Tag Archives: Law
Sapana Pradhan Malla interview by NYT on women and trafficking
Fascinating. From Nepal, a Push to End Human Trafficking Human trafficking is one of the world’s fastest-growing crimes, the United Nations says, with nearly 21 million people falling victim each year. More than half of the victims of forced labor are from the … Continue reading
Lesbians “allowed”; courts to decide where women live
This journalist has decided to label a court allowing two women to live together as a “liberal judgement” and completely ignoring the illiberality of a court even admitting a case which is formed on the basis that women’s living arrangements … Continue reading
Monsoon law 2: ban western names
Another national outrage as millions call for the government to change St Xavier’s to Sri Shiva’s. Nepal bans schools from using western names Nepal’s government has banned its secondary schools from using western names saying the country’s education system was … Continue reading
Monsoon law 1: ban independent trekking
Has the monsoon arrived in Nepal? Thankfully those lawmakers don’t have a constitution to write. The Nepali tourism board has once again demonstrated how inept it is by ruling that a $10 per day charge for trekking is “a very … Continue reading
Living in a law enforcement and justice vacuum
$1,100 in legal fees per case is ridiculous. No wonder Shakespeare said “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” NEPAL: Community mediation – boon or bust? KATHMANDU, 5 July 2012 (IRIN) – Community mediation as an alternative … Continue reading
End the Haliya system in Nepal say the NHRC, NDC, NWC and UN
Although the September 2008 agreement between the Government of Nepal and Federation of National Haliya Liberation Society formally declared the liberation of Haliyas, tangible outcomes have yet to be achieved. The draft Haliya Prohibition Bill has not been passed, and the Government has … Continue reading