
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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...
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...

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...

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...
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...

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...

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...

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, 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...

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...

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 ...
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, 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).

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...

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...

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, 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.

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...

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...

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, 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 ...

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...

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 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.
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.

