EDITORIAL: UN help for justice Even 15 years after the decade-long Maoist insurgency came to an end, justice for the thousands of conflict victims remains just as elusive, with little signs of whether justice will ever be done to them. Opinion 04 Oct, 2021
Conflict victims seek UN help for justice As many as 48 organisations representing conflict victims have written to UN Secretary-General António Guterres affirming that Nepal continues to fail in establishing truth, justice, and reparations for thousands of victims of human rights violations during Nepal’s 1996-2006 conflict. Nepal 03 Oct, 2021
'Allow regular courts to try conflict era cases' International human rights organisations have urged the Nepali government to promptly enforce Supreme Court rulings and permit the regular courts to try cases of enforced disappearance and other grave international crimes during the conflict-era. Nepal 31 Aug, 2021
EDITORIAL: SC's stay order The Supreme Court has stayed the government’s plan to build a dam on the Kali Gandaki River or divert water from it to the Tinau River. Opinion 16 Jul, 2021
Conflict victims not to engage with commissions sans law amendment Victims’ associations, and national and international human rights organisations have reiterated their position of non-engagement with transitional justice bodies if their tenure is extended without amending the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act as ordered by the Supreme Court. Nepal 15 Jul, 2021
'Reject contitutional appointments bypassing parliamentary hearing' Accountability Watch Committee issued a press release saying the recent appointments in the National Human Rights Commission without parliamentary hearing, had served a blow to the image of the NHRC, which had hitherto maintained its credibility as an autonomous body. Nepal 14 Feb, 2021
Govt claims it�s working to address woes of conflict victims KATHMANDU, JANUARY 13 The government has reiterated its commitment to resolve issues related to transitional justice in accordance with the spirit of the Comprehensive Peace Accord, rulings of the Supreme Court, relevant international commitments,... Horoscopes 14 Jan, 2021
�No amnesty for human rights violations� KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 13 Minister of Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said today that there would be no blanket amnesty in cases of serious human rights violation that took place during the 10-year armed conflict in the country. Addressing a... Horoscopes 14 Dec, 2020
Failure to prosecute perpetrators promoting fresh abuses, warn rights groups KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 20 Authorities in Nepal are preventing police and prosecutors from pursuing conflict-era cases of human rights violations, undermining the rule of law and efforts for security sector reforms, Human Rights Watch and Advocacy Forum... Travel 21 Nov, 2020
Novel coronavirus hits conflict victims hard Conflict victims have accused the govt and opposition parties of neglecting recommendations of the apex court and international bodies KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 1 Conflict victims have accused the government of neglecting them, adding that the COVID-19... Travel 02 Sep, 2020
CIEDP working to ensure justice for conflict victims KATHMANDU, AUGUST 30 The Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons today decided to look into 2,507 out of 3,223 complaints it received from families of conflict victims. Issuing a press release to mark the International Day of... Horoscopes 31 Aug, 2020
"Forgotten and Forsaken" KATHMANDU, AUGUST 30 How does it feel to live with a wound – one that is kept alive with the constant rubbing of salt by precisely the ones who should have actually treated it? The answer obviously is that it feels painful, very painful indeed.... 30 Aug, 2020
