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UN panel backs Nepal's plan to relax marriage age bar

Kathmandu, July 30 -- The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has recommended the Nepal government to lower the current minimum age for marriage even as... Read More


UN panel backs Nepal's plan to lower marriage age to 18

Kathmandu, July 30 -- The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has recommended the Nepal government to lower the current minimum age for marriage even as... Read More


Court intervention in lawmaking: Exception, not rule

Kathmandu, July 27 -- On pressing issues, the judiciary can ask the government to make laws to protect fundamental rights or enforce the constitution. Over the years, the country's Supreme Court has ... Read More


President's decision to send bill back to House triggers rift in ruling coalition

Kathmandu, July 26 -- The major ruling parties are divided over President Ramchandra Paudel's decision to return the Constitutional Council (Functions, Duties, Powers and Procedures) Amendment Bill to... Read More


PM Oli defends transitional justice process, victims say they feel left out

Kathmandu, July 24 -- Even as a group of conflict victims refuse to cooperate with the two transitional justice commissions, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has claimed that both the government and commi... Read More


Judiciary reminds poll body to ensure voting rights for expats

Kathmandu, July 23 -- As political parties start devising strategies for the 2027 general elections ('Mission 84'), the Judgement Enforcement Directorate under the judiciary has reminded the Election ... Read More


The whole world is watching our transitional justice process

Nepal, July 21 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is not just a human rights watchdog but also a mechanism with a supervisory role in transitional justice. However, it is often criticised ... Read More


UML firm against cooling-off period in civil service bill

Kathmandu, July 20 -- UML has stood against imposing restrictions on the civil servants so that they cannot take up constitutional or other government appointments immediately after their retirement o... Read More


NHRC reform in limbo despite warnings from UN and rights bodies

Kathmandu, July 19 -- During an accreditation review last year, Nepal's efforts in drafting a new law to enhance the National Human Rights Commission's effectiveness and independence was a primary fac... Read More


Nepal fails to deliver on human rights commitments

Kathmandu, July 17 -- Nepal's implementation of the recommendations from the third cycle of the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) has been dismal, says a report by a consortium... Read More