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The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has urged Nepal to adopt an amendment in its interim constitution creating a fully independent judiciary. In a letter to Subhash Nemwang, the speaker of the Parliament, ICJ...

The House of Representatives in Nepal adopted the country's draft interim constitution Monday following its approval by the Nepalese cabinet on Sunday. The interim constitution simultaneously provides for the...

Former Maoist insurgents are preparing to enter their first session of parliament in Nepal after the Nepalese cabinet approved a draft interim constitution on Sunday. The party will hold roughly twenty-five...

A government official in Nepal said Tuesday that the country's interim constitution will be promulgated by the middle of January when the requisite arms management process outlined in the Nepalese peace...

Human rights abuses have worsened in countries around Asia due to authoritarian developments in "malfunctioning" democracies, according to a report by the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) released Thursday....

Nepal government negotiators and Maoist rebels Saturday reached a somewhat-delayed agreement on the terms of an interim constitution for the country. The interim constitution is notably silent on whether King Gyanendra will...

A Nepali government minister indicated Sunday that the interim constitution, drafted in August , will be signed into law within a few days. The interim draft encompassing 173 articles is designed to replace the current constitution until...

Nepal's House of Representatives Sunday passed a citizenship bill granting opportunity to apply for citizenship to an estimated four million people living in the Terai region along the country's southern border with India. The bill declares that individuals born...

Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and Maoist rebel leader Prachanda signed a peace agreement Tuesday formally ending the decade-long Maoist guerilla insurgency against the government that left over 13,000 people dead....

Nepal's High Level Probe Commission submitted its final report Monday to the Nepalese government, concluding that King Gyanendra and some 200 members of his administration were responsible for the violent response to the...