Conflict victims' appeal says what's wrong with govt approach to transitional justice ​​​​​​​National Network of Victims and Survivors of Serious Human Rights Abuses (NNVS) submitted an appeal to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres seeking the global body’s support in securing Nepal government’s commitment and action on transitional justice, memorialisation, reparations and non-recurrence of conflict. Nepal 14 Oct, 2023
Govt ban puts Nepali migrant domestic workers at risk ​​​​​​​While the government of Nepal has banned people from working as domestic workers in Gulf countries for more than six years now, around 80 per cent of such workers going abroad have been using informal channels from neighbouring countries including India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Business 20 Jul, 2023
'Include needed provisions in legal aid draft bill' Lawyers and organisations involved in providing legal aid to case parties have said that the draft bill aimed at amending the existing legal aid laws needs to incorporate comprehensive provisions with a rights-based approach. Nepal 29 Dec, 2022
Mental health camp A free mental health camp was organised in Tanahun’s Damauli on Saturday. The camp was organised by Lions Club of Tanahun with a view to providing free psychosocial counselling to the public. On the occasion, psychiatrist Prof Dr Dev Kumar Thapa and psychologist Sita Bhandari provided free counselling to 51 persons. Nepal 03 Jul, 2022
NHRC urges effective probe into rape, sexual incidents The National Human Rights Commission has urged the bodies concerned to give justice to the survivors and take action against the guilty by carrying out fair and effective investigation into rape and sexual incidents. Nepal 26 May, 2022
New service centres for women, children, and elderly on the cards The government is mulling the establishment of new offices as service centres across the local government units in a bid to deal with issues related to women, children, and senior citizens more effectively. Nepal 28 Apr, 2022
Report on ways to address COVID impact submitted KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 4 A report on Rapid Gender Assessment, recently released by the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens, in collaboration with non-government organisations, including UN Women, has made recommendations to the government... Horoscopes 05 Nov, 2020
OPINION: Sine qua non of legal proceedings Recent news of the court’s decision on a case of sexual violence-filled me with an immediate sense of contemplation. The judge announced a one-month jail term and a penalty of Rs 63,000 to a woman for filing a false case charging a man of rape. This... 06 Jul, 2020
Special campaign against alcohol, drug abuse Kathmandu, January 30 Chandragiri Municipality has decided to launch a special campaign against alcoholism, drug abuse and gambling. A meeting of the community police and municipality committee held in the municipality office yesterday decided to... Horoscopes 31 Jan, 2020
Psychosocial counselling services for tornado-affected women BARA: Psychosocial counselling service spaces have been established in four tornado-affected rural municipalities of Bara, targeting women and girls. The spaces will support the rural municipalities to respond and mitigate the effect of any protection... Travel 22 Apr, 2019
Paper on reparative needs of victims unveiled Kathmandu, May 4 Conflict Victims Common Platform, an umbrella organisation of victims of the 10-year armed conflict that ended in 2006, today unveiled an advocacy paper highlighting reparative needs of conflict victims. The paper has... Horoscopes 05 May, 2018
CIEDP halts work due to �scarcity of funds� Kathmandu, May 3 The Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons, a transitional justice mechanism set up to investigate cases of human rights violations during the 10-year Maoist insurgency, has ‘halted’ investigations owing to... Horoscopes 04 May, 2018
