5 November, 2020
Kathmandu,
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Justice and Rights Institute (JuRI Nepal) had successfully concluded its 9th Annual General Assembly today. Attended by twenty two members including special guests, the assembly after discussion endorsed annual report of the activities and achievements for the fiscal year - 2076/77. The progress report was presented for consideration by Rukminee 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 six agenda tabled for discussion a...
30 September, 2020
Kathmandu
Six civil society organizations (JuRI-Nepal, Amnesty International Nepal, Burn Violence Survivors Nepal, FWLD, LACC Nepal and WOREC) working on human rights and access to justice sector have welcomed the ordinance recently endorsed by the President related to regulation of acid related crime. They also have raised their concerns for its proper implementation and also paid attention to the govt. to resolve other issues. For details you can visit the full text of the press statement. Pls. click here for English and click here for Nepali.
12 September, 2020
Kathmandu
"We women, from far flung villages were on the dark for years, this training takes us on a journey towards the light, " Manisha Rosariya, a participant who hails from a far-off hilly hamlet – Uchchakot, Shikhar municipality of Doti emotionally shared her experience, adding, "It is hard for me to leave the zoom room today, I would like to sing a song before I leave you all."
"Got to remain in the cowshed,
Got to die at home,
Woman is the creator…"
The words above, hardly translate her emotion. Manisha was speaking, and singing at a closing ceremony of a week-long training today. Her singing shed some light on the pain, and suffering of girls, and w...
September 6, 2020
Justice and Rights Institute-Nepal (JuRI-Nepal) at the request of the Office of the Prime Minister, and the Council of Ministers, has offered a set of suggestions on the preliminary draft of the Country Report for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). A State-driven process under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council, the UPR provides the opportunity for the Member States to declare human rights interventions they have undertaken to improve human rights situation. The third cycle of the UPR has been scheduled for January 2021.
Responding to a letter by the Office of the Prime Minister dated 27 August, JuRI Nepal, submitted a set of suggestions to the Chief of th...
