Nepal bans protests around royal enclaves ahead of monarchy abolition
May 26, 2008
[JURIST] Security officials in Nepal [JURIST news archive] banned protests and rallies near the royal palace and the residence of King Gyanendra [JURIST news archive] on Monday, in anticipation of Wednesday's expected abolition of the Nepalese monarchy. Nepal's interim parliament voted in December.... [more] 
UN rights chief criticizes Nepal for 'culture of impunity'
February 18, 2008
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour [official profile; JURIST news archive] on Sunday criticized Nepal [press release, PDF] for failing to hold military and government officials accountable for human rights abuses. Arbour spoke on the anniversary of the 2004 death of a 15-.... [more]
Nepal human rights violations threatening peace: UN official
February 3, 2008
[JURIST] UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-wha Kang [official profile] said Sunday that unchecked human rights violations in Nepal remain a barrier to achieving sustainable peace in the country. Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and Maoist rebel leader Prachanda signed.... [more]
Nepal top court orders end to discrimination against gays, transgendered
December 21, 2007
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Nepal [official website] Friday ordered the Nepalese government to extend gay and transgendered people the same rights and privileges as other citizens. Gay and transgendered people face heavy discrimination in conservative Nepal [JURIST news archive], where so-called ".... [more]
Nepal parliament weighs future of monarchy in special session
October 11, 2007
[JURIST] Members of parliament in Nepal [JURIST news archive] opened debate at a special session Thursday to address the status of King Gyanendra [BBC profile] and the Nepalese monarchy. The Communist Party of Nepal - Maoists (CPN-M) [party website] reiterated their desire for the monarchy to be.... [more]
Rights groups urge Nepal to revise draft law on truth and reconciliation panel
August 23, 2007
[JURIST] Nepal's draft Truth and Reconciliation Commission Bill of 2007 does not meet international legal standards [press release] as currently drafted, Human Rights Watch and the International Commission for Jurists [advocacy websites] said Wednesday. The groups called the bill "seriously flawed".... [more]
Nepal panel to recommend plans for nationalizing king's assets
February 27, 2007
[JURIST] The Nepalese government [official website] has created a panel to assemble a list of assets held by King Gyanendra [official profile; BBC profile] and seize property he obtained after ascending to the throne, a cabinet spokesman said Monday. Dilendra Prasad Badu said the three-member.... [more]
Rights group urges amendment of Nepal interim constitution
February 13, 2007
[JURIST] The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) [advocacy website] has urged Nepal [JURIST news archive] to adopt an amendment in its interim constitution creating a fully independent judiciary. In a letter to Subhash Nemwang, the speaker of the Parliament, ICJ General Secretary Nicholas.... [more]
UN to investigate rights violations in Nepal
January 21, 2007
[JURIST] The United Nations will work with Nepali leaders to bring human rights violators to justice, according to a statement [text] from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour [official profile]. Arbour is on a six-day visit to the transit....... [more]
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