India: Execution Suspended Until July
Mahendra Nath Das’ execution has been suspended until 21 July by the Gauhati High Court in Assam, north-east India, as
India: For drafting an ideal Lokpal Bill
Arun Kumar The success of the institution of Lokpal will depend on limiting its scope to the very top of
Nepali worker languishing in Saudi jail
Penniless in Saudi Arabia, Chutuk Bahadur Tamang of Sindhupalchowk is languishing in a jail in the foreign land since Mar
Act against the corrupt and punish them
A word that has been used so often that its meaning has been blunted – now it causes no reaction
Death penalty for honour killings: Rarest of rare cases
On May 9, in a significant ruling, a two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices Markandey Katju and Gyan
Nepal: Righting the wrongs
Gopal Krishna Siwakoti The political transition process underway in Nepal presents a unique opportunity to put the principles of democracy
Nepal: Women Battle for New Constitution
By Sudeshna Sarkar KATHMANDU, May 26, 2011 (IPS) – With the May 28 target for a new constitution approaching and
NDC, OHCHR welcome law on caste-based discrimination, untouchability
The National Dalit Commission (NDC) and the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner in Nepal (OHCHR-Nepal) have
Nepal: Students deprived of right to education in Rukum
Most schools in remote areas of Rukum district are closed due to the shortage of textbooks. Schools in Hukam, Maikot,
Nepal: Four lawmakers withdraw House protests
RAJENDRA PHUYAL Four lawmakers, who were obstructing the Legislature-Parliament session for a long time, have withdrawn their protest on Sunday,