Kathmandu. The National Human Rights Commission has urged the government to protect the human rights of youth and ensure their meaningful participation. Issuing a press release on the occasion of I...
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to take immediate measures to protect the health of Binay Yadav, who has been on a hunger strike in Kathmandu...
Kathmandu, Aug 11: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to pay timely attention to the deteriorating health of Binaya Yadav, who is on a hunger strike.
Janakpurdham, August 7 The Fisheries Human Resource Development and Technology Validation Centre, Janakpurdham, has grown 43.8 million fish hatchlings in the fiscal year 2082/83 BS. Chief of the ...
Janakpurdham, Aug. 7: The Fisheries Human Resource Development and Technology Validation Centre, Janakpurdham has grown 43.8 million fish hatchlings in the fiscal year 2025/26. Chief of Centre Dr ...
Rights advocates question whether the parliamentary panel has the authority to direct the government to seek a response from Amnesty, ICJ and Human Rights Watch over their joint statement criticisi...
Kathmandu. Today is World Elephant Day, and in Nepal too, this day is being celebrated with emphasis on wildlife elephant conservation, human-elephant conflict mitigation, and conservation of eleph...
JANAKPURDHAM, Aug 4: The Madhesh Provincial Office of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received 39 complaints related to human rights violations during fiscal year 2025/26.
By Sher Bahadur Sarki, Bajura, Aug. 3: Bajura remains one of Nepal’s least developed districts, ranking among the lowest in the Human Development Index. Poverty has remained largely unchanged for d...
A dream job abroad. A free air ticket. A salary several times higher than what a young person could earn in Nepal. For a growing number of youth, that dream has ended behind the locked gates of sc...
Kathmandu: Himalaya Airlines hosted a high-level delegation from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the International Aviation Innovation Organization–N...
Three global rights bodies warned of judicial interference; none attended lawmakers’ discussion on allegations. Three international human rights organisations that recently raised concerns over al...
Humans have become one of the most powerful forces of development, causing significant changes to the environment. In response to the changes brought about by humans, animals in our cities are unde...
CHITWAN, July 9: A study has shown that the risk of domestic human trafficking and sexual exploitation has been increasing here with the rapid expansion of spas, hotels, and the entertainment busin...
Kathmandu, June 23 Scholarships were given away to students from families affected by human–wildlife conflict who lost parents due to wild animal attacks. Minister for Agriculture, Forests and Env...
Since demand is excessively high and collection low, Human milk bank has been prioritising the infants with low weights and those critically ill for service. In a bid to address a growing demand f...
Kathmandu. Stakeholders have stressed the need for the bill to amend the Human Trafficking and Trafficking (Control) Act, 2064 BS, to be timely. Stakeholders have presented 22-point suggestions for...
JHAPA, July 6: Home Minister Sudan Gurung is on a visit to Jhapa to assess border security, review security challenges in the district and inspect areas affected by recurring human-elephant conflic...
The National Human Rights Commission has recommended that those responsible for the incidents of September 8 and 9 last year be prosecuted and further investigated. During the Gen-Z movement, a tot...
Since demand is excessively high and collection low, Human milk bank has been prioritising the infants with low weights and those critically ill for service. In a bid to address a growing demand f...
Janakpurdham. The Fisheries Human Resource Development and Technology Testing Center in Janakpur has produced four crore 3.8 million fries in one year. According to the center's chief Gyan Bahadur...
The National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) 1,000-page report on the September 2025 Gen Z movement has shaken the foundations of Nepal’s oversight architecture. What this constitutional body has ...
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and ICJ warn that changes to judicial appointment rules and alleged pressure on judges could undermine judicial independence. International rights organis...
Kathmandu. Civil activists and human rights defenders have suggested that the parliamentary committee seek answers from the government, not from international human rights organizations, regarding ...
KATHMANDU, June 5: CPN-UML has announced that it is preparing to file a case at the Supreme Court against a report issued by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
While the HPV vaccine included in the routine immunisation list targets types 16 and 18, recent screening shows infections with multiple HPV types, including those not covered by the vaccine. Nine...
Kathmandu. Nepali Congress MP Jagat Timilsina has objected to the directive given by the House of Representatives' Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee to the government to seek clarification fr...
KATHMANDU, May 28: The Nepali Congress (NC) has made its official position public on the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) report related to the Gen Z protests held on September 8 and 9.
Returnees recount being recruited with false job offers, stripped of their passports and forced to scam people inside heavily guarded compounds. Hundreds of Bangladeshis have been rescued from Cam...
Kathmandu. The Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the government to seek clarification from three international organizations that questioned Ne...
KATHMANDU, May 27: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended a detailed investigation into possible collusion between Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chair Rabi Lamichhane and the ...
Failure to develop effective strategies to address the potential role of house crows in bird flu transmission could increase the risk of human infection. Recently, hundreds of thousands of poultry...
Kathmandu. The Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee of the Federal Parliament has directed the government to make the monitoring of national and international non-governmental organizations oper...
KATHMANDU, May 27: Protesters gathered at Maitighar Mandala on Wednesday demanding the immediate publication of the National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) report on the Gen Z movement.
Detentions of activists supporting flood-affected squatters and critics of the government have sparked criticism from rights advocates, while police say they acted only against those obstructing la...
Kathmandu. Opposition party CPN-UML MP Sajida Khatun Siddiki has accused the judiciary of being made a shadow of the executive.nbsp; Speaking at the meeting of the Law, Justice and Human Rights Co...
Timely identification of ‘problematic’ animals and engagement of communities in conservation efforts are vital. The recent deaths of Ashika Bote and her young son in Jagatpur, Chitwan, following a...
Kathmandu. Opposition party Nepali Congress MP Gita Gurung has commented that the working style of the House of Representatives' Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee is immature. Speaking at the...
The constitutional watchdog seeks clarification after the party reported over 35,000 members under 18. The party says it was a technical error. The National Human Rights Commission has initiated a...
Lalitpur. DAV Business School, in collaboration with Human Resources Society Nepal, has successfully concluded the third DAV Corporate Futsal Tournament 2026. The tournament was held at Jawalakhel ...
Rights body seeks detailed explanation after media reports and internal documents suggest minors were given party membership. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Rastriya Swa...
Kathmandu. Three international human rights organizations that issued a statement expressing pressure for impeachment against three Supreme Court justices have not attended the meeting called by th...
NHRC’s report must be implemented in full, and within the statutory three-month window. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a probe report on September’s Gen Z uprising, indicti...
Kathmandu. Rastriya Swatantra Party MP Yagyamani Nyaupane has strongly objected to the working style of Amnesty International in a meeting of the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee. The discus...
Former NHRC member says the commission’s report carries full legal and constitutional weight both inside Nepal and internationally. The recommendations of the National Human Rights Commission (NHR...
Kathmandu. Human Rights and Peace Society has started a harmony unity campaign. In the first phase of this campaign, the society has started organizing unity rallies in various districts. With the...
Commission recommends action against former prime minister KP Sharma Oli, former ministers and security chiefs. Calls for retrospective legislation and special court to prosecute rights violations....
Kathmandu. The National Human Rights Commission has recommended the Government of Nepal to amend the Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Rights Act, 2075. The Commission has sent a letter reco...
Commission seeks departmental action against serving police chiefs, blacklisting of former security heads, and wider accountability over September unrest. The National Human Rights Commission (NHR...
Kathmandu. The Human Trafficking Investigation Bureau has stated that the form of human trafficking in Nepal is changing and the abuse of visit visas and personal labor permits has emerged as a maj...
Kathmandu. The Former Commissioners Society has expressed concern that the National Human Rights Commission has not fully released the investigation report of the Jenji movement held on Bhadra 23 a...
Human embryo germline gene editing technology has opened new possibilities in the scientific field. Two recently published studies have shown that human embryo DNA can be altered more precisely tha...
Kathmandu. United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Turk has issued a "red alert" on Friday due to the spreading "destruction" and outbreak in Sudan's El Obeid city. Addressing the debate of the U...
Kathmandu. The National Human Rights Commission has pointed out that the human rights situation in Karnali Province is very weak and has given special instructions to the government for improvement...
Ho Chi Minh. Police in Vietnam have rescued over 400 cats being taken for slaughter for meat. According to the animal welfare organization Human World for Animals, authorities have busted an organi...
Mexico City. Thousands of people gathered on Mexico City's famous Paseo de la Reforma street in an attempt to create the largest human wave in history. This special event has been organized to comm...
Kathmandu. The National Human Rights Commission has directed the government to take effective steps to protect and promote the fundamental right and human right of citizens to live in a clean, heal...
Kathmandu. The working procedure of the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee under the Federal Parliament has been passed. The committee meeting held at Singh Durbar on Wednesday passed the work...
Kathmandu. 73rd Sagarmatha Day has been celebrated in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The Nepali Embassy in Seoul organized a special program in collaboration with the Um Hong Gil Human Foundati...
Kathmandu. Opposition party Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Rajendra Lingden has urged the government to immediately implement the report published by the Human Rights Commission. He said...
Kathmandu. Human Rights and Peace Society has drawn the attention of the government, parliament, and judiciary by staging a demonstration on the occasion of the 19th Republic Day. The society has a...
Kathmandu. The National Human Rights Commission has recommended that the government enact laws and take action against former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, and Communic...
Kathmandu. The National Human Rights Commission has recommended that the government collect factual details of the physical damage to public and private sectors during the 'Gen Z' movement and prov...
Kathmandu. The National Human Rights Commission has concluded that the group called 'Tibetan Origin Blood' (TOB) played a key role in making the Gen Z protests on August 23 and 24 last year violent...
Kathmandu. The National Human Rights Commission has directed the government to conduct further investigation into the organizers of the Genji protest, including the chairman of the 'Hami Nepal' org...
Kathmandu. The National Human Rights Commission has clarified that the then leadership of the Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force, as well as the then Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, were responsi...
Kathmandu. The National Human Rights Commission has held former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, then Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, and then Communications Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung responsible for...
Kathmandu. The Human Rights Commission's report related to the Gen Z movement has been publicized.
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