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Nepal: Halt Evictions in Kathmandu

Press release
May 10, 2012

The government of Nepal should take immediate action to stop forcible evictions in Kathmandu.
Nepal: Reject Amnesty for Serious Crimes

Press release
Apr 23, 2012

Nepalese political leaders should not grant an amnesty for international crimes.
Nepal: Joint Oral Statement, United Nations Human Rights Council, 19th Regular Session, 27 February – 23 March 2012, Agenda Item 2

Oral statement
Mar 2, 2012

On the eve of the departure of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights from Nepal, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Human Rights Watch express their concern that the human rights situation in the country remains precarious and accountability for wartime abuses is being put further and further out of reach.
Nepal: Backsliding on Rights

Press release
Jan 23, 2012

Nepal’s political and peace processes remained stalled in 2011, resulting in instability, weak governance, and a lack of progress on accountability for human rights violations.
Letter to Deputy Prime Minister Re: Impending Forced Evictions from Squatter Settlements on the Bagmati River

Letter
Jan 20, 2012
Nepal: The Power of Money

Commentary
Dec 12, 2011

After a long wait for political parties to get their act together, there have been some important developments in the faltering peace process since the formation of the coalition government led by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai in August this year.
Nepal: Extend Mandate of UN Human Rights Office

Press release
Dec 5, 2011

The Nepali government should extend the mandate of the Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR), Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists said today.
Nepal: No Amnesties for Wartime Abuses

Press release
Dec 1, 2011

Five years after the end of Nepal’s civil war, victims are still waiting for justice, Human Rights Watch and Advocacy Forum said in a joint report released today.
Children With Disabilities: Please Stay Home

Commentary
Sep 21, 2011

Countries around the globe have pledged to provide primary education for all children by 2015, as part of the UN Millennium Development Goals. Yet according to the UN, children with disabilities represent more than one-third of the 67 million children who are not in school worldwide.
Nepal: wrong trail, right track

Commentary
Sep 20, 2011

The return to democracy in Nepal after the decade-long civil war has been bumpy. The question of amnesty for crimes committed during the war now faces the new Maoist-led government with a key choice .