Petition against govt move to pardon Dhungel

 May 25, 2018 06:48 AM Republica KATHMANDU, May 25: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking its intervention against the government’s preparations to release murder convict former Maoist leader Balkrishna Dhungel through a presidential pardon. Advocate Dinesh Tripathi filed the petition at the apex court claiming…

Experience of working with abused women in India

 April 23, 2018 01:00 AM Nazma is just a representative of numerous women across the world who have experienced domestic abuse at some point in their life I have been visiting impoverished community in southern Delhi for the past few months as a part of my master’s fieldwork. I have been trying…

Interview with Subodh Raj Pyakurel, Chairperson of the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) – FORUM-ASIA

8 March 2018 5:11 pm For this month’s e-newsletter we interviewed Subodh Raj Pyakurel. Subodh is the Chairperson of the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC), a FORUM-ASIA member based in Nepal. He started his human rights activism back in the 1980s and was one of the founders and past Chairpersons…

Govt failed to curb rights abuse by non-state actors: Insec

 February 20, 2018 07:28 AM Republica   LALITPUR, Feb 19: The human rights organization Informal Sector Service Center (Insec) has accused the government of failing to curb killings and rights violations by non-state actors.  Among a total of 255 killings in 2017, the state was responsible for the killing of 11 individuals…

Human rights violation on the rise in western region

 January 2, 2018 11:31 AM Republica     Over 800 infringement cases in the past six months POKHARA, Jan 2: Cases of human rights infringement have increased in the districts of western development region of late. Over 800 human rights violations were recorded in the western districts in the past six months,…

Human rights violation cases up in Udayapur: INSEC

 December 30, 2017 15:14 PM Maheshwor Chamling Rai 54 UDAYAPUR, Dec 30: Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC), a non-government organisation working for the protection and promotion of human rights in Nepal, has reported that incidents of human rights violation soared up in Udayapur district.    Human rights watch dog reported as many as 63…

47 human rights violation cases recorded in Bara in 2017

By-Kathmandu Tribune -December 29, 2017       KALAIYA — Forty-seven cases related to human rights violation took place in Bara district in 2017, according to Bara chapter of Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC). At a review programme of Nepal Human Rights Year Book, INSEC representative Laxmi Shah said that…

GBV cases up in Dhankuta: INSEC

DHANKUTA: The gender-based violence (GBV) incidents increased in Dhankuta in the year 2017 compared to last year, reveals statistics. At the Annual Review Programme organised by Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) in Dhankuta district, it was shared that the incidents of GBV have increased by 10 per cent this year. The…

Phase II local polls conclude peacefully: INSEC

Jun 29, 2017-Despite some sporadic incidents, the second phase of local level elections conducted on Wednesday has concluded peacefully, said a report prepared by Informal Service Center (INSEC) Nepal. In all 35 districts under Provinces 1, 5 and 7 where the second round of local polls was concluded yesterday, around…

Violence taking its toll on women, girls

While the country was marking 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign November 25 to December 10 with the theme ‘From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Make Education Safe for All’, the country recorded as many as 271 incidents of Violence Against Women during the…