Author Archives: NepaliKuire
To behead or to hack?
The Saudis strike against Nepali migrant workers once more. Is it not enough to fail to protect them properly in a country renowned for gross human rights abuses? Now they are going to behead or “hack” a Nepali man for … Continue reading
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
Is “Good governance” important for promoting economic development in Nepal?
Over the past decade, “good governance” has become of increasing importance to the development debate. This essay will strive to provide contextualisation for its introduction, including a brief overview of “development” and its discourse, and then proceed to offer some … Continue reading
International humanitarian law for Nepali civilians
International law is a body of public, private and supranational laws that have mostly emerged from the 19th century onwards and which primarily concern the governing of conduct between states. International law binds states to observe certain agreements, but unlike … Continue reading
Poverty, mountain poverty?
ICIMOD is an interesting concept; an NGO set up to advocate on behalf of mountain people. What are the experiences and conditions of economically-deprived people that live in mountains and how does that differ from those in more accessible terrain? — Understanding … Continue reading
Times of India highlights war crimes fallout
And so the backlash begins, as victims realise the extent of the Maoist-parties agreement on war crimes. — Slain brothers’ family fights Maoist Goliath for justice in Nepal KATHMANDU: “I carry my brother’s last image everywhere with me,” says a … Continue reading
Maoist-parties agreement begins to bite
Several weeks after the widely-acclaimed agreement between the Maoists and the other political parties which saw a decision on a “peace and reconciliation” committee, we are starting to see the outcomes. Rather than “truth and justice” the government has decided, once … Continue reading
An apolitical fighting force, or mercenaries?
The Guardian today states that Gurkha soldiers are known as “an apolitical fighting force”. Confusing, as this is what is normally regarded as the definition of mercenaries: those who fight for money rather than for state sovereignty. Would the Guardian be … Continue reading
Volunteers or abusers?
In many situations this is far too truthful, particularly for care homes (of which Al Jazeera did a great documentary recently). A past article wrote of one particular case whereby foreign nationals were being protected by their embassy from being … Continue reading