 24/05/2024), KMG
chair Kailash Sirohiya’s defence at Dhanusha
district court : His lawyers on Wednesday
explained how discrepancies had crept into
Sirohiya’s citizenship card, as well as the
official records. The arrest is needless as the
defendant has no chance of altering the evidence
when not in custody,’ they say (kp
24/05/2024), Business
organisations object to arrest of Kantipur
publisher : The FNCCI, CNI, NCC, and AAN, among
others, say the tendency of arresting anyone
just based on a complaint is problematic (kp
24/05/2024)
Push
ahead with probe against home minister on dual
passports and cooperatives fraud : A joint
letter submitted by 31 editors to PM Pushpa
Kamal Dahal on the arrest of KMG Chairman
Kailash Sirohiya (kp 23/05/2024), Congress
vows to toughen stance on home minister
investigation : Many leaders now say Lamichhane
must quit for abusing his office to settle a
personal score, by Anil Giri (kp 23/05/2024)
[Dahal will probably
have to make a decision: Is the rule of law more
important to him or saving his ruling majority
by suppressing the investigation of the truth?],
Sirohiya’s
arrest draws widespread condemnation : More than
two dozen editors conclude that the government
had arrested KMG Chairman Sirohiya with the
intent to pile pressure on, and instill fear in,
the media fraternity (kp 23/05/2024), Society
of Professional Journalists questions motive
behind Sirohiya’s arrest : Calls on the
government to reaffirm its commitment to free
and unfettered press (kh 23/05/2024), Arrest
of Kailash Sirohiya is deeply concerning: IFJ
(kp 23/05/2024) [see statement
by IFJ], Sirohiya
to be presented at court for remand extension
(kh 24/05/2024))
177
human rights violations recorded in Koshi
Province last fiscal year (kh 22/05/2024)
Beyond
Quotas for Women's Political Empowerment, by
Aastha Pokharel (rep 22/05/2024)
Children
from impoverished families missing school or
struggling with attendance : Dropout rates and
irregular attendance are high among girls, says
Achham local unit official, by Menuka
Dhungana (kp 22/05/2024)
Vendetta
against media : Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane
has exposed his anti-democratic character with
the arrest of Kantipur Media Group chairman
(kp 22/05/2024)
Dhanusha
Police cite 6 grounds for arresting Kailash
Sirohiya : Sirohiya in custody of District
Police Office, Dhanusha (kh 22/05/2024) [The reasons given may need
to be clarified, but they are never enough to
justify the arrest of a media boss whose
publications reveal the machinations of many a
politician on the basis of meticulous research.
There have been politicians who did not even
have Nepali citizenship, participated in
elections and then even became Deputy Prime
Minister! Others have unhinged the state and
constitution and continue to manipulate
political events and want to become PM again as
soon as possible. Still others have been facing
murder charges for years and still hold leading
state offices. The list could go on and on. This
is a targeted attack on the free media, nothing
else!], Sirohiya
presented at Dhanusha District Court, police
seek five-day remand (kh 22/05/2024),
Arrest
of KMG Chairman Sirohiya not a press freedom
violation: RSP. "Distinction must be made
between a profit-driven private enterprise and
diligent journalist" (kh 22/05/2024)
[Okay, then Mr
Lamichhane should be arrested immediately,
because a distinction must be made between an
upright politician who is interested in
clarification and corrupt people who are
interested in enrichment.], PM’s
response: No personal grudge against Sirohiya,
will be released easily through judicial process
(kh 22/05/2024)
[This arrest is serious
and inexcusable. Besides, how can a politician
announce in advance what a court will decide?
This is an abolition of the separation of
powers!], KMG
Chair Sirohiya to be presented at Dhanusha
District Court for custody extension (kh 22/05/2024)
[The accusation could
have been cleared up without an arrest!],
Freedom
of press, accountability, and transparency are
guiding principles: US (kh 22/05/2024),
Editors
pen letter to PM expressing concern over KMG
Chairman Sirohiya’s arrest (kh 22/05/2024),
Dhanusha
District Court grants three-day-remand against
KMG Chair Sirohiya (kh 22/05/2024)
Dhanusha
Court grants permission to issue arrest
warrant against KMG Chairman Kailash
Sirohiya (kh
21/05/2024),
KMG
Chairman Sirohiya approaches SC seeking
an order to prevent his arrest (rep
21/05/2024),
KMG
Chairman Sirohiya alleges strategic
intervention in media (rep
21/05/2024),
KMG
Chairman Sirohia arrested, police
preparing to take him to Janakpur
(rep
21/05/2024),
Arrest
of KMG Chairman Sirohiya a planned
conspiracy by Home Minister Lamichhane:
Senior Journalist Ghimire (kh
21/05/2024),
SC
receives another writ against arrest of
KMG Chair Sirohiya (kh 21/05/2024)
Unpaid
and abused in jobs, women warn against seeking
Gulf employment : When Bindra Devi Pariyar was
ill, her Kuwaiti employers tortured her by
pouring boiling water on her, and locked her in
cage, by Tripti Shahi (kp 20/05/2024)
People
with disabilities demand personal assistance
services : NHRC has accused the police of using
excessive force even as people with disabilities
were protesting for their rights, by
Manushree Mahat (kp 20/05/2024)
Jaleshwar
jail: Overcrowded and dilapidated (kh
20/05/2024)
Committee
to select office bearers for transitional
justice bodies remains idle : The panel was
formed last month despite reservations from the
conflict victims and human rights defenders who
want legal amendments before appointing office
bearers (kp 19/05/2024) [Justice for the victims is not desired by
the politicians, as this could jeopardise their
ambitions for power!]
No
caution even as toxic air takes heavy toll on
public health : Pollution shaving 6.7 years off
the lives of people residing in Siraha, and 6.2
years in Saptari and Rupandehi districts, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 18/05/2024) [Inaction
by a completely incompetent government
that only cares about political power
struggles!]
Quake-hit
Jajarkot villages reel under water
shortage after sources dry up : The
magnitude 6.4 earthquake last November
damaged 480 drinking water projects in
Jajarkot, Salyan, and Rukum West
districts,
by Krishna Prasad Gautam and Harihar Singh Rathour
(kp 18/05/2024) [Another
case of denial of immediate assistance!]
Ensuring
Independent Living for Persons with Disabilities
in Nepal, by Nir Shrestha (rep 18/05/2024)
SC
directs implementation of employment plan for
sidewalk vendors (kh 17/05/2024)
Kin
say girl shot by former teacher after she
refused to withdraw rape complaint : Incident
occurred on May 3. Suspect at large. Police
clueless of his whereabouts. Family struggles to
pay hospital bills, which have reached Rs500,000,
by Parbat Portel (kp 16/05/2024)
Patan
High Court grants clean chit to Sandeep
Lamichhane in rape case (kh 15/05/2024) [And what about the victim?],
Patan
High Court clears Lamichhane of rape charge :
Bench says the victim was not a minor at the
time, and there was insufficient evidence to
confirm rape, by Binod Ghimire and Dil Kumar
Ale Magar (kp 16/05/2024) [A disconcerting judgement that smacks of
patriarchal thinking and celebrity protection!],
Congress-UML
rivalry comes to boil over tea estate land swap
controversy : Oli says the court was selective
in its ruling on the land, exempting similar
past decisions, by Purushottam Poudel (kp)
Reviewing
Amnesty’s report on Dalits : Caste is so sacred
for many Nepalis that they would rather go to
jail or die than flout caste rules, by Mitra
Pariyar (kp 14/05/2024)
Case
filed at SC against PMO alleging exclusion of
Dalit representation in current govt (rep
14/05/2024)
Kagbeni
residents fear monsoon havoc amid government
inaction after last year’s flooding : Local
units cannot prepare for disaster management as
it requires huge funds and expertise, so
provincial and central governments must take
measures to reduce the risk, says expert, by
Basant Pratap Singh (kp 14/05/2024) [But the politicians are so
busy with constant power struggles and changes
of government that they can't worry about such
unimportant things!]
No
stone should be left unturned to ensure justice
for conflict victims : Organising the Investment
Summit ahead of the 2026 LDC graduation has
reinforced the message that Nepal’s market is
open and ready for private investment,
interview with United Nations Resident Coordinator
in Nepal Hanaa Singer-Hamdy (kp 13/05/2024)
Between
politics and education : Political parties will
harm education if they continue using students
and teachers for politics, by Abhi Subedi
(kp 12/05/2024) [The
abuse of teachers and pupils for party political
interests is reprehensible, but difficult to
avoid, as the basic right of all people to
political engagement must be respected in a
democratic state.]
Incidents
of press freedom violation on the rise in the
past one year (rep 12/05/2024) [see
report
by Freedom Forum]
Reparation
no substitute for truth and prosecution, say
conflict victims, activists : They ask for
uniformity among state bodies on addressing the
victims’ reparative needs, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 12/05/2024)
Caste
discrimination against Dalits is systemic and
widespread: Amnesty International report : There
is an urgent need to take special measures to
improve the situation of Dalit women and girls,
the organisation says in a new report (kp
11/05/2024) [see Amnesty
International report], Who
cares? Amnesty International
issues scathing report on
caste-based discrimination in
Nepal (nt 17/05/2024)
Family
Rights Nepal raises issues of Nepali citizens’s
foreign spouses and children deprived of natural
rights due to unclear laws (rep 10/05/2024)
Child
marriage and teenage pregnancies afflict Achham
: Despite being outlawed, underage marriages
persist. As teenagers elope and often get
pregnant, parents are forced to arrange their
marriages, by Menuka Dhungana (kp
09/05/2024)
Experts
call for carving feminist policies including
foreign policy : Nepal has been unable to
translate its constitutional and international
commitments on gender equality, Ansari says
(kp 08/05/2024)
Ministry
Reports: Nearly 80% of women still face violence
in Nepal (kh 07/05/2024)
CZOP
urges govt to prioritize child rights issues
(rep 07/05/2024)
Poor
understanding of consent
fuelling adolescent dating
violence : Inclusion of consent
as a significant aspect of sex
education would be a step
forward, experts say, by
Manushree Mahat (kp 07/05/2024)
Inclusive
Election in Nepal, by Dev Datta
Joshi (rep 07/05/2024)
Status
of RTI implementation in Nepal :
RTI implementation is still
challenging despite the RTI act
promulgated over 15 years ago,
by Umesh Pokharel (ae 06/05/2024)
Dalit
women in local governance : Political parties
must understand that quotas don’t ensure
adequate and meaningful resources, by
Sajhana Tolange (kp 05/05/2024)
Patan
High Court defers cricketer Lamichhane’s case :
Lamichhane's cause list "cancelled" for today
(kh 05/05/2024)
Experts
stress recognition of indigenous communities’
rights to foster sustainable tourism, by
Aesha Bajracharya (rep 04/05/2024)
Press
under Pressure : When the other pillars of
democracy fail to act as check and balance, the
press has to step in to hold power to account,
by Sonia Awale (nt 03/05/2024)
Media
freedom in Nepal : Despite the constitution
guaranteeing legal provisions, there has been
little progress in implementation, by Umesh
Pokharel (kp 03/05/2024), Media
Action Nepal report highlights 34 press
violation incidents over the year (kh
03/05/2024), Governments
not protecting press freedom, report says
(kh 03/05/2024)
Supreme
Court sets new precedent, distinguishes marital
rape from rape in a landmark ruling, by
Bhasa Sharma (rep 02/05/2024) [According to the patriarchal Nepalese way
of thinking, women become the property of their
husbands when they get married and have to be
submissive?]
NHRC
to stay away from office-bearer nomination panel
: Conflict victims want amendments to
transitional justice bill before the process to
appoint office bearers begins, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 02/05/2024)
Government
recognises forest fires as disaster but neglects
victims : Impoverished forest fire victims are
struggling in hospitals unable to pay for
medicines, by Arjun Poudel (kp 01/05/2024)
NHRC
calls for promoting labor rights (kh
01/05/2024), Rights
organisations call for addressing problems of
agriculture labourers (nlt 01/05/2024)
Regulatory
void complicates child adoption process in Nepal
: While international adoptions have been banned
over child trafficking and abuse concerns,
domestic adoptions are also not easy, by
Manushree Mahat (kp 01/05/2024)
Preserving
Nepal’s Indigenous Communities : Assessing the
Need for Expanded Protected Areas, by Sasha
Sunuwar (kh 29/04/2024)
Toxic
air is giving young children asthma : Doctors
say it could damage lungs, and urge prompt
medical attention for symptoms like shortness of
breath, wheezing, by Arjun Poudel (kp
29/04/2024)
Government
retains disputed provisions in new media council
bill : The communications ministry on Thursday
registered the bill, which envisions a committee
led by its secretary to select the chairperson
and members of the council, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 28/04/2024)
Navigating
Nepal's Labor Rights Landscape, by
Anupam Bhattarai (rn 27/04/2024)
Violence
Haunts Madhesh Women, by Bishakha Mahato (rn
26/04/2024)
Ensure
migrant workers’ voting rights: Lawmakers
(ae 26/04/2024) [The
right to vote is one of the fundamental rights
of all Nepalese citizens. The SC instructed the
government to guarantee this right a long time
ago. But this right is still denied to 25 per
cent of the citizens!]
Nepal
fails to make progress towards delivering truth,
justice and reparations to victims of Maoist
conflict: Amnesty (nlt 26/04/2024), Youth
attempts suicide amid police torture over
Facebook comments against home minister, by
Tapendra Karki (rep 26/04/2024) [The Maoist-led government is
even committing new human rights violations
through the police, who are fond of torture!]
MoEST
seeks EC’s help in identifying teachers linked
to political parties (rep 25/04/2024) [The right to be involved in
political parties and to actively participate in
political life is one of the fundamental rights
of every human being in democratic
constitutional states; this must therefore also
apply to Nepalese teachers!]
Chhau
sheds reappear. Deep-rooted tradition, failed
campaign blamed : Four years ago, a one-off
campaign was launched by the government to
dismantle menstruation sheds, but there was no
follow-up, by Menuka Dhungana (kp
24/04/2024) [Why don't
men go to cow sheds during their wives' periods
when they can no longer stand being under the
same roof as their wives?], The
return of the chhau : Our campaigns to educate
the people about the ills of ‘chhaupadi’ are
inadequate (kp 25/04/2024)
SC
issues show cause order in Gaur Massacre case
(kh 24/04/2024), Top
court intervenes in Gaur massacre case : The
Supreme Court orders the Rautahat District
Police Office and the District Attorney’s Office
to furnish written clarifications for not
investigating the mass killing of 2007 (kp
25/04/2024)
SC
to hear case against former Speaker Sapkota’s
alleged involvement in murder (kh
24/04/2024)
Devi
Khadka: The champion of sexual violence victims
(rep 23/04/2024)
A
vocal champion of indigenous rights : Journalist
Dev Kumar Sunuwar has broken barriers in media
representation of the indigenous community,
by Aarati Ray (kp 22/04/2024)
Dilapidated
Rolpa district prison housing inmates
twice its capacity : Prisoners, especially
those in judicial custody, face frequent
attacks from older inmates, by
Kashiram Dangi (kp 20/04/2024)
Shore
Up Adaptive Social Protection, by Lok
Nath Bhusal (rn 18/04/2024)
Education
Minister, Chief Election Commissioner discuss
action against party-affiliated teachers (kh
16/04/2024) [The
chancellor of all universities must be the prime
minister, but teachers are denied the
fundamental right to be involved in a political
party. This is extremely strange!], Government
to crack down on teachers engaged in partisan
politics : Ministry of Education asserts action
aligns law, court orders, and international
practice (kp 17/04/2024) [This is definitely not a
practice in truly democratic states! All
citizens have the fundamental right to be
politically active. Let's take Germany as an
example: teachers are active in political
parties in large numbers and many of them hold
public office, at best taking temporary leave of
absence for practical reasons and then returning
to their teaching jobs. Punishing teachers for
their political engagement is a crime!],
Teachers’
union challenges Education Minister Shrestha's
policy on political affiliation (rep
19/04/2024) [This is
correct and justified on the basis of
international concepts of democracy and
fundamental human rights!]
Dalits
and ritual pollution : Dalit freedom is
impossible until they question the beliefs and
practices of untouchability in rituals, by
Mitra Pariyar (kp 16/04/2024)
Presumption
of innocence and Nepali attitude, by Aawesh
Bhadra Karn (ae 16/04/2024)
Aging
with Dignity: Voices from elderly reveal
changing times and hopes for the future, by
Pushpanjali Basnet (kh 16/04/2024)
Laws
on marital rape still murky in Nepal : The
separation of rape law and marital rape law, and
other legal loopholes have denied victims of
spousal rape real justice, rights activists say,
by Manushree Mahat (kp 15/04/2024)
Interaction
to stop child marriage in Bajura (rn
15/04/2024)
'Victim
blaming'- Nepali society's response to sexual
violence, by Aastha Pokharel (rep
14/04/2024)
Environmental
justice for Harawa-Charawa : They face a higher
risk of climate-induced stressors because of
economic discrimination based on caste and class,
by Suresh Dahal (kp 14/04/2024)
Restriction
on prominent public spaces lifted; Ministry
mulls action against vandals (kh
13/04/2024), Maitighar-Baneshwor
area opens up for demonstrations and protests
(kh 13/04/2024), Kathmandu
DAO lifts ban on protests from Maitighar Mandala
to Baneshwor amid public pressure (rep
14/04/2024)
Ward
Chairman ties service recipient to tree, beats
him indiscriminately in Parsa's Jagarnathpur,
by Bimala Gupta (rep 13/04/2024)
Govt
forms Recommendation Committee to appoint TRC
officer-bearers (kh 12/04/2024), Victims
decry TJ office bearers selection panel without
amending law : Rights activists say government
trod the wrong path by forming the committee
before revising the transitional justice law,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/04/2024)
One-third
women representation an important achievement,
but not enough: Former President Bhandari : She stresses on
striving for proportional representation while
also safeguarding the opportunities that are
already achieved (kp 12/04/2024) [Without an end to
patriarchal thinking and behaviour, the equal
participation of women will remain a
pseudo-issue!]
What
hinders women’s meaningful representation :
Achieving true gender equality requires policies
that respect, value and treat women equally,
by Rabina Shrestha (kp 11/04/2024)
Being
a woman in Karnali -Three days in Jajarkot and
Rukum!, by Samjhana Bista (rep 11/04/2024)
Dalit
ex-chief of district body alleges caste-based
abuse : Somnath Portel accuses Dambar Giri, an
ex-vice-chair of Haldibari Rural Municipality,
of verbally abusing him with caste-related
derogatory words, by Parbat Portel (kp
11/04/2024)
Of
suitcases and caskets : The sorry saga of Dhan
Bahadurs who go abroad with big dreams returning
home dead should end (kp 11/04/2024)
Police
head constable assaults constable inside Singha
Durbar for not saluting him (rep 09/04/2024)
[Another case of human
rights violations by police personnel!]
Departmental
action taken against police personnel involved
in abusing monks (rep 08/04/2024) [No police officer has the
right to treat people in this way! It may have
been normal under the royal regime, e.g. also
during Gyanendra's coup and Jana Andolan II!]
Analyzing
Marital Rape Laws in Nepal, by Ruchi Dhital
(rep 07/04/2024)
Collective
commitment to prevent child marriage in Madhes
(rn 05/04/2024)
Marital
rape allegations leveled against singer Rabi Oad
(kh 05/04/2024)
Of
women and strongmen : Hardly have women begun to
creep to the top and men already think women
have too much power, by Deepak Thapa (kp
04/04/2024)
KMC
warns to take action if institutional
schools fail to adopt names reflecting
Nepali identity (rep 03/04/2024) [Yes, and people whose
parents have given them a non-Nepali first
name must change their name within a week!
What nonsense and a blatant violation of
personal freedoms! But then the English
names of political parties must also be
changed immediately!! Even the word
"Party" should not be allowed! And what
about "Kathmandu Metropolitan City"?]
Supreme
Court orders detention of suspended Judge
Giri in marital rape case (kh
03/04/2024), Judge
Giri jailed on marital rape charges (rep
15/04/2024), Former
Judge Giri sentenced to jail (kh 15/04/2024)
Insurgency
victims divided over timing of law amendment : A
group says amendment first, another urges swift
appointment of office bearers to two commissions,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/04/2024), Unheeded,
unhealed : Some conflict victims might be
divided, but the issue of transitional justice
won’t die down (kp 04/04/2024)
Emptying
out : As politicians squabble for power and
perks, people continue to move out of rural
Nepal for lack of basic amenities (kp
03/04/2024)
Climate
Change Hits Pregnant Women, by Namrata
Sharma (rn 03/04/2024)
Songs
of hate : Singers often overlook controversial
subject matters, not least caste and gender
discrimination, by Mitra Pariyar (kp
02/04/2024)
After
16 years on the run, two fugitives arrested for
trafficking three Nepali women to Indian
brothels (rep 01/04/2024)
Deconstructing
flawed gender norms in fairy tales, by
Shreyashi Bista (ae 01/04/2024)
Nepal's
Transitional Justice: Gender Based Or
Gender Biased : Transitional justice
mechanisms exhibit various shortcomings,
such as the inadequate addressing of
gender-based violations and concerns,
particularly those impacting women, by
Keshab Poudel (sp 29/03/2024)
Minister
Bhandari assures to make arrangement to
promote Nepali dress code twice a week in
state institutions (kh 29/03/2024) [What does "Nepali
attire" mean in a multiethnic,
multicultural state? Hopefully, Khas Arya
attire is not being defined as national
attire here!]
NC
President Deuba nominates 10 members to party’s
cooperative department (rep 29/03/2024) [Nominations by the
all-powerful party leader are extremely
democratic. Nominating only male Bahuns speaks
for excellent social inclusion. After all, male
Bahuns make up almost six per cent of the
population and there are still a few positions
that are not held by them!]
Focus
on transitional justice (ae 29/03/2024)
Dahal
and Deuba meet as conflict victims grow weary :
The two leaders convened after victims pressed
Dahal over stalled transitional justice process
(kp 29/03/2024)
Government
rejects rights commission’s secretary pick
citing lack of transparency : Constitutional
rights body asserts autonomy, claims that
executive can’t demand confidential documents,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/03/2024)
Equality
For Dalits Remains A Far Cry, by Namrata
Sharma (rn 27/03/2024)
Nalgad
ward offices collect money from quake victims
(rn 27/03/2024) [??]
Human
Trafficking - An assault of the human
civilization, by Aslesha Luitel (rep
26/03/2024)
Woman
consumes poison in National Women
Commission premises (kh 25/03/2024)
Low
literacy rate among people with
disabilities raises concerns (kh
25/03/2024)
Kathmandu
District Court orders to release Sharmila
Waiba (kh 25/03/2024)
Justice,
when? The Supreme Court directive is an
opportunity to put the derailed transitional
justice back on the right track, by Suman
Adhikari (kp 25/03/2024)
SC
asks govt to establish Juvenile Court within
this fiscal year (kh 25/03/2024)
Rabi’s
Freudian slip : It’s Rabi versus Rabi now, and
in this duel between the two selves lies the
potential loss of media freedom (kp
25/03/2024)
Law
revision must for transitional justice progress,
victims say : Parties disagree over categorising
killings, indirect victims of conflict, reduced
sentencing, and reconciliation refusal, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 23/03/2024)
Only
27% of population has access to pure drinking
water (kh 23/03/202)
Enhance
Legislative Accountability With PLS, by
Suravi Rijal (rn 22/03/2024)
Dignity
matters for porters sustaining tourism of Khumbu
region (kh 20/03/2024)
Census
data exposes widespread occurrences of child
marriage, by Surendra Kafle (ae 19/03/2024)
Nuwakot
Dalits: A grim story : Water is considered a
superconductor of ‘caste pollution’ in our
Hindu-dominated society, by Mitra Pariyar
(kp 19/03/2024)
NHRC
requests govt to protect lives of cooperative
victims participating in hunger strike (rep
19/03/2024)
Niraula
appointed as DG of DoI, new CDOs assigned in 11
districts (rep 19/03/2024) [Social non-inclusion is
alive and well!], 19
candidates in running for Sebon chair (ae
19/03/2024) [And again
the same game! That those responsible are not
ashamed to only consider people from this small
social minority!]
AWC
urges swift action on transitional justice
following recent judicial decisions (rep
19/03/2024)
Court
gives executive four months to set up juvenile
courts : In their absence, rehabilitation of
children is affected as regular courts often
fail to properly handle the cases (kp
17/03/2024)
Decades
after joining CEDAW, Nepal struggles with
implementation (kh 16/03/2024)
World
Consumer Rights Day: Here’s why Nepali consumers
are upset. Consumers are being cheated left and
right, yet the government appears to be making
minimal effort to address the issues, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 16/03/2024)
Diarrhoeal
outbreak risk rises as mercury ticks up in
quake-hit districts, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 16/03/2024) [Failure
of the government to provide timely assistance!]
‘Bank
Account for Daughters, for Secure Life’
programme ineffective in Karnali : The
provincial government has not deposited
the promised amounts in the girls’
accounts for the past two fiscal years,
by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 15/03/2024) [So much for the credibility
of politicians' statements!]
Nepal
ranks 146th on Human Development Index:
UNDP report (kh 15/03/2024) [see complete
report by UNDP, Snapshots
and Specific
Country Data Nepal]
Child
serving time for mother's mistake in overcrowded
Kalikot Jail (rep 14/03/2024)
Court
orders parties not to abuse proportional
representation system : Constitutional Bench
directs them to follow constitutional spirit of
giving space to under-represented populations,
by Binod Ghimire (kp) [The
leading politicians do not abide by the
constitution and subordinate laws or court
orders, i.e. they will continue to pursue their
non-inclusive nepotism system!], Elite
capture : The usurpation of the PR system by
imposters has sowed suspicion about the idea of
representation (kp 15/03/2024)
Govt
advocates file petition at Patan High Court for
stronger action against cricketer Sandeep
Lamichhane in rape case (kh 14/03/2024)
Gender
equality begins at home, by Shivani Chenjong
(ae 13/03/2024)
Court
orders government to appoint leaderships at
transitional justice bodies : The top court has
given a month for the government to start the
selection process (kp 13/03/2024)
Government,
loan shark victims reach agreement : Government
to form an inquiry commission. Struggling
committee withdraws protests (kp
12/03/2024), Commission
faces daunting task amid rising cases of usury
Settling thousands of complaints within a tight
time frame will be difficult, says Gauri Bahadur
Karki (kp 13/03/2024)
Politics
of pardon : Arbitrary pardons and commutation of
jail terms are part of a long trend of
criminalisation of Nepali politics (kp
11/03/2024)
Helvetas
Nepal's InElam Project Transforms Dalit Women,
by Keshab Poudel (ap 10/03/2024)
Dispute
over secretary appointment divides Human Rights
Commission : As an international team assesses
commission's performance, calls grow for an
executive decision to end the controversy,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/03/2024)
SC
concludes President’s amnesty for murder convict
Regal contrary to Rule of Law (kh
10/03/2024)
Top
court cautions executive against arbitrary
pardons: Recommends assessing convict’s jail
time, remorse and health status for presidential
pardon eligibility, by Binod Ghimire (kp
09/03/2024)
Ending
the Pandemic of Violence Against Women and Girls,
by Deepanjali Shrestha (rep 09/03/2024)
Survivors
Need Support To Fight For Justice, by
Sanjita Timsina (rn 08/03/2024)
International
Women’s Day: Implement laws meant to empower
women, by Jivesh Jha (ae 08/03/2024)
Report
shows Nepal ahead in closing gender gap. Ground
reality is different : Men benefit from state
subsidies, particularly those meant to help
women become independent entrepreneurs, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 08/03/2024)
Enhancing
women ownership, by Sabika Shrestha (ae
08/03/2024)
International
Women’s Day: Implement laws meant to empower
women, by Jivesh Jha (ae 08/03/2024)
Rural
women deprived of reproductive health rights :
At recent health camps in Achham, fewer people
chose permanent family planning. Patriarchal
attitudes and preference for sons blamed as root
causes, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 08/03/2024)
Breaking
barriers for women in foreign policy : With
equal opportunities, meritorious women can
contribute to IR with their intellectual
insights, by Shradha Arjyal Joshi (kp
08/03/2024)
Structural
Inequalities: Root Of Unjust World, by
Namrata Sharma (rn 08/03/2024)
How
are different social groups faring? There is a
need for disaggregated data by social groups to
understand it, by Deepak Thapa (kp
07/03/2024)
Ground
firm for transitional justice bill’s passage:
Leaders : The change in government coalition
will not impact the legislative function, House
committee chair says, by Binod Ghimire (kp
07/03/2024)
Usury
victim continue their protest for justice on
Thursday (kh 07/03/2024)
Rights
groups urge Nepal to revise transitional justice
law for accountability (rep 06/03/2024)
Solidarity
Must To End Women’s Exploitation, by Namrata
Sharma (rn 06/03/2024)
Prisoners,
migrant populations and slums dwellers more
vulnerable to TB : Most prisons in Nepal are
overcrowded and hold inmates more than twice
their capacity (kp 06/03/2024)
Caste
discrimination in online spaces : Technological
advances have complicated the problems of the
caste victims, by Mitra Pariyar
(kp05/03/2024)
The
right to be forgotten : As vast amounts of data
are collected online, this right lets
individuals curate their digital identities,
by Sunu Rijal (kp 05/03/2024)
Caste-based
discrimination: A call for equality and change,
by Prabin Kumar Yadav (ae 04/03/2024)
Balendra
Shah treading authoritarian path, say rights
activists : They are ‘troubled’ by City police’s
use of force on Wednesday against street vendors
(kp 04/03/2024), We
need a national outlook to solve the problem of
street vendors : There is a fundamental
question: Why can’t we accommodate human beings
while we are ready to accommodate vehicles?,
interview with Mahendra Subba (kp 04/03/2024), Rights
defenders ask Kathmandu Mayor to respect the
human rights of street vendors : ‘Focus your
attention towards rerouting yourself towards a
path of establishing yourself as a democratic
leader who operates under the rule of law.’
(nlt 04/03/2024)
Judiciary
and Mental Health, by Diwakar Dhakal (kh
02/03/2024)
Child
malnutrition soars in Karnali, Sudurpaschim amid
disasters : The vulnerable are the most
affected. Despite the two provinces spending
Rs112.8 million annually on nutrition, progress
is limited, by Basant Pratap Singh (kp
02/03/2024)
Over
30,000 quake survivors in Rukum West
receive first installment (rep 02/03/2024) [That's what you call quick,
when the PM had promised immediate help only
four months ago!]
Can
there be peace, love and harmony between the
couples? Intimate partner violence has taken a
toll on many families in Nepal. Here is a story
of how positive interventions can change the
situation (nlt 01/03/2024)
Whose
metropolis? The gentrified Kathmandu of Balen’s
imagination, we are afraid, will be a city
without a soul (kp 01/03/2024)
Online
violence escalates due to lack of proper
legislation, by Bhasa Sharma (rep
01/03/2024)
Inmates
at central jail now covered by health insurance
(kh 29/02/2024)
No
point pretending : The state seeing loan shark
victims in Parliament premises as a security
issue should fool nobody (kp 29/02/2024)
Of
plebeians, plutocrats and populists : There are
laws in place that proscribe usury, but their
enforcement is fraught with institutional
hurdles, by CK Lal (kp 28/02/2024)
Police
implement ban on pedestrian activity along
footpaths around Singha Durbar (rep
27/02/2024) [????],
‘Lawmakers
themselves escorted microfinance victims into
parliament due to political maneuvering’, by
Tapendra Karki (rep 27/02/2024), Debtors
storm through parliament gate, 50 held (ae
27/02/2024), Weeklong
detention for protesters of loan sharking and
microfinance exploitation (kh 27/02/2024) [The behaviour of these
desperate people may be unlawful, but the
reaction of the obviously disinterested state
seems excessive!
With
no post-quake assessment, Jajarkot victims risk
neglect : Four months since the quake, damage
assessment is yet to start. Government says
priority now is temporary shelters, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/02/2024) [Hollow promises, followed by
denial of assitance!], Damaging
delay : The failure to carry out a detailed
damage assessment after the Jajarkot earthquake
has caused great hardship (kp 28/02/2024)
Police
implement ban on pedestrian activity along
footpaths around Singha Durbar (rep
27/02/2024) [????],
‘Lawmakers
themselves escorted microfinance victims into
parliament due to political maneuvering’, by
Tapendra Karki (rep 27/02/2024)
Authorities
prepare to relocate loan shark victims from
Bhrikutimandap (rep 26/02/2024) [The politicians want to
spare themselves the sight of the suffering
people whose concerns they should actually be
taking care of!], Govt’s
bid to evacuate Bhrikutimandap disrupts loan
sharking victims’ talks (kh 26/02/2024), 49
protesters arrested for breaching prohibitory
orders and entering restricted area in Baneshwor
(rep 26/02/2024), Loan
sharking and microfinance victims protest inside
parliament premises (kh 26/02/2024)
Misinformation
posing a growing threat to democracy, by
Nishu Ratna Bastakoti (rep 25/02/2024)
House
committee likely to decide on transitional
justice bill within a week : The committee is
likely to advance the bill with a vote as
chances of a consensus look slim (kp
25/02/2024)
International
Tribunal on Evictions calls for action as forced
evictions continue despite constitutional
protections, by Aesha Bajracharya (rep
25/02/2024)
NC
and Sanaatan State: Myth or Reality, by
Chhering Yonzon (rep 23/02/2024) [The number of NC politicians
advocating a return to the Hindu state during
the Mahasamiti seems disproportionately high.
This is due to the fact that at the upper levels
of the NC, similar to the other parties, there
are predominantly (male) Khas Arya, who simply
do not want to understand the multi-ethnicity of
Nepal and the centuries-long discrimination of
non-Khas Arya under the Hindu monarchy!]
Loan
sharking victims demand DPM Shrestha’s
resignation (kh 23/02/2024), Don’t
ignore loan shark victims (ae 23/02/2024)
Shunned
and silenced : The long struggle of the women
who were sexually assaulted or raped during the
conflict period continues (kp 21/02/2024)
Nepal
delays reply to UN concerns over transitional
justice : Four UN special rapporteurs had given
Nepal 60 days, until February 15, but officials
say they need more time, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 21/02/2024)
Incidents
of violence against women on the rise: INSEC
(rep 20/02/2024), Cases
of human rights violations surged by 27 percent
in 2023. Involvement of government bodies in
human right violations in notable number of
cases (rep 20/02/2024)
Urban
poverty is on the rise, while rural poverty
keeps falling : Experts call for creation of
more jobs in order to address the livelihood
issues of the urban poor, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 20/02/2024)
Conflict-era
rape victims’ trauma compounds : Records at the
Truth and Reconciliation Commission show that
among the 63,700 cases it received, 314 are
related to rape or sexual violence from the
insurgency, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/02/2024)
Various
groups organize protest at Maitighar demanding
justice for Ajit Mizar (In Pictures) (rep
19/02/2024)
Air
pollution responsible for premature births, low
weight : Neonatal deaths have not declined in
the past five years, according to a study,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 19/02/2024)
Nepal’s
health sector under the budget knife : Experts
warn budget cuts could undo the progress the
country has made in the health sector over the
past several years, by Arjun Poudel (kp
19/02/2024)
Cold
tarps are forcing families back to damaged homes
: A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Jajarkot, Rukum
West and Salyan on November 3 killing scores and
damaging around 8,000 public and private houses,
by Biplab Maharjan (kp 19/02/2024)
DAO
Kathmandu extends prohibited zone duration for
two more months (kh 17/02/2024)
Love,
a ‘deadly trap’ for Dalits!, by Pabitra
Sunar (rep 17/02/2024)
‘50%
children with cancer are out of medical
services’ (kh 16/02/2024)
Over
26,700 temporary shelters constructed for
earthquake Survivors in Rukum Paschim (kh
16/02/2024) [Within
almost for winter months!!??]
Congress
group aims to put Hindu state on party meet
agenda : While proponents say the party should
listen to people’s voices, others dismiss the
agenda as a non-starter (kp 15/02/2024) [Those who advocate a return
to a Hindu state ignore the multi-ethnicity and
the multi-cultural and multi-religious character
of Nepalese society. Such people oppose social
inclusion and are therefore anti-democrats.
Political parties that advocate such policies
should be ignored! They only stand for the
preservation of power and privileges of a
predominantly male small elite!], Clamour
for Hindu state : A political ideology that
favours nativism and monoculturalism has no
place in a democracy (kp 16/02/2024), NC
leaders, including 22 central members, to
announce Special Campaign for Sanatan Hindu
State today (kh 17/02/2024) [To identify the state and
the nation with a single culture and religion is
a crime against the multi-ethnic and
multi-religious society of Nepal! The country is
not the property of predominantly male high
caste Hindus, even though they have pretended to
be for centuries!]
Old
story, new twist : The saga of Nepali youth
dying in senseless foreign wars like the one in
Ukraine should stop (kp 15/02/2024)
Navigating
Tradition and Progress: Same-Sex Marriage
Recognition in Nepal, by Mona Sharma and
Dikshya Aryal (rep 14/02/2024), LGBTIQA+
community: A continuing struggle for social
acceptance, by Mitali Bharadwaj (ae
14/02/2024)
Death
toll from People’s War waged by the Maoists
stands at 18,076: New data (rep 14/02/2024)
Nepal
police arrests 89 individuals on human
trafficking charges in six months (kh
14/02/2024)
Promote
Human Rights And Inclusion, by Namrata
Sharma (rn 14/02/2024)
‘Another
world is possible’: Socialists of the world to
convene in Kathmandu this week : People involved
in socialist movements from 92 countries will
take part in the five-day World Social
Forum-2024 (kp 14/02/2024)
Nepali
women face harsh realities of foreign employment
in Gulf countries, by Sabita Khadka (rep
12/02/2024)
Court
sentences rape convict to 18 years in jail in
Tanahu (kh 12/02/2024)
Alternative
sentencing in Nepal, by Pradikshya KC (ae
12/02/2024)
Alliance
plans to push TJ bill via vote if no consensus :
Multiple attempts to build consensus have failed
as ruling and opposition parties refuse to budge
from their stands (kp 12/02/2024)
Street
vendors stage protests against KMC
(rep 11/02/2024)
Bringing
more women into science : Female scientists can
now pursue their careers, but their role as
caregivers represents a double burden, by
Mamata Aryal (kp 09/02/2024)
Susta
rural municipality launches monetary scheme to
discourage child marriage (kh 09/02/2024) [The reasons lie in the
extremely patriarchal way of thinking, its
reflection in politics and laws, the permanent
non-inclusion of women and archaic cultural
practices in society. They cannot be solved with
money!]
Prime
Minister Dahal says he favours publicising Lal
Commission report : Promises to call a meeting
of the ruling alliance to decide the matter
(kp 09/02/2024)
Nepal's
peace dilemma : The failure to conclude the
transitional justice process undercuts the
achievements in the structural transformation of
Nepal, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 07/02/2024)
Social
Movement Calls For Just Global Order, by
Namrata Sharma (rn 07/02/2024)
Schoolgirls
come together to combat outdated pratices :
Young girls rally against social ills, urging
female relatives to shun harmful traditions like
Chhaupadi, child marriage and caste-based
discrimination, by Tularam Pandey and DB
Budha (kp 07/02/2024)
FNJ
calls for media-friendly bill (kh
07/02/2024)
Reform
in reservation is necessary, by Ritesh
Panthee (rep 06/02/2024)
Proposal
to prevent child marriage (ae 06/02/2024)
Will
TRC Bill Be Endorsed ?, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn 06/02/2024) [Quite
unlikely! If it does, the result will still be
unsatisfactory for the victims. Potential
offenders should not decide on such laws!]
Quake-displaced
people battle inclement weather : Around 34,000
earthquake-displaced people are living under
tents in Jajarkot and Rukum West, according to
government data, by Mahersh KC (kp
04/02/2024)
Is
Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission really
weak? What can be done to make it more
functioning and relevant? When human rights
violations occur and the citizenry expect a
prompt and swift intervention, the Commission’s
“grand” mandate and mission often crumble to
pieces, by Shrawan Adhikari and Simone
Galimberti (nlt 04/02/2024)
Jaleswar
Jail jam-packed with prisoners (kh
04/02/2024)
Salyan
and Surkhet report highest number of rape cases
among 10 Karnali districts : In most rape cases,
the perpetrators of the crime are usually the
victims’ family members, according to police,
by Biplab Maharjan (kp 03/02/2024)
Dahal,
Oli discuss ways to resolve transitional justice
disputes : The opposition leader says the bill
to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry,
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act should
be finalised in consensus after some revisions
(kp 03/02/2024) [Both
are not really interested in justice for the
victims.]
Insurgency
victims come up with 27-point demand : Want
extrajudicial killings and unlawful killings
listed as serious human rights violations and
the authority to reduce penalties resting with
judiciary, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/02/2024)
Break
the cycle : Most loan shark victims will
continue to be denied justice unless the local
bodies become more active (kp 01/02/2024)
Disabled
students of a Baglung school face uncertain
future after grade 8 : Many students of Ramrekha
Basic School in Baglung may have to discontinue
education after passing grade 8 because there
are no other disabled-friendly schools nearby,
by Prakash Baral (kp 01/02/2024)
Constitutional
watchdog names 60 persons implicated in serious
human rights abuses : Those incriminated include
top police and government officials, and
politicians, by Binod Ghimire (kp
31/01/2024), NHRC
Report Card: Action recommended against 66 right
violators (ae 01/02/2024)
Unlocking
Opportunities: Empowering Financial Inclusion in
Rural Nepal : For women in rural areas who
continue to face low literacy rates and various
gender-based barriers, access to and use of
digital financial services is not a small task,
by Santosh Adhikari and Menila Kharel (nlt
30/01/2024)
Fending
for themselves : There can be no excuse for the
poor handling of the post-disaster situation in
Karnali’s quake-affected districts (kp
30/01/2024)
Experts
call for more proactive handling of new
and old security threats : At a function
in Kathmandu on Monday, speakers from
diverse sectors discussed the interplay of
regional and global powers in Nepal
(kp 30/01/2024)
Loan
sharking victims to march again towards
Kathmandu for justice (kh 29/01/2024)
From
Constitution to Kitchen: Nepal’s Journey to Food
Rights, by Raju Prasad Chapagai (rep
28/01/2024)
What
delays the rehabilitation of
earthquake-displaced people : Since November, 35
homeless, mainly senior citizens and minors,
have died, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp
28/01/2024)
Dalit
women: empowered or imperilled? We must ensure
equitable access to resources to ensure Dalit
women’s active political participation, by
Samiksha Baral (kp 28/01/2024)
Supreme
Court says it cannot pass verdicts solely on the
basis of media coverage : The court also raises
questions over continued delays in advancing the
transitional justice process (kp 28/01/2024)
Single
women unable to build temporary shelters : Many
have not registered for reconstruction aid. Even
those who lack the physical and human resources
to build a temporary shelter, by Tripti
Shahi (kp 26/01/2024)
Women
Commission urges govt to take action on unlawful
children’s homes (kh 25/01/2024)
SC
releases full text of directive order to amend
NHRC Act (kh 25/01/2024)
Nepal
launches milestone action plan on business and
human rights : The adoption sends a strong
message to investors that Nepal is a good place
to do business, stakeholders say (kp
25/01/2024)
Let
people protest : Trying to maintain public order
by banning peaceful demonstrations is a fool’s
errand (kp 22/01/2024)
NSU
students arrested in Maitighar (kh
21/01/2021)
Remaining
works of peace process to be completed on
consensus: PM Prachanda (rn 21/01/2024) [Consensus with the victims
and their families or consensus among top
politicians, some of whom bear great
responsibility for the crimes of the past?],
Remaining
works of peace process to be completed soon: PM
Dahal (kh 21/01/2024)
Supreme
Court declines to impose restrictions on
security personnel using metal bullets (kh
19/01/2024)
Ensure
Justice To Conflict Victims, by Balmukunda
Regmi (rn 18/01/2024)
“Musahar
Community in Nawalparasi requires immediate
attention”, by Brikshya Gautam (kh
18/01/2024)
Triggering
mistrust :The police must be sensitised on the
need of exercising maximum restraint during
public protests (kp 18/01/2024) [They believe they have the
right to beat, torture and kill people. This was
the case under the royalist-absolutist panchayat
system and it hasn't changed to this day!]
The
weight of patriarchy : Nepali women continue to
be persecuted in the name of outdated traditions
(kp 15/01/2024)
Concerns
mount over rising Nepali migrant deaths : Around
15 Nepali workers die abroad each month. Reports
says 95 migrants from Gandaki Province died
abroad in the first six months of this fiscal
year, by Pratiksha Kafle (kp 17/01/2024) [This is also a consequence
of climate change, economic inequality and the
government's inability to create jobs at home!],
Foreign
employment: 539 deaths in six months
(rep 17/01/2024), Check
Youth Exodus, by Dixya Poudel (rn
17/01/2024)
Five,
including police personnel, accused of
gang-raping 14-year-old girl in Mugu (kh
16/01/2024)
NIC
instructs universities to implement Right to
Information laws (kh 15/01/2024) [The right to information is
a fundamental right that is very often not even
respected by the government!]
Right
to protest under threat : Despite the
strengthening of human rights, the repression of
protests persists in Nepal and worldwide, by
Marissa Leena Taylor and Ashmita Sapkota (kp
14/01/2024)
Echo
chamber in Nepali media : There has been no
progress in institutionalising press freedom and
ensuring editorial independence, by Bhanu
Bhakta Acharya (kp 14/01/2024)
Govt
prepares to declare 2,601 more martyrs through
Nepal Gazette (rep 14/01/2024) [This does not mean justice
for the victims]
No
state for women : Nepali mothers can confer
citizenship to their children, but conditions
still apply, by Neha Gurung (nt 12/01/2024)
[Only males are real
Nepalis and they are best from the so-called
high Hindu castes! This country belongs to them!
Only men are real Nepalis and they are best from
the so-called high Hindu castes! This country
belongs to them! Therefore, they have to bear
the burden of holding all responsible posts!]
Victim’s
cry for justice met with disbelief and
counteraccusations, by Sita Neupane (kh
12/01/2024), Nepal's
TJ law needs more progress: Human Rights Watch
(rep 12/01/2024) [see
HRW report on Nepal]
Transitional
justice commissions get one more extension but
legal issues remain : MPs accuse government of
not showing urgency to find consensus on
amending the law, by Binod Ghimire (kp
12/01/2024) [There will
be no willingness to do justice for the victims
as long as those responsible on both sides of
the conflict are in power today!], Much
ado about nothing : Without a commitment to end
the process right, term-extension of the TJ
bodies is meaningless (kp 12/01/2024)
Why
has the transitional justice process not moved
ahead?, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae
11/01/2024)‘
Gaushala
26’ files complaint at CIB against identity
disclosure (kh 11/01/2024)
Health
workers manning Covid desks on Nepal-India
border unpaid for six months : Amidst the
increased workload and health risk following a
resurgence of coronavirus cases, the health
workers feel cheated, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
11/01/2024)
Rape
trial in Nepal is an endless journey, by
Sabina Acharya (nlt 10/01/2024)
Kathmandu
District Court sentences Sandeep Lamichhane to 8
years in rape case (kh 10/01/2024), Sandeep
Lamichhane gets eight years in jail after rape
conviction : His lawyers say they will appeal
the district court’s ruling, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 11/01/2024)
Teenage
girls in Rukum East live in terror of outdated
traditions : Deep-rooted customs where young
girls are forcibly hauled away and abducted by
men for marriage persist in several areas of the
western Nepal district, by Durgalal KC (kp
10/01/2024)
Silence
and shame in Ajit Mijar’s killing : Caste hatred
often precipitates caste violence, and hardly
any criminal is sentenced to jail , by Mitra
Pariyar (kp 09/01/2024)
Conflict
victims, rights defenders and professionals
welcome invalidation of the ‘People’s War Day’
by the Supreme Court : In February last year,
Dahal government had declared Falgun 1 as
People’s War Day. The conflict victims as well
as the civil society members had objected to the
government’s decision (nlt 09/01/2024), Conflict
victims, rights defenders, lawyers,
professionals and other citizens welcome SC
decision to cancel People’s War Day (rep
10/01/2024)
No
respite for earthquake victims, by
Rajendra Karki (ae 09/01/2024)
Conflict-affected
families of security personnel urge PM
Dahal to address their genuine concerns
(rep 09/01/2024)
HURPES
to ensure 40% women in executive committees,
opposes damages to Chure region (kh
09/01/2024)
Dr.
Govinda KC arrested again for protesting in
restricted zone (kh 09/04/2024)
Child
marriage, teen pregnancy exacting heavy toll on
Bajura girls : Efforts to curb child marriage
ineffective due to deep-rooted traditions, local
officials say, by Arjun Shah (kp 06/01/2024)
Mental
Health and Human Rights, by Swastika Poudel
(rep 06/01/2024)
The
marginalised on the margins : Two Nepali
families on either side of a path suffer from
state neglect, but one is much doing better.
Why?, by Sonia Awale (nt 05/01/2024)
Sarlahi’s
Barahathwa tense as hotel owner dies in police
firing (rep 05/01/2024) [Once again!], Prohibitory
order enforced in Sarlahi following
protest-related fatality (kh 06/01/2024), Curfew
in Sarlahi local unit after man dies in protest
: Local residents were protesting a municipal
plan to hand over a health post to provincial
authorities. Protesters claim the man died from
police bullet, by Om Prakash Thakur (kp
06/01/2024),
Protests
continue in Barahathawa for second day :
Barahathawa Municipality’s decision to upgrade
and hand over a 15-bed municipal hospital to the
province triggered the violent protest on Friday,
by Om Prakash Thakur (kp 07/01/2024), Jaishankar
Sah's mortal remains left on road for 72 hours
(rep 07/01/2024), Administration
and Barahathawa protesters reach agreement :
With the deal, family agrees to receive the body
of the man killed on Friday, by Om Prakash
Thakur (kp 08/01/2024)
Absence
of Dalits in the private sector : Caste-based
preference motivates workers to focus on
‘chakari’ rather than skills, by Abhishek
Jha (kp 04/01/2024)
Three
years on, monsoon-displaced people in outlying
Bajura settlements await rehabilitation : A
total of 519 families have been displaced over
the past three years after their homes were
destroyed by heavy rains, government data show,
by Arjun Shah (kp 03/01/2024)
Winning
Justice Can Be A Hard Struggle, by Namrata
Sharma (rn 03/01/2024)
How
development projects can go wrong when they
disregard the rights of the indigenous people :
Hydropower is the cleanest form of energy. But
should it come at the cost of indigenous people
being abused and oppressed simply because they
want to have a say on how such development
projects will impact their lives?, by RK
Tamang and Simone Galimberti (nlt 02/01/2024)
Economic
slump takes toll on sustainability of free media
: Nepali media industry needs immediate rescue
with favorable legal/policy environment and
financial support so that press freedoms would
be survived, protected and promoted, by
Taranath Dahal (nlt 02/01/2024)
Nepali
girls held hostage for sex trade in Delhi,
accused couple in police net, by Arun Bam
(rep 02/01/2024)
Shots
fired as Minister’s vehicle came under siege:
Home Minister (kh 01/01/2024) [And the siege of a
minister's vehicle justifies the police killing
and injuring people with firearms? The
government and the police need to change their
attitude if Nepal is to be a state governed by
the rule of law!] Home
Minister losing control over police force: RSP
Chair Lamichhane (kh 1/01/2024)
Comrades,
TikTok is the Giga-factory of the 21st Century :
The irony deepens as the Communists, once
champions of the proletariat, have now assumed
characteristics akin to the bourgeoisie, by
Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 01/01/2024)
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