January 3. Nepal is failing its women and girls. As per the 2022 National Human Rights Report, around 40,300 Nepalis, most of them women and girls, were trafficked over the…

Siraha, December 30. A majority of primary schools across Siraha, where most of the children from Dalit families study, are in a miserable state due to utter mismanagement and irregularities,…

December 26. A 15-year-old girl from Dhading studying in grade six in Kathmandu dropped out of school when her parents separated. After their separation, both her parents married other people,…

December 24. One afternoon a few weeks ago, Jivan Bhattarai, a counsellor at Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) Nepal, got a phone call. At the other end of the line was…

Chitwan, December 18. Maiti Nepal Chitwan has rescued 10 people from human trafficking. They were rescued from different hotels in a period of 11 months. According to Ishwar Giri, coordinator…

December 4. Exactly 20 years ago, Hazel Tau became the first of 11 complainants to bring a ground-breaking complaint to the Competition Commission, alleging that the price of drugs to…

December 1. THE AIDS response is in danger. Inequalities are the reason why. UNAIDS new report "Dangerous Inequalities" shows that unequal access to rights, services, science and resources is holding…

November 7. I spent most of my childhood in Kalimpong. After finishing high school, I went to Kolkata, where I got my bachelor’s degree in history. Soon after graduation, I…

Kathmandu, September 6. Ministry of Home Affairs has booked Pushparam Shahi, the head of the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) Immigration Office, for the investigation after suspicion of collusion in the…

Banke, July 31. The Khajura Rural Municipality is going to conduct a campaign against human trafficking. This is going to be carried out in coordination with the stakeholders for raising…