Right to education for children with disabilities: It's the government's responsibility Education is a vital instrument in lifting society’s marginalised out of poverty. It plays a vital role in empowering women and safeguarding children from exploitation, either through hazardous labour or sexual exploitation. Increasingly, education is considered one of the best financial investments that a government can make. Opinion 17 Mar, 2022
�No blanket amnesty in cases of serious rights violation� KATHMANDU, JANUARY 22 Minister of Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali led the Nepali delegation to the third cycle of Universal Periodic Review of Nepal held during the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council UPR Working Group... Travel 23 Jan, 2021
Bandana Rana re-elected to CEDAW for second term KATHMANDU: Bandana Rana has been re-elected to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the second term, in the elections held during the 21st Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on Elimination of All... Travel 10 Nov, 2020
International Commission of Jurists calls for transparency and justice KATHMANDU: International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), an international non-government organisation which works as advocate for justice and human rights, has called upon the Government of Nepal to undertake substantial reforms in order to ensure that... Travel 06 Aug, 2020
Rights organisations urge government to prosecute acts of torture, ill-treatment KATHMANDU: The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Advocacy Forum (AF) and Terai Human Rights Defenders Alliance (THRD Alliance) have voiced concerns about the near-total failure by authorities to investigate and prosecute acts of torture in... Travel 26 Jun, 2020
Torture in detention up by five per cent: Report Kathmandu, June 25 Rate of torture in detention in the country has increased by five per cent over the past three years, according to a report. According to a study conducted by Advocacy Forum, of 1,165 detainees interviewed in 2018 22.2 per cent... Horoscopes 26 Jun, 2019
Amend laws for victims� access to justice: UN Kathmandu, May 21 Nepal must adapt its definition of rape and other forms of sexual violence to meet international standards, the UN Human Rights Commission said in a decision published today in Geneva. The Commission took the decision in... Travel 22 May, 2019
Rights activists urge govt to sign OPCAT Kathmandu, May 20 Human rights activists want the government to sign the United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture to enable an independent body to effectively monitor rights compliance in jails and detention centres across... Travel 21 May, 2019
Nepal yet to ratify third optional protocol to CRC Kathmandu, January 1 It is necessary to address cases of child rights violation and other issues related to children not only at the national level but also in the international arena. However, the Government of Nepal has yet to ratify the third... Horoscopes 02 Jan, 2018
Nepal yet to ratify third optional protocol to CRC Kathmandu, December 4 Nepal is yet to ratify the third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure, though it has already ratified the first and second optional protocols. A child as defined by CRC... Horoscopes 05 Dec, 2017
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Govt accused of protecting torture architects Kathmandu, June 26, 2007 Though Nepal has acceded to the UN Convention Against Torture, it has not yet ratified the Convention’s Optional Protocol. Instead, the go vernment is providing “political protection” to perpetrators of torture, an... 27 Jun, 2017
Nepal�s Constitution living and dynamic document: Foreign Minister Mahat NEW YORK: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat said that the promulgation of Constitution on September 20 last year represented a turning point in Nepal’s constitutional and political history. Addressing the 71st session of... Travel 25 Sep, 2016
