NHRC asked to probe missing lawyers’ case Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, June 4:The Supreme Court today issued orders to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to investigate in relation to the situation of three lawyers, who have been missing after security forces arrested them some... Travel 05 Jun, 2004
Probe into Rajahar case demanded Himalayan News Service Rupandehi, May 24: Human rights activists of Rupandehi have appealed to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to carry out investigation into the Rajahar incident in which two women Maoists were gunned down by the security... Travel 25 May, 2004
Maoists have no bases in mid-West, says RNA Rekha ShresthaKathmandu, May 5:Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) has rejected the claim of Maoist bases in remote mid-western districts after security forces penetrated the areas in “special operations.” “The Maoists claim themselves to be a conventional... Travel 06 May, 2004
Asylum seekers have little to cling to Baradan KuppusamyOver a dozen sweaty and angry Rohingya men gathered in a small and grubby fifth-floor room of a walk-up flat in Pudu, a suburb outside the Malaysian capital famous for its wet market, thriving counterfeit trade and scores of small... 12 Apr, 2004
Peace is still possible, give it another try Ram PradhanViolence has escalated proving once again that there is no military solution to the on-going political crisis, and to look for an escape route beyond the normal parameters of peace by those in the fray amounts to committing a collective... 21 Mar, 2004
900 missing, says NHRC; RNA differs Ananta Raj LuitelKathmandu, March 2:Despite the National Human Rights Commission report that says at least 900 people are still missing in the country, security agencies have told the courts that only eight people are under preventive detention since... Travel 03 Mar, 2004
Miles to go The need for more mechanisms and measures aimed at addressing the problem of human rights violations in developing countries has often been discussed and stressed. At an inaugural function of the eighth annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Forum of the... 18 Feb, 2004
Nepal to host world rights bodies’ meet Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 12Nepal is all set to host the three-day eight annual meeting of Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions from February 16. The meeting is to discuss on issues including human rights... Travel 13 Feb, 2004
Road map to peace Shailendra Kumar UpadhyayFor the last several days “road map” has become very familiar with the people. Aditya Man Shrestha along with Dwarikanath Dhungel and Prayag Dutt Tiwari produced a road map to peace in the country. They studied the... 19 Jan, 2004
Compensation sought from security forces Himalayan News ServiceCharikot, January 9A father, accusing the security forces of killing his son, has called on the authoritiesconcerned to provide compensation for the brutal act.Tanka Prasad Bhandari, along with his wife and daughter, in a... Travel 10 Jan, 2004
