How Nepal’s ‘gender responsive’ budget fails the women it claims to serve
The country's gender budgeting system has become a paper exercise—reporting perfect compliance while failing to track whether programmes actually improve women’s lives.
Aarya Chand
Who is Nepal’s egg donation ban actually protecting?
Nepal's Supreme Court banned egg extraction to stop the exploitation of young donors. The same order has left women like Padma—a cancer survivor whose ovaries were destroyed by…
Nepal wants to become a data centre hub. It has no rules for how
As the ruling party bets on digital infrastructure to transform the economy, the communities that will host these facilities have no legal standing to object.
Nepal built a digital identity app. So why do government offices still want the paper?
The Nagarik App can verify identity in real time, but outdated laws and institutional inertia still force citizens to carry physical documents.
Escaping poverty at home, Nepali women fall into the Gulf trap
Thousands of women outside Nepal government’s records are confined by restrictive Kafala rules.
Women’s Day rally in Kathmandu calls for protection of rights and recognition of unpaid labour
Around 150 participants, including women’s organisations and human rights advocates, join a march in Kathmandu calling out prejudices against women.
The murky business of room finding in Kathmandu
The Nepali capital’s rapid population growth is straining a rental market that operates with little regulation.
Nepal’s legal safeguards fail to curb abortion prosecution
Nepal’s abortion law protects rights on paper, but women still risk arrest and harassment.
Women election candidates in Nepal face abuse and vitriol
The few women politicians who were given tickets to contest direct elections are dealing with scrutiny over their bodies and identities.
When animals are abused in Nepal, reporting is rare and punishments minimal
Activists say lack of awareness and fear of getting involved in the legal process keep many witnesses from reporting incidents.