News Alerts – Nepal

There is breaking news every other day: the United States donates 2 million Moderna shots to Bangladesh and Pakistan. Denmark announces 250,000 AstraZeneca doses to Bhutan. Japan pledges surplus AZ

Nepal needs to bridge the gap between legal provisions against child marriage and social norms Mohan and Sarita (name changed) studied together in the same school from Grade 6 onwards.

Families of the 13 Nepali security guards killed in a Taliban attack on the Canadian Embassy in Kabul in 2016 and the Canadian government which they had sued, have come to a court

Bimala Dhakal’s husband Rajendra was a human rights lawyer in Gorkha, and had to go underground because the authorities suspected that he had Maoist sympathies. In 1999, he was arrested by police

KATHMANDU: The National Human Rights Commission has refunded Rs 20 million to the government from a few heads of its annual budget and programme to support the ongoing battle against the

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: Human Rights Watch, a New York-based international human rights watchdog, has rapped the government led by KP Oli for failing to deliver transitional justice to conflict victims

 The Tibetan community in Nepal called off plans to mark the birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama after their request for a public celebration was rejected over security

A stand-up comedian has been kept behind the bars for nearly a week in Nepal after he posted a satirical review of a film on a social media platform, raising questions over freedom of

At least 32 Nepalese human rights activists, including nine women, were arrested on Wednesday in Kathmandu for staging anti-government protests. The protest was organised by the Human Rights and Peace Society, Nepal demanding resignation

The National Human Rights Commission has recommended that the government do the needful so that senior citizens living in elderly homes can live a dignified life in their autumn years.