Collective goals of governance in Nepal
Dev Raj Dahal Head FES Nepal Office Good Governance: In an “age of governance (usually understood as the multi-actor and multi-level configuration of policy actors), it is hard to see […]
Nepal: Respect Supreme Court Ruling – HRW
The Parliament of Nepal should reject the Ordinance on Truth, Reconciliation and Disappearances tabled this week and enact a new transitional justice mechanism which complies with international human rights law, […]
Pakistan: The politics of the dead
Afiya Shehrbano Several human rights activists in Pakistan have observed the ‘double jeopardy’ that enables the systematic mass murders of the Hazara community in Balochistan. Their ethnic facial features make […]
Pakistan: FIDH-HRCP workshop seeks urgent steps to end faith-based violence
A two-day workshop organised by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) concluded with demands for urgent measures to end violence, discrimination […]
Bangladesh: ICT Act – Some provisions threat to freedom of expression – Says rights platform of 19 NGOs
Human Rights Forum Bangladesh, a platform of 19 NGOs, yesterday reiterated that some provisions in ICT (amendment) act were a threat to the existing human rights related laws and policies, […]
Sri Lanka: Why international pressure has become necessary
By Jehan Perera Shortly after the end of the war in 2009, President Rajapaksa declared that in Sri Lanka there would no longer be an ethnic majority or ethnic minorities […]
Pakistan: Govt unable or unwilling to stop terrorist attacks – HRW
Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: The militant groups, including the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and some other banned outfits, are operating with “virtual impunity” in Pakistan as the country’s civilian and military institutions […]
Afghanistan: Rights Setbacks Fan Future Fears – HRW
Afghanistan’s human rights situation regressed in key areas in 2013, increasing uncertainty about the country’s future, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2014. Government policies on human […]
India: Landmark Supreme Court decision upholds rights of death row prisoners – Amnesty International
A historic decision by India’s Supreme Court commuting the death sentences of 15 prisoners and setting out guidelines to safeguard the rights of prisoners on death row and their families […]
Nepal: Setbacks for Women, Minorities, Justice – HRW
Nepal saw new setbacks in efforts to end impunity for perpetrators of wartime abuses over the last year, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2014. The […]