UN rights chief warns Nepal peace process at risk from impunity
The peace process in Nepal could be hampered by "impunity for human rights abuses" , UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Sunday. At a Kathmandu...
UN rights chief warns Nepal peace process at risk from impunity
The peace process in Nepal could be hampered by "impunity for human rights abuses" , UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Sunday. At a Kathmandu...
HRW: Nepal must 'vigorously' investigate human rights abuses
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Maoist-led Nepalese government Thursday to 'vigorously' investigate and prosecute those responsible for the grave human rights violations allegedly committed during the country's civil war. In a joint report...
Nepal Constituent Assembly abolishes monarchy, declares republic
The 601-member Nepalese Constituent Assembly voted Wednesday to abolish the country's monarchy and establish a republic. The decision gives King Gyanendera fifteen days to abandon the royal palace in the capital Kathmandu, and declares him to...
Nepal bans protests around royal enclaves ahead of monarchy abolition
Security officials in Nepal banned protests and rallies near the royal palace and the residence of King Gyanendra on Monday, in anticipation of Wednesday's expected abolition of the Nepalese monarchy. Nepal's interim parliament...
China has arrested 24 suspects in Tibet for their role in pro-Tibet protests that erupted throughout the region last week, the Tibet Daily reported Thursday. The suspects are charged with endangering national security, among...
Santosh Giri : "The abolition of Nepal's nearly 240-year-old monarchy and declaration of Nepal as a "federal, democratic, republican state" was made by an overwhelming majority in the interim parliament late last month. 270...
The interim parliament in Nepal voted Friday to end the nearly 240-year-old monarchy and to turn the nation into a republic. The vote supported an agreement reached earlier this week by representatives of Nepal's...
Nepal parties agree on abolishing monarchy under governance deal
Representatives of Nepal's leading political parties signed an agreement Sunday that would abolish the country's monarchy as part of a plan to bring members of Communist Party of Nepal - Maoists (CPN-M) back into the country's government....
Nepal parliament weighs future of monarchy in special session
Members of parliament in Nepal opened debate at a special session Thursday to address the status of King Gyanendra and the Nepalese monarchy. The Communist Party of Nepal - Maoists (CPN-M) reiterated...
Leadership within the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoists (CPN-M) has called on Nepal's interim parliament to immediately declare the country a federal democratic republic. CPN-M leadership formed a human protest chain through the parliament building on...