Child rights report handed to UN (ht 15/05/2012)

The harsh life: Saving street children, by Madhab Regmi (rep 06/05/2012)

Life bleak for lost child growing up sans citizenship, by Arjun Poudel (rep 26/04/2012)

Adoption or slavery in the making: Law mocks the constitution?, by Bisharad Anil Thapaliya (ht 26/04/2012)

Nepal 2nd in child marriage prevalence: UNICEF, by Anjali Subedi (rep 24/03/2012)

One adoption application in four months, by Arjun Poudel (rep 20/03/2012)

Pulling kids out of prisons (kp 18/03/2012)

Govt extends deadline for inter-country adoptions (ht 26/02/2012)

BPKIHS employees keep 500 children as ‘domestic help’, by Pradip Meyangbo (kp 12/02/2012)

Applications for inter-country adoption called (ht 15/01/2012)

Govt opens applications for inter-country adoption, by Arjun Poudel (rep 29/11/2011)

Police bid to clear street children from major tourist hubs, by Jenee Rai and Roshan Sedhai (kp 21/11/2011)

No application for inter-country adoption in 2011, by Arjun Poudel (rep 17/10/2011), Opt for adoption: Domestic adoption should be prioritised (kp 19/10/2011)

Bal Mandir stops taking new children, by Arjun Poudel (rep 16/09/2011)

Child rights situation better but not enough (kp 15/09/2011)

Abandoned in hospitals, five children find a place they will now call home, by Roshan Sedhai and Anup Ojha (kp 13/09/2011)

Growing up behind bars: Pushpa Basnet has devoted her life to helping children who are in prison for their parents' crime (ht 09/09/2011)

Govt to take care of double orphans, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 29/07/2011)

Nepal rated 3rd in high prevalence of child marriage in South Asia (nn 15/07/2011)

A trafficker remains scot-free, by Shahani Singh (kp 09/07/2011)

Options for adoptions: Reform in domestic adoption system would open doors for parents and children in need of each other, by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp 03/07/2011)

Children at risk as relatives turn 'predators', by Arjun Poudel (rep 01/07/2011)

Children trapped between supply and demand: Where does adoption end and trafficking begin for Nepal's children?, by Jennifer Lowe (nt 17/06/2011)

Child Rights And Labour (rn 16/06/2011), Underage Workers, by Roshan Thapaliya (rn 16/06/2011)

Thinking (children) outside the box, by Joseph Aguettant (rep 12/06/2011) [see part2 (13/06/2011)]

Over 3,000 child workers in Valley’s brick kilns (ht 12/06/2011)

Over 600,000 children in hazardous jobs, says report (ht 11/06/2011)

Children cannot wait, by Deepesh Paul Thakur (rep 29/05/2011)

Street arabs prefer open sky overhead, by Binod Ghimire and Jenee Rai (kp 19/05/2011)

Govt mulls rescuing domestic child workers, by Arjun Poudel (rep 11/05/2011)

Child adoption process to become more credible (ht 09/05/2011)

Street boys sexually abused, says report (kp 06/05/2011), For your eyes only: Sexual abuse is yet another hard reality of street children’s lives (kp 08/05/2011)

Help coming: A proposed UN Convention could give domestic workers the same protections as formal workers, by Saloman Rajbanshi (kp 27/04/2011)

‘Brick by brick’ event to stop exploitation of children in kilns (kp 08/04/2011), New masterplan to fight child labour (ht 09/ß4/2011)

Inevitable institutions: Orphanages are necessary, but need to be monitored (kp 05/04/2011)

Conflict-affected children: Govt introduces rehab plan (kp 17/03/2011)

Home sweet home: Domestic options for orphans should be explored (kp 18/02/2011), US bar on Nepali kids’ adoption to stay, by Baburam Kharel (kp 19/02/2011)

Warm succour for brick kiln children (kp 11/02/2011)

Govt urged to enshrine child rights in new constitution; designate commissioner for children in NHRC (nn 11/02/2011), Appeal to focus on children (ht 12/02/2011), ‘Uphold child rights’ (kp 12/02/2011)

Child labour masterplan under review (ht 07/02/2011), No child’s play (ht 08/02/2011)

Child trafficking on rise in east, by Madhav Ghimire and Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 06/02/2011)

Emergency relief fund for kids on anvil: For rescuing, rehabilitating and reintegrating them (ht 03/02/2011)

Inter-country adoption: New regulatory panel in place (ht 01/02/2011)

In the cold: Even if the government can’t actually do anything for street children, let’s at least show that we care for them, by Shyam K.C. (kp 31/01/2011)

New child protection policy on anvil: Using children in conflict will now become punishable (ht 27/01/2011)

Tougher penalty proposed for child rights violators (kp 14/01/2011)

Plight of street children: Winter nights a nightmare for the destitute, by Jenee Rai (kp 11/01/2011)

Trapped in a kiln: Not enough support — non-governmental, or otherwise — is established to free children working in brick kilns from menial labour, by Pragati Shahi and Jenee Rai (kp 08/01/2011)

Through our eyes: Former child soldiers have a lot more to say than their erstwhile leaders, by Lucia de Vries (nt 07/01/2011)

‘Make statute child-friendly’ (kp 29/12/2010), Kids could face ‘statelessness’ (ht 29/12/2010)

Tiny hands on offer: Despite legislation, child labour and slavery remain serious social issues in Nepal, by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp 19/12/2010)

Govt project in limbo: Fund crunch in project hits plan (kp 15/12/2010)

Plan for conflict affected kids awaiting nod: Non-combatants included (ht 09/12/2010)

Circus dreams: A rescue operation of Nepali girls trafficked to Indian circuses unveils a sordid tale of greed, brutality and the loss of childhood, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 04/12/2010)

200,000 child workers in Valley: Of the 7.77 m children of age 5 to 7 years, 40.4 pc are engaged in a kind of labour (kp 03/12/2010), Hazardous works employ more girls than boys: Jobs likely to harm health,safety or morale of children fall in this category (ht 05/12/2010)

Child rights issue has miles to go, by Gauri Pradhan (kp 24/11/2010)

Call for unity to end exploitation (ht 20/11/2010), CONCERN-N concerned about children’s plight (ht 20/11/2010), ‘Charity begins at home’ (ht 20/11/2010)

Protecting children: Institutional reforms are needed to tackle child absue (kp 14/11/2010)

South Asia is a bad home for children, say experts (kp 11/11/2010)

No festive season cheer for domestic child workers, by Jenee Rai (kp 28/10/2010)

Parties under activists’ fire: Children were forced to stand for hours to welcome PM Madhav Kumar Nepal in Rautahat (kp 28/10/2010)

SC releases 14-year-old child (kp 13/10/2010)

Apex court show cause over child detention (ht 11/10/2010)

Ban blood bricks: Next time you order bricks make sure they weren’t produced with the sweat of children and donkeys, by Pramada Shah and Lucia de Vries (kp 04/10/2010)

Child labourers left in lurch (ht 01/10/2010)

Senators send appeal to Hillary Clinton (kp 29/09/2010)

Mere lip service (ht 16/09/2010)

Solace for young fringe-dwellers a far cry (kp 15/09/2010)

War against child marriage, by Rabindra Upreti (kp 12/09/2010)

Sexploitation Online, by Nitish Bhattarai (sp 03/09/2010)

School off-limits for jailed minors (ht 30/08/2010)

Take me home: Nepali children are rescued from the streets in India and placed in children's homes, from where they need to be rescued once more, by Paavan Mathema (nt 27/08/2010)

Govt mulls street urchin rehab plan (kp 07/08/2010)

Curb on adopting abandoned kids (ht 07/08/2010), US suspends adoptions from Nepal (nn 07/08/2010), US suspends Nepal child adoption (kp 08/08/2010)

Age matters (kp 03/08/2010)

Mind the children: Helping child labourers looks harder than it actually is, by Indu Nepal (ht 23/07/2010)

Siblings talk of escape from hellhole: Living in orphanage to avoid torture at home, by Shivaraj Bhatta (ht 20/07/2010)

Lake City home to 74 street children: Study, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 18/07/2010)

Adoption can be stopped: Minister (ht 17/07/2010)

Inter-country adoption laws to be amended (HT 06/07/2010)

Ethnic front uses school for ‘military training’ (nn 29/06/2010)

Home street home: Management of street children will call for innovative solutions (kp 27/06/2010)

Young guns: Maoist child combatants like Manju still suffer from physical and mental alienation, by Archana Thapa (kp 27/06/2010)

Our only goal: All the children should have the chance to attend quality and inclusive education, by Simone Galimberti and Buddhiman Shrestha (kp 27/06/2010)

Govt to adopt child promotion scheme (kp 24/06/2010), Call for ending violence against children (ht 24/06/2010)

Court against juvenile detention (ht 24/06/2010)

Threats To Nepali Children, by Narayan Prasad Wagle (rn 23/06/2010)

Urchin rehab funds end in smoke (kp 21/06/2010)

No kidding: Absence of a juvenile court is likely to be denying many children justice (kp 15/06/2010)

Amendment to inter-country adoption on cards Change in the provision on the basis of the Hague Convention (ht 12/06/2010), Call to encourage domestic adoption (kp 12/06/2010)

Five-year-old behind bars with mother (ht 10/06/2010)

Ojha blames former minister, NGOs, INGOs (ht 07/06/2010)

Canada halts adoptions from Nepal (nn 05/06/2010), Canada’s nay to Nepali kids (kp 06/06/2010)

Stop using children in demos: CWIN (ht 11/05/2010)

UNICEF, Save the Children join hands to promote children's rights in Nepal (nn 27/04/2010)

Rethinking adoption: Domestic adoption is an underdeveloped option to provide Nepali orphans with loving families, by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp 25/04/2010)

Minor languishing in Sunsari prison (ht 24/04/2010)

Street kids in sex trade on the rise (ht 20/04/2010)

Baby dearth snags adoption (kp 12/04/2010)

Morang children firm to discourage child marriage (rn 28/03/2010)

Paper orphans, by Anita Krishnan (kp 24/03/2010)

Inter-country adoption: Care homes make false papers for fast buck (kp 16/03/2010)

Bus rush to school at kids’ expense, by Jenee Rai(kp 14/03/2010)

Minister Ojha lands in thick soup: inter-country adoption (kp 12/03/2010)

US warns against adopting Nepali kids (ht 06/03/2010)

Child marriage annulled (rn 27/02/2010)

Western diplomats want govt to strengthen child adoption laws (nn 25/02/2010), 14 countries urge govt to bolster adoption process (ht 25/02/2010)

'Child marriage, polygamy thrive in city', by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 19/02/2010)

Cinderella Children: Suspending inter-country adoption will deny kids in need the chance of a better life, by Philip Holmes (nt 19/02/2010), Looking for a home: A suspension on inter-country adoption will give the government time to work on strict adoption legislation, by Mallika Aryal (nt 19/02/2010)

Couple don’t know they got married, by Shiva Puri (kp 12/02/2010)

Lawyers: Stop adoption (kp 05/02/2010), State sees no loopholes in adoption (kp 07/02/2010), Children of the night: The reforms have proven insufficient to check illegal adoptions (kp 08/02/2010)

Education plan for exploited children, by Kokila K.C. (ht 16/01/2010)

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