Conflict victims have stressed the need for the formation of a new committee to recommend officials for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced
The District Court sentenced 28-year-old Bhoj Bahadur Karki of Sunkoshi Rural Municipality-1 to 18 years imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl. Bhupendra Bahadur Thing, the Chairperson of the Nepal Bar
District court sentenced 41-year-old Rajendra Shahi of Bajura District Jagannath Rural Municipality-2 to 10 years imprisonment on December 18, 2024 for the crime of human trafficking of a 24-year-old woman.
Police have arrested 25-year-old Jeeban Geylang of Indrawati Rural Municipality-10 on 18 December for the charge of attempted rape of a 20-year-old woman. The victim alleged that the accused tried
Police arrested Basanta Kumar Kurmi, 21, of Gulariya Municipality-11 on December 18. Kurmi was already sentenced to 2 months and four days imprisonment by the district court for the crime
Bir Bahadur Tamang, 33 has been accused of attempting to burn his 30-year-old wife, Pemalamu Thing, by pouring petrol on her while she was at home in Syaule, Chautara Sangachokgadhi
Ward Chairperson Khagendra Singh Thakuri, 35, of Simta Rural Municipality-2, has alleged that three employees subjected him to beating on December 15, 2024. He stated that the incident took place
Demanding the passage of the Dalit Empowerment Bill, Dalit rights activists, under the leadership of the Unified Movement for Dalit Rights Nepal, staged a strike at the Chief Minister and
Out of the six local levels in Myagdi, four of the local levels still haven’t purchased their own ambulance to provide health facilities to the people under their local government,
Locals and students from Puchighat of Khadadevi Municipality-4 cross the Sun Koshi River by hanging due to the damaged suspension bridge. After the flood in the Sunkoshi River damaged the
International Organizations have written a letter to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli urging him to immediately begin the process of forming the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission
Shiva Prasad Khakurel, the Coordinator of INSEC Gandaki Province Office, has been honored at a program held in Pokhara in recognition of his contribution to the field of human rights. Khakurel
The District Court sentenced 41-year-old Man Bahadur Sunar of Tulsipur Sub-metropolitan City-13 to 13 years imprisonment for the crime of raping a 25-year-old woman. Registrar Damodar Ghimire of the District
The committee was formed to recommend officials for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the Commission of Enforced Disappeared Persons issued a press release on December 16 stating that the
The Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC), in collaboration with DCA, organized an interaction program on “Human Rights Defenders Laws: A Critical Need and Their Justification” in Kathmandu on December 17.
Although there is a legal provision to create disability-friendly infrastructure for public access, people with disabilities complain that most government offices in the district are not disability-friendly, causing difficulties in
Nepali Congress Humla District Vice-President, 46-year-old Basant Rokaya, has been accused by bulldozer owner Arjun Mahtara of damaging the bulldozer that was used for excavating the Simkot-Kharnapunath road under the
The District Court sentenced a 55-year-old man to 18-years-imprisonment on 13 December for the crime of raping his 12-year-old niece. Registrar Kapil Poudel of the District Court informed that the
The District Court sentenced 44-year-old Baburaja Thapa of Baghaiyatal Rural Municipality-8 to life imprisonment on December 13 for the crime of raping a 17-year-old girl. Registrar Kapil Poudel of the
The shortage of rabies vaccines has caused difficulties for patients bitten by dogs in Bardiya. On December 13, a dog bit 11-year-old Eliza Tharu from Barbardiya Municipality-4, Tarkapur. Her grandfather,
