UN: Nepal must withdraw civil war commission's amnesty power
March 20, 2013
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called Wednesday on Nepal to withdraw a decree creating a truth and reconciliation with the power to grant amnesties for human rights violations that occurred during Nepal's civil war. The conflict resulted in approximately 13,000 deaths with another....... [more] 
UN rights office urges justice for Nepal civil war crimes
October 9, 2012
The UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) on Monday released a report urging justice for victims of international law violations that occurred Nepal's civil war. Approximately 13,000 people were killed and 1,500 people went missing during the conflict between Nepal's government....... [more]
Nepal's Third Gender and the Recognition of Gender Identity
April 23, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnists Michael Bochenek, Director of Law & Policy for the International Secretariat of Amnesty International, and Kyle Knight, a Fulbright Scholar, say that Nepal's recognition of a third gender is an important fundamental right and the key to ensuring other fundamental rights f....... [more]
Nepal urged not to impose blanket amnesty for crimes committed during civil war
April 23, 2012
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on Monday urged Nepal to reject blanket amnesty plans for international crimes committed during the country's civil war, which ended in 2006. A representative for ICJ said amnesty for human rights abuses, such as torture, rap....... [more]
UN urges Nepal to punish war crimes, increase women's rights
April 20, 2011
UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-wha Kang spoke Tuesday to the Constituent Assembly of Nepal (CA) about several human rights issues in the country, including a reluctance to prosecute war crimes and insufficient progress increasing women's rights. The Office of the High Commission....... [more]
Nepalese parliament ratified interim constitution
January 15, 2011
On January 15, 2007, the Nepalese House of Representatives adopted a draft interim constitution following its approval by the Nepalese cabinet. The interim constitution simultaneously provided for the dissolution of the current House of Representatives and the creation of an interim parliament which....... [more]
Nepalese Supreme Court ended discrimination against gays, transgendered
December 21, 2010
On December 21, 2007, the Supreme Court of Nepal ordered the government to extend homosexual and transgendered people the same rights and privileges as other citizens. Homosexual and transgendered people face heavy discrimination in conservative Nepal, where so-called "unnatural sex" was illegal and....... [more]
Nepal parliament formally stripped king of army control
September 22, 2010
On September 22, 2006, the Parliament of Nepal passed a law formally divesting King Gyanendra and the royal family of power over the Nepalese Army. The legislation affirmed an earlier proclamation by parliament stripping the king of all of his privileges and powers, including the title of supreme ar....... [more]
Nepal rights groups praise court rulings against caste-based discrimination
March 22, 2010
Nepalese rights groups on Sunday praised two recent judgments by the District Court in Baitadi against caste-based discrimination. Earlier this month, the court sentenced a man accused of assaulting the father of the groom during a July 2009 wedding for practicing rituals reserved for high-cas....... [more]
Nepal ends monarchy, establishes republic
December 28, 2009
On December 28, 2007, the Kingdom of Nepal's interim parliament ended the country's monarchy and established the Republic of Nepal. Free elections were held on April 10 of the following year to elect a Constituent Assembly. Learn more about the rise of democracy in Nepal.
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Thailand judiciary further discredits itself with harsh lese majesty sentence against protestor
September 6, 2009
Awzar Thi: A court in Thailand inched closer to its counterparts in neighboring Burma last week when it sentenced an anti-coup protestor to 18 years in prison. The Bangkok criminal court convicted Daranee Chanchoengsilapakul on three counts of lese majesty arising from statements she made in....... [more]
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