Stateless Refugee in Nepal
On June 27 and July 4, demonstrations and protests were held by the urban refugee communities in front of the UN and UNHCR offices. They raised placards with slogans -“UNHCR Don’t cheat Geneva UN and Urban Refugees”, “Nepal is not the Solution for Urban Refugees”,
Citizenship Ordinance, 2021: A Matter of Political Will?
On March 8 2022, Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand took an initiative to forge a consensus on the bill relating to the amendment of Nepal Citizenship Act, 2006 . On the occasion, Home Minister Khand stated that the government has been taking initiative to enact the amendment. On 23rd May 2021, President Bidya Bhandari issued…
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The Human Rights Commission to Monitor the Local Level Election
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) held discussions with former chief election commissioners, former commissioners and civil society representatives with an aim to monitor the local level elections on 12 April 2022. The parties in the discussion encouraged the commission to review the existing election law from a human rights perspective and suggest amendments. Following the discussion, the NHRC will oversee the election in three phases before, during and…
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Nepal Completes 12th Census Enumeration Despite Controversies
Nepal conducted its 12th National Census from November 11 to 25 2021. First census after the country transitioned to a federal republic. Thus, census is based on the principle of inclusion as enshrined in the preamble of the Constitution of Nepal 2015. People headcount were done on the basis of the caste-ethnicity, language, religion, sex,…
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Political Intervention – A Solution to Judicial Crisis?
Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana got into a heated controversy after he allegedly demanded a share in Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s Cabinet. He has been accused of seeking a ministerial berth for his brother-in-law, who was appointed as a minister on October 8. The controversy started when Gajendra Hamal, Chief Justice Rana’s brother-in-law, was…
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News Digest: Human Rights, Gender & Social Inclusion (February 3 – 9, 2022)
Human Rights The Chief Justice, as presiding officer of the Court is responsible for administration of justice and hearing cases. Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher has not been able to perform either of his constitutional responsibilities for about three months but still holds office. Fourteen civil society members including human rights activists, journalists, medical professionals and leaders of…
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News Digest: Human Rights, Gender and Social Inclusion (January 27 – February 2, 2022)
Human Rights Indrajit Safi, president of the Citizenship-less Nepalis Struggle Committee claimed that there is a total of 650,000 deserving Nepali citizens who are deprived of citizenship. A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging government decision to make vaccination cards mandatory against Covid-19 to obtain public services. Depriving anyone of service if they cannot produce the vaccine card would be a violation…
News Digest: Human Rights, Gender and Social Inclusion (January 20 – 26, 2022)
Human Rights The National Human Rights Commission has asked the government not to deprive anyone of service if they cannot produce the vaccine card, stating it would be a violation of their human rights. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to work more effectively to tackle the ongoing crisis. NHRC has urged the government officials for a hassle free vaccination service and access to basic medicines. …
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News Digest: Human Rights, Gender and Social Inclusion (January 13 – 19, 2022)
Human Rights The international human rights body annual report states that the many human rights situation in Nepal remains unaddressed in 2021 due to the ‘political infighting’. Furthermore, a pervasive culture of impunity remains a serious concern undermining fundamental human rights in Nepal. Nepal Human Rights situation remains worrisome during 2021 due to its flawed citizenship law which…
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News Digest: Human Rights, Gender & Social Inclusion (January 6 – 12, 2022)
Human Rights On 10 January, stateless Nepali Citizens staged a sit-in protest at Maitighar, Mandala demanding the government to provide citizenship immediately as per the constitutional provision. Gender and Social Inclusion Following the agreement between the National Land Commission and the local level chiefs, the Commission has started the process of distributing land to landless Dalits and…
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June Analysis: Gender and Social Inclusion
Many people are currently stateless in the country unable to exercise basic human rights. Nepal citizenship Act 2006 provides unsatisfactory and discriminatory provisions that requires amendment.The existing provision on foreign women married to Nepali men could attain naturalised citizenship, but the proposed bill has extended the time period to 7 years.
May Analysis: Human Rights Gender and Social Inclusion
The month of May also witnessed a series of videos going viral in social media where an aspiring model claimed she was drugged and raped by an organizer of the beauty pageant multiple times in 2014 when she was 16 years old. This incident which has come to light after 8 years has shaken the whole nation to the core.
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April Analysis: Human Rights, Gender and Social Inclusion
The government of Nepal had planned to vaccinate all the eligible population above 12 years by April 13. As of 23rd April, 19.4 million people have received the double dose of vaccination which is 66.8% of the total population.
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March Analysis: Human Rights and Gender and Social Inclusion
The month of March ended without a single bill being endorsed in the Parliament and without any general discussion on the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Rana as PM Sher Bahadur Deuba administration decided to prorogue the winter session of the parliament. Consequently, Ordinances to tackle crime against women which were brought before the house for…
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February Analysis: Human Rights, Gender and Social Inclusion
The Supreme Court, last month, issued a directive to the Government of Nepal and Federal parliament to implement the rights of the Dalit community with necessary legal arrangements and policy guidelines in accordance with the Constitution of Nepal, 2015. Official data released by the District Police Office, Mahottari for the past six months stipulates that…
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Transitional Justice Lessons for Nepal
Nepal’s transitional justice process awaits a logical end. Neither the government nor the major political parties have seriously worked towards for that. Political observers blame leaders for failing to prioritize the transitional justice process despite reiterated written and verbal commitments. On 21 November 2oo6, Nepal Government and the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist signed the Comprehensive…
CIAA Commissioner Implicated in Corruption
A commissioner at the CIAA appointment by the Nepali Congress government, Raj Narayan Pathak, resigned on February 16 after facing the prospect of impeachment for allegedly receiving bribes amounting to Rs 7.8 million for the case of an engineering college that also involved the former Chief Commissioner Lokman Singh Karki. The Nepal Comunist Party mulled…