Opinion Forum
Thirteen Years of Beni Attack: System changed Pain remained
March 20 completes a 13 years anniversary since Myagdi headquarter Beni was attacked by CPN Maoist. The Beni attack was one of the biggest, among the nine attacks in district headquarters, during the Maoist armed conflict in terms of armed force, int....
SECOND CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY AND MAKING DEMOCRATIC CONSITUTION: WAY OUT
Apathy, despair and confusion among Nepali political spheres and Nepali people are seen especially after Nepal’s first ....
TRANSLATING JUSTICIABILITY THEORY INTO PRACTICE IN NEPAL
The right to food has been accepted as a basic human right. However, the large global population has not been able to enjoy this basic right. The number of undernourished persons in the world in 2011-2013 was predicted to be 842 million ....
A Strategy to End Dowry Practice: Intertwining Property Rights, Dowry System and Civic Responsibility Act
Dowry system is not an uncommon or unheard issue globally given that all the religions and cultures around the world had practiced it at some point of their history. The dowry has a long history in ....
Debate on State Structure in Nepal: Challenges and Opportunities
A state has the monopoly in power and taxation along with public allegiance and international recognition to government. If the state is autonomous of its internal influential pressure group and sovereign externally, then only the democracy can work ....
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES AND NEPAL’S EFFORTS
Background Transitional Justice (TJ) is primarily known as the process of addressing serious crimes and grave human rights violations occurred during the conflict or controlled regime through prompt mechanisms ....
TJ Ordinance and Its Implications
The ordinance might seem as a step towards implementing the past agreements, but at a closer look, it will be clear that it is against the spirit of all the agreements as it intends to institutionalize impunity by granting amnesty even in serious abu....
Ensure Victims’ Justice
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed between the parties of armed conflict has provided for forming Transitional Justice (TJ) mechanism. The provision, however, has not been materialized yet. Bills on the truth and reconciliation commission and c....
Voice of the Voiceless
Nepali people were fully able to enjoy their individual freedoms along with other civil rights following the restoration of democracy in 1990. INSEC contributed institutionally to implement the universally acknowledged basic norms and values of human....
