Nepal: Jhalanath Khanal elected new prime minister
The deadlock was finally resolved when the Maoists, the largest single party, decided to withdraw their own candidate and to
For More on Human Rights in Sri Lanka
Centre for Policy Alternatives – http://www.cpalanka.org/
Parliament Watch: January – June 2010 Report
A total of 32 Bills were tabled in Parliament out of which 23 Bills were passed and 8 were under consideration.
Parliament Watch – 2009 Report
Following national elections in Bangladesh held on 28th December 2008, the first session of the Ninth Parliament was convened on 25th
INDIA: National and state authorities failing to protect IDPs
Tens of thousands newly displaced in Assam and Meghalaya; displaced Bru groups reach agreement on return to Mizoram In early
India: Repeal Sedition Law – HRW
The Indian parliament should immediately repeal the colonial-era sedition law, which local authorities are using to silence peaceful political dissent,
India: Drop Charges Against Maternal Death Protesters – HRW
Indian authorities should drop criminal proceedings against peaceful protesters who sought accountability for maternal deaths in a public hospital in
The Regional Consultation which was held from 27 – 29 November 2010 in Kathmandu, Nepal served as a forum for
Nepal: NHRC, OHCHR urge changes in bill
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: The National Human Rights Commission of Nepal (NHRC) and the United Nations Human Rights Office in Nepal
Nepal’s human rights examination
DR DINESH BHATTARAI The United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/60/251 also known as the founding resolution of the Human Rights