Rights violation cases‘fell sharply’ in 2011 (kp 20/02/2012) [see English summary of INSEC report], 3,039 rights violation cases in 2011: INSEC (ht 20/02/2012)

Blood bricks: A new certification system for bricks aims to remove exploiting and pollution from brick-baking, by Lucia de Vries (nt 10/02/2012)

HRW raps govts, political parties: World Report says no government since 2006 showed will to tackle human rights issues (kp 24/01/2012) [see HRW world report 2012, Nepal chapter see pp. 347-355], HRW report reveals ugly side of Nepal: No progress on liability for killings, disappearances; Govt failed to uphold and protect human rights (ht 24/01/2012)

Rights For Few, Wrongs For Many, by G. K. Pakavath (rn 23/01/2012)

Asian rights watchdog urges Nepal govt not to shelter human rights violators (nn 15/12/2011)

Declaration for all: The UDHR is a milestone in human civilisation, by Kapil Shrestha (kp 11/12/2011)

Recognising the rights of fighters: With a bit of recognition, defending rights in Nepal need not be such a difficult job, by Iona Liddell (kp 10/12/2011)

Human rights: Righting Wrongs, by Keshab Poudel (sp 09/12/2011), Translate Commitments To Practice, interview with  Gauri Pradhan (sp 09/12/2011), Rights Come With Responsibilities, interview with Sudip Pathak (sp 09/12/2011)

Right defenders urge OHCHR term extension (kp 30/11/2011), OHCHR seeks lifeline, again (ht 02/12/2011), Government tells OHCHR-N to pack up, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 04/12/2011) [???], Govt under pressure to renew OHCHR-N term, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 05/12/2011), Maoists decide to keep OHCHR-N: Parties say peace process needs UN body help, by Anil Giri (kp 05/12/2011), ‘Wrap-up’ time already okayed, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 06/12/2011), Keep working: OHCHR in Nepal should work harder for transitional justice (kp 07/12/2011), Maoist chief assures OHCHR Nepal of ‘enough’ mission wrap-up time (kp 07/12/2011) [???], The centrality of identity: Demand for identity recognition has driven federal movements in South Asia; Nepal is a part of the same story, by Prashant Jha (kp 07/12/2011), Govt asks OHCHR-Nepal to end mission, leave in six months: NC, UML seek 1-yr extension; Rights body to be ‘non functional’ from today, by Anil Giri (kp 08/12/2011), OHCHR enters wrap up period as its term expires today (nn 08/12/2011)Maoists fear OHCHR-N could become ‘assertive’: Party desires ‘more’ amnesty; Despises UN body’s ‘activism’ on emblematic cases, by John Narayan Parajuli and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 10/12/2011)

UNHCR should mind its own business, by Surya Nath Upadhyay (rep 07/09/2011)

Seclusion during Menstruation Continues in Nepal despite Supreme Court Ruling, by Nima Kafle (rep 02/09/2011)

Separate and unequal: The Census treats the ‘third gender’ as second class citizens, by Kyle Knight (kp 01/09/2011)

ILO urges Nepal to ratify convention on domestic help (kp 16/08/2011)

State ‘leads’ in HR violations (kp 27/07/2011)

Reality Check: Women Rights Defenders, by Radha Poudel (sp 22/07/2011)

Case Withdrawal And Its Consequences, by Kumar Raj Siwakoti (rn 15/07/2011)

Violators to compensate victims in cash: New HR bill, by Bimal Gautam (rep 13/08/2011)

Tibetans barred from Dalai ceremony: Police use ‘moderate force’on defiant crowd; Three monks detained (ht 07/07/2011)

Criminalization of torture & state hypocrisy, by Tejman Shrestha (rep 26/06/2011)

Refusal to accede to refugee convention: Is Nepal's reluctance justified?, by Semanta Dahal (ht 22/06/2011)

UN states flay rejection of suggestions (kp 08/06/2011), UNHRC adopts Nepal's final report on UPR; int'l community concerned over sensitive HR issues (nn 08/06/2011)

Righting the wrongs: The new constitution should set benchmarks on human rights in keeping with international norms, by Gopal Krishna Siwakoti (kp 30/05/2011)

Plights of domestic workers, by Sradda Thapa (rep 26/05/2011)

Uphold human rights (rep 16/05/2011)

Badis' plight: Govt vows to work for community (kp 11/04/2011)

Impunity Prohibition Act: Need And Significance, by Raj Kumar Siwakoti (rn 08/04/2011)

Rightward, ho!, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 27/03/2011)

Tarai picture bleak: INSEC (kp 22/03/2011), Human rights report paints a gloomy picture (ht 22/03/2011)

Govt rapped for poor rights scenario (kp 20/02/2011) [see executive summary of INSEC's Human Rights Yearbook 2011]

Mothers at work: Discriminatory hiring practices keep women from entering the workforce, by Saloman Rajbanshi (kp 18/02/2011)

Human rights fantasy in Geneva: Impunity for both the Army and Maoists remains almost complete, by Tejshree Thapa (kp 17/02/2011), 2003 disappearances: ‘Youths blindfolded, killed and buried’ (ht 17/02/2011), Respect court orders, OHCHR tells govt: Reminds it has not brought to book Sunuwar’s killers (ht 17/02/2011)

Human Rights And Criminal Justice System In Nepal, by Kamal Prasad Chudal (rn 13/02/2011)

OHCHR-Nepal calls for implementation of UPR recommendations (nn 07/02/2011), OHCHR frets over rejected suggestions (kp 08/02/2011), Nepal’s human rights commitment lauded (ht 08/02/2011), Rights defenders ‘dismayed’ (kp 13/02/2011)

Nepal Army torture case reaches UN (kp 06/02/2011)

Baglung is landmine free, by Baburam Kharel (kp 29/01/2011)

HRW raps int’l actors for complacency (kp 27/01/2011) [see report on Nepal]

Government grilled over steps for ending impunity: Told to enforce HR treaties it has signed (kp 26/01/2011), Nepal's human rights examination, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep 26/01/2011), Nepal grilled on human rights issues in Geneva (nn 26/01/2011), Fifty three nations compliment Nepal for its achievements on human rights (nn 28/01/2011), UN member states list 135 measures, Nepal adopts 56; Achievements have been made: DPM Koirala (kp 29/01/2011)

Wrong on rights: An account of the UNHCHR’s misjudgement on human rights in Nepal, by Suhas Chakma (kp 25/01/2011)

UN expresses full support to Nepal on the eve of the Universal Periodic Review (nn 20/01/2011)

Nepal braces for rights scrutiny, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 05/01/2011)

Gendered justice: Nepal’s transitional justice process must take a gender-equality approach, by Gopal Krishna Siwakoti (kp 31/12/2010)

Land access key to HR: Activists (kp 29/12/2010)

An inconvenient truth, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 27/12/2010)

Remitters under risk: Female migrant workers are especially vulnerable to exploitation. Now is the time to protect them, by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp 26/12/2010)

Rights agencies urge govt to immediately investigate forced disappearances (nn 23/12/2010)

Under the circumstances: Our rights status may not be perfect, but we have achieved a lot despite the hard times, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 22/12/2010) [??]

OHCHR calls for witness and victims protection mechanism (nn 18/12/2010), Witness protection
a must: OHCHR (kp 19/12/2010)

Govt soft on human rights commitment (kp 15/12/2010), Righting the wrongs: The commitment to human rights has been forgotten (kp 17/12/2010)

Repeal biased laws, women rights activists tell the govt (kp 10/12/2010), No 'discernable progress' in human rights situation (kp 10/12/2010), Dalit Commission, OHCHR get uptight (kp 10/12/2010), Defenders for HR compliant statute (kp 11/12/2010), Grim human rights situation: Slack govt ‘dragging feet’ on treaty implementation (kp 12/12/2010), Rights defenders decry media reporting (ht 12/12/2010)

Vanguards of peace: The nation’s human rights defenders remain vulnerable and under-recognised, by Ayushma Pandey (kp 02/12/2010)

Nepal struck off mine making countries’ list (kp 25/11/2010)

Teach a man to fish: People in need who are not aware of their rights can be easily misled, by Saloman Rajbanshi (kp 25/11/2010)

Transitional justice, by Gopal Krishna Siwakoti (rep 21/11/2010)

Gender and disability: Taking the rights-based approach, by Alok Rajouria (ht 16/11/2010)

No half measures, please: Either OHCHR has to be fully committed to the cause of human rights in Nepal or it might as well shut shop, by Suhas Chakma (kp 22/10/2010)

Timeless justice: Failing to classify serious crimes as ‘continuous’ helps perpetuate impunity, by Raj Kumar Siwakoti (kp 21/10/2010)

Don’t ask, don’t tell: There is a glaring absence of a UN system for human rights vetting prior to selection for peacekeeping missions, by Suhas Chakma (kp 01/10/2010)

Nepal protests rights violation dealings, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 26/09/2010) [??]

Rights’ hope on horizon for third gender (kp 02/09/2010), OHCHR frets about third gender rights (kp 17/09/2010)

Child beating concerns NHRC (ht 01/09/2010)

Disappearance Commission: Govt under rights bodies’ pressure (kp 30/08/2010)

Boot camp: The use of violence has been instituted in the psyche of Army officers, by Lilu Thapa (kp 22/08/2010)

Closure of OHCHR regional offices premature, interview with Richard Bennett (kp 03/08/2010)

"That day will come": If I were a witch, would I have spared those who humiliated me?, by Muni Devi Damai (nt 23/07/2010)

OHCHR flays court verdict violators (kp 22/07/2010)

Museumising suffering: Let’s establish a museum to show how erstwhile regimes tortured and killed people, by Abhi Subedi (kp 21/07/2010)

The modern slave trade: The war against trafficking must incorporate action against poverty and marginalisation, by Subash Siwakoti (kp 15/07/2010)

Migrant women: Protection of human rights, by Luvana Shrestha (ht 15/07/2010)

Rights report on UN table (kp 06/07/2010)

OHCHR downsizing part of plan to muzzle rights workers, interview with Mandira Sharma (kp 14/06/2010)

Human right situation has worsened in Nepal: Amnesty report (nn 27/05/2010) [see Nepal section of the AI report]

Not the right time: Restricting the OHCHR’s mandate means leaving people at the mercy of rights violators, by Suhas Chakma (kp 27/05/2010)

Opacity slur on OHCHR, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 20/05/2010)

Politics, rights and justice: There is a relationship between human rights and democracy as there is between “nail and flesh” — they are inseparable, by Sushil Pyakurel (kp 18/05/2010)

Govt apathy ‘forces’ Badis to sell themselves again, by Kamal Panthi (kp 14/05/2010)

EU take on addressing rights abuse (kp 12/05/2010)

Credibility sought in rights report (kp 19/03/2010), Grim rights situation: UK (kp 19/03/2010)

US govt report paints dismal picture of human rights situation in Nepal (nn 12/03/2010) [see report], US report damns impunity in Nepal: Human rights violations (kp 13/03/2010), Unlawful use of force, arbitrary arrests continuing in Nepal: US (rn 13/03/2010), Parties, outfits come under US report fire (ht 07/04/2010)

Nepal fails to implement laws (kp 09/03/2010)

Mutineers' detention without trial draws NHRC's flak (ht 05/03/2010)

OHCHR fate uncertain, by Anil Giri (kp 02/03/2010)

DPM Geneva-bound to attend UN Human Rights council (ht 28/02/2010), Deputy PM Koirala in Geneva (nn 01/03/2010), Sujata to int'l community: Govt is committed to end impunity (nn 03/03/2010) [This is in contradiction to real facts!!]

Govt, parties behind worsening HR: INSEC (kp 20/02/2010) [see executive summary of the INSEC yearbook 2010], PM disagrees with report (kp 20/02/2010) [???], Democracy fertile ground for human rights (rn 20/02/2010), HR Violation (rn 21/02/2010)

INSEC paints grim pic of mid region violence (ht 19/02/2010)

Envoys lobby for OHCHR extension: Government in a dilemma, by Anil Giri (kp 18/02/2010)

New act soon to regulate refugees, says Sujata (rn 18/02/2010)

OHCHR rights report wrong, says govt: Government has withdrawn cases only after Supreme Court’s consent (kp 23/01/2010)

WHR selects 22 leaders (ht 16/01/2010)

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