Nepal parliament to vote on amnesty bill for crimes committed during civil war
A senior lawmaker in Nepal on Thursday stated that those found guilty of committing crimes committed during Nepal's civil war could be granted amnesty due to the introduction of a new bill in parliament on Wednesday that aims to...
The Supreme Court of Nepal rejected legislation on Saturday that proposed amnesty for those responsible for serious rights abuses during the country's civil war. A Maoist-led government proposed the legislation last year as part of a planned...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged Nepalese authorities to conclude the forthcoming Constituent Assembly elections peacefully with a view toward drafting a new constitution. Political and social discord have plagued Nepal since...
Indian authorities and Maoist rebel groups have threatened and attacked civil society activists thereby interfering with the human rights work in the area of central and eastern India, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported [text, PDF; press release...
Nepal high court orders government to finish new constitution
The Supreme Court of Nepal on Thursday ordered the government to complete the final draft of the nation's new constitution by Sunday. The current administration had requested a three-month extension of the deadline, but the...
Nepal urged not to impose blanket amnesty for crimes committed during civil war
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on Monday urged Nepal to reject blanket amnesty plans for international crimes committed during the country's civil war, which ended in 2006. A representative...
UN urges Nepal to punish war crimes, increase women's rights
UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-wha Kang spoke Tuesday to the Constituent Assembly of Nepal (CA) about several human rights issues in the country, including a reluctance to prosecute war crimes and insufficient...
Peru national first to be arrested under new UK genocide law
A spokesperson for the UK's Metropolitan Police Service on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a 46-year-old Peruvian national on suspicion of crimes against humanity and torture. He is suspected of involvement with the Shining Path , a...
Rights group accuses Indian security forces of human rights violations
The human rights advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Tuesday accusing Indian security forces of committing human rights violations in response to terrorist attacks and urging reforms in the country's justice system....
A judge for the Raipur Sessions Court of Chhattisgarh state India found human rights activist Binayak Sen guilty of aiding rebels and sentenced him to life imprisonment Friday, amid criticism from international rights groups....
