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Civil Society Issues Recommendations to Strengthen the ICC

Kathmandu/THE HAGUE, 24 November – Despite the problems and challenges that led to the current Review of the International Criminal Court (ICC), many civil society representatives continue to express strong support for a just, fair and effective ICC, said the World Federalist Movement/Institute for Global Policy (WFM/IGP) today, launching its new report Review of the […]

Nepal: Stalling on Justice for Conflict-Era Crimes

(New York/Kathmandu, November 20, 2020) – The authorities in Nepal are preventing police and prosecutors from pursuing conflict-era cases of human rights violations, undermining the rule of law and efforts for security sector reform, Human Rights Watch and Advocacy Forum said in a report released today. During the 10-year armed conflict between government forces and […]

Restore all fundamental freedoms of Kashmiris: OIC-IPHRC

Kathmandu/Jeddah: The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemns the Indian Government’s recently introduced amendments in the country’s land laws for Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IoJ&K) titled, “Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Adaptation of Central Laws) Third Order, 2020” which would enable not only […]

Nepal: BJP betrays all sections of society in J&K says Adv. Bastora (India)

Kathmandu: Social Movement Party (SMP) today, November 13, 2020, organized a “PRESS CONFERENCE” at its Head Office, Jammu on Friday, 13-11-2020 at 11:30 a.m. which was addressed by its National Secretary General (Rashtriya Pramukh Mahasachiv) Advocate Ashok Kumar Basotra. Mr. Basotra expressed that BJP has betrayed all the sections of society in the Jammu and […]

Nepal: UNFPA and UK Gov helps CBS with IT equipment

  KATHMANDU: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today handed over IT equipment to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), as it ramps up its preparations for the 12th National Population and Housing Census (NPHC), due to take place in June 2021 – the first census to be conducted under the new Constitution and federal […]