Flawed
Legislative Process Irks Teachers, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 28/09/2023) [No right to
information, no democratic procedures, only
authoritarian decisions by supposedly democratic
politicians based on internal agreements! This is how
the rule of law works in Nepal, presumably as a legacy
of the former absolutist monarchy!], Speakers
call for increasing people's access to RTI (rn
28/09/2023)
Right
to health: Some suggestions, by Simone Galimberti
(ht 13/09/2023)
Why
proposed revisions to Criminal Code have courted
controversy : Critics say withdrawing cases from all
tiers of court is an encroachment on the judiciary’s
authority, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/09/2023)
Government’s
cybersecurity policy criticised for National Internet
Gateway plan : Experts are concerned that it may curtail
the right to privacy and freedom of expression in Nepal,
by Anup Ojha (kp 26/08/2023)
SC
rules KDAO order banning protest at Maitighar Mandala
illegal, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 03/07/2023)
op
court orders registration of same sex marriages :
Government ordered to form a temporary mechanism to
register such marriages pending final verdict, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 29/06/2023)
Torture
laws need to be amended, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
27/06/2023)
Clean
the water : The state is responsible for ensuring its
citizens’ fundamental right to safe drinking water
(kp 14/06/2023)
EC
seeks clarification from political parties, university
teachers (kh 21/05/2023) [It
should be the basic right of every Nepali citizen to be
politically active, regardless of their everyday
occupation. The Political Parties Act is discriminatory
in this respect, while on the other hand it grants
authoritarian powers to party leaders!]
Dahal
says court barred release of Lal panel report : The
prime minister claims his Maoist party didn’t misuse
cantonment funds and offers to go to jail if found
guilty, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 19/05/2023) [Obviously,
Nepalis continue to be denied the right to information!]
Civic
Initiatives For Charitable Services, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 11/05/2023)
Birth
registration laws need amendment (ht 21/04/2023)
Ensure
Voting Right For All Nepalis, by Lokdeep Thapa (rn
21/04/2023)
Nepal’s
queer community watching India with interest :
Supreme Court of Nepal in 2007 ordered the
government to recognise same-sex marriages, but
there’s no law yet, by Anup Ojha (kp
19/04/2023)
Prime
minister renews voting pledge to Nepali citizens
residing abroad : Experts say enabling Nepali citizens
working or studying abroad to exercise their franchise
is easier said than done, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
16/04/2023) [So far, these have
only been hollow promises by politicians, although the
Supreme Court has long obliged the government to apply
this right of Nepali citizens!], Difficult
but doable : The political parties should do more than
pay lip service to give voting rights to Nepalis living
abroad (kp 17/04/2023)
Four
youths arrested for protesting against PA member Rai
(rep 09/04/2023) [Freedom of
expression and protests are obviously not wanted in
Nepal!]
Civil
Registration Department adds new provision for
birth registration (rep 06/04/2023) [Despite
this slight improvement, discrimination against
women and their descendants explicitly remains!]
Freedom
of expression in Nepal: The false prototype, by
Pushpa Raj Joshi (ht 03/04/2023)
Future
of 1.7 million children uncertain as they fail to get
citizenship from their mother’s name (rep
27/03/2023)
Law
to record conversations being introduced!, by
Tapendra Karki (rep 21/03/2023)
John
F Kennedy and consumer rights: Its relevance to Nepal at
present, by Samrat Dhungana (ht 17/03/2023)
Ensure
Fundamental Right to Education in Mother Tongue, by
Randhir Chaudhary (rep 21/02/2023)
Why
media should have the access to court proceedings :
Media plays a crucial role in ensuring that the public
is informed about what is happening in the courts. This
is essential to the functioning of democratic society,
by Bivek Chaudhary (nlt 19/02/2023)
Fresh
bid to withhold information draws flak : Calls grow for
revoking decision of chief secretary-led panel that
could curtail people’s right to information, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 30/01/2023), Govt's
decision to repeal RTI Act condemned (ht
30/01/2023), Government
backtracks on information classification : Experts say
it happened just because the drafters tried to
incorporate unnecessary issues instead of pinpointing
certain matters or documents, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
31/01/2023), Not
for your eyes : The government tried to curtail the
people’s right to know by stamping certain information
as confidential (kp 01/02/2023), Role
Of Informed Citizens In Democracy, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 02/02/2023)
US
rights group says President Bhandari’s inaction deprived
many Nepalis of citizenship : The Human Rights Watch
expresses concerns over lack of progress in transitional
justice process (kp 13/01/2023) [The
President's "inaction" was a deliberate breach of the
Constitution and should be named as such!]
Improved
but unstable : While there has been an increase in news
media outlets, there has also been a surge in fake news,
by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp 06/01/2023)
‘State
can curtail freedom of press and expression at any time’
(rep 30/12/2022)
Parents
face hassles in birth registration of children (rep
12/12/2022)
Supreme
Court issues interim order in favour of ‘No Not Again’
campaign : Election Commission has threatened action
against campaign members involved in posting photos of
prominent politicians on social media (kp
07/11/2022) [The SC's decision
means a victory of freedom of expression over the
anti-democratic EC and and the failed politicians it
protects!]
Achham
prisoners eager to cast ballot but only a few are
registered voters : There are a total of 82 inmates in
the Mangalsen-based district prison, but only seven are
in the voter roll, by Menuka Dhungana (kp
07/11/2022)
“Press
Council has attacked press freedom and journalists'
rights in Nepal” (rep 01/11/2022)
UN
CEDAW concerned about dire situation of women's rights,
gender equality (ht 31/10/2022)
Things
that cannot be said : Apoorwa Singh’s case is a timely
reminder of the need to rethink and revise our idea of
free speech (kp 21/10/2022)
Dangers
of blindly following traditions without questioning :
The four Vedas do not state that a woman’s body is
impure or a woman cannot perform poojas during
menstruation. Prohibiting women from entering temples
and castigating them is against the teachings of Vedas,
by Ruchi Dhital (nlt 14/10/2022)
How
free is freedom of artistic expression in Nepal? Artists
have been arrested now and then and at times censures
have been imposed on their creations. What does this
suggest about the freedom of expression in Nepal?,
by Shrutika Raut (nlt 17/09/2022)
Traffic
jams amid Chinese Speaker’s visit trouble Valley
commuters, by Anup Ojha (kp 14/09/2022) [The
disregard for basic civil rights because of the courting
of god-like politicians and foreign state visitors is
reminiscent of the royal middle ages from which Nepal
actually wanted to liberate itself!], VIP
movement causes inconvenience to commuters, pedestrians,
office-goers (rep 14/09/2022)
Beyond
grand promises : Only by making quality education an
easily attainable fundamental right can we dream of a
better tomorrow (kp 14/09/2022)
Police
crackdown on loan shark victims continues : As many as
30 protestors have been detained by the police on
Tuesday (kp 13/09/2022)
Arrest
of comedian Apoorwa Kshitiz reignites the free-speech
debate : There appears to be some gap in the
interpretation of free speech between new and old
generations, by Anup Ojha (kp 13/09/2022)
Rastriya
Ekata Abhiyan denounces arrest of Chair Yadav (kh
12/09/2022)
Teachers
in politics: Can Balen Shah’s directive herald a
dissociation? Although several acts prohibit teachers
from having political affiliation, a majority of them
are openly affiliated with political parties and are
campaigning for them (nlt 25/08/2022) [Excluding
certain professional groups from political activity is a
serious violation of fundamental human rights. Only the
abuse of their professional position, in the case of
teachers for example the party-political indoctrination
of students, should be legally prosecuted. In democratic
states worldwide, it is normal for teachers to be
politically active.]
Institutions
play a vital role to ensure that people exercise their
rights : “There is a big gap between what the political
parties and civil society leaders profess to do and what
they actually do. That’s basically the reason why people
are losing trust in them”, interview with Shibesh
Chandra Regmi, Social Analyst (nlt 29/07/2022)
NIC
directs public sector, political parties to implement
right to information (kh 27/07/2022)
Govt
told to ensure voting rights of security personnel,
civil servants and prisoners (kh 17/07/2022), Ensure
security personnel, staff on poll day get to vote: SC,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 18/07/2022)
Workers
lack security in Nepal and abroad, by Keshav
Adhikari (kh 11/07/2022)
New
citizenship bill does away with 7 years wait (ht
10/07/2022) [Nepal's patriarchal
high caste politicians simply do not want to understand
that all people in Nepal are entitled to equal
citizenship rights regardless of their gender. The
country does not belong to men, but to all citizens!],
Govt
registers Citizenship Bill in Parliament : Home Minister
and Law Minister in a rush seeking consensus (kh
11/07/2022)
Nepal
among countries with gender discriminatory nationality
laws (ht 08/07/2022) [see corresponding report
by Equality Now and Index
of related laws (Nepal pp. 63-63)]
NIC
takes action against 32 office chiefs for denying
information (kh 07/07/2022)
NIC
penalises CAO for denying information (ht
02/07/2022)
'Migration
ban on women counterproductive' (ht 30/06/2022)
Torture
at the hands of authorities continues with little action
: The Criminal Code that came into force in 2018 has
criminalised torture but the cases are seldom
investigated and no perpetrators have been brought to
book so far., by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/06/2022)
SC
orders not to implement govt. decision to restrict loan
disbursement (kh 20/06/2022)
Late
as usual : Delayed delivery of textbooks infringes the
right to education of Nepali students, by Karuna
Parajuli and Timothy Fish Hodgson (kp 12/06/2022)
'Inform
parliament about US-Nepal military visits' (rn
09/06/2022) [The fundamental
right to information is unknown in Nepal's politics!]
The
right to bodily autonomy : Abortion has been legal in
Nepal since 2002 but there could be fallout from any
overturning of Roe v Wade in the United States., by
Ameesha Rayamajhi (rec 07/06/2022)
Nepal
drops down in global rankings on budget accountability:
What does it indicate? This shows that citizens now have
less access to timely and comprehensive information they
need to participate in decision-making and hold the
government to account, by Subhash Dahal (nlt
07/06/2022) [see report
results on Nepal]
Uphold
Women’s Constitutional Rights, by Namrata Sharma (rn
18/05/2022)
Raute
community deprived of voting right, again (rep
13/05/2022)
About
half of Nepal’s voters will not be able to cast their
votes in local polls (rep 10/05/2022), Voting
rights for all : Persons with disabilities in Nepal
continue to be excluded from the electoral process
(kp 11/05/2022)
Exploring
the barriers to the right to inclusive election
in Nepal : Despite elaborate provisions on
including persons with disabilities in political
and public life in Nepal, political
participation by persons with disabilities
remains minimal, by Dev Datta Joshi (rec
06/05/2022)
World
Press Freedom Day 2022: Nepal records 55 incidents of
press freedom violations in a year : “No efforts were
made to address impunity relating to crimes against
journalists. Justice is awaited both in conflict era and
post-conflict cases.” (nlt 02/05/2022)
Supreme
Court set to decide today on petition on women’s
representation in local governments : Deadline given to
political parties to file nominations for the May 13
local level elections ends today, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 25/04/2022)
Patriarchy
plagues the lives of young girls in Siraha : When one
girl acts beyond the traditional norms, all other girls
in the village face the consequences—their education is
discontinued and they are married off, by Aakriti
Ghimire (kp 18/04/2022)
74
incidents of press freedom violation in 2078 BS (ht
16/04/2022)
Voting
rights for Nepalis abroad: Full of promises, lack of
action : Political parties have promised suffrage to
Nepali citizens living abroad time and again but have
not taken definite measures to actually allow them to
vote, by Nishan Khatiwada (nlt 06/04/2022)
Righting
reproductive rights : Each one of us needs to be
educated and respectful of women’s rights to their
bodies (kp 01/04/2022)
It
is govt responsibility to grant citizenship to people:
JSP Chairman Yadav (rep 27/03/2022)
Right
to education for children with disabilities: It's the
government's responsibility, by Dev Datta Joshi (ht
17/03/2022)
Consumer
fraud proliferates as government drags its feet : World
Consumer Rights Day is celebrated every year on March
15, but there has been little respite for harassed
Nepali consumers, activists say, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 15/03/2022)
Decriminalise
abortion, say women rights activists (ht 10/03/2022)
Women
look for a human economy— equal for all : Problems
ranging from managing cash, paying workers, rent and
repaying loans caused distress to women during Covid-19
pandemic, forcing many to quit entrepreneurship, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 08/03/2022)
Harsh
toll on visit visa: Govt likely to ask citizens to hold
on their travel dreams : Ironically, only rich Nepalis
can travel abroad, by Eak Raj Bastola (kh
08/03/2022), Visit
visa for all? No, terms and conditions apply, by
Anjila Shrestha (nlt 11/03/2022), MoHA
asks DoI to regulate visit visa (kh 11/03/2022)
Respect
international laws to respect women : We all need to
work for the actual implementation of UN conventions and
international laws. Otherwise, the celebration of
women’s day will be nothing more than a formality,
by Jivesh Jha (nlt 07/03/2022)
What
lies behind the upward trend of resignation among public
school teachers in Nepal : Nepal is expected to vote for
local level representatives in May this year, and
teachers, who hold significant social and political
clout in local levels, aspire for various posts. A
government job, however, disallows them from contesting
the elections (nlt 05/03/2022)
Female
teachers at this Bajura school stay away during periods,
by Padam Bahadur Singh (ae 24/02/2022)
NHRC
urges for peaceful demonstration (kh 24/02/2022)
Let
us all speak our languages : It needs to be ensured that
not a single language becomes extinct. If it does, then
it means Nepal has failed to live up to its
constitutional ethos, by Jivesh Jha and Bidhan
Chandra Jha (nlt 21/02/2022)
A
tale of displacement for conservation : The longstanding
‘park-people’ conflict surrounding Chitwan National
Park, which includes instances of gross human rights
violations against the Tharu community, is a story that
is often buried in the garb of conservation, by
Nirupan Karki (rec 11/02/2022)
Supreme
Court orders release of a man languishing in jail for no
apparent crime : Uma Shankar Rayabhar’s release order
comes after continuous reporting on how the poor man was
framed. Legal experts say the case shows many problems
in the system, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 29/01/2022), Don’t
blame women, blame misogyny : Here is a look at how
books and literature from Swasthani to Mahabharata to
Badhusikshya have portrayed women as being inferior to
men and why we should unlearn the claims, by Shreena
Nepal (nlt 02/02/2022), Barking
up the wrong tree : Rayabhar landed in prison due to
lack of integrity and common sense among the authorities
(kp 02/02/2022)
Need
for openness in governance : The age of democratic
accountability in Nepal also needs to emphasise citizen
engagement, by Taranath Dahal (kp 09/01/2022)
Educate
about RTI : Not many would know that RTI covers not just
government agencies but also political parties and NGOs
funded by foreign agencies (ht 29/12/2021)
RTI
In Nepal, by Aashish Mishra (rn 11/12/2021)
How
menstrual stigma intersects with violence against women
: Confining women and young girls to small sheds for
three or more days and keeping surveillance on their
daily mobility is a form of violence against women,
by Jyotika Rimal (nlt 08/12/2021)
What
ails construction projects in Nepal? Taxpayers have
every right to expect roads and bridges that do not get
washed away with the first rain, by Rudra Sharma
Aryal (kp 03/12/2021)
What
constitutes sexual harassment at the workplace? An
explainer on what sexual harassment is, the legal
frameworks that aim to prevent and eliminate it, and
what else can be done, by Prakritee Yonzon (rec
02/12/2021)
Chepang
Children In Dhanding In Need Of Warm Clothes (rn
01/12/2021)
Police
use force to disperse agitating lawyers in SC (kh
18/11/2021), At
least seven including Nepal Bar chair injured in a
scuffle with police : Clash occurred when security
personnel tried to stop protesting lawyers from moving
towards the gate chief justice has been using to enter
office (kp 18/11/2021), NHRC
urges govt to stop use of force on agitating legal
practitioners (kh 18/11/2021) [The
Deuba government is behaving much like the previous one
of the authoritarian anti-democrat Oli. And the police
still do not respect the fundamental rights of the
people!]
Misogyny
in Nepal: Little acts, big consequences, by Cilla
Khatry (ae 28/10/2021)
Nepalis
pay more for internet than other South Asians, report
says : A Nepali spends 2.6 percent of their gross annual
income on internet while it costs less than one percent
in India and Pakistan, by Krishana Prasain (kp
28/10/2021) [Nowadays,
affordable internet access is one of the basic rights of
the people in Nepal and must be guaranteed by the state!]
Non-Nepali
children of Nepali parents demand rights (ht
26/10/2021)
Ugly
connivance: People deserve to know about the ‘secret
deal’ between the Judiciary and the Executive : The
erosion we see today in major organs of the state—the
legislative, the executive and the judiciary—will lead
to an unimaginable disaster if it is left unchecked
(nlt 05/10/2021)
NEA
starts removing internet cables from utility poles
(rep 03/10/2021), NTA
urges NEA to resolve issue regarding rent hike of
utility poles through dialogue (rep 03/10/2021), Internet
Service In Many Areas Across Country Affected Following
NEA’s Move (rn 03/10/2010) [The
use of the internet is one of the basic rights of people
today. In times of Covid-19, it can be life-saving. It
is your duty as Prime Minister to stop this crazy
nonsense immediately, Mr Deuba!], Consumers
bear brunt of fight between internet companies, power
utility : To punish internet providers, Electricity
Authority cut wires and cables after a longstanding
dispute over rental fee in a move that curtails people’s
basic rights, activists say, by Krishana Prasain (kp
04/10/2021), Service
unavailable : On no pretext can the utility and
communication service providers create an information
abyss (kp 05/10/2021)
The
right to know : Effective implementation of the RTI Act
is essential to ensure transparency and accountability
in Nepal, by Mahendra Man Gurung (kp 28/09/2021)
Musahar
children can’t enrol in schools for lack of birth
certificates : Child marriage, which is illegal in
Nepal, is still common in the community leading to
unregistered births of children from underage marriages,
by Bharat Jargha Magar (kp 25/09/2021) [Every child living in Nepal has a
right to unhindered school attendance! What does this
have to do with birth documents denied out of
narrow-minded and partly patriarchal ways of thinking?]
Police
ask house owners to keep personal details of tenants.
Rights activists show concern : Police say they want to
maintain general record of people but rights activists
call it an act of privacy infringement, by Anup Ojha
(kp 25/09/2021) [Why by the
police? Such things should be registered with the city
administration, if necessary also with the tax
administration, but only the absolutely necessary data!]
Police
personnel barred from using TikTok, other social media
(rep 18/09/2021)
‘Example
of compulsory and free education act is enough to know
status of law implementation’ (kh 13/09/2021)
SC
receives writ petition against Home Ministry’s statement
(kh 08/09/2021)
Government
attempts to curb protests, public debates : Home
Ministry’s two statements in three days warning of
actions over activities against ‘friendly nations’
amount to curtailing of fundamental rights, analysts and
leaders say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 06/09/2021), HM
warns not to protest against neighbouring countries
(ht 06/09/02021) [A government
that suppresses freedom of opinion is not democratic!],
Six
arrested from outside U.S. Embassy in Maharajgunj
(kh 06/09/2021)
Court
observation on public debate on sub judice cases raises
questions : Restricting public discourse could be
tantamount to gag order, which is a detriment to
democracy, analysts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
04/09/2021)
One
man’s quest to prove he is alive and to undo his death
on records : Subhash Tamang has been running around from
one government office to another to reclaim his
citizenship and his identity after he was pronounced
dead in Saudi Arabia, by Binod Bhandari (kp
10/08/2021)
'One
in four teen girls miss school during menstruation'
(ht 22/07/2021), Girls'
absenteeism : There is a long way to go before we
totally end school absenteeism during the menstruation
period (ht 23/07/2021)
Women
in remote Baglung village are sent to animal sheds to
give birth : Many women die for want of treatment and
maternity care in Dhiri since they do not go to
hospitals for delivery, by Prakash Baral (kp
20/07/2021), Towards
safer births : Superstitions and discriminatory customs
continue to deny women their basic rights (kp
21/07/2021)
In
Kalikot, gender discrimination begins at birth : Despite
efforts from social organisations and local authorities
to raise awareness on gender discrimination, prejudices
against girls are still prevalent, by Tularam Pandey
(kp 19/07/2021)
Proposed
policy to ban small importers sparks individual rights
concerns : Provision will limit the number of importers
and make it easier to identify them and track their
transactions, report says, by Prithvi ManShrestha
(kp 16/07/2021)
Reproductive
rights of women, young people must be protected, says
UNFPA (ht 14/07/2021)
Ratnanagar
not to allow lactating mothers to go abroad (kh
03/07/2021) [This is archaic
patriarchy! According to Article 18 of the Constitution,
all people are equal, regardless of their gender.
Consequently, men with children of this age are also no
longer allowed to leave the country!]
New
severe media law in the offing : Media publishing,
broadcasting news on prohibited issues to be shut down
(kh 13/06/2021) [related to Lumbini Province]
Right
to bodily autonomy under threat, say activists (ht
07/06/2021)
NHRC
urges to ensure Dalit’s rights to justice and equality
(kh 04/06/2021)
Police
misbehaviour with citizens under scanner, thanks to
social media, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 03/06/2021)
Strike
ban on areas of essential goods and services expanded
(ht 02/06/2021)
The
subtle art of misogyny: Time to break free of it, by
Supriya Pudasainy (ht 27/05/2021)
Fight
for survival, by Nitish Lal Shrestha (kh
25/05/2021), Valley’s
poor worry about food as authorities prepare to extend
lockdown by another week : Rights activist Mohna Ansari
says the state must support the needy in times of crisis,
by Anup Ojha (kp 25/05/2021)
Nepalis
on social media take a dig at Oli over his criticism of
a Kantipur cartoon : The Post’s sister paper had run the
cartoon two days after President Bhandari endorsed Prime
Minister Oli’s House dissolution decision with
promptitude, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 24/05/2021)
Free
Press Checks Disinformation, by Namrata Sharma (rn
05/05/2021)
Safeguarding
Privacy In The Digital World, by Harsha Man Maharjan
(rn 01/05/2021)
Remote
local unit in Gorkha enhancing public access to
information : Dharche Rural Municipality has employed
heralds and used radio services to disseminate
information in highlands, by Hariram Upreti (kp
14/04/2021)
High-level
mechanism advised for effective RTI implementation
(kh 27/03/2021)
My
body, my rights : There is growing evidence that the
Covid-19 economic recession has led to increased
vulnerabilities, by Christian Manhart and Eunsong
Kim (kp 24/03/2021)
Police
tend to make public suspects too quickly and that’s
wrong, experts sayThe practice came to light once again
when four people were paraded without ascertaining what
they possessed was actually uranium, a material used for
making nuclear bombs, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
22/03/2021), Guilty
until proven innocent? The practice of making suspects
public too quickly is wrong (kp 23/03/2021)
Many
Nepalis deprived of citizenship certificate (ht
07/03/2021)
Of
trafficking and absurd rules : Long before, women
travelling abroad were routinely subjected to
humiliating questions about why and with whom they were
travelling, or how they could afford to do so, by
Bishal Thapa (ae 05/03/2021)
Linguistic
discrimination and conflict : As long as there is
unfairness, the goal of an inclusive and prosperous
Nepal is impossible, by Sangmo Yonjan-Tamang (kp
03/03/2021)
Narrow
the gap : Although the constitution has not
discriminated its citizens based on gender, the laws
need to be amended to see this in practice (ht
26/02/2021) [The constitution,
too, discriminates against women, for example with
regard to citizenship law!]
Manifestation
of misogyny : If the government really wants to
‘protect’ women it needs to make the country safe from
violence, prejudices, practices and laws that harm and
humiliate women, by Grishma Bista (rep 22/02/2021)
How
proposed immigration policy on women is deeply flawed :
Limiting women’s education, employment and movement
hinders their economic empowerment and freedom thereby
perpetuating their dependency on men, by Tara Kanel
(rep 18/02/2021)
Contempt
of conscience : Let freedom of speech and divergent
views flourish (kp 17/02/2021)
Former
chief justices reply to the court, reasserting why free
speech matters : In saying House dissolution is
unconstitutional, they say they used their right to
freedom of expression and that does not amount to
contempt of court, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 16/02/2021)
Ensure
right to speech : It is sure to backfire on the
government should it introduce the directives aimed at
curtailing the freedom of speech (ht 15/02/2021)
Draft
directives to regulate social media give authorities
power to define decency : Provisions of the directives,
to be enforced by the Department of Information
Technology, are from the controversial Information
Technology Bill which is in Parliament., by Bijay
Timalsina (kp 13/02/2021), New
directives to control online media worry free speech
proponents (ht 13/02/2021)
In
Jhakri’s arrest, analysts see Oli government’s intent to
curb free speech : The leader was charged with crime
against the state, before she was released, for her
remarks on the President, but legal experts say police
stretched the law a bit too far, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 12/02/2021)
History
of female (im)mobility in Nepal : Immigration Dept
proposal is just the latest proof of a misogynist,
bungling bureaucracy, by Upasana Khadka (nt
12/02/2021), Nepal’s
‘inferior’ women : Nepal is still a highly patriarchal
society that looks upon women as second-class citizens
(ae 12/02/2021), ‘Women’s
March’ in Kathmandu to demand an end to violence against
women and impunity : People from various walks of life
are participating in the march from Basantapur to Singha
Durbar gate (kp 12/02/2021), ‘Justice,
justice, justice’ : Fed up with inaction, women march to
demand end to impunity, by Samiksha Baral (kp
13/02/2021), Hundreds
rally in capital for women’s rights (ht 13/02/2021)
Proposed
travel rule change may not help control women’s
trafficking, experts say : Immigration official tries
but fails to convince protesters that the government is
not trying to curtail anyone’s rights, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal and Samikshy Baral (kp 12/02/2021) [But
it helps the patriarchy to control women even better!
According to the thinking of Hindu fundamentalists like
Oli, this is perfectly fine!]
Smash
rape culture : Impunity is one of the reasons why sexual
violence continues to thrive (kp 11/02/2021) [The Oli government and political
parties care more about their sympathisers, even if they
are perpetrators! They also regard women as inferior
creatures, subordinate to men in every way!]
Lactating
mothers, newborns in the far-west forced to stay in
cowsheds after childbirth, by Prakash Singh (ht
10/02/2021)
Why
women should be given equal rights in citizenship :
Nepal’s sovereignty will be stronger if we empower our
women and children and weaker if we disenfranchise the
children of Nepali mothers. A nation that treats its
citizens unequally is doomed from within, by Riti
Prasai (rep 09/02/2021)
Kalikot
teens run successful campaign against Chhaupadi :
Campaign inspires girls and women to abandon period
sheds, by Tularam Pandey (kp 23/01/2021)
When
will Dalit lives matter? Despite voices being raised in
the Capital and across the country against the
injustices inflicted on Dalit people, their plight
remains the same. The Post takes a look at the
events that took shape last year and why they were not
enough, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp 23/01/2021)
‘Govt
working to end discrimination against women’ (ht
18/01/2021) [This claim is a
farce as long as the political patriarchy that dominates
all parties is not willing to treat women as equal to
men in every way, that is, in the constitution, laws,
citizenship, and any kind of inclusion and
participation. And none of the autocratic male Tagadhari
politicians are willing to do that!]
COVID
pandemic worsens citizens’ right to employment (ht
07/01/2021)
FNJ
flays journalists’ arrest in Kathmandu (ht
07/01/2021)
Bardibas
villagers grapple with drinking water shortage : Around
400 families have been facing water shortages for the
last five decades, by Sunita Baral (kp 07/01/2021)
Lumbini
to expand access to drinking water (ht 06/01/2021)
Proposed
amendment on visit visa law is deeply flawed, by
Karan Kunwar and Indu Dhungana (rep 03/01/2021)
Large
number of people could be disenfranchised if polls are
held as planned : The government has announced midterm
elections on April 30 and May 10 but experts say there
isn’t enough time for new voters to get registered,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/01/2020)
NC
demands immediate release of its cadre arrested for
criticising NCP leader Mahesh Basnet on Facebook
(rep 31/12/2020)
Nepal
waits for an unequal Citizenship Law : An international
policy perspective on gender-based discrimination in the
country’s citizenship Law, by Ajay Pradhan (nt
19/12/2020)
Govt
frames compulsory free education rules (ht
14/12/2020)
Education
Ministry continues action against two bodies for
publishing commission report : A day after seeking legal
proceedings against the two for violating copyright
provisions, it asks major donors about their ties with
them, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/12/2020) [The
state is ours, says the Oli government. Civil society
has to shut up or face action!], Government
recommends action against two NGOs (ht 08/12/2020)
Addressing
Rights To Safe Abortion, by Shyam P Lohani (rn
06/12/2020)
Kathmandu
DAO’s ban on protests comes under fire (ht
03/12/2020)
Govt
urged to guarantee right to housing (ht 03/12/2020)
FoE
defenders demand justice to victim journalists (kh
28/11/2020)
In
their wait for son, Baitadi women keep delivering babies
: The reproductive health of the majority of women in
the district is poor, with many suffering from
anaemia, uterine prolapse and other issues, health
workers say. The pressure to bear a son compromises
women’s mental health, officials say, by Tripti
Shahi (kp 26/11/2020), No
country for girl child : The perceived importance of
having a son continues to exert manifold pressure on
women (kp 27/11/2020)
Ensure
right to life: NHRC (ht 26/11/2020)
Right
to health : Advancing universal health coverage, by
Jhabindra Bhandari (ht 26/11/2020)
‘New
labour standards crucial to fight violence and
harassment at workplace’ (ht 25/11/2020)
Kathmandu
city officials forcefully shift free meal distribution
venue : Only 20 percent people show up to get food at
the new venue in Thapathali, by Anup Ojha (kp
20/11/2020)
Provincial,
local officials target free speech, media : Advocates of
free speech fear the culture that trickled down from the
federal government will ultimately lead to a state of
censorship, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/11/2020)
Open
area feeding for poor to close from Nov 17 (kh
14/11/2020) [And where will the
mayor provide the hungry with food in the future? After
all, it is his job!]
Materialising
Zero Hunger Challenge, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
10/11/2020)
Chhaupadi
Still In Practice In Few Villages Of Terai, by
Chandani Acharya (rn 08/11/2020)
Consumers
deprived of their rights due to lax market monitoring
(ht 05/11/2020)
Kathmandu
Metropolitan City to remove free food distribution from
Khula Manch : Voluntary organisations who have been
distributing food wonder how they will now feed
the hungry and want an alternative location, by Anup
Ojha (kp 03/11/2020) [This shows
all the irresponsibility of incompetent government and
administration, that are only interested in personal
power struggles and are completely indifferent to the
people and the country!],
KMC
bars people from serving meals to needy (ht
03/11/2020), Mayor
Shakya berates volunteers for distributing ‘unhygienic
meals’ : Volunteers say mayor’s remark is baseless;
rights activists call city’s ban on food distribution
against people’s right to life, by Anup Ojha (kp
05/11/2020)
संविधानका
मौलिक हकहरुको औचित्य, by Bal Krishna Mainali (Nepal
Samacharpatra 01/11/2020)
Do
Rapists Deserve Death Penalty?, by Birendra Madai
(rn 20/10/2020)
Right
To Information During Pandemic, by Mahendra Man
Gurung (rn 13/10/2020) [The
fundamental right to information is very often disregarded
by the Oli government though it is guaranteed by the
constitution!]
6.3
million Nepalis without citizenship (kh 05/10/2020)
[A consequence of the narrow
minded patriarchal Hindu thinking of Nepal's top Bahun
politicians!!!], NRNA
Europe Meeting urges parliament for prompt passage of
law on Nepali citizenship (kh 05/10/2020)
Govt
offices told to abide by Right to Information Act
(ht 30/09/2020)
Six
NSU leaders arrested for staging protest outside Chinese
Embassy (ht 29/09/2020) [Freedom
of expression is only valid as long as the government
allows it and the opinion is in line with the
government's opinion!]
Convoluted
court judgments often leave even lawyers scratching
their heads : Legal experts stress the need to simplify
the language in court orders, which are so wordy and
long-winded that even they struggle to decipher them,
let alone the general public, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
27/09/2020), [For the at
least 56 percent of Nepali citizens for whom Nepali is
not their mother tongue, the problem is likely to be
much greater!]
UN
rapporteurs concerned over proposed citizenship law :
Some provisions seem discriminatory against women, and
sexual minorities, they say, by Anil Giri (kp
26/09/2020)
Police
arrest 17 supporters of Dr KC for mocking PM Oli
(rep 26/09/2020)
Ruling
party wants to gag its leaders to suppress criticism and
dissent : Nepal Communist Party has asked its members to
refrain from commenting on the party, leadership,
government and policies and warned of action if they
fail to comply, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 18/09/2020)
In
cases involving members of Chand-led outfit, police are
violating court orders : Members of the group have been
rearrested multiple times despite courts ordering
their release citing the lack of evidence, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 12/09/2020)
Gender
inequality in education has widened during the pandemic
: With families struggling financially, girls cannot
focus on their studies. They have to help out in
household chores and do not always have access to
technology for remote learning, by Elisha Shrestha
(kp 26/08/2020)
Internet
access is a human right : Affordability, accessibility
and availability must be ensured to build a digital
Nepal, by Narayan Prasad Ghimire (kp 23/08/2020)
‘Provide
proper treatment to ailing pregnant woman’ (ht
21/08/2020)
Menstrual
huts: You demolish one, we’ll build another: In Surkhet
district alone, around 2,000 menstruation huts were
demolished. But with the end of the campaign,
menstruation huts are resurfacing, by Lalit Bahadur
Budha and Hiknat Bahaduur Nepali (ae 14/08/2020) [Ram,
Ram, says the PM!]
COVID-19
sharpens caste discrimination in Nepal: Dalit returnees
from India face double discrimination at home even after
recovering from coronavirus infection, by Unnati
Chaudhary (nt 14/08/2020)
Nepal’s
casteist youths: Of the Nepali youths I surveyed, most
said human beings are equal. Yet they also expressed
their reluctance to marry outside their caste, by
Mim Bahadur Pariyar (ae 14/08/2020)
Govt
offices neglecting RTI (ht 29/07/2020)
Implementation
of guidelines to repatriate stranded workers fraught
with challenges: Long verification processes might
further delay repatriation, fear experts, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 24/07/2020)
Women
rights organisations urge Human Rights Council to take
up issue of women’s equality in citizenship rights:
National Women Coalition has called for a revision in
the constitution to redress discriminatory citizenship
law, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/07/2020), Institutionalising
discrimination: A society that treats its sons and
daughters differently will never achieve prosperity,
by Bina Jha (kp 12/07/2020)
When
it comes to media content, leave it to viewers’
discretion, experts say: Cable operators' move of
banning Indian news channels after insulting video about
Oli has raised a question if the state should encourage
them to control the content, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
12/07/2020)
Supreme
Court says government cannot restrict anyone from
travel: Barring Lenin Bista from visiting Thailand was
unconstitutional and against International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, full text of the verdict
says, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/07/2020)
Exploitation
risk for women migrant workers has increased during
pandemic, labour migration experts and rights activists
say: They have urged the government to protect
vulnerable women migrant workers and ensure their wages
and other legal rights, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
05/07/2020)
Patriarchy
and citizenship: Conspiracy theories flowed seamlessly
from Panchayat-era scholars to politicians, by
Pramod Mishra (kp 03/07/2020)
Govt
urged to protect rights, interests of LGBTI people
(ht 02/07/2020)
FNJ
to stage protest for journalists’ job security, rights
(ht 30/06/2020)
15
lawmakers, activists arrested from Baluwatar (ht
25/06/2020)
What
on earth do we want on citizenship? There is a lot of
whining and crying, lot of ifs and buts, unleashing of
hate against political leaders, nation and nationalism
but there is no solution, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
22/06/2020)
House
panel endorses bill to amend Citizenship Act amid
objections from three parties: Opposing parties and
rights activists call seven-year rule for foreign women
married to Nepali men to get naturalised citizenship a
regressive move, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
22/06/2020) [Long live
male Bahunbad with its misogynistic patriarchal
thinking! Laws must apply equally to all people,
regardless of gender!]
Police
arrest labourers protesting against Melamchi project:
Workers, vendors and subcontractors of the project are
yet to receive over Rs169million in remuneration and
provident fund, by Anish Tiwari (kp 17/06/2020)
Amid
mounting public pressure, govt publicizes details of Rs
8.39 billion spent on COVID-19 response so far (rep
13/06/2020)
Married
daughter entitled to inherit parental property: SC,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 12/06/2020)
Skirting
the issue: On paper, Nepal has made some important
strides towards gender equality and inclusion. Yet, in
reality, the situation is far from perfect, by
Deepak Thapa (kp 11/06/2020)
In
Saptari, a Musahar woman is accused of practising
witchcraft and beaten: Despite being beaten bloody with
a metal plate, Manjudevi Sada has been ordered by the
village panchayat to settle with the perpetrators and
not file a case, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp
11/06/2020)
Feed
the hungry: The government can’t abandon the poor in the
face of a humanitarian crisis (kp 05/06/2020)
Dirty
mop: While changing the laws governing the CIAA is a
good thing, the current amendment under discussion falls
below par (kp 26/05/2020)
Survivors
of domestic violence are forced to “compromise” with
abusive husbands, by Sher Bahadur Jero (rep
16/05/2020)
Over
400,000 Nepalis stranded abroad appeal for rescue
(kh 15/05/2020)
Motion
tabled in Parliament to repatriate Nepali migrant
workers: The motion of public importance tabled by
Nepali Congress lawmaker Gagan Thapa recommends that the
government initiate rescue and repatriation of Nepalis
from Covid-19 hit countries based on their status of
vulnerability, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
12/05/2020)
How
Free Is Freedom Of Expression?, by Mukunda Kattel
(rn 11/05/2020)
Information,
please! The government needs to communicate its lockdown
policies better to the people, by Amish Raj Mulmi
(kp 01/05/2020)
Around
1,300 Nepalis stranded in bordering Indian district
brought home: Hundreds of home-bound Nepali workers were
quarantined in the border area after Nepal-India border
was sealed amid fear of Covid-19 around a month ago,
by Manoj Badu (kp 01/05/23020) [It would have been the duty of the Oli government
to arrange this about five weeks ago!]
Removal
of Bhattarai’s interview from Radio Nepal draws flak
(ht 28/04/2020)
SC
rejects govt’s request to review verdict on transitional
justice (rep 27/04/2020)
Former
secy arrested for cyber offence (ht 24/04/2020), Freedom
Forum concerned (ht 24/04/2020), Attorney’s
office file a court case against former government
secretary Upadhyaya for cyber crime: Upadhyaya was
arrested for his critical comments against the Oli
government on his social media, by Shuvam Dhungana
(kp 27/04/2020), It's
a free country: The government must remember it is
serving a democratic country where people have a voice
(kp 27/04/2020), Former
secy Upadhyay’s arrest shows govt hell-bent on silencing
critics (rep 27/04/2020)
Nepal
slips 6 ranks on RSF index (ht 22/04/2020) [Lowest
ranking since 2014! See RSF comment
and index 2020],
Nepal
loses six spots on global press freedom index to rank
112th out of 180 countries: Environment for journalists
working for independent media outlets has been extremely
difficult, Reporters Without Borders report says, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 23/04/2020)
While
dealing with Covid-19, government should not lose sight
of other infectious diseases, say doctors: With the
onset of summer, infectious diseases like malaria,
typhoid, dengue, and cholera could lead to epidemics of
their own if focus stays on the coronavirus, they say,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 17/04/2020)
Police
sub-inspector beat up health worker in Dharan: Health
workers staged a protest outside the city demanding
action the officer following the incident, by
Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 17/04/2020) [The policemen's mistaken idea that
they could beat other people at any time has not changed
a bit since the royal panchayat era!], Departmental
action should be initiated against police personnel who
manhandled doctors, committee concludes: It follows
reports that personnel from Maharajgunj Police Circle
manhandled three doctors returning from work on
Wednesday night, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 17/04/2020)
[Disciplinary measures are not
enough. There must also be criminal proceedings in
public courts!]
Nepal
Army contacting people who bought SIM cards recentl:
Officials working under the assumption that those who
returned to Nepal would have bought new mobile numbers,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/04/2020) [????]
The
pandemic is reinforcing social inequalities: For
minority groups already suffering under various
inequalities, the pandemic and the lockdown are already
furthering their marginalisation, by Aditi Aryal (kp
16/04/2020)
Oli
cautioning party members to keep distance from media
reflects a lack of trust, leaders say: Unhappy with
leaks, Oli asks all aides, ministers and party members
to keep the media at bay, by Anil Giri (kp
16/04/2020) [This means a
fundamental violation of constitution and democratic
principles!!]
Food
crisis hits haliya families hard in Bajura, by
Prakash Singh (ht 09/04/2020)
Silent
at the top: During times of crisis, clear information
from the government is reassuring—especially from the
very top. (kp 07/04/2020) [Oli
and his colleagues have no idea of the people's right
and the government's duty to information!]
Winter
crops lie unharvested in the fields as the lockdown
forces farmers indoors: There are many who say that
farmers should be allowed to work in the fields, as
there is little danger of contracting Covid-19 while
working five or six feet apart, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 06/04/2020) [Is there a need
for other evidence of the government's high level of
incompetence? The people have a right to food!]
Detainees
languish in police custody amid closure of court (ht
04/04/2020)
Panic
spikes as PM's IT guru Ali has access to people's
private data, by Sunil Sapkota (rep 04/04/2020)
Red
flag placed on housetops to identify people coming from
abroad in Dolakha (ht 02/04/2020) [One
must not discriminate against anyone just because he/she
has been abroad. The virus can be carried by anyone!],
Foreign
returnees facing humiliation (ht 02/04/2020)
Patients
with fever being turned away due to COVID fear, by
Sabitri Dhakal (ht 02/04/2020), Private
health facilities refusing service to face music (ht
02/04/2020))
Supreme
Court orders government to ensure vulnerable people’s
right to food: The court asks government authorities to
apprise it of what they are doing for food security,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 31/03/2020), Hunger
looms as the economy stops: The government needs to act
to neutralise the threats to food and nutrition security
from the lockdown, by Shobha Poudel (kp 31/03/2020)
Nepalis
are swimming across the Mahakali to get home: Around 500
Nepali migrant workers are currently stuck at the border
with India in Darchula because of the ongoing lockdown,
and they're desperate to get back., by Manoj Badu
(kp 31/03/2020) [Health
precautions must be taken, but Nepalese citizens have
the right to enter their own country even in times of
Corona! This is tantamount to temporary expatriation!],
Around
400 Nepalis stranded at Sunauli border point stage a
sit-in: The Nepalis reached Sunauli border point from
various parts of India three days ago and are waiting to
be allowed in, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 31/03/2020)
Decision
to ban entry of Nepalis returning from abroad
challenged: ‘Move violates rights of Nepalis stranded in
foreign countries’ (ht 25/03/2020), Hopes
of Nepalis stuck abroad dashed (ht 26/03/2020) [This is tantamount to justifying a
temporary exile!]
House
panel endorses bill allowing intelligence agency to
listen in on conversations: The bill passed with the
support of the opposition Nepali Congress, despite legal
experts sounding the alarm over its potential for misuse
and privacy violations, by Binod Ghimire (kp
20/03/2020)
‘More
than half the population denied access to hand hygiene’:
UNICEF says 54 per cent health care units in Nepal lack
access to handwashing facilites (kp 19/03/2020)
Govt
curtailing freedom of expression: Report; The government
did not make efforts to preserve safety and independence
of the media (ht 15/03/2020)
Govt
fails to deliver right info at right time (ht
14/03/2020)
Marriage
halted during day, conducted at night (ht
13/03/2020)
In
criminal cases, police often fail to ensure privacy or
security for complainants, resulting in threats and
bribes: Threats and bribes can lead the complainant to
ultimately change their statements in courts, weakening
the case and resulting in a lack of conviction, by
Shuvam Dhungana (kp 06/03/2020)
Caste-based
discrimination continues across Nepal: Report: “Dalits
are unable to sell dairy products due to superstitious
beliefs in society” (ht 05/03/2020)
Right
to Housing: Right to housing is not the same as the
right to land. The state must make every possible effort
to implement the right to shelter and take progressive
steps in that direction, by Jivesh Jha and Nil
Prasad Paneru (rep 04/03/2020)
Why
Special Service Bill should be amended: If Special
Service Bill is authenticated in current format, it
could lead to self-censorship among the journalists and
their sources. Besides, journalists, You Tubers and
bloggers may be arrested, by Taranath Dahal and
Dikchya Raut (rep 03/03/2020)
Supreme
Court orders contempt of court case against four police
officials, including the Nepal Police chief: The order
comes following the arrest of three Chand party members
from the Supreme Court premises immediately after their
release on February 17, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
01/03/2020)
Video
of police officer baton charging a woman carrying a
child outrages the public: The video once again calls
attention to the police’s use of excessive force against
peaceful protestors who pose no threat, by Shuvam
Dhungana (kp 29/02/2020), [No
one has the right to beat other people, especially not
with wooden sticks. Even policemen who do this are to be
treated as criminals!], Police
inspector mercilessly beats up woman, by Sabitri
Dhakal (ht 29/02/2020)
Accept
the criticisms: Government needs to understand that
appreciation of different perspectives and criticisms
can only help the government become more accountable,
by Tulasi Acharya (rep 29/02/2020)
Civil
code deems a man and woman married if a child is born,
but opinions are divided: While some rights activists
believe that the provision will help ensure citizenship
for the child, others see it as a patriarchal
imposition, by Elisha Shrestha (kp 27/02/2020)
Civil
liberty group calls for more changes in proposed Media
Council Bill: In a statement, Freedom Forum has welcomed
recent changes but pointed out a number of provisions
that could jeopardise freedom of expression in the
country (kp 24/02/2020)
After
the executive, legislature restricts media’s access: At
least two parliamentary committees have refused to allow
journalists to cover their meetings, while both the
Prime Minister’s Office and Home Ministry have also
imposed restrictions, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
19/02/2020) [This is a serious
violation of Article 27 of the Constitution, which
guarantees all citizens the right to information. It is
the duty and right of the media to provide this
information without restriction (article 19).]
Chinese
Embassy takes exception to article carried by Post on
coronavirus: The Post on its February 18 edition had
carried an op-ed, previously published by The Korean
Herald, about China’s handling of the outbreak (kp
19/02/2020), Journalists
and diplomats seriously concerned over Chinese embassy
statement: The Chinese embassy’s statement objecting to
an article published by the Post is against press
freedom and breaches diplomatic protocol, they say,
by Anil Giri and Tika R. Pradhan (kp 20/02/2020), Why
China’s statement targeting The Post is a cause for
concern: The Chinese embassy’s statement, ultimately, is
not just about the Post, or its Editor-in-Chief. It is a
rebuke to not bite the hand that feeds (kp
20/02/2020)
Karnali
reeling under food shortage: Six districts out of 10 in
the province are not able to meet the demand for food
(ht 16/02/2020)
Rural
municipality chair accused of coercing a Dalit woman
into abortion: Jaya Bahadur Chemjong is among seven
people accused of forcing a Dalit woman to abort her
fetus at 21 weeks as she was in an intercaste marriage,
district police say, by Ananda Gautam (kp
15/02/2020)
Despite
robust legal provisions, pregnant women still find it
difficult to get maternity leave: The law mandates a
total of 98 days of maternity leave, with 60 days fully
paid, but most private employers fail to comply and
women are hesitant to ask, by Elisha Shrestha (kp
13/02/2020), Maternity
leave: Women are discriminated against in the workplace
(kp 14/02/2020)
Citizens
still deprived of fundamental rights in lack of
regulations, by Ashok Dahal (rep 03/02/2020)
Student’s
arrest from university library prompts questions over
intent: The student, who was released after 24 hours in
custody, had in his possession a book by an Indian
politician which police said was only read by
“terrorists”, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 03/02/2020) [????]
‘RTI
ensures transparency of local bodies’ (ht
29/01/2020)
Civil
servants spreading awareness against chhaupadi in Bajura
(ht 29/01/2020)
Assessing
privacy law: Individual’s right to refuse medical
treatment or terminate his life and opt for euthanasia
falls within the ambit of right to privacy. Individual’s
Right to Privacy Act is silent on this matter, by
Jivesh Jha and Nil Prasad Paneru (rep 26/01/2020)
Police,
local reps destroy chhau huts in Dadeldhura district
(ht 24/01/2020), 241
chhaugoths demolished in Dailekh (rep 24/01/2020)
Lack
of laws affects implementation of fundamental rights
(ht 23/01/2020)
Govt
urged to rectify controversial IT Bill (ht
22/01/2020))
Women
urge for 'brainwashing' along with strict measures
against Chhaupadi, by Jagat Khadka (rep 20/01/2020)
Tipping
point on menstrual banishment in Nepal: It is when local
women take the lead to end the practice that it is most
effective, by Marty Logan (nt 17/01/2020)
Young
girls taking one step at a time to fight menstrual
banishment: Although complete eradication of the
practice seems like a far cry at the moment, various
anti-Chhaupadi campaigns launched by young women have
paved a way to fight against the practice, by
Tularam Pandey (kp 15/01/2020)
Widows
in Nepal still need to fight for their property right:
Despite legal provisions that ensure widows’ rights to
the property of their husbands, implementation has been
impeded by societal norms and customs, by Elisha
Shrestha (kp 15/01/2020)
Organisations
gear up for protest against IT bill saying it will curb
freedom of expression: Even within the ruling party,
some leaders have been raising voices against the bill,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 11/01/2020)
MPs
demand court nod for tapping personal phone calls
(rep 07/01/2020), Internet
service providers open to criminal liability under new
IT bill (rep 07/01/2020)
The
current government is breathing down our necks: The
Information Technology Bill will asphyxiate freedom of
speech and expression, by Sushrey Nepal (kp
03/01/2020)
As
the government pushes ahead with IT Bill, rights
watchdog expresses concern: The bill in its current form
infringes on the fundamental freedom of expression, says
the National Human Rights Commission, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 02/1/2020)
Without
proper sanitation facilities, girls keep missing school
during menstruation: While menstrual taboos already lead
girls to miss school, a lack of water and sanitation at
schools only pushes them to stay away, by Elisha
Shrestha (kp 31/12/2019)
Curtailing
civil liberties in Nepal, one legislation at a time: The
KP Sharma Oli-led government has been repeatedly
criticised for trying to curb dissent through its laws
and policies, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 31/12/2019)
House
panel passes controversial IT Bill disregarding dozens
of amendment proposals: In an attempt to regulate the
cyberspace, the government has given itself enormous new
powers to curb online content, experts say, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 30/12/2019), HoR
panel passes ‘restrictive’ IT Bill, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 30/12/2019), Government
tables bill that will allow intelligence agencies to
listen in to private conversations: Provisions in the
bill contradict the spirit of the constitutional rights
to freedom of expression and privacy, analysts say,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/12/2019)
Spooking
Nepalis by snooping on them: A new bill in Parliament
threatens the citizens’ right to privacy and freedom,
by Mukesh Pokhrel (nt 27/12/2019)
NHRC
urges govt to ensure fundamental rights of citizens
(ht 25/12/2019)
In
Kathmandu’s schools, it’s not just teachers who are
watching you: Surveillance cameras have become
ubiquitous in Kathmandu’s schools and colleges. But
students and teachers say they come at the cost of
personal freedoms, by Tulsi Tauniyar (kp 18/12/2019)
Government
tables bill allowing intelligence agencies to intercept
personal conversation: Rights defenders and main
opposition object to the bill, saying it infringes upon
people’s right to privacy and individual freedom, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 17/12/2019) [Is
Nepal more and more turning into an the authoritarian
control state?], New
bill lets govt snoop on citizens: Comes under fire from
rights activists, lawyers and NC, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 17/12/2019), Big
Brother is listening: The government has once again
shown its tendency towards authoritarianism. It must
stop (kp 18/12/2019), Ensure
privacy right: It would be in the interest of the
government not to push the bill through the Parliament
on the strength of its near two-thirds majority (ht
18/12/2019)
The
government must ensure it establishes the consumer court
expeditiously: Consumer courts enable consumers to make
the best choices based on their interests and prevent
them from being mistreated (kp 16/12/2019)
Let’s
talk about the queer: Bringing LGBTIQ discussions to the
mainstream at WOW festival, as the community struggles
for social acceptance, by Srizu Bajracharya
(kp13/12/2019)
Right
to Information Act: Most ministries fail to update their
information (ht 03/12/2019)
NVC
seeks action against 258 employees (kp 01/12/2019) [How can the Nepalese state dare to
force all civil servants to wear the Hindu caste clothes
in office?]
NCP
student wing cadres thrash college chief: ANNFSU targets
Tri-Chandra College principal for hiking fees (ht
26/11/2019)
FNJ
to hold demonstration for protection of press freedom
(ht 23/11/2019)
With
new legislation in the works, Nepal’s civil society
organisations fear tighter control: The KP Sharma Oli
administration has been repeatedly criticised by
national and international rights bodies for trying to
curb dissent through laws and policies, by Bhrikuti
Rai (kp 23/11/2019)
Our
songs from the forest: Finding freedom from menstrual
taboos in the lap of nature, by Uma Bista (kp
23/11/2019)
In
Rajapur, police consistently fail to investigate cases
involving marginalised communities: Police have refused
to look into a number of recent cases involving Tharus
and Dalits, despite their families alleging foul play,
by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 16/11/2019)
Human
Rights Watch criticises the government’s move to
undermine citizen’s rights to organise: The current
administration has been repeatedly criticised by
national and international rights bodies for trying to
curb dissent through laws and policies, by Bhrikuti
Rai (kp 15/11/2019)
FNJ
to launch special mission for press freedom from January
(ht 11/11/2019)
Why
media must be free: Nepal would do better by adhering to
the principles of freedom, diversity and equality in
media actions, by Mohan Nepali (rep 05/11/2019)
Govt
told not to curtail Bista’s rights (ht 01/11/2019)
The
health of the prime minister is a topic that affects
everyone in the country: The public has a right to know
about KP Sharma Oli's condition (kp 01/11/2019)
Rapper’s
arrest is latest in government’s attempt to crack down
on free expression: Samir Ghising’s detention comes just
days after another singer, Durgesh Thapa, was called for
questioning by the police for the same reason, by
Samuel Chhetri and Bhrikuti Rai (kp 25/10/2019), Democratic
nations should protect all free speech: If a state
fundamentally guarantees freedom of expression then it
also guarantees a right to offend, by Atit Babu
Rijal (kp 27/10/2019), Artists
decry the growing tendency to arrest musicians for their
lyrical content as autocratic censorship: In the wake of
singer Durgesh Thapa and rapper VTEN’s arrest, Nepali
artists say that the police’s actions are alarming and
people need to resist them, by Timothy Aryal (kp
28/0/2019)
Some
basic rights still a struggle for LGBTI in Nepal, by
Priyanka Adhikari (rep 20/10/2019)
Supreme
Court directs information commission to respond to writ
regarding Lal Commission report: The report includes
findings from investigations into deadly violence in
2015 that killed nearly 50 people, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 18/10/2019)
Nepali
citizens detained during Xi Jinping’s visit for Tibetan
signage on clothes and accessories: All citizens have a
right to political opinion and the right to criticise
and protest Nepal’s foreign policy, irrespective of the
country’s formal position, say rights activists, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 18/10/2019)
Hospitals
are implanting hormonal birth control on mentally
impaired women: Rights activists say that such implants
are a violation of women’s rights and legal provisions
and do not address the core problem of violence against
women, by Arjun Poudel (kpn 17/10/2019)
11
Tibetan refugees among 22 held (ht 13/10/2019)
While
the entire country takes a four-day holiday, Nepal’s
courts go on a two-week break: The decision to take a
15-day holiday is especially concerning given that
thousands of cases remain pending at the courts, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 03/10/2019)
NHRC
concerned about curbs on free speech (ht 02/10/2019)
Governments
have no right to dictate what the citizenry can think:
The current government is notorious for its attempts to
muzzle the free press (kp 30/09/2019)
Press
Council wants to monitor journalists’ social media use
because it wants them to be ‘role models’: Amendments to
the Journalist Code of Conduct could stifle journalists’
freedom of expression on social media, rights advocates
say, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 27/09/2019)
How
safe is your data? To start the culture of protecting
data, Nepali consumers have to demand accountability and
transparency from the organizations which collect their
data, by Pratigya Bhattarai (kp 26/09/2019)
Progress
in rights has stalled: Sexual minorities (ht
20/09/2019)
In
a democracy, protesting is a right: Guided by the ‘best
constitution’, we have to presume our current political
system is not a sham democracy, by Deepak Thapa (kp
19/09/2019)
Women's
battle for citizenship continues: The new proposals
regarding the Citizenship Amendment Bill still treat
women as second-class citizens (kp 16/09/2019)
Politics
of the Dolpo festival: The violation of the political
rights of Dolpo in 2014 is still fresh in the minds of
many, by Tashi Tewa (kp 16/09/2019)
Citizenship
debate has reached another low, rights activists say:
New provisions in the citizenship amendment bill could
further limit equal citizenship rights for women, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 12/09/2019), Lawmakers
continue to debate marital naturalisation in Parliament
(ht 12/09/2019) [Women and men
should be legally treated absolutely equally, regardless
of whether they are foreigners or not! Nepal is not the
property of men!]
Government
to launch mobile app to deliver services digitally: IT
experts say use of mobile SIM card registration data for
applicant identification problematic; raise concern over
cyber threat and misuse of digital information by the
state, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/05/2019)
No
regulation to implement acts related to fundamental
rights, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 01/09/2019)
Suicide
is preventable: Mental health should be respected as a
fundamental right (kp 30/08/2019)
Police
intensify crack down on sex workers: 121 persons,
including 25 transgender, arrested in the last one month,
by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 29/08/2019)
UN
asks Nepal government to bring anti-torture law at par
with international standard: The existing provision in
criminal code is flexible, legal experts say, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 28/08/2019) [It
is not only the unchanged and continued practice of
torture and targeted injuries up to killings by the
security forces. Numerous other laws and practices also
violate internationally recognized human rights
statutes, although Nepal has been a member of the UN
Human Rights Council since the beginning of 2018!]
Citizenship
in limbo: Sub-panel fails to forge consensus on
naturalised citizenship, by Jagdishor Panday (ht
28/08/2019)
End
gender discrimination in citizenship bill: NHRC (ht
24/08/2019)
Journalists
are being arrested for their political beliefs, in eerie
reminder of Panchayat days: At least two journalists are
in detention on suspicion of their affiliation with the
Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 15/08/2019)
Neglected
for giving birth to a baby girl: If there is something
our society as a whole must fight together it is this
(rep 15/08/2019)
States
are beginning to play a direct role in supporting press
freedom: The declining state of freedom of expression in
the subcontinent needs more exposure, by Achyut
Wagle (kp 06/08/2019)
‘Implement
sexual and reproductive health rights’ (ht
04/08/2019)
A
new film bill draws sharp criticism from Nepali
entertainment industry: The proposed bill gives sweeping
authority to film censor board and adds unnecessary
hassles, filmmakers say, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
03/08/2019)
In
some colleges, students say teachers are going through
their phones: While students decry invasion of privacy,
teachers and staff say that they only do it for the
protection of their students, by Sneha Dahal (kp
03/08/2019)
Data
collection and privacy issues: We need to start talking
about who is gathering our personal information and how
they are using it, by Jagat Bahadur Kunwar (kp
02/08/2019)
Consumers
have rights: The government must do everything in its
power to establish consumer courts in the country
(kp 01/08/2019)
Postpartum
mothers in Joshibunga carry the weight of old
traditions: In many parts of Nepal, new mothers are
considered “untouchable” until the eleventh day of
delivery, by Trpti Shahi (kp 30/07/2019)
NHRC
for lifting curbs on women aspiring to work abroad
(ht 27/07/2019)
Women
workers in construction sector continue to experience
exploitation on several fronts: The workers are formally
organising against unequal pay, workplace safety, and
workplace harassment, and this is helping them protect
their rights, recent study concludes, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal(kp 26/07/2019)
The
government should protect intellectual property, not
hide behind it: It should make all data easily
accessible, not limit its usage by adding unnecessary
watermarks, by Deepak Thapa (kp 25/07/2019)
Debate
on external voting rages on, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
23/07/2019)
Govt
told to ensure safe migration, protect rights of women
migrants (ht 20/07/2019)
Thousands
of domestic violence cases are registered every year,
but almost none go to court: Nepal’s law itself favours
mediation over prosecution, as domestic violence is
regarded to be a family affair, lawyers say, by
Tsering D. Gurung (kp 19/07/2019)
NHRC
for lifting travel ban on female migrant workers
(rep 17/07/2019)
Bungal
declared first ‘Chhaupadi free’ municipality in Farwest:
Bungal’s Mayor Dhan Bahadur Bista says the declaration
came after a long, persistent effort from the
municipality and various non-governmental organisations,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 15/07/2019)
Allow
LGBTIQ people to join govt jobs, say lawmakers, by
Jagdishor Panday (kp 01/07/2019)
‘Govt
invoking reasonable restriction provision to curtail
press freedom’: Deteriorating press freedom in Nepal has
drawn the attention of international press bodies
(ht 25/06/2019)
Political
violence: Missing the gender lens, by Susan Risal
(ht 25/06/2019)
Dhading’s
centuries-old temple where women are still barred,
by Sarita Shrestha (rep 21/06/2019)
CBS
report brings to fore huge gender pay gap: Nepali women
earn 29 per cent less than equally educated men, by
Sujan Dhungana (ht 20/06/2019)
Senior
citizens in rural areas deprived of citizenship
certificate: Without citizenship, people are denied job
opportunities and social security allowances, by
Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 14/06/2019)
On
sex and citizenship: The debate on citizenship goes from
nationalist rhetoric to plain misogyny, by Subina
Shrestha (kp 14/06/2019)
AI
tells govt to ensure safe housing for all people: Nearly
half the population is living in substandard homes; 10
pc people are homeless (ht 13/06/2019), Right
to housing law must extend protection to tenants,
squatters: Amnesty report; Director of Amnesty
International Nepal Nirajan Thapaliya says the
government has been increasingly enacting laws
related to fundamental rights without any consultation
with stakeholders, by Tsering D Gurung (kp
14/06/2019)
Rights
activists urge govt to sign OPCAT, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 21/05/2019)
Together
against pollution: Air pollution should be controlled
immediately. Otherwise, we will witness huge loss in
human resources, production and economic growth, by
Nitigya Oli and Durga Sapkota (rep 21/05/2019)
National
Human Rights Commission objects to Media Council Bill:
If endorsed in present form, it will be against the
basic principles of human rights and freedom of
expression, watchdog says, by Binod Ghimire (kp
16/05/2019), NHRC
concerned about freedom of expression (ht
16/05/2019)
Two
years on, Nepali women still barred from working in the
Gulf as housemaids: Latest recommendations urge the
government to revoke discriminatory restrictions and
allow all women equal access to employment, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 14/05/2019)
Threats
to
press freedom have only increased in Nepal, report says:
Even as violations of press freedom nearly doubled in
the last 12 months, the administration is
formulating tighter laws, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
02/05/2019) [see report
by Freedom Forum], 104
cases of press freedom violations in a year (ht
02/05/2019)
Right
to food sovereignty still a far cry, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 02/05/2019)
Gaumul
Rural Municipality freed of chhaupadi (ht
20/04/2019)
Rising
threat
of pollution: Right to clean environment is the
fundamental right granted by the constitution. Health
of general public should not be compromised in the name
of development, by Sandip Neupane (rep 18/04/2019)
Journalist
arrested
on charge of cybercrime for publishing news on financial
fraud: Reporters, freedom of speech campaigners condemn
the arrest saying journalism is not cybercrime, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 16/04/2019)
Citizenship
relief
for children of citizens by birth: District
administrative offices told to grant them citizenship by
descent, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 04/04/2019) [The
cheering can only come from male persons! Concerning the
right to citizenship through the mother everything
remains unchanged! Women continue to be treated as
unequal and inferior persons! Long live the patriarchal
state of Nepal!!]
Is
Nepal’s
progressive trans rights movement bracing for a setback?
LGBTIQ community expresses reservations about provisions
in the citizenship bill which, according to them, can
result in further discrimination against sexual
minorities, by Asmita Manandhar (kp 31/03/2019)
Back
to the Middle Ages: An examinee had her sanitary pad
confiscated in the name of security (kp 28/03/2019)
His
mother
is a Nepali.He has been refused citizenship for 10
years: Between 2009 and 2017, Nepal has issued 13
naturalised citizenships to those born to a Nepali
mother and a foreign father. Many are waiting, hoping to
be the next, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 25/03/2019)
Women
are still dying after being sent to menstruation huts,
but no one is filing complaints: A new report by the
National Human Rights Commision paints a grim picture of
Chhaupadi and how it’s still taking women’s lives,
despite being outlawed, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
23/03/2019) [see NHRC
report (in Nepali)]
On
the
wrong side of history: Defending unequal citizenship
rights is defending the Khas-Arya man’s status, not the
state sovereignty, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
22/03/2019)
Achham
police launch campaign against Chhaupadi, by Menuka
Dhungana (kp 12/03/2019)
Debate
on
women’s citizenship rights rages as House takes up
amendment bill: Activists say lawmakers’ reluctance to
grant equal citizenship rights to women is reflective of
the deep-rooted patriarchal beliefs in society, by
Tsering D Gurung (kp 08/03/2019)
Free
the speech: The beauty of the internet is freedom. Let
it be, by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 03/03/2019)
‘Democracy
is also about tolerating dissent’ (ht 02/03/2019)
‘ITB
curtails fundamental rights of people’ (ht
26/02/2019)
Menstruating
women are still being banished to outdoor sheds — and
it’s killing them, by Tsering D Gurung (kp
23/02/2019)
Everything
you
need to know about the government’s new IT bill: In an
attempt to regulate the cyberspace, the K P Sharma Oli
government is trying to give itself enormous new
powers to curb online content, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
23/02/2019)
Assaulting
free speech: The provisions in the new bill could
further curtail free speech and silence dissenters,
by Taranath Dahal (kp 21/02/2019)
Following
threats,
popular folk singer Sharma pulls video from YouTube:
Rights advocates call pressure an attack on freedom of
expression, by Anup Ojha and Tika R Pradhan (kp
18/02/2019), Folk
singer Pashupati faces YAN music for satirical song,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 18/02/2019)
With
a new IT bill, state draws battle lines against free
speech: In attempting to regulate social media
platforms, Oli administration violates the freedom of
speech and opinion guaranteed under the constitution,
experts say, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 16/02/2019)
Government
proposes harsh punishment for posting ‘improper’
contents online, by Sanjaya Lama (kp 14/02/2019)
Ministry
asks staff to not partake in programmes without consent,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/02/2019) [Fundamental
rights not valid for civil servants!]
Bill
restricting civil servants from sharing views on social
media cause for concern: Experts, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 12/02/2019), Bill
puts rigid restrictions on govt staff, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 12/02/2019)
Many
muzzles: Press freedom cannot be curtailed in the name
of ‘regulation’ (kp 12/02/2019)
Provincial
media
bills will curtail press freedom, experts warn:
Provincial assemblies should take into account the
importance of fourth estate in democracy and
governance, observers say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
11/02/2019)
Rise
against the clock: Proactive research and analysis are
needed to effectively address future nutritional
problems, by Ramu Bishwakarma (kp 05/02/2019)
Youth
denied citizenship despite SC order (ht 05/02/2019)
Standing
in the way of control: Protests, a means of
political communication, cannot be stifled (kp
04/02/2019)
Nepal
Citizenship bill: Female lawmakers decry unequal
provisions, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 30/01/2019), Nepal
Citizenship Bill faces hurdles to passage in HoR, by
Rewati Sapkota (ht 31/01/2019)
Citizens’
Right to Health, by Mukti Rijal (rn 24/01/2019)
A
school too far: Through a child rights perspective, the
school merging programme goes against the right to
education, by Nilima Rai (kp 24/01/2019)
A
dangerous life: Road safety is not a privilege, but the
right of the people (kp 21/01/2019)
Press
freedom
anxiety: To demonstrate that it will work as per the
spirit of the Constitution, the govt has no option but
to amend some of the draconian provisions (ht
03/01/2019), Civil
society and media: Give them their due, by Dutta
Shree Duwadi (Khanal) (ht 03/01/2019)
‘Untouchability’
culture among Dalits weakens anti-discrimination drive,
by Menuka Dhungana (kp 28/12/2018)
Nirmala
murder case: 2nd suspect freed by DNA report, accuses
police of torture, by Sanjaya Lama (kp 27/12/2018),
Police
deny
torturing suspects during interrogation: Pradip Rawal
and Bishal Chaudhary, the latest suspects in
Nirmala murder case, cleared by DNA evidence, by
Nayak Paudel (kp 28/12/2018)
No
remedy even as Kathmandu air crosses dangerous levels,
by Arpan Shrestha (kp 25/12/2018)
Chaudhary:
Police tortured me to extract confession, by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 23/12/2018), Bishal
taken to Kathmandu for medical examination, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 25/12/2018) [Showing
mental problems after severe police torture!]
Chhaupadi-free
drive ineffective, by Menuka Dhungana (kp
22/12/2018)
Women
still unable to enjoy reproductive health rights (ht
22/12/2018)
'Monopoly
of capitalist big media houses' must en, says Dahal
(rep 13/12/2018) [Another frontal attack on free press and freedom
of opinion!!]
Hail
Comrade
Chairman! With the mass intelligentsia ready to pounce
upon his critics, Oli is confident that he can cut the
media and intelligentsia down to size, by CK Lal
(rep 10/12/2018)
Disabled
people to campaign for inclusion across the country:
513,321 disabled people live in Nepal, according to 2011
census, by Anup Ojha (kp 01/12/2018), Count
them in: The state must take ownership over empowering
differently-abled people (kp 03/12/2018), Getting
noticed: For people with disabilities, the realisation
of their basic human rights is a huge challenge, by
Rajesh Man KC (kp 03/12/2018)
People
still unaware of right to info (ht 29/11/2018) [And the governmaent of PM Oli does
everything that they will never become aware!]
Stringent
IT law to replace Electronic Transaction Act: Advocates
of press freedom concerned over its effects in digital
age, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 28/11/2018)
Citizens,
not subjects: Criticising the government and expressing
dissatisfaction is our right (kp 15/11/2018)
Fearing
backlash,
Cabinet keeps key decisions to itself: In an
unprecedented move and against a longstanding practice,
journalists on Sunday were denied information on
government decisions, by Anil Giri (kp 13/11/2018),
Govt
move to deny info on cabinet decisions causes widespread
controversy (rep 13/11/2018), Govt’s
information gag draws flak, by Jagdishor Panday (ht
13/11/2018), Not
disclosing cabinet decisions a huge setback for freedom
of info, by Taranath Dahal (rep 14/11/2018), Cabinet
decisions must be transparent (rep 14/11/2018), Cabinet
to share its decisions only once a week: Prime Minister
Oli warns ministers not to divulge decisions to media,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 16/11/2018) [??????],
PM
cements information gag order, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
16/11/2018), Nepaleaks:
Why is the greatest communist government on Earth afraid
of its own people, media and even well-wishers?, by
Guffadi (kp 17/11/2108), ‘Info
gag on Cabinet decisions against constitution, RTI Act’,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 18/11/2018)
Ministry
issues stern social media use policy: Directive bars
comments or posts against government, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 03/11/2018)
PM's
IT consultant 'tapping' private data on people for
commercial use (rep 09/10/2018)
Don’t
be cruel: The authorities need to understand that the
use of torture is inhumane and illegal, by Sudeshna
Thapa (kp 05/10/2018)
Disenfranchised
citizen: Every citizen has the right to a good
education, even the visually impaired, by Parbishi
Mishra (kp 03/10/2018)
Government
mulling over making local level permit mandatory for
foreign trip, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 27/09/2018), Right
to
roam: Govt must bear in mind that people are citizens,
not subjects and any move to restrict people’s mobility
will contravene human rights (ht 28/09/2018)
Shelter
for everyone: Easier said than done, by Jiba Raj
Pokharel (ht 27/09/2018)
Enabling
Nepalis abroad to vote: ‘Government should start
preparations immediately’, by Roshan S Nepal (ht
26/09/2018)
Dang
brutal
for women if the charge is witchery: Mostly, illiterate
women with weak financial status are accused of
witchcraft, they are beaten up and even murdered, by
Devendra Basnet (rep 19/09/2018)
Parliament
passes all bills on basic rights, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp) [by breaking laws and
rulings in an authoritarian way!], Fundamental
rights-related bills passed / MPs cast doubt over
implementation, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 17/09/2018), The
right stuff: Passing of the bills on basic rights is a
milestone, but implementation will be key (kp
18/09/2018), Citizenship
bill
unlikely to be passed this session: Parliament passed 15
bills related to fundamental rights on Sunday, but
stateless people will not be able to enjoy the
fundamental rights, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
18/09/2018), Fast-tracked:
Fundamental
rights are essential to safeguard interests of the
people, so the state now must act for their full
implementation (ht 18/09/2018)
House
set to endorse laws barring uneducated people from all
types of jobs after 10 yrs, by Ashok Dahal (rep
16/09/2018)
Scramble
to meet deadline on fundamental right laws (rep
15/09/2018), Deadline
looming large over passage of rights bills, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 16/09/2018)
They
are citizens too: Gender equality was sacrificed in the
name of preserving social and cultural values, by
Bharati Silawal Giri (kp 14/09/2018)
No
laws on fundamental rights ready though deadline ends
Sept 19, by Ashok Dahal (rep 04/09/2018)
Leaders
pledge
to amend laws limiting free press: Leaders of various
political parties sympathise with the concern raised by
journalists and writers over the new laws that restrict
press freedom (kp 03/09/2018)
Nepalis
abroad set to exercise voting right: Court orders
facilities for citizens to vote from foreign
destinations, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 03/09/2019), Ensure
voting rights for Nepalis living abroad, SC tells
government, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 03/09/2018), Right
to vote for Nepalis living abroad (rep 04/09/2018)
Lawmakers
demand removal of 'regressive' provisions in Privacy
Bill (rep 02/09/2018), Why
privacy
bill should be amended: The state has no right to
control people’s freedom and liberties while introducing
right to privacy laws. No law should encroach on
people’s right to know, by Taranath Dahal (rep
02/09/2018)
Bista
moves court against travel ban (kp 01/09/2018), Top
court questions government for foiling Bista’s travel
(kp 03/09/2018)
Plans
to fast-track fundamental laws related bills afoot:
Sixteen out of 17 laws related bills were registered in
the Parliament, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 28/08/2018)
Truth
to power: The main duty of a free press is to uphold the
people’s right to know (kp 23/08/2018)
Even
elected representatives have chhaugoths at home, by
Nagendra Upadhyay (rep 23/08/2018)
Laws
needed for exercise of fundamental rights still in
pipeline: Govt set to miss Sept 19 deadline for
implementation, by Ashok Dahal (rep 23/08/2018)
Protests
escalate after police parade ‘wrong’ rape suspect,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 22/08/2018)
13
pc citizens have no access to drinking water, by
Tika R Pradhan (22/08/2018)
Govt
can’t disclose classified information: Oli (rep
20/08/2018) [??], Right
to
Information Act: Ensure implementation; Right to
Information Act provides an opportunity for federal
Nepal to hold all three tiers of governments accountable,
by Pramod Bhattarai (rep 21/08/2018), Press
Freedom Under Attack?, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
22/08/2018), Government
ignores free press concerns: New bill bars journalists
from even gathering information on public staff, by
Binod Ghimre (kp 22/08/2018), Solidarity
against press freedom curbs (kp 22/08/2018), Value
differing opinions: The new code has provisions that
limit free expression and criminalise media lapses,
by Binod Bhattarai (kp 23/08/2018)
End
inequalities:
Children of Nepali women, irrespective of who she is
married to, should unquestionably be entitled to
citizenship by descent (ht 20/08/2018)
Press
council grills editors (rep 18/08/2018), Press
Council's grilling of editors against jurisdiction and a
misuse of authority: Freedom Forum (rep 19/08/2018)
Free
press on edge as new laws come into force today, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 17/08/2018), Media
Society warns against anti-press rules (kp
17/08/2018), Privacy
and the press: Press freedom might come under attack as
the government passes new law (kp 17/08/2018)
All
political parties are technically illegal, by Om
Astha Rai (nt 17/08/2018)
Practising
untouchability
during menstruation, postpartum periods criminal
offense: Offenders can be jailed for up to three months
(Setopati 16/08/2018)
35
days remain to pass laws on fundamental rights: Cabinet
sitting on 10 bills for a month, by Ashok Dahal (rep
15/08/2018)
Cops
beat up Dalit man 'without reason' (rep 15/08/2018)
[Cops don't have the right to
beat anybody, espexcially not the downtrodden Dalits!!]
Bill
to amend citizenship act: Ruling party lawmakers object
tweaks to law, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 14/08/2018) [The male Tagadhari politicians will
take care that women will never be equal to men!]
Children
are starving in Bajhang: Thousands of children at risk
from malnutrition in the remote far-western district,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 13/08/2018)
Gender,
nation, and women’s honour: Women’s bodies have been
instrumentalised to legitimise certain groups’ political
and business interests under the pretext of nationalism,
by Sangita Thebe Limbu and Kalpana Jha (kp 10/08/2018)
Son
worshippers: It is sad when women have to achieve
recognition by having a male child (kp 09/08/2018)
Newborns
may get birth certificate through their mothers, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 08/08/2018), Birth
certificates
in mom’s name to be a norm; Fine and jail proposed for
spouses who abandon their partners citing reproductive
health problems. A new bill also proposes to prohibit
forceful use of contraceptives, by Jagdishor Panday
(ht 08/08/2018), New
bill proposes to protect a woman’s right on her body:
Three months prison term and fine of Rs 50,000 for
forcing a woman to use contraceptive to prevent
pregnancy (kp 09/08/2018)
My
horrible experience with immigration at TIA, by
Nikita Acharya (rep 06/08/2018) [Based
on article 18 of the constitution, men should be treated
in the same way if they are not travelling with female
relatives!]
Right
to
know: Hiding information is violation of citizen’s right
to information and a major stumbling block to
strengthening democracy, by Pramod Bhattarai
(rep 05/08/2018)
Law
ministry sends back draft bills to ministries (ht
31/07/2018)
The
privilege to choose: It’s increasingly clear that our
liberal standards come with the freedom to choose our
protests, by Amish Mulmi (kp 27/07/2018)
Concern
over shrinking civic space mounts as govt moves to
stifle dissent (rep 26/07/2018)
7
ministries finalise drafts on fundamental rights: The
documents will likely be tabled at the Cabinet for
approval today (kp 24/07/2018), Ministries
complete draft laws on fundamental rights (kp
25/07/2018)
Police
gone
wild! Why can’t our politicians understand that no
regime has succeeded by beating up protestors and or
even shooting at them?, by Guffadi (kp 21/07/2018)
Women
MPs join hands against dowry system (ht 21/07/2018)
askota
vows state will not muzzle media freedom KMG chairman
hopes state includes stakeholders’ voice in new act
(kp 20/07/2018)
Government
‘abducts’
social activist: Dr KC refuges to enter ICU, vows to
continue his protest until his demands for reforms in
medical education sector are met, by Binod Ghimire
and LP Devkota (kp 20/07/2018),
20
doctors among injured in clashes with security forces
(kp 20/07/2018),
PM
Oli says some parties are playing with Dr KC’s life
(kp 20/07/2018)
[Bare mockery!], Congress
urges RJP-N, Naya Shakti to join in the fight against
govt, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
20/07/2018) [Pressure
on the government is urgent, but Deuba's argumentation
is also mockery, since he did not act otherwise when he
was PM!], NC
raises pitch against ‘autocracy’ (kp
20/07/2018), Police
detain 25 students protesting against PM Oli (kp
20/07/2018)
Law
Ministry to hold final talks on basic rights today: Line
ministries fail to submit drafts as deadline lapses,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 18/07/2018)
Right
to know: Hidden cabinet decisions (rep 10/07/2018),
Govt
hiding budget transfer details since February (rep
10/07/2018)
Govt
hides cabinet decisions, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep
09/07/2018), PM
to
direct ministers, secys on implementing policies,
programmes: The government plans to set up a mechanism
at the PMO to execute the policies and programmes
(kp 09/07/2018)
Prof
Koirala didn’t have permission to fly: Home minister:
Oppn party terms it ‘fascist terror’ by govt (rep
09/07/2018), University
of British Colombia dismayed and shamed (rep
09/07/2018)
Protest
ban ‘unconstitutional’ (kp 04/07/2018)
On
liberty: Govt’s decision to ban protests in prime spaces
shows authoritarian tendency (kp 03/07/2018)
Politics
of
prohibition: What is the need for the government to
declare a no-go area for peaceful protests and prohibit
spaces located at the heart of the city?, by Pranab
Kharel and Gaurab KC (rep 03/07/2018)
What’s
the intention? Fundamental rights at stake (rep
02/07/2018), Allow
dissent: Silencing public voice weakens democracy; govt
must understand democracy and dissent go together
(ht 02/07/2018)
Laws
related to polygamy contradictory (ht 01/07/2018)
MoHA
designates protest zones in valley (ht 29/06/2018),
Activists
vow
to defy Maitighar Mandala ban: Nepali Congress and
Bibeksheel Sajha Party say ban on protest rallies
muzzles citizens’ freedom to express (kp
30/06/2018), Right
to
protest! Our greatest communist government on earth is
slowly showing its true colours and if we don’t wake up
now, it might be a little too late when you realise that
you can no longer assemble peacefully, or protest
against our thulo mancheys, by Guffadi (kp
30/06/2018), Bibeksheel
Sajha defies govt ban, stages demonstration at Maitighar
(kp 01/07/2018), Protest
ban in Valley raises fears of ‘controlled democracy’
(rep 02/07/2018), Activists
question legality of protest ban in Valley (rep
02/07/2018)
Textbook
shortage
in rural Achham: A teacher says textbook shortage is a
perennial problem that the government has failed to
address, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 25/06/2018) [The continued inaction by the governments is a
grave violation of the children's fundamental rights!!]
Women
head back to Chhaupadi sheds, by Nagendra Upadhyaya
(rep 25/06/2018)
Over
20,000 quake victims might have to spend fourth monsoon
under tents, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 22/06/2018)
RTI
needed for federalism to succeed (ht 21/06/2018)
Govt
may
miss deadline for passing fundamental rights: The
constitution has set three years since the
implementation of the constitution as the deadline for
the implementation of 31 various fundamental rights,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 16/06/2018)
Communist
government moves to curtail civil liberties: Two new
policies look set to curb dissent, by Supriya
Manandhar (The Record 15/06/2018)
Implementation
of fundamental rights: Time running out for framing laws
(ht 03/06/2018)
Untold
stories
of women: Untold stories of rural women need to be told
for change and for raising awareness that women’s rights
are human rights, by Sabita Nakarmi (rep 03/06/2018)
Obtaining
citizenship in mother's name no more a challenge in
Myagdi, by Hari Krishna Gautam (rep 03/06/2018)
Knowledge
is
Power: The government needs to revamp its
information-sharing system to help foster better
knowledge production and transparency, by Deepak
Thapa (kp 31/05/2018)
School
students of various hill, tarai districts yet to get all
textbooks (rep 27/05/2018)
Know
thy
laws: What’s in laws and bills proposed by the
government? Do they help in safeguarding right to
freedom of expression or do they seek to curtail those
rights?, by Taranath Dahal (rep 23/05/2018)
Lawmakers
raise
Madhesis’ concern about citizenship denial in House: Say
statelessness hits their studies, chances of getting
jobs (ht 19/05/2018)
ICJ
calls to end criminalisation of LGBTI persons (kp
18/05/2018), Call
to protect rights of sexual minorities (ht
18/05/2018)
‘Violation
of press freedom continues’ (ht 03/05/2018)
Call
to improve occupational safety (ht 29/04/2018)
Homes
away
from home: Female domestic workers in Lebanon cannot
visit families back in Nepal because of a travel ban
that prevents them from returning to well-paying jobs,
by Upasana Khadka (nt 27/04/2018)
‘Remove
Gulf job age limit for women’ (kp 20/04/2018), Stakeholders
want laws barring women from working abroad as
housemaids amended (rep 20/04/2018)
Speaker
Mahara promises help to get bill on people's right to
safe water endorsed (ht 14/04/2018)
Girls
miss schools during menstruation (kp 07/04/2018), Girls
skipping school during menstruation (ht 07/04/2018)
Need
for open government data stressed (ht 24/03/2018)
Times
change, mindsets don’t: For how many more years will the
people need to wait to see an inclusive Nepal?, by
Raj Pariyar (kp 23/03/2018)
SC
orders govt to ensure migrants’ right to vote, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 23/03/2018)
An
unresolved agenda: Current lawmakers have the
opportunity to end the discrimination faced by women on
citizenship rights, by Anjita Parajuli (kp
20/03/2018)
Gender
equality: New Opportunities, by Pratik Chhetri and
Neha Malla (ht 13/03/2018)
Female
patients
of kidney diseases deprived of proper care and
treatment: Pregnant women with high blood pressure are
at high risk of kidney diseases (ht 08/03/2018)
Citizenship
a far cry for most Madhesi daughters-in-law (rep
06/03/2018)
Child
marriage, polygamy taking toll on women’s life, by
Dinesh Subedi (rep 05/03/2018)
Hindu
custom of Chhaupadi: Kanchanpur continues to isolate
menstruating women in sheds (kp 03/03/2018)
CJ
Parajuli
orders media probe: Legal experts ‘slam attack on free
press’ n NHRC says it’s against right of fair trial
ensured by global HR law (kp 26/02/2018), Attempts
to censor media draw flak (kp 27/02/2018), NMS
urges SC to rectify its decision (kp
27/02/2018), NMS
opposes SC order against Kantipur daily (ht
27/02/2018), Apex
court’s decision draws serious concern of FNJ (ht
27/02/2018),
US
stresses unbiased judiciary (kp
27/02/2018), CJ
Parajuli's order: Attempt to ‘muzzle media’ draws flak
(kp 28/02/2018), Concerns
over censorship order: Chief Justice Parajuli’s attempt
to muzzle press draws widespread criticism from
different sides (kp 28/02/2018),
Journalist
bodies
condemn CJ order: Federation of Nepali Journalists says
contempt of court case against Kantipur daily
‘unconstitutional’;Gag order clearly constitutes a
misuse of the judicial apparatus for personal ends:
Paris-based RSF (kp 01/03/2018)
[see RSF
statement], Contempt
case has no merit: Experts (kp 02/03/2018), SC
justices split over CJ Parajuli’s judicial conduct
(kp 08/03/2018), Writing
news does not amount to contempt of court: FNJ; Says all
state bodies should respect freedom of press (kp
08/03/2018)
Indian
wives of Madhes: Biased citizenship laws have been
created to promote ethnic homogeneity in Nepal, by
Kalpana Jha (kp 22/02/2018)
An
opportunity
for a fresh start: As Nepal begins its tenure in UN
Human Rights Council, it is important for it to protect
citizens’ right to religious freedom, by David
Anderson (kp 21/02/2018)
Grant
citizenship through mother’s nationality: NHRC (ht
15/02/2018)
Quest
for citizenship hits District Office hurdle, by
Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 11/02/2018)
Nepal
must ‘do more’ to protect workers’ rights (kp
06/02/2018)
Food
for
all: Making law ensuring right to food is not enough.
The three tiers of government should first come up with
a land use policy (ht 06/02/2018)
Just
a minute, Your Honour: Are Dr Govinda KC’s statements an
attack against the chief justice or the judiciary?,
by Prakritee Yonzon (kp 25/01/2018)
Only
few schools imparting education in mother tongue (ht
25/01/2018)
Minor
girls employed in entertainment industry
(25/01/2018)
CJ
urges press to refrain from commenting on sub-judice
cases (rep 22/01/2018) [???]
Calling
for
press freedom: Nepal is still a long way from complete
press freedom, and all stakeholders need to speak
against violations, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp
17/01/2018)
Few
people using right to information to make public offices
accountable (ht 15/01/2018)
Right
to information: A tool to strengthen democracy, by
Krishna Hari Baskota (ht 03/01/2017)
Abolishing
Chhaupadi: Jumla women in period no longer deemed
unclean, by DB Buda (rep 30/12/2017)
SC
directs police not to harass people based on appearances
(kp 28/12/2017)
Breaking
barrier:
Placing persons with disabilities under guardianship is
a violation of human rights, it is unfair and
unnecessary, by Dev Datta Joshi (rep 26/12/2017)
News
portals asked to reveal news sources in Silwal case
(kp 25/12/2017), MPR
asks online media to reveal source (ht 25/12/2017),
Online
portals move HC against police order (rep
27/12/2017)
The
need for a watchdog: The media needs to get its
priorities right and report news that matters to the
public, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 24/12/2017)
Male
chambers: Only six of 165 candidates picked for House of
Representatives under FPTP are women, which comes to a
paltry 3.63 percent, by Meena Bhatta (rep
24/12/2017)
Protect
rights of LGBTI people, ICJ tells govt (ht
22/12/2017)
Children
of single, divorced parents face difficulty acquiring
citizenship (ht 22/12/2017)
Women
migrant workers continue to face abuse (ht
22/12/2017)
Chhaupadi
sheds being demolished (ht 20/12/2017)
FNJ
moves SC demanding release of arrested journalists
(kp 06/12/2017)
Equality
before
the law: Govt must examine all areas of law to ensure
persons with disabilities have unbiased right of legal
capacity, by Dev Datta Joshi (kp 06/12/2017)
Girls
face barriers in accessing education, health, safety:
Report (kp 01/12/2017)
Space
of absence: Women and other marginalised gender groups
cannot afford to ignore inaccessibility to
fundamental rights, by Archana Thapa (kp 24/11/2017)
Speakers
stress effective implementation of CEDAW (kp
23/11/2017)
Blind
people call for secret voting rights (kp 16/11/2017)
Free
press for development: Government should remove
obstacles that prevent people from exercising their
right to information, by Meera Rajbhandari Amatya
(kp 13/10/2017)
etired
‘living goddess’ starts school (kp 10/10/2017)
MoGA
warns civil servants against contesting polls (ht
10/10/2017) [To
prevent members of special vocational groups from
candidating in elections is a grave violation of equal
fundamental rights!]
Ten
years on, displaced families still struggling for
permanent shelter, by Amar Khadka (rep 07/10/2017)
Sons,
daughters to have equal rights in parental property:
Will system dropped from final bill, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (kp 26/09/2017), Sweeping
reforms:
The Will System which was passed at the Legislation
Committee was dropped when the Bills were discussed in
the full House of Parliament (ht 27/09/2017)
Criminal
Code: Chhaupadi and community, by Mukesh Adhikari
(ht 21/09/2017)
From
terror to tolerance: Efforts promoting interfaith
harmony should be sustained, even as basic human rights
should be upheld, by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp
15/09/2017)
People
with disabilities: Access to justice, by Dev Datta
Joshi (ht 11/09/2017)
Criminalisation
of Chhaupadi: Bajhang women sceptical about effective
implementation of law, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
06/09/2017), Saving
their
honor: While Chhaupadi ban is indeed a major step
towards women’s empowerment and emancipation in our
highly patriarchal society, it also has many hitherto
ignored ramifications, by Basant Kumar Chaudhary
(rep 06/09/2017), Chhaupadi
tradition: Uneducated belief, by Usha Maharjan Wall
(ht 08/09/2017) [And why is it practised by people who pretend to
be educated as well, especially in Western and Far
Western Nepal?]
Reconceiving
the second sex: Nepal must protect reproductive health
rights of women with disabilities, by Dev Datta
Joshi (kp 05/09/2017)
Right
to vote: Ensure accessible polling booths so that
persons with disabilities are not disenfranchised,
by Pragya Lamsal (kp 01/09/2017)
Old
beliefs die hard: The stigma surrounding menstruation
should be effectively challenged, by Bhawana
Upadhyay (kp 27/08/2017)
Interim
order against IoE, TU (ht 22/08/2017) [continued
discrimination on the basis of gender and citizenship!]
Barrier
to gender equality: Eliminating citizenship
discrimination in Nepal is essential, by Wendy Yu
(kp 20/08/2017)
New
law criminalises Chhaupadi custom (kp 10/08/2017), Ending
bad blood: Criminalising the practice of Chhaupadi is a
milestone in Nepali women’s fight against patriarchy,
by Supriya Gurung (kp 11/08/2017), Ending
chhaupadi system: Comprehensive approach required,
by Valerie Julliand, Giulia Vallese annd Wenny Kusuma (ht
18/08/2017), Women’s
issues: Laws to correct them, by Bijen Jonchhe (ht
23/08/2017), Chhaupadi
in Jumla: Even health workers live in shed during
menstruation, by DB Buda (rep 23/08/2017)
Denial
of citizenship top complaint at home ministry (ht
06/08/2017)
Denying
summit
certificates an insult to Sherpas, says Norbu Tenzing
Norgay, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 20/07/2017)
NHRC
concern
over girl’s death in road flood (kp 18/07/2017)
60
percent
people in Karnali unaware of Chhaupadi ban: Report
(kp 18/07/2017) [And govt and administration do nothing to
implement it!], National
disgrace:
A clean or dirty shed is not the issue, the issue is
women’s dignity and human rights, by Radha Paudel
(kp 18/07/2017)
Human
right
to water: Revitalising Kathmandu’s ancient water system
can address issues of water insecurity, vulnerability to
disasters and loss of cultural heritage, by Olivia
Molden, Nicholas Griffin and Prakash Mani Sharma (kp
14/07/2017)
Chhaupadi:
A heavy burden, by Arun Bam (rep 14/07/2017)
Chhaupadi:
A tradition that continues to claim women's live, by
Govinda KC (rep 09/07/2017)
Curtailment
of
RTI unacceptable, says CIC Baskota (ht 08/07/2017)
Call
to
ensure citizens’ right to information (ht
03/07/2017)
Dalit
beaten for entering temple (kp 29/06/2017)
It’s
not right: Historically the security forces in Nepal
have used force, threats and torture to control the
population, by Praveen Kumar Yadav (rep 26/06/2017)
War
on
words: Branding feminists as terrorists may be libellous
because ‘terrorist’ is a highly politicised term, by
Archana Thapa (kp 23/06/2017)
Call
for
strengthening citizens’ right to information (ht
21/06/2017)
Forgotten
schools:
Classes cannot be conducted during the rains or on
particularly hot or cold days, by Vikash Raj Satyal
(rep 20/06/2017)
Police
detain
2 Kanchanpur journos (kp 18/06/2017),
Journalists
held
over news report (ht 18/06/2017)
Badi
women
continue to be deprived of citizenship,
by Anita Shrestha (ht
01/06/2017)
SC
orders citizenship through mother for Gurung sisters,
by Anjali Subedi (rep 23/05/2017)
Happy
family,
happy world: Children and the elderly first, this is the
message of International Day of Families, by Angur
Baba Joshi (kp 14/05/2017)
Raute
demand voting rights, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep
13/05/2017)
4.4
million school textbooks yet to be printed (rep
12/05/2017)
Over
25,000
children in Kailali out of school (ht 10/05/2017)
‘Nepali
media
still under threat, remains unsecure’: Impunity for
crimes against journalists a big concern, says a newly
launched IFJ report (kp 04/05/2017) [see IFJ
report, Nepal on pp. 72-77], 70 cases
of press freedom violation in a year: FNJ (rep
04/05/2017)
Many
Nepali
women deprived of reproductive rights (ht
02/05/2017)
Nepal:
Two
years on, the government continues to fail marginalised
earthquake survivors (Amnesty International
25/04/2017) [see full reports "What
I
want is the government to help" and "Building
Inequality"]
Right
to
Education, by Pawan Timilsina (ht 23/04/2017)
Nuwakot
DAO
denies 3 siblings citizenships in mother’s name (kp
06/04/2017)
Kids
sans
birth certificate deprived of education (ht
06/04/2017)
Most
women unaware of reservations, by Jitendra Kumar Jha
(rep 04/04/2017)
Amendment
needed
to secure women’s rights: Activists (ht 21/03/2017)
Khadka
addresses
UN’s CSW session (kp 17/03/2017) [??]
Consumer
protection
act: Govt aims to force traders to buy back or replace
faulty goods (kp 11/03/2017), Know
your
rights: Consumers can claim compensation for damages
caused by bad products or services, by Kahar Singh
Khadka (kp 15/03/2017), Are
we
getting what we deserve?, by Sujan Dhungana (ht
15/03/2017), Lax
market
monitoring laws causing chaos: The new constitution has
enshrined access to quality products as one of the
rights of consumers (kp 16/03/2017)
Gender
Equality In Nepal, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
11/03/2017)
Stateless
daughters:
Every Nepali mother must be allowed to get Nepali
citizenship as easily as a man, without if’s and but’s,
by Deepti Gurung (nt 10/03/2017)
3
years on, society yet to accept Maoist leader who
married a Dalit girl, by Ram Hari Gajurel (rep
08/03/2017)
From
safe
motherhood to safe womanhood: Nepali women deserve to be
recognised as complete human beings and equal citizens,
not just as mothers, by Poonam Thapa (kp 07/03/2017)
Chhaupadi
tradition:
Women’s monthly exile continues (kp 05/03/2017)
Devoid
of
aid, Badi women continue sex trade (ht 05/03/2017)
KUKL
refuses to respond to RTI petition (rep 02/03/2017)
Experts
call for revising torture bill (rep 28/02/2017)
Newborns
battle
to survive in sheds, by Prakash Singh (ht
23/02/2017)
Decades
of
apathy results in landlessness (ht 23/02/2017)
Focus
On Informed Citizenry, by P. Kharel (rn 13/02/2017)
Teenager
wins
court case on citizenship in mother’s name, by
Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 11/02/2017)
District
court permission must for accessing phone call, SMS
details (rep 08/02/2017)
Toilets
off-limits to menstruating females in Bajhang, by
Jagat Khadka (rep 08/02/2017)
Civil
Code
Bill draws flak from rights advocates: Rights activists
say the bill introduced to replace Muluki Ain has
denied even those rights that women had enjoyed earlier
(kp 06/02/2017), A
regressive step: The new Civil Code Bill will roll back
the historic gains in property rights for Nepali women,
by Subin Mulmni (kp 09/02/2017)
Nepali
workers abroad still unable to vote, by Bhadra
Sharma (rep 04/02/2017)
Periods
of
banishment: Women in western Nepal are starting to
refuse to be thrown out of the house once a month,
by Subeksha Poudel (nt 03/02/2017)
Unequal
by
law: The constitution needs to be amended so that
people of all genders can receive equal treatment,
by Sanjay Sharma and Tingyi Yang (kp 27/01/2017)
From
hut
to putt: Story of Pratima Sherpa, Nepal’s first female
golf star (ht 27/01/2017)
[But the state denies her Nepali
citizenship!!]
Govt
unlikely
to meet water supply target (ht 14/01/2017)
Officials
fined
for denying information (ht 07/01/2017)
Visually
impaired
unable to open bank accounts in Pokhara, by Bharat
Koirala (ht 18/12/2016)
Two-day
Training
of trainers on Right to Information begins (ht
17/12/2016)
Manang
schools
shut for three months (ht 17/12/2016)
Lack
of
rights in land ownership blamed for violence against
women (ht 11/12/2016)
Female
staff at health ministry allege discrimination, by
Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 10/12/2016)
Divorced
women may not get property share in new Code, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 07/12/2016), Mindset
needs
to change: There are numerous obstacles to inclusive
education for children with disabilities; Disabled
people are often subjected to inhuman treatment and are
largely perceived as requiring charity as opposed to
rights, by Devdatta Joshi (kp 07/12/2016)
Chepangs
sans
citizenship, by Pratap Bista (kp 04/12/2016)
Reform
begins
at home: Behavioural changes are needed to remove the
stigma associated with menstruation (kp 02/12/2016)
Breaking
Information Monopoly: Key To Democratic Governance,
by Mukti Rijal (rn 10/11/2016)
Toil
and
trouble: Labour Act deprives domestic workers of basic
labour rights that all other workers enjoy, at least at
policy level, by Tara Kanel (kp 02/10/2016)
Most
people
unaware of right to information, says Justice Malla
(ht 29/09/2016)
Proposed
provision
could further ‘limit women’s citizenship right’, by
Dewan Rai (kp 26/09/2016)
Radio
Dhading
building razed, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp
24/09/2016), ACORAB
inspects
Radio Dhading building (kp 25/09/2016), Radio
Dhading
resumes service, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp
26/09/2016), Radio
Dhading
resumes work from demolished building (ht
26/09/2016)
Open
Singha Durbar: How can Nepal, which has enacted RTI Act,
deny its citizens access to the office of their
representatives?, by Yek Raj Pathak (rep 30/08/2016)
Clear
provision to ensure freedom of expression on internet
sought, by Shraddha Amatya (rep 03/08/2016)
NIC
seeks
development partners’ support for implementing RTI
(ht 02/08/2016)
Most
citizens
unaware of RTI, says NIC Chief Baskota (ht
23/07/2016)
Freedoms
And Rights: Citizens Need To Exercise Them Diligently,
by Mukti Rijal (kp 14/07/2016)
Stigma-free
life
is what we want: Survivors (kp 10/07/2016)
Still
in
the Middle Ages: Torture has yet to be criminalised and
it is seen as a legitimate method of investigation,
by Randhir Chaudhary (kp 05/07/2016)
Rana
vows
to implement gender rights in Nepal (kp 29/06/2016)
Some
men
never changeTop male politicians are trying to undo the
rights given to women by the constitution, by Asmita
Verma (kp 24/06/2016)
Bid
to
restrain online media draws flak (kp 20/06/2016), Pressing
the
freedom: New online media directive could seriously
endanger press freedom (kp 20/06/2016), Govt
forms
team to review online media directive: Govt agrees to
form review team after journalists flay the clauses
contradicting the constitution (kp 22/06/2016)
The
information
era: Govt needs to facilitate more citizens’ access to
mobile devices and internet (kp 15/06/2016)
Wives
may
not get partition share of hubby’s property, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 12/06/2016) [??],
Idea
of
injustice (ht 13/06/2016)
Equal
but
unequal: Prez Bhandari, Speaker Magar should clearly
state support for women’s citizenship rights (kp
31/05/2016)
Onsari
wary
of citizenship concerns (kp 30/05/2016)
Govt
fails
to enforce law to ensure urgent service: In violation of
Essential Services Act, transport entrepreneurs go on a
strike to protest hike in traffic rule violation fines,
by Manish Gautam (kp 27/05/2016)
Badi
women
demand security, by Kamal Panthi (kp 25/05/2016)
Right
to
a fair trial: No compromise, by Roshan Kumar Jha (ht
25/05/2016)
Free
the
speech: We the citizens have to make sure laws of Nepal
do not end up like draconian laws of totalitarian states
like North Korea and Syria, by Bimal Pratap Shah
(rep 18/05/2016)
Chepangs
denied
basic rights just because they lack documents, by
Ramesh Kumar Poudel (rep 12/05/2016)
Youth
demand
easy access to Singha Durbar (ht 07/05/2016), NIC
fiat
to open Singha Durbar to public (ht 17/05/2016) [!!]
Speak
your
mind: Hallmark of a democracy should be the ease with
which it allows proliferation of ideas, however
unpalatable, by Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 04/05/2016), Canadian
man
asked to leave Nepal in 2 days (kp 04/05/2016), Canadian
ordered
to leave Nepal over tweets (ht 04/05/2016),
No
one
can curb press freedom, says Prez (kp 04/05/2016) [???], SC
summons
both parties (kp 10/05/2016), SC
refuses
stay order in Penner case (kp 23/05/2016)
Citizenship
after
gender reassignment: Sex change puts MoHA in sort of a
fix, by Manish Gautam (kp 03/05/2016)
Not
so
free: Although Nepal recognises the right to
information, journalists are not able to investigate
issues properly, by Laxman Datt Pant (kp 03/05/2016)
LGBTI
people
Are ‘silent sufferers’ (kp 03/05/2016)
Curbs
on
press freedom: Constitution drafters seriously
misunderstood idea of press freedom, which differs from
right to communication, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp
25/04/2016)
Teenager
leaves
home to escape ‘forced marriage’, by Bhusan Yadav
(kp 07/04/2016)
Deprived
of
a childhood, by Ayushma Basnyat (rep 01/04/2016)
Mentally-ill
youth
shackled for three years (ht 26/03/2016)
Dating
couples
in public places face music, by Isha Pandey (rep
22/03/2016)
Mingma
receives
citizenship after her mother’s name, by Aash Gurung
(kp 21/03/2016) [Even though
this should be taken for granted it still sounds like a
sensation in patriarchal Nepal!]
House
panel
asks TRC not to bring disputes out in media, by
Nabin Khatiwata (rep 27/02/2016) [The
people have a right to information on institutions
nominated by political parties!!]
Miles
to
go: Nepal must bring policies to eliminate gender
disparities in our workplaces, by Anta Yadav (rep
24/02/2016)
LGBTI
community
asks govt to honour its rights (kp 16/02/2016)
Citizenship
eased
for foreign wives of Nepalis (ht 09/02/2016) [And why are foreign wives and
foreign husbands treated differently? This is in
violation of article 18 of the new constitution as well
as against international fundamental human rights!!]
NIC
submits
annual report to PM Oli: Says it settled 98.45 per cent
of appeals filed in fiscal year 2015-16 (ht
08/02/2016)
Cops
in
Kabadi Bazaar complain of pay discrimination (ht
31/01/2016)
Teen
with
disability rescued from barn (ht 28/01/2016)
Humla
women
giving birth in cowsheds, by Prakash Singh (ht
27/01/2016)
CEDAW:
Govt
runs six months past report submission deadline (kp
19/01/2016), Sixth
shadow
report to be presented to CEDAW committee (ht
19/01/2016)
Project
repeats
Chhaupadi eradication campaign, by Govinda KC (rep
18/01/2018)
Will
ensure
citizenship through mother: Basnet, by Pratichya
Dulal (kp 16/01/2016), Fresh
circular
for DAOs on citizenship in mother’s name (ht
16/01/2016)
Citizenship
provision
leaves out street kids (kp 09/01/2016)
4.6m
Nepalis
without citizenship, report claims (kp 30/12/2015)
Women
rights
groups, FNJ censure Janaki Temple incident (kp
21/12/2015)
Ensuring
gender
equality: Implementing policies a huge challenge: Study
(kp 16/12/2015)
Anti-dowry
bill
awaits approval (kp 09/11/2015)
Early
marriage
taking toll on youths' health, future, by Janak KC
(rep 20/10/2015)
Right
to
read: The new government should facilitate the access of
visually impaired people to published works, by
Pratyush Nath Upreti and Asmita Dhital (kp 18/10/2015)
The
right
to have rights: The new Constitution lays bare
misogynistic and patriarchal psyches that usually hide
behind nationalism, by Sangita Thebe Limbu (nt
16/10/2015)
FAO
hails
right to food provision in new statute (ht
02/10/2015)
Law
impedes
progress of women: Report (kp 26/09/2015)
SSFN
demands
Sherpa’s release (kp 04/09/2015) [Arrested
for criticising a minister?]
War
on
the web: The recent spate of inflammatory posts in the
aftermath of the Tikapur killings point to an urgent
need for social media laws, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya
(kp 04/09/2015)
War
on
the web: The recent spate of inflammatory posts in the
aftermath of the Tikapur killings point to an urgent
need for social media laws, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya
(kp 04/09/2015)
Citizenship
through
mother: Rights activists begin hunger strike (kp
03/09/2015)
Open
up:
Quick response to information requests and active
disclosure of information are important to build an
informed citizenry, by Anirudra Neupane (rep
02/09/2015)
Civil
and
Criminal Codes to rid Jari (kp 12/08/2015)
Foes
of
freedom: The draft constitution denies people the
freedom to choose and change their religion, by
Saral Shrestha (kp 11/08/2015)
Citizenship
issue:
Debate for ‘or’ provision still ‘unresolved’ (kp
10/08/2015)
Second
RTI
National Convention concludes (ht 09/08/2015)
Ex-trafficking
victims
demand citizenship right: A study says not being able to
pass on citizenship to their children is one of the
biggest troubles faced by trafficking survivors (kp
04/08/2015)
Rights
groups
laud Witchcraft Act, by Pratichya Dulal (kp
01/08/2015)
Scaling
up
nutrition: All people have a right to food and good
nutrition. Participatory and inclusive approach to
improve nutrition is a must, by Jhabindra Bhandari
(rep 01/08/2015)
FNJ
for
‘complete press freedom’ in new constitution (ht
13/07/2015)
Writ
filed
for guaranteeing right to die (ht 10/07/2015)
Govt
plans
to keep tabs on media draw flak (kp 09/07/2015)
Disaster-hit
people:
Right to live with dignity, by Amrit Prasad Sharma
(ht 08/07/2015)
Press
for
freedom: Draft provisions that subtly allow govt greater
powers should be removed (kp 06/07/2015)
Time
to
Act: We need to learn from India where the RTI Act
emerged as a powerful tool to promote transparency and
hold those in power accountable, by Shristi Joshi
(rep 02/07/2015)
Citizenship
through
mother: Youth activists protest ‘regressive’ provision
(kp 27/06/2015)
Citizenship
from
either of Nepali parents: Agreement to replace ‘and’
conjunction with ‘or’, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
11/06/2015), Hopes
raised
by new provision dampened: The ‘and’ clause on
citizenship remains despite claims to the contrary, say
rights activists, by Dewan Rai (kp 13/06/2015) [Long live the exclusive state
dominated by male Bahuns whose thinking is deeply rooted
in archaic Hindu traditions!!], Citizenship
issue:
Civil society concerned over PDCC report (kp
14/06/2015), CDC
sub-panel
settles citizenship issue, by Prakash Acharya (ht
17/06/2015) [The male Bahun
overlords as based on their traditional Hindu thinking
have decided that women will remain second or third
class citizens under the new constitution, subordinate
to male persons! This issue is symbolic for what can be
expected from the consequences of the
16-point-agreement!!]
CDC
to
include chapter on RTI for ninth graders, by Kokila KC
(ht 30/05/2015)
Conspiracy
of
silence: It is high time we began questioning, debating,
and discussing menstrual taboos more publicly, by
Mona Shrestha Adhikari (kp 28/05/2015)
CK
Raut
arrested again (kp 27/05/2015) [government
once again not interested in court decisions!!]
Banke
DAO
told to grant woman citizenship through mother’s name,
by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 21/04/2015)
Govt
urged
to Ensure rights of consumers (kp 19/04/2015)
Access
To Information For Development, by Karna B. Nepali
(rn 11/04/2015)
Millions
of
Nepalis to be without citizenship: Study; The number
will go down if the clause is changed to ‘Father or
Mother’ from ‘Father and Mother’ (ht 3ß/03/2015)
MPs
committed
to ‘or’ provision for citizenship (kp 27/03/2015)
Daughters
as
traitors: By doing away with the ‘or’ provision on
citizenship, the state is seeking to institute gender
bias as a national policy, by Anjita Parajuli (kp
17/03/2015)
Ensure
consumers’
rights, NHRC to govt (ht 16/03/2015), Making
a
mockery of consumer rights, by Sujan Dhungana (rep
20/03/2015)
Waiting
for
an epitaph: Today’s woman is freer than her mother or
grandmother, but her freedom is still circumscribed,
by Vishwendra Paswan and Shakun Sherchand (kp 13/03/2015)
Enhance
access
to info: House panel, by Prakash Acharya (ht
10/03/2015)
Long
road:
Ensuring women's rights is part of the overall effort
needed to make our societies more just and inclusive,
by Kirsten Geelan, Kjell Tormod Pettersen and Asko
Luukkainen (rep 07/03/2015)
Continued
struggle
for women rights, say leaders (kp 02/03/2015)
Masculinist
logic:
The proposed ‘and’ provision in granting citizenship
insults autonomy of adult subjects who are rightful
residents of Nepal, by Archana Thapa (kp 27/02/2015)
Disabled
kept
in wooden box for past two decades, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 26/02/2015)
Justice
eludes
women even after favourable court ruling, by Durga
Lal KC (kp 12/02/2015)
‘And’
provision
on citizenship out of the CA questionnaire, by Weena
Pun (kp 06/02/2015), 'And'
provision
in citizenship: Not a ‘dispute’, clause out of question,
by Weena Pun (kp 09/02/2015), Conjunction
conundrum:
Now that the opposition has agreed to the ‘or’ provision
on citizenship, it is up to the ruling parties to follow
through, by Subin Mulmi (kp 10/02/2015)
Fair
game?
Many argue that free speech is "not-negotiable" but then
they are also unwillinmg to "negotiate" when it comes of
preserving their own values, by Shyam Sharma (rep
04/02/2015)
Court
orders
Banke CDO to grant citizenship through mother’s name:
CDOs in many districts refuse to grant citizenship
through mother’s name on grounds that the father could
be a foreign national (kp 29/01/2015) [What
about not granting citizenship through father's name
because the mother could be a foreign national????]
Experts
stress
on right to info (ht 27/01/2015)
Nationality
card
through mother: Apex court verdict helps siblings get
citizenship (kp 26/01/2015)
Youth
groups
campaign for citizenship through mother (kp
20/01/2015)
New
Bill
seeks to end culture of torture (ht 17/01/2015)
Citizenship
through
mother: 2000 signatures submitted to CA chair, by
Chahana Sigdel (kp 09/01/2015), Demand
to
make citizenship accessible (ht
12/01/201), SC
favors
citizenship through mother, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep
12/01/2015), Citizenship
by
descent: Leaders pledge to empower mother (kp
13/01/2015), CA
fails
to endorse proposal for citizenship through mother
(rep 13/01/2015), UML
blocks
proposal to issue citizenship through mothers, by
Weena Pun (kp 14/01/2015) |