Time to end the unacceptable: Together we can end child labour Sixty-two million children in the Asia-Pacific region are in child labour. It is a simple sentence to write but far harder to comprehend. Opinion 31 May, 2021
Vaccination drive As countries undertake the world’s largest vaccination drive, the innovation, expertise, and community reach of civil society organisations should be a key component. The remarkable breakthrough with COVID-19 vaccines has raised hopes for saving lives and accelerating the much-needed social and economic recovery around the world. But success will depend on the transparency, speed, coverage, and equity of the roll-out of vaccination programs. Blogs 05 Apr, 2021
Myanmar generals shut down internet as thousands protest coup Myanmar's junta shut down the internet in the country on Saturday as thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon to denounce this week's coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. World 06 Feb, 2021
United Nations urged to tell Nepal government to protect civic freedom Physical attacks on journalists, rights activists continue to undermine civic space KATHMANDU, JANUARY 21 CIVICUS, the World Alliance for Citizen Participation, has called on UN member states to urge the Government of Nepal to double its efforts to... Travel 22 Jan, 2021
'A national coordination mechanism at all relevant levels needs to be put in place' As economies around the world grapple with the devastating fallouts of the novel coronavirus, the migrant population has emerged as one of the worst affected by the pandemic. The deadly disease has not only exacerbated the risks being faced by an... 18 Dec, 2020
Apathetic neoliberal state: Solidarity will strengthen workers The ill-facet of neoliberalism manifests most starkly in the sector of health, education and food security. People with coronavirus symptoms have been denied treatment by hospitals. Worse, even staffers of the most profitable hospitals have been laid... 11 Dec, 2020
Fifth edition of Global Migration Film Festival launched in Nepal KATHMANDU: Fifth edition of the Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF) was launched in Nepal virtually on Monday at the 8th Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival (NHRIFF) with the screening of a short film on human trafficking and... Travel 01 Dec, 2020
Right to health: Advancing universal health coverage Now is the time to strengthen local health systems by establishing a multi-stakeholder mechanism for engaging the whole of society for healthier communities. If we intend to accelerate progress towards universal health coverage, we need to address the... 26 Nov, 2020
�New labour standards crucial to fight violence and harassment at workplace� KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 24 Keeping in line with this year’s theme of 16 days of activism campaign against gender-based violence (GBV), the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office for Nepal organised a virtual workshop on ‘Preventing... 25 Nov, 2020
New law evokes mixed reactions KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 30 A group of six civil society organisations have cautiously welcomed the recent authentication of two ordinances as laws by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari after they were passed by the Council of Ministers. One of the new... Horoscopes 01 Oct, 2020
Rights group Amnesty halts India operations, says facing crackdown NEW DELHI: Human rights group Amnesty International stopped its work in India on Tuesday saying the government had frozen its bank accounts in the latest action against it for speaking out about rights violations. The group said it had laid off staff... Women 29 Sep, 2020
Ordinance moots 20-year jail term for acid attack KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 25 The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has prepared the draft of two ordinances proposing to increase jail term for acid attackers to 20 years and to regulate the sale and distribution of acid. Under the... Travel 26 Sep, 2020
