EDITORIAL: Deals with teachers Thousands of teachers of public and community schools returned to their classrooms from Sunday after reaching a six-point agreement with the government on Friday, ending days of Kathmandu-centric agitation protesting the Education Bill recently tabled by the government in the federal Parliament. Opinion 25 Sep, 2023
Teachers to shut schools, stage nationwide protest against School Education Bill, 2023 ​​​​​​​After a series of protests and extensive amendments, the School Education Bill, 2023 was registered in the Parliament on September 13. However, disgruntled teachers across the country condemned the Bill and announced nationwide protest if the Bill was passed without amendments. Kathmandu 18 Sep, 2023
School Education Bill registered ​​​​​​​The School Education Bill, 2023 has been registered in Parliament. Kathmandu 14 Sep, 2023
Bhaktapur reports 120 incidents of rights violation ​​​​​​​Bhaktapur, which rarely creates news of social or political issues inside Kathmandu valley, has recorded a total of 120 incidents of human rights violation in the past six months. Kathmandu 25 Jun, 2023
GBV prevention fund established in only 115 local levels Among the 753 local levels across the country only 115 municipalities have established the gender-based violence prevention fund. Nepal 04 Dec, 2022
'All three tiers of govt should work in tandem' Rights activists said that all three tiers of the government should work in tandem to change laws, policies and social ills that give rise to cases of gender-based violence. Kathmandu 03 Dec, 2022
Women's Leadership Development: Gender roles and relations Women in Nepal have long experienced high levels of poverty, social exclusion, and marginalization because of their gender. Business 22 Aug, 2022
Speakers concerned about non-implementation of law Speakers at a programme in Pokhara have expressed concern about non-implementation of the constitutional system, which they argued, resulted in the increasing number of human rights violations. Nepal 18 Feb, 2022
Gender-based discrimination unabated in Nepal, says NHRC Although the promotion of women’s rights has witnessed significant progress in legal and policy terms, gender-based discrimination still persists in practice, warns the National Human Rights Commission. Nepal 14 Feb, 2022
Over 9,000 crimes against women in five months Nepal Police record shows that 9,240 cases of crime against women were recorded with the police in the past five months across the country. Nepal 02 Jan, 2022
Police slammed for using excessive force on protesters Human Rights Watch has accused Nepal Police of using excessive force and demanded that Nepali authorities independently investigate the eviction drive of people living in squatter settlements at an industrial area in Rupandehi district on October 10, killing four protesters, and injuring dozens. Nepal 19 Oct, 2021
