JuRI submitted suggestion letter on the proposed amendment bill of the Penal Code provision on Child Marriage
May 21, 2025,
Kathmandu
Justice and Rights Institute-Nepal (JuRI-Nepal) submitted its suggestion letter to the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, expressing its disagreement with the proposed revision of existing laws to lower the minimum age for marriage. The legal age of marriage is currently 20 years; however, the government is preparing to revise the Child Act and the Criminal Code.
The letter was submitted in response to a public call for feedback on the draft bill proposing amendments to the National Penal (Code) Act, 2017 regarding provisions ...
Master Training of Trainers (MToT) on Facilitating Gender Transformative Manual Year-III
The five days MToT on Facilitating Gender Transformative Manual Year-III under Hamro Sahakarya Project was conducted on 21st -25th April, 2025 at Hotel Yellow Pagoda, Jamal in Kathmandu. The Training enhanced knowledge and skills of 31 SHGs volunteers along with project team members to explore strategies to engage individuals, families and communities to address harmful norms and discriminatory practices. The training motivated participants to develop action plans, take small steps for change, review and improve their plan. Participants were encouraged to apply critical knowledge and skills from...
Submission of Attention Letter to ten local governments unit in the Sudurpachhim and Karnali Provinces; demanding inclusive and meaningful participation of Women, Dalits and Marginalized Groups in seven steps planning process of local governments.
The twenty Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under Hamro Sahakarya Project submitted attention letters to ten local governments in the month of April 2025 that emphasize the need to ensure inclusive participation of Women, Dalits and other marginalized groups in the seven steps planning process of local governments. The attention letter also demanded to address their needs and prioritize their issues and agendas in the upcoming FY 2082/083 budget and progr...
4 April, 2025
JuRI Nepal is providing technical support to 28 Local Governments of four provinces (Koshi, Madhesh, Karnali and Sudur Paschim) of Nepal to formulate Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) responsive budget to promote local governments role to address GBV and SRHR concerns, which are shadowed and the guideline adopted by Ministry of Finance is not properly implemented. Under these supports, twelve LGUs are from Sudur Paschim, nine LGUs are from Koshi, four LGUs are from Madhesh and three LGUs are from Karnali Province.
To support LGUs, GRB and PFM experts were mobilized in the provinces during last week of February and it is completed in the first week of April, 2025.
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JuRI's technical support to 17 Local Governments to draft GESI-CIP
31 March, 2025
JuRI Nepal is providing technical support to 17 Local Governments to draft Gender Equality and Social Inclusion- Comprehensive Implementation Plan (GESI-CIP). Among them nine local government units (LGUs) are of Koshi province and eight LGUs of Sudur Paschim Province.
Koshi based nine LGUs includes; Biratnagar Metropolitan city of Morang, Chaudandigadhi, Triyuga, Belka and Katari Municipality of Udayapur and Molung, Manebhanjyang, Chisankhugadhi and Siddicharan Municipality of Okhaldhunga. Similalrly, Sudur Paschim based eight LGUs includes; Mangalsen, Kamalbazar and Safebagar Municipality of Achham, ...
