Police apprehend 32 including government officials on charge of illegally sending Nepali to foreign countries Police have arrested 32 people including two government officers on charge of illegally sending Nepali people to foreign countries. The arrests were made since October 6. Kathmandu 13 Dec, 2023
EDITORIAL: Poll candidates The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) in its annual report has recommended that public post holders facing corruption charges be barred from contesting elections. Opinion 20 Oct, 2023
'Migrants workers in Saudi Arabia were deceived' ​​​​​​​Contracted workers in Amazon warehouses in Saudi Arabia were deceived by recruitment agents and labour supply companies, cheated of their earnings, housed in appalling conditions and prevented from finding alternative employment or leaving the country, Amnesty International said today. Nepal 11 Oct, 2023
EDITORIAL: Parole not a right In a welcome move, the government has decided to introduce the provision of parole as provisioned in the Criminal Offences (Sentencing and Execution) Act from October 18. The Cabinet took the decision on Tuesday. Parole is supposed to provide supervised transition so that prisoners can adjust back into the community from prison life rather than returning straight to the community at the end of their sentence. Opinion 06 Oct, 2023
Experts ask govt to make public EPG report ​​​​​​​Experts have suggested the government to make public the report of the Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India relations. Nepal 05 Oct, 2023
Govt to enforce parole from October ​​​​​​​The government has decided to bring into force the provision of parole as provisioned in Section 17 (f), 29 and 49 of The Criminal Offences (Sentencing and Execution) Act, 2017. The parole provision will come into force on October 18. Nepal 05 Oct, 2023
EDITORIAL: Liberal police report The Ministry of Home Affairs has adopted liberal provisions when it comes to issuing the police clearance certificate to those who had committed minor crimes in the past. However, the police will mention the crimes a person had been convicted of in serious crime(s) while issuing the police clearance certificate. Opinion 21 Sep, 2023
Police clearance certificate becomes more liberal ​​​​​​​The home ministry has issued a new directive relating to crime record management and police clearance certificate, proposing some liberal provisions for applicants who were convicted for minor offences. Kathmandu 20 Sep, 2023
Human trafficking: 1,600 persons rescued in five years One thousand six hundred and seventy-nine persons who had fallen prey to human trafficking have been rescued from various countries, including Nepal, in the last five years. Nepal 17 Sep, 2023
1,385 foreigners doing time in Nepali prisons ​​​​​​​A total of 1,385 foreigners have been doing time in Nepal’s prisons for their involvement in various criminal activities as per data released by the Department of Prison Management in mid-July 2023. Nepal 21 Aug, 2023
Government urged to enforce employer pay model ​​​​​​​The Secretariat of Civil Society Campaign for Revision of Foreign Employment Act, People’s Forum for Human Rights, Nepal, today submitted a 28-page memorandum to the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security urging the government to enforce employer pay model to ensure that migrant workers aspiring to work in foreign countries should not pay a single penny. Kathmandu 20 Aug, 2023
EDITORIAL: Unlawful pardon The Supreme Court on Wednesday released the full text of its verdict on the Kailali carnage that took place on August 24, 2015, one month before the promulgation of the new constitution. Opinion 18 Aug, 2023
