'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
7,390 fugitives arrested in fiscal year 2020-21, says police Nepal Police arrested 7,390 absconding convicts in fiscal 2020-21 compared to 2,332 in 2019-20, a significant increase of 216.89 per cent. Nepal 26 Aug, 2021
18 years on, justice still a far cry for people killed by Nepali Army in Doramba On 17 August 2003, the then Royal Nepal Army arrested and executed 21 persons in Doramba, Ramechhap, disrupting the ceasefire and the second round of peace talks between the government and Maoist insurgents. Nepal 18 Aug, 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
UN: Over 400,000 people in Ethiopia's Tigray face famine now The United Nations said Friday that more than 400,000 people in Ethiopia’s crisis-wracked Tigray region are now facing the worst global famine in decades and 1.8 million are on the brink, and warned that despite the government’s unilateral cease-fire there is serious potential for fighting in western Tigray. World 03 Jul, 2021
South African court orders ex-president to jail for contempt South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order to appear before an inquiry probing wide-ranging allegations of corruption during his tenure from 2009 to 2018. World 30 Jun, 2021
UN rights chief: Reparations needed for people facing racism The UN human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in the United States, is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African descent and “make amends” to them — including through reparations. World 29 Jun, 2021
Judiciary in federalism of Nepal: Universally agreed principles ignored The judiciary plays a significant role in interpreting constitutional complexity, applying the law and adjudicating controversies between people and the state. It safeguards the constitution by keeping all state authorities within the constitutional framework. Opinion 28 Jun, 2021
'Establish dedicated mechanism to investigate torture' Various victims’ groups and associations, and national and international human rights organisations have called upon the Government of Nepal to immediately establish an independent mechanism to effectively investigate and prosecute all acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. Nepal 27 Jun, 2021
Call to implement law against untouchability Even after 15 years of elimination of caste-based discrimination and untouchability, it is still prevalent in Nepal despite criminalisation of the social evil. Nepal 05 Jun, 2021
Information as a matter of life and death: Why credible journalism matters Separating information and other types of communication content, that is, disinformation and hate speech, World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), 2021 is being celebrated, advocating the notion of information as a public good. Opinion 03 May, 2021
Conflict victims seek prosecution of perpetrators Advocacy Forum-Nepal has expressed solidarity with Purnimaya Lama and her family in their relentless struggle for truth and justice for Arjun Bahadur Lama. She has been waiting for impartial investigation and prosecution of the perpetrators for the past 16 years. Nepal 03 May, 2021
