Successful Completion Of Human Rights And Legal System Orientation Training

Training on human rights and the legal system was completed in Hetauda on June 2, 2023, successfully completed. The two-day training organized with the initiation of INSEC was conducted with the participation of women in Manahara Municipality 1,2,3, and 4 along with 15 members of Women's Groups from Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan…

June 2, 2023  
Citizenship Bill Endorsed by President

President Ramchandra Poudel endorsed the Citizenship Bill passed by the Parliament during the previous term of the House of Representatives on May 31, 2023. The then President Bidya Devi Bhandari had sent back the bill passed by the parliament in the previous term, for amendment. The Council of Ministers meeting…

May 31, 2023  
Primary Health Post Vandalized after Demise of a two Children

The Primary Health Center, Sirthauli, was vandalized over the demise of two children of Dudhauli Municipality-1. The children were brought to the hospital after being bitten by a snake at 4 am. However, the health post referred the children without primary care. The outraged crowd attacked the health post at…

May 31, 2023  
Formation of Community-level Network against Trafficking: Finance Minister Mahat

The government has announced a plan to formulate a community-level network to control human trafficking and transportation. Finance Minister Prakasharan Mahat, during the presentation of the budget for the financial year 2023/024 in the Parliament on May 29, 2023, announced the plan. The Minister of Finance further stated that the…

May 30, 2023  
President Provides Amnesty to Guilty of Tikapur Incident

The spokesperson of the President's Office, Shailaja Regmi Bhattarai, issued a statement, on May 28, 2023, informing that on Republic Day, President Ram Chandra Poudel pardoned 501 individuals guilty of the crime that occurred on August 24, 2015, during the Tharuhat movement at Tikapur, Kailai. The pardoned individuals were guilty…

May 30, 2023  
INSEC Demands Government to Refrain from Pardoning Persons Guilty of Tikapur Incident

On the occasion of Republic Day, INSEC condemns the attempt of providing amnesty to culprits of the Tikapur incident. Chairperson of INSEC,  Dr.  Kundan Aryal,  demanded the government refrain from promoting impunity in a press statement issued on May 28, 2023. The statement states: 'Recommending amnesty to the crimes of…

May 28, 2023  
Clash Between Police and Protestors, Six Police Officer Injured

A clash between protesters and the police on May 24, 2023, regarding Ganga Gurung Shrestha, 25, Kamalamai Municipality-5 Silame, at Sindhuli Hospital, injured six police officials. The angry mob pelted stones at the police when they tried to prevent the mob from vandalizing the hospital. DSP Chiranjeevi Dahal, District Police…

May 25, 2023  
Women Demanding Justice on Hunger Strike Since 11 Days

A 30-year-old woman who accuses her uncle-in-law of rape, her husband of rape, and the court of unjustly forcing her to divorce her husband has been on a hunger strike for 11 days, since May 11, 20203,  in Maitighar Mandla. She demands action against her husband for rape and divorce…

May 22, 2023  
Team of INSEC and National Human Rights Commission Monitor Waste Disposal of Sindhuli Jail

A team from National Human Rights Commission and INSEC Bagmati Province Office monitored the waste disposal of Sindhuli Jail located in Kamalamai Municipality-5 Aiselujanghar of Sindhuli, on May 18, 2023. Locals complained to the team, at the unmanaged waste disposal from the jail has polluted the environment of their locality.…

May 19, 2023  
Court Orders Interim Order to Halt Decision of Government on Combatants on Armed Conflict

The Supreme Court has issued a short-term interim order to halt the implementation of the government's decision to distribute financial compensation, at the rate of two lakhs, to the combatants who did not meet the standards of UNMIN after the comprehensive peace agreement. A single bench of Supreme Court Judge…

May 17, 2023