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    Nepal’s human rights commitments undertaken in the 2006 peace accords at the end of the decade-long civil war between government forces and Maoist combatants remained unfulfilled. Instead of taking steps to ensure the prosecution of those responsible for the worst crimes committed during the war, the president in 2013 pushed an ordinance that could have led to amnesty for perpetrators, but a challenge to the Supreme Court rejected the ordinance as violating Nepal’s legal obligations. Women, migrant workers, people with disabilities, and members of disadvantaged communities such as Dalits continue to be marginalized and suffer discrimination. In November 2013, a new Constituent Assembly was voted in, raising hopes for a new constitution and fulfillment of peace accord promises, including accountability for wartime atrocities.
  • Nepalese police personnel detain Tibetan activists during their protest near the Chinese Embassy Consular office in Kathmandu on March 10, 2014.
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    Nepal: Justice for Conflict-Era Crimes Remains Out of Reach
    In spite of the new coalition government pledging to uphold long overdue promises of justice, accountability, and a new constitution, the Nepali government made virtually no discernable progress in any of these areas, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2015.
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  • Nepal: Justice for Conflict-Era Crimes Remains Out of Reach
    Jan 29, 2015
    In spite of the new coalition government pledging to uphold long overdue promises of justice, accountability, and a new constitution, the Nepali government made virtually no discernable progress in any of these areas, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2015.
  • Nepal: Joint Letter Regarding Formation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission on Enforced Disappearances
    Dec 18, 2014
  • Nepal: Independence Critical for Justice Panels
    Dec 18, 2014
    The Nepal government should ensure more victim participation and improve transparency when selecting candidates for two independent commissions on the country’s decade-long conflict, eight local and international human rights organizations and conflict-era victims groups said in an open letter to Prime Minister Sushil Koirala. The groups, reiterating concerns about the act, said Koirala should narrow the scope of the amnesty powers vested in the commissions and bring them in line with international standards.
  • “There was so much fear”
    Nov 14, 2014
    The outworking of the eight-year-old peace agreement in Nepal has embraced the government and its Maoist opponents. The women who were victims of sexual violence from both sides during the conflict have, however, been left out.
  • Nepal Must Accept Some Terrible Truths
    Oct 20, 2014
    My colleagues and I were supposed to meet a human rights lawyer in his Kathmandu office late last month, but when we got there, we found him surrounded by distraught victims of Nepal’s decade-long civil war between government forces and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) combatants.
  • Nepal: Drop Sedition Charges against Madhesi Activist
    Oct 13, 2014
    The Nepal authorities should immediately withdraw sedition charges and unconditionally release rights campaigner Chandra Kant Raut, who was arrested for his expression of peaceful political opinions.
  • Nobel Peace Prize Boosts Battle to End Child Labor
    Oct 10, 2014
    The awarding of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize to Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi recognizes the hard fight against child labor and should serve as a call to address this challenge around the globe.
  • Nepal: Adhikari Death Highlights Injustice
    Sep 26, 2014
    The government of Nepal has failed for over a decade to deliver justice for the killing of Krishna Prasad Adhikari. In protest his father, Nanda Prasad Adhikari, died on September 22, 2014, after over 300 days on hunger strike, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Human Rights Watch said today.
  • Nepal: Conflict-Era Rapes Go Unpunished
    Sep 23, 2014
    Both government forces and Maoist combatants raped and sexually harassed women and girls during Nepal’s decade-long armed conflict.
  • Nepal: Fix Flawed Truth, Reconciliation Act
    Jul 8, 2014
    The Nepal government should act immediately to fix crucial flaws in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Act, particularly those highlighted in a new United Nations evaluation, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of Jurists said today.
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