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Thousands
of Nepalis without food or shelter await entrance at
the Karnali border: Migrants arriving from India are
massed at the border without basic amenities as the
provincial government has sought to test them all for
Covid-19 before letting them in, by Aditi Aryal
(kp 27/05/2020)
Nepal
hasn’t allowed UN rapporteurs on transitional justice
to visit country: The government is afraid their visit
will expose it’s failure, say victims and human rights
activists, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/05/2020)
Can
human rights be set aside in our fight against
Covid-19? The answer is no. We have to do everything
possible to make sure human rights are front and
centre when we deal with the pandemic, by Mohna
Ansari (kp 03/05/2020)
Human
rights monitoring panel formed in all districts:
Government urged to protect migrant workers and
students during lockout (ht 01/05/2020)
Human
Rights in the time of COVID-19, by Sushil Koirala
(ht 24/04/2020)
‘Keep
rights at centre during emergency measures’ (ht
08/04/2020)
House
committee all set to endorse a bill allowing
intelligence agencies to intercept suspicious
conversations: Main opposition has demanded that it
should be moved ahead only if there is a guarantee
that the provision is not misused, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 19/03/2020)
Washington
takes a dim view of human rights situation in Nepal: A
US State Department report has pointed out cases of
extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention by the
state agencies and government’s restriction in the
right to freedom, by Binod Ghimire (kp
13/03/2020), Extrajudicial
killings continue in Nepal, reveals report (ht
14/03/2020)
Nepal’s
Rule of Law Index remains static (ht 13/03/2020)
[see WJP
comment on Nepal]
UN
concerned over Nepal’s TJ process (rep 01/03/2020)
Gyawali
claims progress on transitional justice in Geneva but
back home, victims are boycotting the process: Rights
activists and victims call Foreign Minister Pradeep
Gyawali’s claim that the transitional justice
commissions are working independently a ‘blatant lie’,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/02/2020)
Transitional
justice could be an issue for Nepal at the upcoming
Human Rights Council meet: It is likely that questions
will not be too critical, but at the Universal
Periodic Review in November, the government is certain
to face serious queries, say activists, by Anil
Giri (kp 22/02/2020)
Majority
of human rights violations in past year involved
women, report says: Nearly 80 percent of human rights
violations last year were against women, with domestic
violence accounting for over a half, according to a
yearly human rights review, byBinod Ghimire (kp
20/02/2020) [see INSEC Yearbook 2020]
Freedom
of expression is under attack and transitional justice
stalled in Nepal, rights group says: Amnesty
International in its global report has painted a bleak
picture of Nepal’s human rights situation and pointed
at government’s regressive ways to restrict freedom,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/01/2020) [see
AI report on Nepal]
Shock
responsive social protection: Notable efforts underway
in Nepal, by Sudeep Uprety and Santosh Dahal (ht
30/01/2020)
Who
will save Nepalis awaiting execution in foreign lands?
As a country that has done away with the death
penalty, it is up to the Nepal government to make all
efforts to rescue its citizens from being executed
abroad, rights activists say, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 26/01/2020)
Nepal,
China to hand over nationals illegally crossing mutual
border, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 23/01/2020) [As was to be expected, this means
that in future Tibetans fleeing from the Chinese
occupying forces in their home country will be handed
over to the Chinese occupying power.]
Nepal
failed to ensure justice for conflict victims, as the
government continued to stifle freedom of expression,
Human Rights Watch says: The rights body’s World
Report 2020 has also taken note of draconian
legislation and controversial decisions that the Oli
administration has made in the past year (kp
16/01/2020) [see HRW
report on Nepal], Nepal
turning into land of injustice: Rights watchdog
(ht 16/01/2020)
Nepal’s
arrest and deportation of 122 Chinese raise legal and
ethical questions: The Chinese were deported despite
Nepal Police’s failure to establish any criminal
charges against them—and to a country that practices
capital punishment, by Anil Giri (kp 09/01/2020)
Human
rights violation up in Karnali (ht 02/01/2020)
No
help at home for women migrants who come back with
babies: When women migrants get pregnant out of
wedlock, they are generally evicted from their
destination countries and come back to stigma at home,
by Elisha Shrestha (kp 25/12/2019)
Police
want to be friends with the community but they act
more like foes: Time and again, police quickly resort
to baton charges and physical violence to deal with
protests, even when unnecessary, by Anup Ojha (kp
11/12/2019)
Overall
human rights situation dismal: NHRC (ht
11/12/2019)
‘Protecting
human rights a challenge’ (ht 09/12/2019)
Smile!
You’re on camera: Nepal Police currently operates
1,200 CCTV cameras inside Kathmandu. They want to
raise the number to 21,000, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
21/11/2019)
Nepal
reaffirms commitment to eliminating forced labour,
human trafficking and child labour: Nepal’s objectives
are in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable
Development Goals, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
21/11/2019)
VTEN's
arrest is only a symbol of a larger malaise: ‘Moral
order’ is such an amorphous idea that anything
undesirable to the authorities can be slotted into it,
by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 01/11/2019)
Human
rights education: For harmony in society, by
Samjhana Sharma (ht 24/09/2019)
Prejudice
in the rights community: Human rights activists should
join forces and fight violations regardless of the
victims' backgrounds, by Praveen Kumar Yadav (kp
19/09/2019)
Does
blackface have a place in Nepali comedy? Probably not:
Stereotypical Madhesi portrayals in popular culture
are a big hit, but for the Madhesi community, they are
racist and offensive, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp
02/09/2019)
Nepal
violated human rights: UNHRC (ht 28/08/2019)
Citizenship
in limbo: Sub-panel fails to forge consensus on
naturalised citizenship, by Jagdishor Panday
(ht 28/08/2019)
Nepal
falls behind in combating human trafficking, says NHRC
(ht 15/08/2019)
Calls
from the police shake up human rights activists: At
least three rights activists received calls from the
police asking for their professional affiliation,
without saying why, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
07/08/2019)
Nepal’s
government has been quietly facilitating urban refugee
resettlement: Despite the lack of a resettlement
policy, successive governments have assisted the
resettlement of 139 urban refugees since 2013, by
Anil Giri (kp 22/06/2019)
The
refugee situation in Nepal can be better: The country
has been friendly to refugees, but there is still much
room for improvement, by Evan Jones (kp
20/06/2019), Hope
to see you soon: The resettlement of Bhutanese
refugees gave them a good life, but it also separated
families, by Buddha Mani Dhakal (kp 20/06/2019)
People
in Nepal are not enjoying their civil rights and
political freedoms, new human rights report says: The
KP Sharma Oli administration has been visibly
attempting to limit freedom of expression
through laws and policies, rights advocates say,
by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 07/06/2019)
Locals
concerned about deteriorating rights condition
(ht 02/06/2019)
Govt
getting ready to ratify Palermo Protocol, by Sonam
Lama (rep 15/05/2019)
Nepal
should not backslide on human rights, by Meenakshi
Ganguly (kp 08/05/2019)
In
annual
report, US Department of State paints bleak picture of
Nepal’s human rights: Officials say they have not read
the report yet, by Anil Giri (kp 16/03/2019) [See
US
eport]
Opportunity
knocks: Nepal’s diplomacy efforts are in many avenues
— the Human Rights Council is irrefutably one of them,
by Antara Singh (kp 11/02/2019)
"I
knew I couldn’t stay silent anymore”: meet the women
fighting sexual violence in Nepal (Amnesty
International 08/02/2019)
Minorities
and Human Rights, by Balmukunda Regmi (rn
23/01/2019)
Walk
The Talk, Raju Prasad Chapagai (Amnesty
International 21/01/2019)
Policing
the police: Reform Nepal’s interrogration practices,
by Sakun Bhandari (kp 20/01/2019)
Watchdog
says pollution issue complaints more than crime
(kp 14/12/2018)
Political
quick-fix
won’t provide justice: As a member of the UN Human
Rights Council, Nepal must uphold the charter of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (rep
13/12/2018)
Walk
the talk: The global community has little faith in the
government’s ability to fulfil its human rights
obligations, by Raju Prasad Chapagai (kp
10/12/2018), Overall
human rights situation still not satisfactory, says
NHRC (ht 10/12/2018), Overall
situation not satisfactory, says NHRC (ht
11/12/2018)
Nepal
abstains
from UN vote on Myanmar’s human rights violation: This
is not the first time Nepal has abstained from voting
on a UNGA resolution (rep 18/11/2018) [This
reflects Nepal's own human rights standards!]
US
clears four Army units on human rights, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 11/08/2018) [This
does not excuse the fact that many secutity forces who
committed crimes at the time of insurgency are still
running free and have been promoted time and again!]
‘Thaha
chha’ mobile app launched officially (ht
28/07/2018)
Strong
leaders,
weak democracies: Authoritarianism does not need a
separate governing system; it can function equally
well in a democracy, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
29/06/2018)
Torture
still endemic: Though torture is prohibited, systemic
torture by the state is a common practice, by
Sanjeev K. Shah (kp 26/06/2018), Preventing
torture:
The revised criminal code is an attempt toward
systematic reform to address torture-related impunity.
It should be implemented, by Praveen Kumar Yadav
(rep 26/06/2018)
Nepal
top South Asian nation in rule of law index (ht
22/06/2018) (see Nepal
related index) [In
detail, there are still many very negative ratings!]
Bring
back for better: Sentence transfer is a reformative
justice tool that protects the rights of migrants,
by Anurag Devkota (kp 18/06/2018)
Darshana
files RTI application seeking details of Rani Pokhari
reconstruction (kp 15/06/2018)
‘Over
5
million people without citizenship’: Laws governing
citizenship discriminated by gender among factors
contributing to statelessness (kp 26/04/2018)
New
govt needs to prioritise rights: HRW (ht
21/04/2018) [see
HRW statement
and open
letter to PM KP Oli]
Yesterday’s
impunity
is today’s impunity: The recently held conference on
impunity has shown that South Asia stands together
against human rights abuses, by Mohna Ansari (kp
16/04/2018)
Helping
people on the move: Nepali government should pay
attention to the fact that Nepal is now a hub
for asylum seekers, by Sapana Phuyal (kp
08/04/2018)
Catch
the
momentum: Nepal’s resounding victory at Human Rights
Council reflects international community’s
acknowledgment of our commitments and accomplishments
in human rights, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep
15/03/2018) [This article does
not correctly reflect Nepal's human rights reality!]
Nepal
‘committed’ to human rights (kp 28/02/2018)
[What about conflict victims
and their families, women, Dalits, labour migrants,
earthquake affected families, pollution affected
persons, healthcare, etc.?], Quake
victims get into debt constructing their homes, by
Sarita Shrestha (rep 28/02/2018),
Nepal
committed to protecting, promoting human rights:
Bairagi (ht 28/02/2018),
Top
court calls for Sunuwar case paper (kp 28/02/2018)
Discrimination
rife in Nepali society: AI (ht 25/02/2018)
Impunity
remains entrenched in Nepal: Amnesty International
(kp 23/02/2018) [see AI
Annual Report 2017/18 on Nepal], Govt
failed to protect migrant workers’ rights: AI report
(ht 23/02/2018), Amnesty
faults Nepal over migrant workers' rights, by Ram
Saran Tamang (rep 23/02/2018)
Informal
Sector Service Centre releases Yearbook 2018 (ht
20/02/2018) [see report],
Govt
failed to curb rights abuse by non-state actors: INSEC
(rep 20/02/2018)
Dealing
with refugees: Nepal needs to institutionalise refugee
matters by creating a legislative framework, by
Shubhash Wostey (kp 05/02/2018)
Human
rights violation on the rise in western region
(rep 02/01/2018)
Cases
of human rights violation up (ht 31/12/2017)
Nepal
govt failed to curb illegal recruitment fees, says
Amnesty Int’l (kp 19/12/2017) [see AI
press release]
9th
Human Rights National Magna Meet ends with 50-point
declaration (ht 12/12/2017)
The
politics
of human rights: Govt must enact laws for protecting
and promoting human rights if Constitution is to be
implemented, by Mohna Ansari (kp 10/12/2017)
NHRC
concerned over country’s poor human rights track
record (kp 09/12/2017), Rights
situation not satisfactory: NHRC (ht 09/12/2017),
AHRC
urges govt to improve human rights situation (ht
09/12/2017)
#16
Days:
Make the call: Only if the culture of shame and
silence around Gender Based Violence is broken will we
be able to create a safe environment, by Biska
Thapa (kp 08/12/2017)
Slaving
away: Govt has proven toothless, instead of taking
strong position to protect migrant workers (kp
10/11/2017)
If
parties allow human rights problems to fester, new
issues will crop up, interview with Mohna Ansari
(kp 23/10/2017)
No
country for Rohingya: If we are indeed a tolerant country,
why can’t Nepal offer a sanctuary to the Rohingya people,
often dubbed ‘the most persecuted minority in the world’?,
by Biswas Baral (repm 19/10/2017)
Nepal
elected to UN Human rights Council (kp
17/10/2017), Nepal
elected UNHRC member (ht 17/10/2017), Do
more: member of the UNHRC gives an immense opportunity
to share experiences of the unique and successful
peace process (ht 18/10/2017), Well
within our rights: Now a member of the UNHRC, Nepal
has to fully commit to upholding human rights (kp
19/10/2017)
Demanding
our
rights: Only through provision of basic services can
the cycle of poverty be broken and the marginalised
given a voice, by Anjita Parajuli (kp 10/10/2017)
‘Human
rights situation not satisfactory’ (ht 26/09/2017)
Living
as
refugees: Statelessness of Bhutanese Lhotsampas and
Myanmar’s Rohingya has been a cause of human suffering
and needs global attention, by Suresh Sharma (kp
26/09/2017)
Nepal
invites three UN Rapporteurs as it makes a bid for HR
Council member (rep 18/09/2017)
UN
special rapporteurs invited for inspection visit
(kp 11/09/2017)
Building
lives beyond the streets, by Swasti Gautam (rep
08/09/2017)
MoWCSW
to form rapid response teams in local levels (ht
12/08/2017)
Monsoon
drenching
quake victims once again, by Narahari Sapkota (rep
13/07/2017)
Her
future
is our future: When a woman is free to make choices
about her life, her children, her family and everybody
else will benefit, by Giulia Vallese (kp
11/07/2017)
Over
6,000
trafficked in 2015-16, says NHRC report (kp
05/07/2017) [see NHRC
report], ‘Entertainment
sector
fertile ground for traffickers’ (ht 06/07/2017)
Quake
victims to spend third monsoon under makeshift huts,
by Dhruba Dangal (rep 27/06/2017)
Forgotten
schools:
Classes cannot be conducted during the rains or on
particularly hot or cold days, by Vikash Raj
Satyal (rep 20/06/2017)
Nepal
shows
solidarity with refugees (kp 19/06/2017), Standing
with
refugees: We are at a crossroads in Nepal, with the
chance to finally achieve durable solutions for every
refugee, by Kevin J. Allen (kp 20/06/2017), Nepal
Knows:
Nepal has already hosted almost 200,000 refugees from
several countries, including Bhutan, so it knows the
pain of refugees (sp 23/06/2017)
Seize
the
moment: For Nepalis, there is no ‘safe migration’
without the end of debt bondage, by James Lynch
(kp 07/06/2017), Nepal
failing
to protect migrant workers: Amnesty International
(kp 07/06/2017) [see AI
report], Unscrupulous
recruiters
continue to exploit migrants: AI (ht 07/06/2017),
Nepal
fails
to stop exploitation of migrant workers: AI (rep
07/06/2017)
Discrimination
against
LGBTIs should end: Human rights activists (ht
18/05/2017)
Over
25,000
children in Kailali out of school (ht 10/05/2017)
44
Nepalis
prisoned in India; families barred from visiting,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 21/04/2017)
3
ex-NA officials convicted of killing Maina Sunuwar:
Kavre court passes landmark verdict on a case that had
been dragging on for 13 years; Sentences former
soldiers in absentia to 20 years in jail for the
murder of teenage girl, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp
18/04/2017)
[The verdict remains symbolic
as long as they are not arrested and serve their
sentences!!], UN
welcomes
court verdict on Maina Sunuwar murder: Calls ruling a
significant step towards ensuring victims’ rights to
justice (kp 19/04/2017), Fresh
wounds:
Conviction of the perpetrators of war-era cases
provides hope for justice, but enforcement is key
(kp 19/04/2017), Nepal:
Need
Effective Steps to Enforce Court Verdicts; Rule of Law
Should Prevail, Not Political Protectionism
(Amnesty International 20/04/2017)
HR
defenders call for regional mechanism (rep
08/04/2017)
‘Citizens
should
be made aware of their rights and duties’ (ht
03/04/2017)
GloAct
against
human trafficking launched (kp 08/03/2017)
‘Torture
high
in Tarai district’: According to a study carried
out by the THRD Alliance, 23.76 percent of the 766
detainees interviewed in 19 districts reported
torture (kp 05/03/2017) [see THRDA
press release]
Mahat,
UN
top official discuss Nepal HR issues (kp
03/03/2017)
Nepal
206/17, report by Amnesty International
(22/02/2017)
For
some
women in need, Hatti Hatti has become a home away from
home and a wellspring for creativity, by Abha
Dhital (kp 04/02/2017)
Never
heard
from again: Hundreds of Nepali migrant workers never
return home, not even in coffins. They simply
disappear, by Om Astha Rai (nt 27/01/2017)
Nepal:
Political
Bickering Stalls Justice for Conflict Victims;
Government Fails Earthquake Relief For Second Winter
(HRW 12/01/2017), Post-earthquake
recovery:
NRA plans to address grievances by Feb 11; ‘Quake-hit
left to languish in shelters as parties bicker’ (kp
14/01/2017), ‘Nepal
yet
to ensure justice to war-era victims’ (kp
14/01/2017), Nepal
fails
to deliver justice to wartime abuses, relief to quake
victims: HRW (ht 14/01/2017) [see Nepal
chapter
in HRW report 2017]
Reconstruction
Works: Moving At A Snail’s Pace, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 12/01/2017)
Lessons
in
mourning: We need to move beyond sensationalising
migrant deaths to asking harder questions, by
Upasana Khadka and Aamik Adhikari (kp 02/01/2017)
Govt
drops right to reject provision in elections: Experts
describe move as regressive, by Bhadra Sharma (rep
30/12/2016)
Guilty
of
grave human rights violations will be brought to book:
Prime minister (kp 11/12/2016) [?],
State
apathetic
towards rights violation cases, says NHRC (ht
11/12/2016), Justice
In Waiting And The HR Day, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
12/12/2016)
Human
rights
national magna meet: ‘Prolonged transition obstacle to
safeguarding human rights’ (kp 10/12/2016), Human
Rights
Magna Meet begins (ht 10/12/2016)
Human
Rights
Day: When the guilty remain free and victims continue
to suffer, the event is just a farce, by Ram Kumar
Bhandari (kp 09/12/2016)
Some
are
more equal than others: Affront to human dignity and
rights poses a challenge to the identity of any person,
by Madhab Regmi (kp 09/12/2016)
Human
rights
meet beginning tomorrow (ht 08/12/2016)
Laudable
but
inadequate: National Human Rights Action Plan might
not be enough to ensure rights at the local level,
by Prakash Budha Magar (kp 15/11/2016)
‘Govt
apathy’
leaves TRC in a quandary, by Dewan Rai (kp
14/11/2016)
Global
Gender
Gap Index 2016: Nepal fails to improve on 2015’s place
(kp 13/11/2016) [see Nepal
data
in report by World Economic Forum]
Caste
discrimination
laws have made little difference: Report (kp
12/11/2016)
Nepal
becomes
party to anti-biological arms pact: Nepal is the 177th
country to ratify the convention, Foreign Ministry
says (kp 11/11/2016), Nepal
ratifies
Biological Weapons Convention (ht 11/11/2016)
Former
child
soldiers announce protest plan (kp 07/11/2016)
Submit
periodical
reports to UN committee on time, NHRC tells government
(ht 04/11/2016)
Anti-torture
bill
gathers dust in House panel: The bill was registered
in the Parliament Secretariat two years ago after the
arrest of Nepal Army Col Kumar Lama in the United
Kingdom under universal jurisdiction, by Dewan Rai
(kp 26/10/2016)
Doing
by
knowing: We citizens need to realise that we have as
many responsibilities as we have rights, by
Kishori Mahat (kp 09/10/2016)
Bill
to criminalize torture tabled, by Ashok Dahal (rep
30/08/2016), Anti-torture
Bill
moves (kp 31/08/2016), Rights
activists
say new anti-torture law should have retroactive
effect (ht 02/09/2016), 10
amendments
proposed to Bill against torture (kp 05/09/2016, Fight
against
human trafficking: Calls louder for SAARC convention
revision (kp 05/09/2016), Drop
statute of limitations from anti-torture bill: Rights
groups (rep 08/09/2016), It’s
not
over yet: Nepal should hold people accused of torture
and other ill-treatment accountable through fair
trials in its own courts, by Champa Patel (kp
09/09/2016)
NHRC
recommendations
poised to be implemented: Amendment draft includes
directive provisions for government attorney to
register case against rights violators as recommended
by the National Human Rights Commission, by Dewan
Rai (kp 12/07/2016)
Nepal
misses
extended deadline to submit CEDAW report to UN (kp
11/07/2016)
Clarion
call
for endorsing pending anti-torture bill, by Dewan
Rai (kp 27/06/2016)
Govt
pushing
for pre-emptive amnesty for war crime accused: The
government seems to be pushing for general amnesty
even before facts are established and due process is
met, by Dewan Rai (kp 03/06/2016)
‘Over
230,000
Nepalis living in modern day slavery’ (kp
02/06/2016)
Irrational
practice:
Many women in rural Nepal are forced to live like
animals due to rigid cultural and social traditions,
by Shree Prasad Devkota and Dikendra Lal Dhakal (kp
02/06/2016)
Nationalism
vs
human rights: Nepal wants aid from the international
community, but not criticism of its rights record,
by Subin Mulmi (kp 24/05/2016)
Documenting
torture:
In the current institutional practices of
documentation, the poor and the marginalized can't
even report their human right violation, by Jeevan
R. Sharma (rep 23/05/2016)
Where
are
the rights? Representatives from the marginalised
communities are under pressure to conform to the norms,
by Mukesh Jha (kp 06/05/2016)
CEDAW
convention:
Civil society to send alternate report (kp
19/04/2016), NGOs
plan
to submit alternative report to CEDAW (ht
19/04/2016)
Far
too
common: Reports from human rights organisations
suggest that Nepali police and armed forces regularly
practice torture, by Jeevan Raj Sharma (rep
19/04/2016)
“How
many
times do we need to share our story?”: From the human
rights perspective, Nepal’s peace process has been a
failure, by Seulki Lee (nt 15/04/2016), State
of
Impunity: Letting war criminals go free erodes the
rule of law, sends the message that violence is the
answer and no one has to pay for crimes (nt
15/04/2016), The
torturous
road to peace: The conflict ended ten years ago, but
the physical and mental scars of torture victims has
not, by Yuvaraj Shrestha (nt 15/04/2016), Just
waiting:
Twenty years of war to peace has brought Nepalis back
full circle, by Bidushi Dhungel (nt 15/04/2016)
Excessive
force
used against Tarai protesters (ht 15/04/2016) [see
report by US Department of State]
Stakeholders:
Ratify
UN convention on refugees (kp 26/03/2016), Some
40,000
refugees languishing in Nepal (rep 26/03/2017)
Violence
takes
centre stage in HRC: India assures support to Nepal
for UPR recommendation adoption, by Dewan Rai (kp
19/03/2016)
UN
may
not support Nepal’s TJ process: Reminds Kathmandu to
formulate act, procedures for the TJ bodies in line
with international standards; It has also reminded the
government of the Supreme Court verdict, which has
struck down a dozen provisions as well as suggested
amendments to the Act, by Dewan Rai (kp
03/03/2016), OHCHR
stance
no different from our own: TRC Chair Gurung, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep 05/03/2016)
Nepal
rejects
UN suggestions on TJ-related cases: Govt tells UN
Human Rights Council it is yet to be prepared to
enact conventions ratified earlier, by Dewan
Rai (kp 01/03/2016)
Real
Rights
Now: A new campaign to highlight the need for justice
against human rights violations is being launched,
by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 26/02/2016)
AI
presses
for independent probe into Tarai atrocities (kp
25/02/2016) [see AI
report
2015/16 on Nepal]
Nepal’s
police
in Madhesi-hunting spree (AHRC 24/02/2016)
INSEC:
Rights
violation cases escalate (kp 20/02/2016)
12
rights
defenders arrested, released (ht 20/02/2016) [??]
NHRC
to
govt: Ratify Rome Statute: Commission’s suggestion is
timed with the government’s preparation of
response to the United Nations Human Rights Council
(kp 19/02/2016)
Appathon
uses
tech to tackle rights issues: UNDP has been providing
fundings to find new ways to solve problems (kp
08/02/2016)
Once
hailed,
now failed? LGBTI people have been facing hurdles when
it comes to getting hitched, by Pratichya Dulal
(kp 24/01/2016)
Serious
warning:
It seems that the real conflict victims have not come
forward to both the commissions due to their distrust
of the commissions formed under a political compromise
(ht 13/01/2016)
Promise
of
peace: It is important to understand that transitional
justice and traditional justice systems are two
different things, by Yogendra P. Paneru (kp
12/01/2016)
Govt,
political
parties not cooperating, says CIEDP (kp
01/01/2016)
Imaginary
homeland:
International refugees in Nepal have been protesting
outside the UNHCR premises in Kathmandu with a
host of demands, the first and foremost of them being
food, by Prateebha Tuladhar (kp 12/12/2015)
Transitional
justice:
NHRC urges govt to implement SC verdicts; The Supreme
Court has suggested at least a dozen amendments to the
Transitional Justice Act in response to petitions
filed between 2007 and 2015 (kp 21/11/2015), Govt
urged
to implement its HR pledges (ht 21/11/2015)
Transitional
justice:
Commissions while away nine months for want of
regulations (kp 18/11/2015)
Old
habits
die hard: The Nepali state remains hesitant to
investigate and prosecute acts of human rights
violations, by Ram Bhandari (kp 09/11/2015))
Aid
groups
warn of crisis in earthquake-hit Nepal (ht
07/11/2015), Nepal
urged
to end caste-based discrimination (kp
07/11/2015),
UPR
session:
Nepal accepts 148 recommendations (kp
07/11/2015),
Half
widows
have little hope for justice: Even as they emerge from
the conflicts that took their husbands, the
lives of ‘half widows’ continue to be stricken with
strife and stigma, by Pratichya Dulal (kp
07/11/2015),
Human
rights
organisations oppose Indian blockade (kp
07/11/2015),
South
Asian
HR defenders term 'blockade' unfortunate, shameful,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep
07/11/2015),
Nepal
accepts
most UPR recommendations made in Geneva (ht
08/11/2015), Amnesty
for
war crimes: Govt’s disregard for court order upsets
victims of conflict (kp 16/11/2015)
Human
rights
defenders call for SAsia regional mechanism: Subodh
Raj Pyakurel says a regional meeting of human rights
commissions, where the mechanism will be dis-cussed,
has been planned (kp 05/11/2015)
AI
seeks
amendments to new constitution: The global rights body
has sought amendments to provisions regarding
citizenship, right to life, right to freedom, child’s
rights and state of emergency (ht 05/11/2015)
Conflict-hit
girl
meets father after 14 years, by Krishna Prasad
Gautam (kp 04/11/2015) [Her
mother had been murdered by the army at the time of
the emergency declared by then PM Sher Bahadur Deuba
(Nepali Congress)]
PR
Geneva:
Nepal to emphasise civil rights, liberties assured by
new statute; Nepal has not yet criminalised enforced
dis-appearance and tourture, a major recommendation of
the previous UPR session (kp 30/10/2015), Nepal
to
defend HR record during UPR (ht 31/10/2015), Nepal's
rights
record to come under scrutiny at UPR (rep
31/10/2015), Nepali
delegation
to UPR: CIEDP, TRC secys’ trip raises eyebrows (kp
03/11/2015), Thapa
defends
statute, calls blockade unlawful: India, Sweden and
Switzerland voice concerns over unrest in the Tarai;
Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa tells the member
nations that the Tarai crisis is Nepal’s
internal problem (kp 05/11/2015) [Human
rights
have also to be respected in the solution internal
problems!!], DPM
Thapa
highlights impending humanitarian crisis: Presents
Universal Periodic Review at Human Rights Council in
Geneva (ht
05/11/2015),
Thapa
tells
UN body humanitarian crisis looms over Nepal (rep
05/11/2015)
THRDA
objects
to use of bullets on protesters (ht 20/10/2015)
New
Constitution:
Ensuring human rights, by Shobhakar Parajuli (ht
13/10/2015)
NHRC
demands
justice for Adhikaris (kp 24/09/2015)
Stakeholders
discuss
threat to journalists, impunity (ht 19/09/2015)
CIEDP
gets
new office (kp 09/09/2015)
ICJ
urges
CA to ensure universal human rights: ICJ adviser says
the draft statue needs revisions to meet international
standards regarding human rights protection (kp
03/09/2015)
Int'l
day
for the disappeared: Govt ignores UNHRC
recommendations, by Dewan Rai (kp 30/08/2015), Kin
of
1,530 seek closure as govt yet to criminalise
disappearance, by Dewan Rai (kp 31/08/2015)
Present
NHRC
report: Panel (kp 09/07/2015)
People
in
pain: The pending torture bill in Parliament must be
amended in line with the UN Torture Convention, by
Dipendra Jha (kp 30/06/2015)
No
to
torture, by Bindesh Dahal (rep 27/06/2015), Torture
in
police custody declining (ht 28/06/2015)
Govt
urged
to ratify refugee convention (kp 20/06/2015)
AHRC
objects
to plan to grant policing duty to APF (ht
18/06/2015)
Save
Ganga
Maya’s life: Rights activists (ht 16/06/2015), Ganga
Maya
files RTI application at Nepal Police Headquarters
(ht 17/06/2015), Address
Ganga
Maya’s demand: Rights activists (ht 22/06/2015)
Nepal
slips
in rule of law rankings (ht 05/06/2015)
Special
Court
acquits Raut (kp 24/04/2015)
[Nepal's political prisoner
number one finally freed!],
CK
Raut
acquitted of sedition charge (ht 24/04/2015),
Raut
exonerated
in sedition charge, by Durga Lal (rep 24/04/2015)
Report
on
conflict time rights violation out (ht 16/04/2015)
Demand
for
rehabilitation of Badi women (kp 07/04/2015)
Dalits
changing
caste for shelter (ht 06/04/2015)
Meet
highlights
education for human rights (kp 05/04/2015)
When
we
were young: Child survivors of wars and natural
disasters carry their trauma into adulthood, by
Anjana Rajbhandary (nt 27/03/2015), Just
justice:
Reconciliation is not possible without truth and
justice for the relatives of those murdered and
disappeared ten years ago (nt 27/03/2015))
73
foreigners
get visa amnesty, by Dewan Rai (kp 24/03/2015)
Indigenous
people
raise issues for UN review (ht 22/03/2015)
Justice
in
transition: The Maoists react badly to the Supreme
Court verdict rejecting amnesty provisions in the TRC
Act, by Binita Dahal (nt 20/03/2015)
UN
briefed
on progress in transitional justice (kp
18/03/2015)
NHRC
to
brief UN in Geneva on developments (kp 10/03/2015)
OHCHR
hails
SC verdict on TRC amnesty provision (kp
07/03/2015), OHRC
hails
SC ruling on rights violation cases: Apex court had
upheld international standards rejecting TRC, CIEDP’s
role in securing amnesty (ht 07/03/2015), Apex
court
ruling on transitional justice mechanism: UCPN
(Maoist) objects to curbs on commissions’ jurisdiction
(kp 10/03/2015)
FM
Pandey
defends rights situation at UN Human Rights Council
(ht 04/03/2015), Govt
for
multi-pronged approach to promote human rights: Pandey
(kp 05/03/2015)
HR
violation
cases by state drop, says INSEC (kp 20/02/2015)
Nepal
stares
at UN grilling in Geneva meet, by Anil Giri (kp
17/02/2015)
‘Witchcraft’
victim’s
family face social boycott, by Mohan Budhair (kp
01/02/2015)
In-laws,
husband
selling women to Indian brothels, by Upendra Yadav
(rep 31/01/2015)
MoFA
told
to curb human trafficking: House panel seeks details
on Nepalis being ‘shipped’ to US via Latin America
(ht 30/01/2015)
Nepal
‘partly
free’ in political rights and civil liberties:
Situation improved with stable govt, progress in
constitution drafting process, says report (ht
29/01/2015) [?????]
Nepal
asked
to redress teen’s murder case (kp 29/01/2015)
Whose
commissions?
The politically-controlled transitional justice
commissions offer little hope for victims of the
conflict, by Ram Bhandari (kp 21/01/2015)
We
Want
To Foster A Positive Change: Human rights and Good
governance have many faces, by Kirsten Geelan (sp
16/01/2015)
Human
rights
action plan out; promises better implementation
(kp 08/01/2015)
Nanda
Prasad's
death blemish on country's human rights record, by
Arjun Poudel (rep 01/01/2015)
Modern
slavery:
Exploitation of children, human tafficking, debt
bondage, morced marriage and forced labor constitute
modern slavery, by Saurav Ghimire (rep 31/12/2014)
War-era
cases:
Clarify crime, punishment: NBA (kp 20/12/2014), UN
asks
govt to ensure rights (kp
20/12/2014)
Transitional
justice:
Rights groups ask PM for transparency in appts (kp
20/12/2014),
Rights
groups
call on Nepal tomake TRC, CID independent (ht
20/12/2014)
Truth
and
consequences: For true reconciliation, human rights
violations during the conflict must be confronted head
on, by Ram Kumar Bhandari and Erik B. Wilson (kp
18/12/2014),
Kin
of
conflict victim deprived of relief (ht 18/12/2014)
Longer
the
transition, the less attention govt pays to human
rights, interview with Anup Raj Sharma (kp
15/12/2014)
‘Nepal’s
human
rights condition deteriorates’ (kp
11/12/2014)
[see report
of AHRC], Time
to
deliver: NHRC should book politicians and senior
government officials who condoned torture and human
rights violations, by Bhagirath Basnet (rep
11/12/2014),
And
justice
for all: Conflict wounds cannot be healed without
recognising victims’ demands (kp
11/12/2014),
Youths
of
Taplejung rue decade-long insurgency: Youngsters quit
their studies to work as porters (ht
11/12/2014),
TRC
secretary
tasked to begin logistical, administrative works
(kp 11/12/2014)
Rights
all
year round: Promotion and protection of the rights of
vulnerable groups can strengthen national integrity,
peace and democracy, by Madhab Regmi (kp
10/12/2014)
Empowering
the
other half: All out against VAW, by Gail Marzetti
(ht
10/12/2014)
UNHRC
prods
Nepal for justice in 3 war-era cases, by Weena Pun
(kp 03/12/2014)
Not
in
our name: A Truth Commission cannot impose
reconciliation upon victims of conflict under any
circumstance, by Suman Adhikari (kp 01/12/2014)
Transitional
justice
panels to begin work on ‘Dec 10’: Diplomatic committee
grills recommendation panel on Act provisions (kp
12/11/2014),
TRC
Act
will eventually tend to amnesty: Experts (rep
12/11/2014),
TRC
may
take up journo murder case, by Prakash Adhikari
(kp 12/11/2014)
Senior
US
official to assess rights, Tibetan refugee issues in
Nepal (ht 09/11/2014)
UK
Bar
urges govt to release CK Raut: Requests Nepal to
ensure the internationally protected right to freedom
of expression (kp 09/11/2014)
Healing
The
Past Wounds?, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn
08/11/2014)
Conflict-hit
children
appeal for support to help them move on, by Arjun
Oli (rep
08/11/2014),
Insurgency
burdened
many children with grown up responsibilities, by
Benup Raj Bhattarai (rep 08/11/2014)
Sins
of
commission: There are lessons to be learned from the
history of truth commissions across the world and in
Nepal, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 29/10/2014)
Transitional
justice:
Focus on socio-economic needs of victims: Sharma
(kp 23/10/2014)
Death
of
justice: Adhikari couple's struggle against injustice
and Nanda Prasad's death have exposed government
failure on rights to remedy, by Charan Prasai (rep
22/10/2014), NHRC pledges support to Ganga Maya (kp
23/10/2014)
Ganga
Maya
ends year-long fast: Says won’t have solid food until
govt fulfils its commitments, by Dewan Rai and
Manish Gautam (kp
19/10/2014),
Ganga
Maya
breaks fast-unto-death (ht
19/10/2014),
Ganga
Maya
starts taking fluids: Docs (kp 20/10/2014), Ganga
Maya’s
health condition stable: Hospital; Being administered
ORS; Parenteral nutrition to continue (ht
20/10/2014)
Appeal
for
CK Raut’s release (kp
19/10/2014),
AI
urges
authorities to release CK Raut (ht 19/10/2014)
Justice
denied:
The death of Nanda Prasad Adhikari is a combined
failure of politicians, civil society and Nepali
citizens, by Pratyush Nath Upreti (kp
12/10/2014),
Travesty
of
justice: Nanda Prasad’s death, by Bhagirath Basnet
(rep 12/10/2014), Adhikari’s
body
remains unclaimed at hospital (kp 13/10/2014), Govt
to
perform final rites of Nanda Prasad (ht
27/10/2014), Ganga
Maya
denies permission for husband’s final rites (ht
05/11/2014)
Institutionalising
human
rights: A basic need of the people, by Gyan Basnet
(ht 10/10/2014)
Missing
law
for missing people: A commission to investigate
war-era disappearances is needed, even if it has
limited or no judicial power, by Ram Kumar
Bhandari and Erik B. Wilson (kp 09/10/2014)
Limits
of
liberty: Raut's continued confinement will expose
ethnic discrimination, exclusion and rights abuse
carried out in the guise of nationalism and patriotism,
by Sukhdev Shah (rep
07/10/2014)
Discrepancy
in
data of disappeared persons (ht 07/10/2014)
Game
of
brinkmanship: Raut needs to break his indefinite fast;
The struggle must continue, but within bounds of
peaceful politics, by C.K. Lal (rep 29/09/2014), Silencing
dissent:
The arrest and subsequent processing of CK Raut hints
at political interference and is highly suspect,
by Dipendra Jha (kp 30/09/2014)
A
vow to fight violence against women: Feminist leaders
and women rights advocates take stage to express their
solidarity to a global campaign for gender equality,
by Chahana Sigdel (kp 29/09/2014)
One
Billion
Rising campaign to start from Nepal today (kp
28/09/2014)
TRC
formation:
Victims say panel is not legitimate (kp
26/09/2014),
Nepal
govt
Responsible for Adhikari’s Death: AFAD (kp
26/09/2014),
Nanda
Prasad,
in memory: We may run but we cannot hide from the
values that Nanda Prasad Adhikari was trying to teach
us, by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp
26/09/2014),
The
sad
saga of the Adhikari family: It was murder, not a
fast-unto-death, by Damakant Jayshi (nt
26/09/2014),
Children
of
war: The most vulnerable victims are still those who
were children during the war, by Kunda Dixit (nt
26/09/2014),
Still
missing
them: Most families of the estimated 1,400 disappeared
have no information about their relatives, by
Deepak Gyawali (nt
26/09/2014),
Death
of
justice: If the perpetrators and the state showed even
the slightest sign of remorse for wartime atrocities,
survivors may be willing to forgive; But they will
never forget (nt 26/09/2014), Victims
seek
warring parties’ presence in TRC: ‘Individuals without
pains of conflict cannot deliver justice’ (kp
28/09/2014), 65
apply
for transitional justice posts (kp
29/09/2014),
Human
rights
lawyers recommend apolitical, competent appointments
(kp 29/09/2014)
Bitter
pill:
Foolproof transitional justice bodies the
international community seems to have in mind has
never existed anywhere in the world, by Biswas
Baral (rep 25/09/2014)
‘Conflict-era
rapes
unpunished’: HRW says both Maoist combatants and govt
forces sexually harassed women and girls (ht
24/09/2014) [see HRW report]
Job
application
call for TRC challenged in SC (kp
24/09/2014)
Ganga
Maya
urged to end fast (kp
24/09/2014),
Both
govt
forces, Maoists raped women during insurgency: HRW,
by Nabin Khatiwada (ht
24/09/2014),
Justice
delayed:
Death of Nanda Prasad is an indictment of the
callousness of the state and political parties (kp
24/09/2014),
Death
without
justice (ht
24/09/2014),
Justice
silenced:
Nanda Prasad’s passing (rep
24/09/2014),
Adhikari
died
after refusing food, treatment: Govt (rep
24/09/2014)
[?????], Govt
pledges
justice just as it is delayed (ht 24/09/2014)
Adhikari’s
cry
for justice dies down: Widow lives to fight against
her son’s murderers (kp
23/09/2014)
[A true martyr! Resposible for
his murder are all those from politics and judiciary
who denied justice!!], Nanda
Prasad
Adhikari dies fighting for justice, by Kritagya
Regmi (ht
23/09/2014),
Nanda
Prasad
Adhikari loses battle for justice: Hunger strike ends
in death, by Arjun Paudel and Nabin Khatiwada (rep
23/09/2014),
Fellow
villagers
mourn Adhikari, by Sudip Kaini (kp 23/09/2014)
Disappearance:
Just
Search; Almost a decade after 15,000 people
disappeared, their fate is still unknown (sp
12/09/2014)
The
absent
state: We haven’t just failed to protect citizens
within Nepal and abroad, we have abdicated our
responsibility, by Anurag Acharya (nt 05/09/2014)
Domestic
violence:
‘Clinic’ to hand out awareness materials (kp
04/09/2014)
Call
for
in-depth media coverage on human trafficking (ht
04/09/2014)
NHRC
reports
alarming rise in trafficking rate: 60.34 pc growth in
human trafficking in one-and-half yrs, by Nirmala
Adhikari (kp 02/09/2014)
ICRC
says
fate of the disappeared still unclear (ht
02/09/2014),
ICRC
urges
govt, parties to respect rights of kin of disappeared
(rep
02/09/2014),
Commission
on
disappearance: Will it deliver?, by Govinda Sharma
'Bandi' (ht 02/09/2014)
Foiled
kidnapping:
11th grader saved from abductors’ clutches, by
Manish Gautam (kp 02/09/2014)
Enforced
disappearances:
8 yrs on, kin have only hope to cling on, by Dewan
Rai (kp
31/08/2014),
32nd
international
day of the disappeared: Kin hoping against hope,
by Rajendra Manadhar (kp
31/08/2014),
Right
bodies
seek justice for missing persons (ht
31/08/2014),
‘Probe
killing
of five Dhanusha youths’ (kp
31/08/2014),
Kin
of
dissapeared vent their ire, by Amar Khadka (rep
31/08/2014)
TRC,
CED
commissioners: Public hearing of candidates to be held
(ht
30/08/2014),
ICJ,
AI
seek justice for missing persons (ht
30/08/2014),
ICJ
to
govt: Provide justice to victims of disappearances
(rep 30/08/2014)
The
disappeared:
Addressing the impact of disappearance means
understanding how victim needs emerge from the social
worlds they live in, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp
29/08/2014)
Nepali
housemaid
returns to tell harrowing Saudi tale, by Anup Ojha
(kp 22/08/2014)
Row
over
TRC recommendation committee: SC issues show-cause
notice to govt (rep 21/08/2014)
Neither
truth
nor justice: Parties have demonstrated time and again
that they intend to do nothing to stop extrajudicial
killings, by Suhas Chakma (kp 18/08/2014)
On
the
sidelines of justice: A gender-blind and victim
insensitive Truth and Reconciliation Commission will
be a futile exercise, by Trishna Rana (nt
15/08/2014)
22-yr-old
confined
in room for 20 yrs, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp
09/08/2014)
State
killing
Adhikari couple: AHRC (kp
31/07/2014),
Speaker
wants
details on Adhikari couple (ht 31/07/2014), DPM:
Adhikari
couple's hunger strike irrelevant (rep
07/08/2014)) [Bam Dev Gautam's
comments sound predominantly irrelevant, but they are
extremely dangerous for peace, rule of law and an
inclusive democratic future!!!]
Petition
filed
questioning legality of panel for TRC nominations
(kp
06/08/2014),
TRC
controversy:
Conflict victims move apex court (ht), Petition
seeks
dissolution of recommendation committee (rep
06/08/2014), TRC
controversy:
Conflict victims move apex court (ht 06/08/2014)
Class
and
justice: The marginalisation of victim’s priorities
widens the gap between the powerful and powerless,
by Ram Bhandari and Erik Wilson (kp 30/07/2014)
NAked
truth:
The NA has a record of widespread and systematic
violations of human rights perpetrated as part of the
conflict, by Suhas Chakma (rep 27/07/2014)
OHCHR:
Amend
inconsistent clauses (kp
02/07/2014)
[see comment by OHCHR], TRC
Act
violates United Nations policy: OHCHR (ht
02/07/2014),
OHCHR
urges
govt to amend TRC Act (rep 02/07/2014), NHRC
says
it cannot send official to panel for picking TRC team
(kp
03/07/2014),
Overcoming
criticism:
Take TRC and CED seriously (rep 03/07/2014), Shame
on
all of us! A human rights debacle is unfolding, with
collaboration of a democratic government, the
international community and intelligentsia, by
Kanak Mani Dixit (kp
04/07/2014),
Question
of
legitimacy: Victims must be recognised as critical
actors in the transitional justice process, by Ram
Kumar Bhandari (kp 04/07/2014),
UN
rights
experts urge government to amend TRC Act: Say it is
necessary to end impunity (ht 05/07/2015), Govt
brought
bill on TRC responsibly, says Acharya (ht
05/07/2015)
[???], TRC
panel
seeks Malla’s replacement: Asks govt to give
recommendation committee full shape, by Ananta Raj
Luitel (ht
05/07/2015)
[????], Bajura
conflict
victims scramble for a living, by Prakash Singh
(ht 06/07/2014), Don’t
cooperate
on TRC, CID: Rights activists (ht 07/07/2014), Malla
lambasts
suggestion to replace her: Says the TRC Recommendation
Committee members exceeded their brief (ht
08/07/2014), Govt
to
SC: TRC Act doesn’t grant amnesty to serious offenders,
by Pranab Kharel (kp
10/07/2014)
[?????], TRC
Act
consistent with int'l law: Government (rep
10/07/2014)
[Yes, all the international
experts who criticise this law are absolutely innocent
and ignorant!?], Rights
bodies’
call to fix TRC Act flaws (ht
10/07/2014),
Int’l
rights
groups call for amending flawed provisions (kp
10/07/2014) [!!!!!], Widespread
resistance
makes commissions on transitional justice uncertain,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep
11/07/2014),
Expert
Call:
United Nations experts warn that Nepal's truth-seeking
legislation risks further entrenching impunity (sp
11/07/2014),
Post-conflict
stress
syndrome: Psychological scars of conflict on young
survivors take longer to heal, by Taylor Caldwell
(nt 11/07/2014), Forgiving
the
past: The TRC must discourage individuals and
political parties from using victims and families as a
means to an end, by Yogendra P. Paneru (kp
13/07/2014), Flawed
TRC
Act: Apropos Amendments Indispensable, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 17/07/2014)
‘Living
martyr’
Mukesh will not walk again: Doc, by Weena Pun (kp
01/07/2014)
TRC
formation
in trouble: Advocate to join suggestion panel on
condition (kp
27/06/2014),
TRC
formation
process riles conflict victims: Sapana Pradhan Malla,
a member of recommending body, also raises questions
(ht 27/06/2014)
Torture
still
common in detention centres: Report says detainees are
often subjected to cruel, inhuman and degrading
treatment (ht
26/06/2014),
Detainees
are often subjected to cruel: Report (Nepal Human
Rights 26/06/2014)
Reparative
justice:
It would be wiser to formulate a freestanding policy
on reparations than wait for the TRC, by Rajendra
Senchurey (kp 25/06/2014)
Left
behind:
TRC bill's apathy towards conflict-hit children is
troublesome; nowhere in the bill have their concerns
be included, by Bindesh Dahal (rep 23/06/2014)
Route
to
reconciliation: Moving forward requires greater
concentration on locally-driven efforts and
village-level activism, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp
11/06/2014)
Victim
of
consensus: The country is governed by formula of
political consensus and the hegemony of leaders, not
rule of law; This has put law and order in limbo,
by Charan Prasai (rep 10/06/2014)
Human
rights
allegations: In whose interests?, by James Rinaldi
(ht 06/06/2014)
Transitional
justice:
TRC bill guideline to address war-era crimes, says
Gautam (kp 28/05/2014), ICJ
finds
faults in TRC Act, says amend it (ht 29/05/2014)
(see ICJ report)
Rights
violation
cases up (ht 29/05/2014)
Nepal's
transitional
justice: Towards complexity, by Charan Prasai (ht
23/05/2014)
Truth
be
told: Truth commissions, even with all limitations,
should give victims a platform to tell the nation how
they suffered, by Eduardo Gonz�les Cueva (kp
21/05/2014)
Parts
of
a whole: The transitional justice process must move
beyond consultations to give victims a true
opportunity to be partners and decision-makers, by
Yvette Selim (kp 16/05/2014)
Whose
voices?
The victims’ movement seeks a human rights
practice rooted in the everyday experiences of
victims’ lives, by Ram Kumar Bhandari and Bhagiram
Chaudhary (kp 13/05/2014), Hope
for
healing: Forgiveness and reconciliation are
society-wide processes that will continue far beyond
the TRC mandate, by Prakash Mani Sharma (kp
14/05/2014)
Prez
seals
TRC bill: Paves way for formation of two commissions
to ensure transitional justice, by Dewan Rai (kp
12/05/2014), TRC
Act
takes effect (ht
12/05/2014),
Govt
admits
it erred on TRC Bill: Realises its mistake a day after
it was turned into Act, by Prakash Acharya (ht
13/05/2014),
NHRC
vacuum
impedes TRC formation (rep 13/05/2014)
19
fake
cases in ‘disappeared’ persons list in Kavre district
(ht
12/05/2014)
Justice
denied:
The Legislature-parliament passed the TRC and Forced
Disappearances Bill with majority, by Keshab
Poudel (sp 09/05/2014)
Voice
for
victims: Victims are on the frontline of a new
approach to activism as Nepalis no longer trust
politicians and NGOs, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp
02/05/2014)
TRC
Bill:
An Overview, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 01/05/2014)
TRC
bill
offers hope to relatives of disappeared, by Ananda
Gautam (kp
29/05/2014),
Whose
reconciliation?
Reconciliation is not possible without the disclosure
of truth and the prosecution of individuals involved
in grave human rights abuses, by Suman Khadka and
Sanjeev Pokharel (kp 29/05/2014)
Call
for
reviewing provisions in TRC bill (kp
28/04/2014),
Call
to
amend TRC Bill for justice (ht
28/04/2014),
A
step forward: Passage of the TRC bill marks the
beginning of a long, difficult process (kp
28/04/2014),
Convergence
on
TRC, CA bodies positives for new constitution,
interview with Baburam Bhattarai (kp 28/04/2014)
Parliament
passes
TRC bill: Special Court for handling war-era cases;
Govt attorney must file cases forwarded by TRC, by
Pranab Kharel (kp 26/04/2014), House
passes
TRC, CID Bill, by Prakash Acharya (ht m26/04/2014)
Lawmakers
make
26 proposals, by Pranab Kharel (kp
24/04/2014),
‘Take
war-era
cases to spl court’ (kp
24/04/2014),
Devolving
power:
A separate bill to guide prosecution will allow the
TRC to focus on seeking truth (kp
24/04/2014),
Big
III
seek to tweak TRC Bill: Register amendment proposal to
deal with some vital issues, by Prakash Acharya
(ht 24/04/2014), No
amnesty
for serious crimes: Home minister (kp 25/04/2014)
[Discrimination against the
fundamental rights of women in the context of
citizenship is a serious crime as well!!]
Displaced
8
years ago, conflict victims still ‘unwilling’ to
return, by Bechu Gaud (kp 24/04/2014)
Wrong
priority:
TRC bill has provisions of no amnesty for perpetrators
of rape but there is room for reconsiliation for other
offences including murder, by Chandra Prasad
Luitel (rep 23/04/2014)
In
House,
TRC bill gets wide support, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp
21/04/2014),
Lawmakers
divided
as parliament debates TRC bill: Amendments can be
registered by Thursday (rep
21/04/2014),
Ruling
party
lawmakers find flaws in TRC Bill, by Prakash
Acharya (ht
21/04/2014),
Memorandum
to
Chairman Nembang (kp
21/04/2014),
Conflict
victims
want revision of TRC bill, submit memo to Speaker
(rep),
Transitional
justice:
No TRC process is flawless. Still, for post-conflict
Nepal it’s the best way to heal our society (kp
21/04/2014)
[The TRC is necessary but it
must respect principles of human rights and justice!],
Whose
discourse?
Transitional justice seems to have been
intrumentalised by local elites to maintain existing
social structures, by Shradha Ghale (kp
21/04/2014),
State
should
officially acknowledge victims, interview with Ram
Kumar Bhandari, founder of the National Network of the
Families of the Disappeared and Missing (kp
21/04/2014),
House
calling:
Not only are provisions of new TRC bill flawed, my
first-hand experience suggests even the process of
preparing it was fault, by Raju Prasad Chapagai
(rep 21/04/2014)
Dealing
With
Transitional Justice, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn
19/04/2014),
DPM
Singh
defends Bill on TRC, CID: Says the law is meant for
reconciliation; Lawyers flay blanket amnesty provision
(ht
19/04/2014),
Heed
the
victims: Ending peace process (rep), Bodde
expresses
concern about TRC Bill with Dahal: Urges to pay heed
also to what UN,international rights bodies are saying
(ht 19/04/2014), No
amnesty
in bill, say leaders; It should be amended as
required: UML leader Gyawali (kp
20/04/2014)
[Obviously, only politicians
understand this bill; jurists and human rights
specialists are not able to do so!!], ICTJ
concerned
over proposed bill (kp
20/04/2014),
Nepal
urged
to amend TRC bill (ht
20/04/2014),
Deliberations
begin
on bills related to TRC (nn
20/04/2014),
Reviving
conflict
era incidents not good: Poudel (nn
20/04/2014)
[Not good for the victims or
not good for the perpetrators? Your party claims it
does not stand for general amnesty ?!] Conflict
victims
demand amendment in TRC Bill (nn 20/04/2014)
Two
Adhikari
murder accused released on bail (ht
18/04/2014),
Two
Adhikari
murder accused freed on bail, by Bimal Khatiwada
(kp
18/04/2014),
Two
Fujel
accused released on bail, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel
(rep
18/04/2014),
International
rights
bodies take exception to TRC Bill (ht
18/04/2014)
[see common
declaration of Amnesty International, Human Rights
Watch and International Commission of Jurists], AI,
HRW
and ICJ concerned over amnesty provision in TRC
(rep
18/04/2014),
Bill
violates
int’l law: Rights bodies (kp
18/04/2014),
Reparation,
reconciliation
rather than prosecution: Many of the victims believe
revenge would not brimg any solution, by Ashok
Dahal (rep
18/04/2014)
[Justice does not mean
revenge!!], Just
want
justice: The quest for justice unites two women whose
relatives were killed and disappeared by the Nepal
Army and the Maoists, by Bhrikuti Rai (nt
18/04/2014),
“Forgive
and
move on”: All cases of grave human rights
violations must go for trial, but victims must also
have the power to forgive, by Anurag Acharya (nt
18/04/2014), An
Inconvenient
Truth: Bishnu Prasad speaks about his experiences of
torture during the Civil War and of his life, by
Adam Greiner (sp 18/04/2014)
Justice
for
whom? The transitional justice bill contradicts the
Supreme Court verdict and is unacceptable to victims,
by Gyanendra Raj Aran (kp
17/04/2014),
Parties
agree
to bring all war-era cases under TRC, by Anil Giri
(kp
17/04/2014),
Govt-oppn
logjam
puts statute drafting at risk, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp
17/04/2014),
Conflict
ear
cases: Mahara seeks separate collective mechanism
(ht
17/04/2014)
[There cannot be a collective
mechanism for victims!!], Victims
of
conflict want perpetrators booked, by Devendra
Basnet (rep
17/04/2014),
Parties
agree
to form special court to take up conflict-era cases:
No agreement on Fujel murder case, by Ashok Dahal
(rep
17/04/2014),
Lawyers
divided
over case withdrawal (rep
17/04/2014),
Trial
begins
for Adhikari murder, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp
17/04/2014),
Plot
afoot
against Maoist: Thapa (kp
17/04/2014),
UCPN-M
obstructs
House proceedings: Govt proposal to amend Bill on TRC,
disappearances gets lukewarm reply (ht
17/04/2014), The
Hague
Awaits..., by Gyan Basnet (rn
17/04/2014),
Here's
the
rub: If TRC is completely impartial, all leaders,
security officials, prime ministers, home ministers an
defense ministers from 1996 to 206 could be in the
dragnet, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 17/04/2014)
Parties
urge
PM to end stand-off with Maoists: UCPN (M) to boycott
CA until charge sheet against cadres withdrawn (kp
16/04/2014), UCPN-Maoist
boycotts
meeting with ruling parties (ht
16/04/2014),
UCPN-M
to
protest in House, street: Party to take its agitation
to all the 75 districts of country (ht
16/04/2014),
Pillay
urges
govt to uphold int’l law on TRC, disappearnce bills
(kp
16/04/2014),
UN
warns
against amnesties for civil war crimes (ht
16/04/2014),
Krishna
Adhikari
murder case: Maoist cadres, suspects’ kin halt traffic
in Chitwan, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp
16/04/2014),
War-era
cases:
Rayamajhi challenges PM Koirala (kp
16/04/2014),
Reconciliation
Mantra
To End Transition, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
16/04/2014)
Women’s
rights
activists serve ultimatum to PM (ht
16/04/2014)
Acharya:
Reconciliation
basis for TRC formation: ‘Discouraging impunity and
finding truth twin goals of commissions’ (kp
15/04/2014), NC
lawmakers
against amnesty in war crimes (ht
15/04/2014),
UCPN
(Maoist)
to launch stir if cadres not freed (kp
15/04/2014),
UCPN-M
to
boycott all meetings with ruling parties: Wants
charge-sheet against Krishna Prasad murder accused
withdrawn (ht
15/04/2014),
UCPN
(Maoist)
quits big 3 meet over Adhikari case, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep
15/04/2014),
Third
party’s
absence leaves Cong, UML without agenda to discuss
(ht
15/04/2014),
Cleared
suspect
accuses state, Maoists of harassment, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp
15/04/2014)
Govt
tables
TRC bill: Reviewed bill does not spell out serious
crimes other than rape, by Dewan Rai (kp
10/04/2014),
'No
amnesty
for serious human rights violations', by Thira L.
Bhusal and Ashok Dahal (rep
10/04/2014)
[??], Rights
activists
decry TRC bill, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep
10/04/2014), Why
the
delay? Nepal's ratification of the Rome Statute could
be a good step to end impunity, by Roshan Kumar
Jha (rep 10/04/2014), Victims,
rights
advocates find fault with TRC bill, by Dewan Rai
(kp 11/04/2014), Victims,
right
defenders cry foul over revised TRC bill, by Kosh
Raj Koirala (rep
11/04/2014),
Surrender
to
blackmail: Do the democrats in the government realise
that they will be historically tarred as anti-human
rights?, by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp
11/04/2014),
The
tale
of two Commissions, by Binita Dahal (nt
11/04/2014),
TRC,
CID
Bill to be tabled on April 16 , by Arjun Bhandari
(ht 12/04/2014), Bill
gives
rape victims hope: ‘Every crime other than rape can be
pardoned and their victims and perpetrators
reconciled’, by Weena Pun (kp
12/04/2014)
[This may be true for rape
victimes, but what about those murdered and
disappeared and their families as well as those who
suffered irreparable injuries, mental as well as
physical?], ‘Sole
focus
on rights can’t solve war cases’: Leaders of major
parties involved in drafting the bill say it is
far more important to take recourse to reconciliation
in order to complete the peace process, by Dewan
Rai (kp
13/04/2014),
No
dispute
on TRC bill among major parties: Sharma (rep
13/04/2014),
South
African
TRC: TRC ensured individual amnesty for perpetrator,
truth for society and acknowledgement and reparation
for victim, by Babina Kharel (rep 13/04/2014), Getting
rights
wrong: In insisting on prosecution, HR community has
lost its sight of the broader TRC goals (kp
14/04/2014), TRC
Bill:
Something Is Better Than Nothing, by Nandalal
Tiwari (rn 14/04/2014), Big
3
to unite in House to endorse TRC bill (rep
14/04/2014),
Bill
on
TRC, CID reconciliatory; not for amnesty: Minister
Acharya, by Prakash Acharya (ht
14/04/2014),
The
purpose
of the TRC is reconciliation in society,
interviews with Rajesh Lekhak and Pradip Gyawali (kp
14/04/2014),
Bill
on
TRC and CID: Deal with shortcomings, by Hari Bansh
Jha (ht 14/04/2014))
Deny
amnesty
for heinous crimes: TRC task force, by Ananta Raj
Luitel (ht
04/04/2014),
Taskforce
proposes
TRC refer wartime cases to OAG, by Dewan Rai (kp
04/04/2014),
NHRC
to
government: Ratify Rome Statute (kp
04/04/2014),
NHRC
urges
govt to address rights defender’s demand (ht
04/04/2014),
Dahal
decries
verdict on war-era cases, by Binod Ghimire (kp
05/04/2014),
New
conflict
if law not changed for TRC: Dahal; says, SC should not
flaunt its powers (rep 05/04/2014), Another
panel
to draft TRC bills in three days (kp 06/04/2014),
UCPN
(Maoist)
rejects bills on TRC, disapperance commission:
Threatens to take to streets if draft bill not amended,
by Kosh Raj Koirala and Ashok Dahal (rep
06/04/2014),
The
big
picture: Transnational justice bodies (rep
06/04/2014)
Fast
for
endorsement of Rome Statute (ht 01/04/2014), Pahadi
fasting
unto death for Rome Statute ratification (rep
01/04/2014)
Nepal
imposing
'increasing restrictions' on Tibetans after pressure
from China: Int'l rights watchdog (nn 01/04/2014)
[see HRW report],
Govt
takes
exception to HRW report on Tibetan refugees (ht
04/04/2014),
Refugees
should
respect law of the land: MoFA (kp
04/04/2014),
Govt:
HRW
report 'unnecessary meddling' (rep 04/04/2014)
Refugees
find
going tough (ht 23/03/2014)
Nepal’s
human
rights record to face scrutiny by UN body (nn
18/03/2014), Nepal
draws
flak for rights record (ht 19/03/2014), Nepal
on
back foot in Geneva, by Dewan Rai (kp 20/03/2014),
Maoists
warn
of House disruption over TRC bills, by Pranab
Kharel (kp
22/03/2014),
Transitional
justice
mechanisms under UN scrutiny: Nepal quizzed on
independence of NHRC, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
22/03/2014), UNHRC
doubts
Nepal’s compliance, by Dewan Rai (kp 23/03/2014),
Danger
zone:
Transitional justice (rep
23/03/2014), Kin
of
disappeared still without answers, by Dewan Rai
(kp 24/03/2014), Inescapable
truth:
Functioning transitional justice institutions are in
Nepal’s interest (kp
24/03/2014),
Ban
urges
respect for right to truth (kp
24/03/2014),
Handling
the
truth; The state must apologise, acknowledge and
provide justice to victims and survivors of the
conflict, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp
24/03/2014),
Appeal
to
ratify Rome Statute without delay (ht
24/03/2014),
Minister
pledges
TRC bill in 2 wks; work yet to start, by Dewan Rai
(kp
26/03/2014),
Govt
to
bring bills on TRC, disappearances soon: Likely to be
tabled in House in 15 days after forging consensus
(ht
26/03/2014),
TRC,
disappearance
commission revised bills by 15 days: Acharya (rep
26/03/2014),
Families
of
disappeared struggle for redress, by Kalendra
Sejuwal (rep 26/03/2014), Consult
us
on TRC bill: Conflict victims to govt (rep
27/03/2014), Those
directly
responsible for crimes are guilty, not civilian
commanders, interview with Govinda Bandi (rep
27/03/2014) [??], NHRC
objects
to Shrestha as conflict expert (ht 29/03/2014), TRC
receives
a blow as members threaten to quit (kp
29/03/2014),
Victims
cry
foul over govt's choice of TRC bill drafters (rep
29/03/2014), Under
fire,
Shrestha quits TRC taskforce (kp 30/03/2014), Ex-SSP
quits
after furore (rep
30/03/2014),
NBA
for
victim-centric TRC, disappearance panel, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep
30/03/2014),
Criminal
justice:
As state tackles offender, sufferers often left out,
by Weena Pun (kp
30/03/2014),
Extra-judicial
killings:
Report contradicts govt submission to UNHRC in Geneva
on killings in Tarai (ht
30/03/2014)
[see report],
Ill
beginning
for TRC work, by Dewan Rai (kp 31/03/2014), TRC
task
force begins its work (ht
31/03/2014),
Clear
and
present: Only transitional justice bills drafted
transparently will enjoy legitimacy (kp
31/03/2014),
Govt
will
bring TRC, disappearance bills within deadline,
interview with Narahari Acharya (kp
31/03/2014), TRC
team
initiates discussion (kp 01/04/2014), Leave
conflict
era cases to TRC: BRB (ht
01/04/2014),
Bhattarai:
New
laws must for dealing with conflict-era crimes, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep
01/04/2014),
Bhattarai
says
he must be tried for conflict era cases (nn
01/04/2014),
Transitional
justice
mechanism: Maoists demand TRC panel seat (kp
02/04/2014),
Victims
draw
attention of global community (kp 02/04/2014), Justice
not
served: Victims’ alliances must be watchful of
political actors who seek to undermine transitional
justice, by Hemanta Raj Dahal (kp
02/04/2014),
Instrument
of
peace: Discussion surrounding TRC has been Kathmandu
centric, with minimum consultations with people
victimized by Maoists as well as security forces,
by D.B. Subedi (rep
02/04/2014),
SC:
War
crimes can be tried under regular law, by Pranab
Kharel (kp 03/04/2014), Maoists
press
govt to allow wartime property deals, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp
03/04/2014),
Don’t
grant
mass amnesty for war-era crimes: AHRC to govt (ht
03/04/2014),
TRC
draft
preparation: Taskforce completes discussion process
(kp)
03/04/2014,
Activating
Transitional
Justice Mechanism: A Ray Of Hope, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn
03/04/2014)
‘Endorse
Rome
Statute’ (ht 13/03/2014)
Statute
delay
‘exacerbating’ HR problem in Nepal (kp 01/03/2014)
[see corresponding report
by U.S. Department of State]
Eyes
of
the world: International attention can often support
the efforts of local activists, by Aruna Uprety
(kp 23/02/2014)
Torture
victim
moves UN’s rights panel (ht 21/02/2014)
2013
saw
rise in number of human rights violations (ht
20/02/2014) [see summary of INSEC report], Human
rights
situation worse in western region (ht
21/02/2014)
Treat
them
right: When a country permits refugees, it should be
ready to protect their basic human rights, by
Swechha Ghimire (rep 21/01/2014)
Asian
leaders
meet in Capital to combat human trafficking (kp
18/01/2014)
Maiti
Nepal
launches anti-trafficking drive, by Motilal Paudel
(kp 13/01/2014)
Prolonged
crisis
will boost impunity: Report (ht 10/12/2013), Party
leaders
stress rights enforcement (kp 11/12/2013)
Continuing
Conundrums:
Frequent human rights violationsindicate that just
marking the day has not been adequate, by Alok
Pokhrel (rep 10/12/2013)
Int’l
rights
groups must seek NHRC nod: SC, by Pranab Kharel
(kp 05/12/2013) [???]
HR
experts
moan about low spending on staff training (kp
03/12/2013)
A
nightmare that they will remember forever: Women who
were severely tortured on charges of practicing
witchcraft living with mental trauma, by Aman
Koirala (kp 01/12/2013)
It's
all
about giving them a chance (rep 15/11/2013) [on
Indira Rana Magar]
Domestic
workers
in horrific situation: Report (ht 29/10/2013)
Home
truth:
Recruitment agencies in Nepal abuse migrant workers'
rights, and the government is failing to protect workers,
by Rameshwar Nepal (rep 23/10/2013)
Nepal
fifth
in ‘modern slavery’ prevalence (kp 19/10/2013)
Human
rights
to figure in school curricula (ht 09/10/2013)
Norway,
UNDP
sign agreement to promote people’s access to justice
(ht 13/09/2013)
Rights
violation
cases down: NHRC (rep 13/09/2013)
Poverty
As
A Human Rights Issue, by Madhab Regmi (rn
13/09/2013)
Depleted
potential:
Broadening its scope beyond transitional justice can
rejuvenate the human rights agenda, by Gyanu
Adhikari (kp 11/09/2013)
And
justice
for all: The TRC cannot simply punish perpetrators; it
must establish new social, political and economic
parameters for the pursuit of national unity, by
Gyan Basnet (kp 10/09/2013)
Nepali
NGOs
have derailed the human rights discourse,
interview with Ram Bhandari (kp 09/09/2013)
Checkpoints
inconvenience
travellers, by Rajendra Nath (kp 04/09/2013)
Sexual
minorities
stage rally in Capital to demand rights (ht
23/08/2013)
Forum
seeks
apparatus for end to torture (kp 26/06/2013)
Enforcement
of
anti-untouchability law still weak, by Kamal
Pariyar (rep 07/06/2013)
Climate
change
and human rights: Nepal taking the lead, by Anil
Chitrakar and Kashish Das Shrestha (ht 05/06/2013)
Truth
and
consequences: The TRC ordinance ignores consultations
with victims and doesn’t address their aspirations,
by Suman Adhikari (kp 29/05/2013)
Justice
delayed:
Cases of disappearances (rep 23/05/2013)
Detainees
in
Tarai suffering worst abuses: Report (ht
04/05/2013)
Dark
deals:
Instead of being punished, human rights violators are
given political and constitutional power, by
Anubha Adhikari (kp 21/04/2013)
Hard
done:
Worker exploitation, by Kesh B. Malla (rep
21/04/2013)
A
worthy guide: Universal declaration of human rights,
by Nirajan Thapaliya (rep 03/04/2013)
Lack
of
awareness, impunity hurdles to women's rights, by
Chitra Lekha Yadav (kp 05/03/2013), Nepal
capable
of combating discrimination, by Arjun Kumar Khadka
(kp 05/03/2013)
Citizenship
through
mother: Fugitives by birth, by Deepti Gurung (rep
05/03/2013)
AG:
UDHR
outdated in Nepal’s context (kp 04/03/2013) [For
the sake of Nepal: Dismiss this man immediately!!!],
Nepal
Police
pledges to protect human rights (ht 04/03/2013) [???]
Denial
of
right to housing and forced evictions: A gross human
rights violation, by Gyan Basnet (28/02/2013)
Sapana
is
Nepal’s Cedaw candidate (kp 22/02/2013)
Insec
reports
increase in cases of rights violation (kp
19/02/2013) [see summary
of INSEC yearbook 2013], Rights
situation
disappointing in 2012: INSEC (nn 19/02/2013)
No
fence
to sit on: The cases of Col Kumar Lama and Dekendra
Thapa both raise fundamental questions about whether the
country will continue to be run as a playground for
elites, by Suhas Chakma (kp 14/02/2013)
Crimes
against
popular sovereignty: Fascist attitudes of the government,
by Gyan Basnet (ht 12/02/2013)
HRW
raps
govt for ‘broken promises’ (kp 02/02/2013) [see Nepal
chapter of World Report 2013], HRW
censures
Nepal on human rights abuses (ht 02/02/2013)
Govt
okays
‘one-window advertisement policy’: Move widely seen as
bid to control media outlets critical of it, by Anil
Giri (kp 01/02/2013)
UN
rights
council meeting: Nepal braces for tight spot in Geneva,
by Anil Giri (kp 21/01/2013)
Righting
the
wrongs: Prime Minister Bhattarai’s human rights record
is shocking (kp 13/01/2013), AI
paints
grim picture of rights violation (ht 13/01/2013)
[see AI
paper]
Old
cries,
pledges repeat in rights summit, by Ankit Adhikari
(kp 17/12/2012)
AHRC
paints
dismal picture of rights scene (kp 12/12/2012) [see
AHRC
report]
PM
‘eschews’
rights issues on HR Day: Bhattarai remains silent on
cases of rights violations, dwells on social inclusion,
equality (kp 11/12/2012), Beyond
all
platitudes: If human rights violators go scot free,
security forces will believe abuses aren’t a big deal
(kp 11/12/2012), ‘Citizens’
rights
will be protected’: NHRC chairman flays government over
withdrawing criminal cases (ht 11/12/2012)
Wishing
for
progress, EU and Swiss Missions (rep 10/12/2012)
‘HR
violation
on rise in Mid West’ (kp 03/12/2012)
Women
rights
defenders themselves at risk (ht 30/11/2012)
Isolation
Rituals
at First Menstruation Draw Scrutiny in Nepal, by
Kamala Gautam (rep 23/11/2012)
Blind
to
justice: The actions of the present government to
withdraw criminal charges against, and to reward, those
who did wrong during the conflict must not be glossed
over, by Gyan Basnet (kp 01/11/2012)
Government
obliged
to help convicted Nepalis abroad, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp 30/10/2012)
UN,
diplomats
and criminals: Government of Nepal has been vetoing
application of the rule of law and systematically
undermining its own Supreme Court, by Suhas Chakma
(kp 15/10/2012)
Human
rights
meet starts (kp 09/10/2012), Rights
conference
stands for speedy enforcement of defenders’ guidelines
(kp 10/10/2012)
Conference
on
human trafficking (kp 08/10/2012)
After
all
the hue and cry, Basnet gets a promotion, by
Phanindra Dahal (kp 05/10/2012), Govt
promotes
controversial Col Raju Basnet, by Tika R. Pradhan
(ht 05/10/2012)
Govt
refutes
UN’s ‘stateless Nepalis’ report, by Anil Giri (kp
04/10/2012)
International
treaties:
Human rights body complains of weak implementation
(ht 27/09/2012)
Urlado
One
Billion campaign launched (kp 24/09/2012)
Activists
defend
homeless’ rights (kp 24/09/2012), ‘Respect
rights
of slum dwellers’ (ht 24/09/2012)
Tread
with
care: Govt should beware not to trample on civil
liberties in forming public policy (kp 21/09/2012)
Mentally
ill
man confined in cowshed for 4 years (kp 09/09/2012)
Unjust
silence:
The state has done nothing to investigate and prosecute
those responsible for disappearances, by Yadab
Bastola (kp 30/08/2012)
War
victims
plea for justice: Govt cautioned against HR violations
(kp 25/08/2012)
Nepal's
gay
rights movement, by Bibek Bhandari (rep 13/07/2012)
Human
rights
violations: Challenging justice, democracy and peace,
by Charan Prasai (ht 10/07/2012)
Fear
of
losing progress on human rights looms large, by
Ankit Adhikari (kp 02/07/2012)
HR
monitoring
slack in absence of OHCHR: ICJ (rep 30/06/2012)
Cruel,
inhuman
and degrading: A separate law criminalising torture and
a human rights commitment is needed to bring
perpetrators to justice, by Tejman Shrestha (kp
26/06/2012), Women
detainees
still tortured (ht 26/06/2012), Torture
of
women increasing in detention: Report (nn
26/06/2012), Rights
defenders
to govt: Ratify anti-torture law (kp 27/06/2012), Criminalise
torture,
urge rights activists: ‘Tradition of torture embedded in
society’ (ht 27/06/2012)
UN
Human
Rights Council urged to monitor Nepal's 'increasingly
precarious' rights situation (nn 05/06/2012
Status
Of
Justice, by Raj Kumar Siwakoti (rn 25/05/2012)
Govt
failed
to provide truth, justice to victims: Amnesty report
(nn 24/05/2012) [see AI
report
2012 on Nepal], Report:
Nepal
towards full-spectrum impunity: Amnesty says the parties
government in the subverted justice by favouring
withdrawal of criminal charges (kp 25/05/2012), AI
slams
human rights record: Says war-era crime, widespread
torture being overlooked (ht 25/05/2012)
‘Nepal
must
guarantee rights’ (ht 08/05/2012)
Activists
seek
clear policy on refugees (ht 05/05/012)
Justice
System:
Impunity And Reconciliation, by Raj Kumar Siwakoti
(rn 25/04/2012)
Taking
torture
seriously: Legislation which criminalises torture must
bear in mind international standards pertaining to the
gravity of the offence, by Raju Prasad Chapagai (kp
20/04/2012)
Right
to
honor, by Madan Bahadur Dhami (rep 15/04/2012)
Govt
replaces
‘weak’ torture law with ‘bold’ Act, by Anil Giri (kp
07/04/2012)
Charter
of
rights: Every individual and community’s rights should
be formally protected in a multicultural society, by
Mahendra Lawoti (kp 06/04/2012)
Bilateral
ties:
India’s vote in favour of UN resolution against Sri
Lanka at the UNHRC can teach Nepal a lesson or two on
the need for better diplomacy with her neighbours,
by Mahesh Acharya (kp 02/04/2012)
Challenges
Of
Human Rights In Nepal, by Raj Kumar Siwakot (rn
29/03/2012)
Conflict
and
women victims: Grave injustices, by Kopila Adhikari
(ht 29/03/2012)
WOREC
paints
bleak picture of women’s rights: Says city women prone
to abuse on witchery charges (ht 25/03/2012)
Ratifying
the
UN Protocol On Human Trafficking, by Gyan Basnet (rn
15/03/2012)
Rights
agency
says progress to protect women’s rights in Nepal slow
(nn 09/03/2012)
Human
rights
violations: No justice, no peace, by Gyan Basnet (ht
05/03/2012)
Rights
violation
cases‘fell sharply’ in 2011 (kp 20/02/2012)
[see English summary
of INSEC report], 3,039
rights
violation cases in 2011: INSEC (ht 20/02/2012)
Blood
bricks:
A new certification system for bricks aims to remove
exploiting and pollution from brick-baking, by Lucia
de Vries (nt 10/02/2012)
HRW
raps
govts, political parties: World Report says no
government since 2006 showed will to tackle human rights
issues (kp 24/01/2012) [see HRW
world
report 2012, Nepal
chapter see pp. 347-355], HRW
report
reveals ugly side of Nepal: No progress on liability for
killings, disappearances; Govt failed to uphold and
protect human rights (ht 24/01/2012)
Rights
For
Few, Wrongs For Many, by G. K. Pakavath (rn
23/01/2012)
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