Human Rights Forum Nepal (HURFON) is a website presenting links to articles on Nepal's human rights issues as well as important background information. The link collection has been started in September 2016.

HURFON is a subsite of Nepal Research. Its name goes back to an organisation that had been founded in Germany in 1990 but that had to be dissolved some years later. Issues of the periodical of this earlier organisation that had been published under the name Nepal Forum have been archived on this website.

Women and tokenism : Instead of creating a more equal field, tokenism will destroy our gender-equal dreams (kp 30/07/2024)

Misuse of reservation quota rampant, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 30/07/2024) [Long live the patriarchy and nepotism of the Khas Arya minority, especially the Bahuns!]

NC, UML and Maoist Center near breakthrough in TRC agreement (kh 30/07/2024) [Without the participation of the victims?], Nepal conflict victims reject sentence reduction : Ex-child soldiers criticise omission of role in transitional justice law revision bill, demand recognition and support, by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/07/2024), Task force on TRC reaches consensus (kh 01/08/2024) [The law must fulfil international standards and not serve the interests of the representatives of the forces that were in charge at the time, i.e. the Maoist leaders, the government, the army and the monarchy!]

Supreme Court allows transgender individuals to identify as male or female(kh 30/07/2024)

Monsoon-displaced families yet to get promised money : At least 140 people have died since June 10. Local officials say they are helpless as relief funds are tied up in red tape, by Arjun Poudel (kp 29/07/2024) [The constant power struggles between politicians and parties at all levels of the political system are much more important than respecting the guiding principles for the governance that are mentioned in part 4 of the constitution. To be on the safe side, Article 55 also stipulates that these principles cannot be enforced, i.e. a carte blanche for hollow promises and failure to provide assistance by the state!]

Widen Dalits' Participation In Media, by Sushil Darnal (rn 29/07/2024)

Juvenile correction centres fail in their mission : The facilities aimed at bringing about changes in the attitudes and behaviour of the children who commit crimes are unable to provide the needed support (kp 29/07/2024)

He ‘disappeared’ a woman. Congress made him minister : Badshah Kurmi, a Lumbini assembly member, is accused in Nirmala Kurmi’s disappearance, of grabbing property, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/07/2024), When crime pays : The country’s two biggest and best established political parties are openly promoting criminals and gangsters (kp 29/07/2024)

Navigating Kathmandu with disability is a challenge : Even the new pavements built in the metropolis do not meet the standard measurements for wheelchair use, say users, by Aarati Ray (kp 28/07/2024)

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!], Three-party taskforce ‘near deal’ on transitional justice law amendments : Activists, victims decry reduced sentencing citing threats to judicial independence (kp 27/07/2024)

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,