Bageshwari Basic School in Tahakhel, Godawari Municipality-10, damaged by the flood following continuous rainfall. Photo: Deepak Prasad Ghimire/Lalitpur
After the flood washed away both the suspension and concrete bridges over the Sunkoshi River, a pregnant woman from Kothpe Majhi settlement in Khadadevi Rural Municipality-1 was transported in a tube while crossing the river to be taken to the Ratmate Health Post for treatment. Photo: Nawaraj Ghimire/Ramechhap
Godawari Municipality’s Buddha Secondary School in Tikabhairab, damaged by the flood following continuous rainfall. Photo: Ramesh Prasad Timalsina/Lalitpur.
Hira Sarki, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Law for Sudurpaschim Province, delivering remarks on the draft law concerning human rights defenders during an interaction program held in Dhangadhi on October 4, 2024. Photo: Mainamoti Chaudhary/Kailali.
Kalati Bhumidanda in Panauti Municipality-12, destroyed by floods and landslides following continuous rainfall. Photo: Sumitra Acharya/Kavre.
Passengers walking from Roshi Rural Municipality towards Dhulikhel after the BP Highway was blocked due to floods and landslides following continuous rainfall. Photo: Sumitra Acharya/Kavre
INSEC’s Executive Director Bijaya Raj Gautam, along with other human rights activists, in a consultation meeting organized by INSEC in Kathmandu on 27th September 2024, to prepare the report for the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Photo: Shailesh Sharma/Kathmandu.
With the rising number of scrub typhus and dengue cases at the district hospital, patients are being treated in the corridors due to a shortage of beds. Photo: Bhavin Karki/Sankhuwasabha.
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Lily Kunwar, who has been actively engaged in documenting and disseminating human rights information in Kanchanpur, has been declared as the best representative for the month of August 2024. Kunwar is passionate about advocating for current human rights issues and reporting on economic, social, and cultural rights.
