Beneath the anger of youth uprising lies an older, rigid and unbreakable social order, one that continues to shape the ...
Durga Sob was born in Doti, and was sent by her family for higher studies in Kathmandu in 1980. She had faced caste discrimination in Nepal’s culturally conservative far-west, and had thought educated ...
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court’s decision to end race-conscious admission in higher education reverberated nationwide. Just two weeks later, the New York Times shed light on the preferential ...
Despite outlawing the caste system in its 1990 constitution and banning discrimination against the lowest caste in a 2001 law, Nepal — 80 percent Hindu — remains a place where the concept of ...
Nepal, June 5 -- Although there are policy arrangements to end caste-based discrimination and untouchability, stakeholders have pointed out a lack of genuine commitment. Recognizing the contribution ...
The interim government of Sushila Karki, a former chief justice of Nepal’s Supreme Court, which was installed on September 12 ...
Will the protests launched in 2025 mark the beginning of a journey towards reform or simply be the latest chapter in Nepal’s ...
1. Human Rights Watch submits the following information regarding Nepal’s human rights record since its 2021 Universal Periodic Review (UPR), including efforts towards implementation of ...
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