Tag Archives: Human rights

USA gets majority of global human rights funding

Probably not that shocking to some, but a new report from the Foundation Center and the International Human Rights Funders Group reveals that the USA is by far the largest donor but also the greatest recipient of money for human … Continue reading

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Human Rights Organisation of Nepal (HURON) press release is clueless

When it comes to ridiculous NGO press releases, this one from the Human Rights Organisation of Nepal (HURON) should win a prize. The only thing that is correct is that Kumar Lama should be tried in Nepal. But he hasn’t been. The … Continue reading

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The state of human rights in 2012

An interesting annual report from AHRC on Nepal. The state of human rights in 2012 Download the full report on the state of human rights in Nepal, 2012 Nepal’s Constituent Assembly / Legislative Parliament dissolved at midnight on May 28, … Continue reading

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Internet rights and democratisation

Do you ever get the feeling that INGO researchers simply google an issue and then write about it in a shallow and non-committal manner..? — Waiting for the Nepal Spring The Right to Information Act (2006) guarantees each Nepali citizen the … Continue reading

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Human rights in context: The case of Dalits in Nepal

This essay will examine the issue of caste-based discrimination against Dalits in Nepal. In its brevity, the essay is not intended to provide an all-encompassing description of human rights law, nor the internal workings of the UN system, but rather … Continue reading

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Human Rights Watch investigates disability

It’s been a long time coming that one of the big human rights INGOs finally looked at the scandal in Nepal that is the treatment of the disabled. It’s good for disability activists and NGOs that Human Rights Watch is raising … Continue reading

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Minorities in Nepal, according to MRG

With various deadlocks in the process of transition to democracy, Nepal witnessed another year of political uncertainty in 2010. While the 2006 peace agreement ending the conflict between the Maoists and the government continued to hold, Prime Minister Madav Kumar Nepal of the Unified Marxist-Leninist party … Continue reading

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Torture briefing, Jan-Jun 2011

During the reporting period from January 2011 to June 2011, which coincided with Nepal’s first report under the Human Rights Council’s Universal Period Review process, AF has recorded a significant overall increase in the percentage of torture from 22.5% in the previous … Continue reading

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Justice denied: HRDs, impunity and the rule of law in Nepal

It is a fact that, 5 years after the end of the conflict, not one single perpetrator of a conflict-era human rights violation has been brought to justice in a court of law. But Nepal‟s impunity has further implications than conflict-era … Continue reading

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3rd periodic state report on ICESCR

“Nepal acceded to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), without any reservation. Nepal submitted its Second Periodic Report under the ICESCR on 30 June 2006. The present Third Periodic Report contains the measures taken to implement … Continue reading

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