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Press Release _Women's political Participation submitted to PM  

Kathmandu The coronavirus epidemic has affected every country in the world, and Nepal is no exception. The crisis of the pandemic has pulled the problems and inequalities present in Nepal into a sharper focus, providing a festering ground for human rights violations to become commonplace, far more than before. Nepal enacted such a lockdown starting from 23 March till 9 September 2020 and it went till Bandabandi (second wave).The conditions worsened once lockdown and Bandabandi was slowly eased. The number of infections has been rising since the ease of lockdown and Bandabandi. JuRI Nepal prepared a " Media Monitoring Report during Crisis"  focusing on human rights violations iss...

19 September, 2021 Kathmandu, Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Justice and Rights Institute (JuRI Nepal) has successfully concluded its 10th Annual General Assembly today through semi-virtual method. Attended by 31 members (26 members and 6 staffs), the assembly after discussion endorsed annual report of the activities and achievements for the fiscal year - 2077/78. The progress report was presented for consideration by Rukmanee Maharjan – the Secretary General of JuRI-Nepal. The General Assembly also endorsed annual audit report presented for discussion by treasurer advocate Shyam BK. Chaired by advocate Pankaj Kumar Karn, the Assembly discussed, amended and approved on the three ...

31st December, 2020 Kathmandu To promote access to information about local level planning process at local level, JuRI Nepal in collaboration with IRDC and SSDC, Kapilvastu and SEED of Dang has produced and published a leaflet 'Program Planning and Budget Allocation Process at Local Level'. This publication will be disseminated at local level through JuRI's strategic partners for wider dissemination. This leaflet incorporates relevant constitutional provisions, Intra-government Finance Management Act, 2074 about budget allocation and seven steps detail with time line. This can be viewed at JuRI's web page  at https://www.jurinepal.org.np   

26 November, 2020 Kathmandu Justice and Rights Institute (JuRI-Nepal) concluded a social audit in order for the public to share activities, achievements and financial information. Social audit for JuRI-Nepal is a tool to promote transparency and public accountability. Speaking at the event, Hon'ble Krishna Bhakta Pokharel, Chair of the Law, Justice and Human Right Committee of the Legislature Parliament stated that: "JuRI-Nepal is a highly recognized and pioneer organization which has been working in the field of human rights, social justice, and economic, social and cultural rights." "It has been playing utmost role since its inception in the areas of constitution building process...