Online discrimination against Dalits: Digital literacy necessary to combat it Finding ways to tackle discriminatory, racist behaviours is a difficult thing. Casteism with its conscious and well-rooted beliefs is undoubtedly an expression of racism and a formidable propeller of inequality and exclusion. Opinion 01 Apr, 2024
Parliamentarians committed to international human rights obligations to freedom of expression, access to information, press freedom, and safety of journalists Thirty parliamentarians convened at Nagarkot from 1-2 March, in a workshop organized by UNESCO Nepal in collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Kathmandu 03 Mar, 2024
Australia passes laws to handle migrant convicts who can't be held indefinitely or deported Immigration Minister Andrew Giles said further legislation would be considered once the High Court’s seven judges publish the reasoning for their decision. World 11 Dec, 2023
Torture laws need to be amended Rights activists have demanded that the government amend torture laws, set up an independent mechanism to investigate torture cases and create a national fund for awarding compensation to torture victims. Nepal 27 Jun, 2023
Newly passed citizenship bill resolves myriad problems The new citizenship bill passed by the House of Representatives will enable children of citizens by birth, children born to Nepali mothers whose fathers cannot be traced, children born to Nepali mothers from marriage with foreign citizens but domiciled in Nepal, and non-resident Nepalis, to obtain Nepali citizenship. Nepal 24 Jul, 2022
'UBUNTU' architecture: Approach to creating human dignity Before the end of this year, the greatest show on earth, “FIFA World Cup 2022”, will start in Qatar. Opinion 13 Jul, 2022
KMC slammed over violation of fundamental human rights Constitutional and human rights lawyer Raju Prasad Chapagai shared a post through his Facebook handle regarding the new move of KMC Mayor Balen Shah. Nepal 04 Jul, 2022
Russian sentenced to life in Ukraine's 1st war crimes trial Russian sentenced to life in Ukraine's 1st war crimes trial World 23 May, 2022
Independent mechanism sought Government agencies always say they are committed to protecting human rights, but they have failed to prevent custodial deaths. Nepal 28 Nov, 2021
China's leader Xi warns against 'Cold War' in Asia-Pacific Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Thursday against letting tensions in the Asian-Pacific region cause a relapse into a Cold War mentality. World 11 Nov, 2021
Inclusive education for the blind: It is their right The World Health Organisation (WHO) 2018 report says that 253 million people worldwide are blind or have severe to moderate vision impairment. More than 90 per cent of them live in developing countries like Nepal. Opinion 15 Jul, 2021
'Reject contitutional appointments bypassing parliamentary hearing' Accountability Watch Committee issued a press release saying the recent appointments in the National Human Rights Commission without parliamentary hearing, had served a blow to the image of the NHRC, which had hitherto maintained its credibility as an autonomous body. Nepal 14 Feb, 2021