Time to Act
Raj Kumar Siwakoti Every year on July 17, the world celebrates International Justice Day marking the anniversary of the adoption
India must halt ‘honour’ killings: HRW
NEW DELHI — Global rights monitor Human Rights Watch urged the Indian government Monday to crack down on village councils
Conflict of coverage
The case of Sita Tamang shows the media needs to exercise caution when it comes to covering conflict-sensitive issues CK
Long journey home
Former child soldier Sita Tamang’s powerful testimony at the Security Council focused the world’s attention on Nepal’s Maoists EKAL SILWAL
The modern slave trade
Subash Shiwakoti The war against trafficking must incorporate action against poverty and marginalisation Human trafficking is a modern form of
HR activist abducted in Bara
HETAUDA, July 14: A human rights activist has been abducted from Jitpur Ratopul of Bara. Iswor Acharya, a teacher in
Army gives Basnet clean chit, claims UN violated norms
AKANSHYA SHAH KATHMANDU, July 14: After eight months of circumstantial investigations, the Nepal Army (NA) has given a clean chit
Indian Kashmir on edge amid violence
The latest murky cycle of violence in Indian-held Kashmir began late Monday in the Gangbugh neighborhood of Srinagar. Residents say
‘Muslims targeted using terror as excuse’
NEW DELHI: The Indian government is using counter-terrorism measures to arbitrarily detain large numbers of Muslims, says a new report