Ongoing frustrations of the Nepalese: Parties playing puppetry with the country Throughout the years we have seen but little development in our country. Nepal contemporarily possesses issues such as economic hardship, political instability, human rights violations, gender inequality, a perpetuating migration crisis and the consistent fear of natural disasters. Opinion 07 Apr, 2025
KMC-federal govt feud leaves employees unpaid Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah 'Balen' has resurfaced in the spotlight after making a furious statement on social media, claiming that sanitation workers have not been paid in three months due to the federal government's arrogance. Kathmandu 28 Mar, 2025
Burn injuries: Awareness can prevent many of them Now that we are in the summer, almost no day passes without news related to fires that are savaging rural and semi-urban local communities alike. Opinion 16 May, 2024
"It is too late for Transitional Justice" "It is too late for transitional justice to be delivered to conflict victims," said Nirajan Thapaliya, Amnesty International's Nepal Director, to The Himalayan Times after releasing the Amnesty International’s Report in Nepal on Wednesday in Kathmandu. Nepal 25 Apr, 2024
Urban Health System needs redesigning to achieve universal health coverage Helen Elsey, professor in global public health at the University of York in the UK, is a researcher focused on urban health, particularly in lower and middle income countries where rapid urbanisation is happening. Nepal 21 Sep, 2023
Bid to ensure adequate housing for all people ​​​​​​​Amnesty International Nepal and Mahila Ekata Samaj jointly organised a programme titled ‘Right to Adequate Housing, Forced Eviction, and Human Rights Issues’ on Thursday in the capital. Kathmandu 14 Jul, 2023
Toxic gas leak in South Africa has killed 16 people, including 3 children, police say At least 16 people, including three children, were killed by a leak of a toxic nitrate gas being used by illegal miners to process gold in a settlement of closely packed metal shacks, South African police and local officials said late Wednesday. World 06 Jul, 2023
Amnesty report slams Nepal's track record on human rights The Amnesty International report 2022-23 said Nepal’s authorities were making arbitrary arrests to limit freedom of expression, and security forces continue to use excessive force to disperse protests. Nepal 29 Mar, 2023
Rehabilitating squatter settlements: Begin with affordable housing solutions On December 4, Wednesday, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office implemented an eviction plan for the Bagmati Corridor squatter settlements Opinion 05 Jan, 2023
Call to address issues of urban poor women more sensitively Lawmakers and rights activists have stressed the need to address the issues of urban poor women with more sensitively and utmost priority. Nepal 07 Jun, 2022
Global environment: The climate crisis is escalating fast The climate crisis is escalating fast and dangerously. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that the 1.5 degree-Celsius limit will almost certainly be breached, at least temporarily. It calls for urgent action. Opinion 21 Apr, 2022
Amnesty International Nepal accuses govt of violating human rights Amnesty International, Nepal chapter, releasing its annual report in the country, has accused the government of failing to protect human rights of citizens in the six major categories. Nepal 30 Mar, 2022
