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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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Right to Information Rules, 2065
(2009)
Right to Information Act, 2064 (2007)
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