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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
Short history of LGBT in Nepal
Very interesting study of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transvestites in Nepal and India. I’ve pulled the table to the top as its an excellent timeline. India Nepal 2005 Category E (for eunuch) introduced in categorization of sex, on online … Continue reading
Constitutional timeline
Useful resource NEPAL: Timeline of constitution stasis KATHMANDU, 28 June 2012 (IRIN) – Nepal’s parliament dissolved on 28 May after failing to meet its fourth and final deadline to produce a draft constitution. An empty legislature and a fragmented ruling … 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
Another few year of no irrigation to come?
Tut. NEPAL: No government, no irrigation SINDHUPALCHOWK, 4 July 2012 (IRIN) – For maize farmers 100km from the seat of government in Nepal, an ongoing national political stalemate which recently dissolved parliament is far from their concerns. They are more worried about … Continue reading
Murders for marriages
Sad story: NEPAL: Killing of a young man due to inter-caste love affair yet to be properly investigated five months on ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-104-2012 19 June 2012 ——————————————————————— NEPAL: Killing of … Continue reading
Dalits once again victims of the UN
Has India once again got in the way of IDSN from registering with the UN? UN Committee on NGOs accredits 129 NGOs, defers 130 The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) held its resumed session in New York from 21-31 of May 2012. … Continue reading
Finally! the Maoists graduate to a ‘normal’ Nepali political party and split
It’s been coming for so long. The Maoists have copied all the other political parties and split into patronage parties. Does this mean that they are once and for all a real political party? Nepal’s Maoists split; Kiran faction walks … Continue reading
Tending someone else’s garden
Perhaps the target of this is wrong: making big cultural changes (with its links to virginity/purity) is difficult, but giving families clear benefits in continuing their new daughter-in-law’s education, is much easier. A real prominent issue in school-drop out rates. … Continue reading
High number of statelessness rumbles on
Seven per cent is a huge number of people remaining stateless, particularly after the previous-previous-previous(?) government’s promise to deal with it. NEPAL: Undocumented residents excluded from state services KATHMANDU, 17 May 2012 (IRIN) – Some 7 percent of Nepal’s almost … Continue reading