Media Action Nepal joins global civil society Coalition on Information and Democracy Media Action Nepal has officially joined the Civil Society Coalition on Information and Democracy, a global network of civil society organizations (CSOs) dedicated to safeguarding democracy, press freedom, and human rights in the digital age. Nepal 16 Mar, 2025
Third National Determined Contributions: Youths must have a say on climate discussion As the federal government is working on its third National Determined Contributions, in jargon the NDC 3.0, the stakes could not be higher. Opinion 07 Mar, 2025
Civil Society to present report at Beijing+30 Review meeting covering 12 key areas Nepal will present a report at Beijing+30 Review meeting to be held from March 10 to 25 in New York covering 12 critical areas of concerns. Nepal 07 Mar, 2025
Experts suggest correction in social media bill At a time when the government has claimed the social media bill was brought for systematizing the use of social networking sites, the human rights defenders and experts on cyber law and cyber crime have underlined the need for correcting the bill. Nepal 01 Mar, 2025
'Love, rights and resistance are essence of the 10th ILGA Asia Conference' Love is a fundamental human right and a driving force behind the pursuit of equality. Kathmandu 27 Feb, 2025
FM Rana says, "Nepal is a trailblazer in protecting and promoting human rights" Emphasizing Nepal’s commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Dr. Rana Deuba affirmed that Nepal remains constructively engaged with human rights instruments and mechanisms. Nepal 24 Feb, 2025
Media Action Nepal slams NA's decision to pass restrictive Media Council Bill Media Action Nepal has expressed serious concern over the National Assembly (NA)’s unanimous passage of the 'Media Council Bill-2080 BS' on February 10, without addressing broader civil society concerns. Kathmandu 14 Feb, 2025
Pride and prejudice: The quest for a paradigm change The philosopher Aristotle thought of a fundamental political unit, or ‘polis,’ as a state having both authoritative control and a civil society of organised communities with varying degrees of congregating interests. Nepal 14 Feb, 2025
Lawmakers laud government's move to amend citizenship law Lawmakers appreciated the government's move to amend the Nepal Citizenship Act to address the problems faced by children of citizen by birth and children of single mothers whose fathers are untraced. Nepal 13 Feb, 2025
Dissemination Event of Nepal's First Young Women-Led CEDAW Shadow Report Yuwalaya, in collaboration with Plan International Nepal, takes a historic step in amplifying the voices of young women. Kathmandu 04 Feb, 2025
School Participatory Budget: Learning democracy by doing Amid all the talk about empowering school children, there is an approach that could truly bring a radical change in all the efforts so far pursued. And it is something that can benefit not only the children but also the schools and the whole local communities in which learning institutions are embedded. Opinion 04 Feb, 2025
Minister Gurung defends Social Media Bill amid severe backlash Amid severe backlashes of the Social Media Bill (SMB) presented by the government in the Upper House of Federal Parliament, Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has defended it by expressing that it has been introduced with the aim of strengthening national unity. Nepal 03 Feb, 2025
