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Caste-based discrimination still prevalent in Nepal, says report

Caste-based discrimination is still prevalent in the country despite criminalisation of the social evil, according to Annual Report-2019 recently published by the National Human Rights Commission. Article 24 of the constitution states that no person shall be subjected to any form of discrimination or untouchability on grounds of his/her origin, caste, tribe, community, occupation or physical […]

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Freedom of expression under attack in Nepal: Amnesty International

Freedoms came under attack in Nepal in 2019 as the government proposed laws to restrict the right to freedom of expression and subject civil society organizations to greater restrictions, Amnesty International said as the human rights organization released its annual report on events in the Asia-Pacific region. Human Rights in Asia-Pacific: Review of 2019 published yesterday

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Two Nepalis suspected to have been infected with coronavirus

Two suspected coronavirus patients were admitted at Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, Teku, said the Ministry of Health and Population. A woman and a man, both of whom had recently returned from China, have been kept in isolation at the Teku hospital. Both of them had visited different hospitals complaining of respiratory problems. After

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Nepal jumps three spots up on Corruption Perceptions Index

The 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) issued today by Transparency International reveals that a majority of countries are showing little to no improvement in tackling corruption. The CPI also shows that corruption is more pervasive in countries where big money can flow freely into electoral campaigns and where governments listen only to the voices of wealthy

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Caste-based discrimination still prevalent in Nepal, says report

Freedom of expression under attack in Nepal: Amnesty International

Two Nepalis suspected to have been infected with coronavirus

Nepal jumps three spots up on Corruption Perceptions Index

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