Chinese national held for duping, hostage taking ​​​​​​​A 42-year-old Chinese national, Liang Ju aka Johansson, has been arrested for duping people and taking them hostage in the name of sending them for foreign employment in Thailand. Kathmandu 14 Jul, 2023
Procedure drafted for engaging prisoners ​​​​​​​The Department of Prison Management has drafted the procedure related to engaging prisoners in work. Nepal 09 Jul, 2023
'Amend laws in accordance with Palermo protocol' ​​​​​​​Rights activists have urged the government to expedite efforts to amend almost a dozen laws to make them compatible with the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Person especially Women and Children (also known Palermo Protocol), a major international instrument to combat human trafficking. Nepal 29 Jun, 2023
Legal lacuna for SOGIESC in penal code, 2017 Legal lacuna for SOGIESC in penal code, 2017 Nepal 24 Jun, 2023
South Asia: Worsening slavery situation The latest report on the global estimates of modern slavery, published by Walk Free Foundation, is worrying as approximately 50 million people are trapped in situations of modern slavery, a significant increase of 10 million since the last measurement in 2016. Opinion 29 May, 2023
Fake Bhutanese refugee scam: Political morality hits rock bottom The fake Bhutanese refugee scam is still hitting the media headlines, although for dubious reasons. Opinion 24 May, 2023
ADB approves $300m loan road improvement The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $300 million loan to improve transport connectivity of the Kakarbhitta-Laukahi road in Nepal to international trade routes, particularly to India and Bangladesh. Business 18 May, 2023
EDITORIAL: Khand also indicted Police arrested former home minister Balkrishna Khand on Wednesday on charges of his involvement in the fake Bhutanese refugee scandal Opinion 14 May, 2023
EDITORIAL: Khand also indicted Police arrested former home minister Balkrishna Khand on Wednesday on charges of his involvement in the fake Bhutanese refugee scandal that has rocked the entire political circle, mainly in the Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML. Opinion 12 May, 2023
There have been achievements, but they are not enough KATHMANDU, APRIL 28Forum for Women, Law and Development is a leading organisation that champions the cause of equality and empowerment of marginalised groups.FWLD has filed some important public interest litigations and has successfully criminalised... Nepal 29 Apr, 2023
'Increasing skilled manpower, minimising problems in employment sector a priority' Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, Sharat Singh Bhandari has expressed his commitment to focus on producing skilled manpower and take specialised skills to the international level alongside minimising the problems, challenges and fraudulent activities seen in the employment sector. Business 25 Apr, 2023
10 girls, women rescued from sex traffickers in India Ten Nepali girls and women, including as young as 15-year-old, have been rescued from the clutches of human traffickers who had held the girls and women captive inside a flat in New Delhi of India and forced them into prostitution. Nepal 24 Mar, 2023
