Dewan Rai
The NHRC finally lists rights abusers publicly, but will the perpetrators...
The commission’s recently published list of rights abusers who remain unpunished shines a light on the culture of impunity that has plagued the country for far too long
A heavy-handed central government continues to undermine the spirit of federalism
Throughout the Covid crisis, the centre has refused to devolve power, creating more obstacles in response mechanisms than resolving them
Bailed out by blood money
The state’s practice of paying out compensations to protect its personnel from prosecution prevents actual justice from being delivered and helps promote a culture of impunity
Enabling impunity
Politicians have mastered the art of exploiting the nexus between themselves and prosecutors to always remain beyond the arm of the law
How the state continues to dispossess Chepangs
The forceful eviction of landless Chepangs from protected forest areas is a violation of their constitutional rights
Dereliction of duty
A recently released parliamentary report points out many lapses in how the police handled the recent murders of Dalits in Rukum
How Oli destroyed Nepal’s democratic machinery to serve his own ends
The seeds for the current crisis in Singha Durbar were sown by Oli during his rise to the top and his tenure there
How the Maoist strife has reignited in Nepal, explained
An arrogant government and stubborn rebels, both communists, are leading Nepal to another civil war
Youth’s death in police shooting reminiscent of the Maoist insurgency
“He did not have any political sense at all. He was a happy go lucky boy,” said one of his high school teachers
Foundations of transitional justice mechanisms in the country may be destroyed...
Hearing of the “review petition” will take place on May 16. Victims worry that mass amnesty may be granted to perpetrators.