Kathmandu, 26 May, 2016
JuRI Nepal has entered into an agreement with the IM Swedish Development Partner – a Swedish NGO headquartered in Lund, Sweden. It aims at building the capacity of IM’s local partners, including accelerating advocacy at the local and national level towards strengthening protection of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) of the marginalized communities. It effects from 25th of May 2016.
A two and half year pilot project ‘Promoting Human Dignity Project’ (PHDP) focuses on economic empowerment and girls' education in the marginalized communities. It is expected that the partnership will strongly contribute in implementation of JuRI-Nepal’s Stra...
On 14 December 2014, Justice and Rights Insttitute Nepal (JuRI-Nepal) and Support to Participatory Constitution Building in Nepal (SPCBN) Project of UNDP jointly organised a national symposioum on federalism, human rights and inclusion in Kathmandu. The event brought together more than 100 participants, mainly the leaders of major political parties, members of the Constituent Assembly, lawyers, human rights activists and journalists.
The event marked the culmination of the 27 interaction programmes held by JuRI-Nepal with the support of UNDP/SPCBN over the span of past two years in 27 districts throughout the country and was attended by 27 district delegates.
On the occasion, Honorab...
On 24 December, Justice and Rights Institute Nepal, with the support of International centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) Nepal sensitized journalists in Pokhara on transitional justice through organising an interaction programme. Altogether 22 journalists- from radio, print and electronic media- participated in the event, which was locally coordinated by Working Women Journalists (WWJ).
The interaction was joined by advocates Raju Prasad Chapagai and Bishnu Pokhrel of JuRI-Nepal and Santosh Sigdel of ICTJ and updated the journalists about the current issues and challenges of transitional justice in Nepal.
On 17 December JuRI-Nepal, FIAN-Nepal and WomenAct Network jointly organised an interaction programme with members of the Constituent Assembly (CA) with a view to sensitize the latter on the key aspects of the right to food in the context of drafting new constitution. The programme was actively participated by some 50 CA members and enaged in the discussion that primarily centred around demystifying the very concept of food sovereignty, food security and the right to adequate food. On the occasion, experts from JuRI-Nepal and FIAN-Nepal shared how constitutions of other countries incorporated the right to adequate food and encouraged the CA members to include the right to adequate food as on...
On 1 and 2 and 4 and 5 November 2014, JuRI-Nepal with the support of UNDP/SPCBN organized a seminar on Federalism, Human Rights and Inclusion in Baitadi and Accham districts of Far Western Development Region. Around 45 local stakeholders representing political parties, civil society organizations, human rights and legal community and media participated in both districts.
In Baitadi, honorable District Judge Punaram Khanal graced the programme as a Chief Guest, whereas in Accham, the Chief District Officer Vabiswor Panday was the Chief Guest.
The programme was divided into three sessions: inaugural, technical and the closing. The technical session was focused on brief presentations on f...
