New bill needs to protect victims, not abusers The bill to amend Nepal’s transitional justice legislation does not fully meet the country’s domestic law or international legal obligations and will not provide justice to victims if adopted in its current form, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists said today. Nepal 25 Mar, 2023
Russia laments 'tragedy' of troop deaths as Ukraine braces for offensive Russia gave the most sombre assessment so far of its invasion of Ukraine, describing the "tragedy" of mounting troop losses and the economic hit from sanctions, as Ukrainians were evacuated from eastern cities before an anticipated major offensive. World 08 Apr, 2022
EDITORIAL: Investigate torture Torture is one of the most heinous human rights violations, and international law and treaty-based international human rights instruments prohibit acts of torture in any form and in all circumstances. Opinion 28 Jun, 2021
Justice eludes victims of heinous crimes: NHRC The National Human Rights Commission has said that the government has largely failed in its efforts to compensate the victims of heinous crimes and ensure lawful punishment to the perpetrators as recommended by the watchdog. Nepal 27 Jun, 2021
Cases of torture declining, claims govt The government has claimed that cases of torture have declined remarkably in the past few years. Nepal 18 Feb, 2021
Form �new body� to probe extra judicial killings: Supreme Court Kathmandu, December 11 The Supreme Court has directed the government to form a new body to investigate allegations of extra judicial killings. The apex court’s order was passed by a division bench of justices Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada and Kumar... Travel 12 Dec, 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
EDITORIAL: Take strong action As an institution, Nepal Police cannot escape from taking legal action against erring policemen involved in Poudel’s extra-judicial killing Extra-judicial killings by the law enforcement agency in the guise of ‘encounters’ not only renders the... 05 Feb, 2020
Victims of police torture deprived of justice Kathmandu, February 3 Although the new penal code has criminalised torture, many victims of torture have not been able to get justice as they have to file the first information report with the nearest police office whose police personnel are often... Horoscopes 04 Feb, 2020
UPDATE: Indian police kill 4 men suspected of gang rape, murder; draw cheers HYDERABAD: Indian police shot dead four men on Friday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian near Hyderabad city, drawing applause from her family and hundreds of citizens outraged over sexual violence against... Women 06 Dec, 2019
NHRC yet to make public reports on extra judicial killings Kathmandu, October 24 The National Human Rights Commission recently released a report on the ‘encounter killing’ of Netra Bikram Chand-led Nepal Communist Party’s Sarlahi In-charge Kumar Paudel, saying he was taken under police control before... Horoscopes 25 Oct, 2019
EDITORIAL: Begin thorough probe The government should start a thorough investigation, and there must be no attempt by the state to influence the outcome The conclusion by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that a high-level cadre of the outlawed Netra Bikram Chand-led... 23 Oct, 2019
