2 October, 2016, Kathmandu
The human rights champions expressed serious concerns over the Draft TRC Act Amendment Bill-2014. The Government of Nepal is likely to table the Bill at the Parliament. At an event jointly convened by JuRI-Nepal, Conflict Victims Common Platform, Accountability Watch Committee, Democratic Freedoms and Human Rights Institute, ICTJ and ICJ, human rights defenders called on the government and the Parliamentarians to ensuring not to grant blanket amnesty on the case of crime against humanity and repeal clauses that promote amnesty. It was organized to find flaws of the existing Bill and explore the areas to enact it in line with international human rights standards....
30 September, 2016, Kathmandu
“Eight Acts have been enacted over the last two years but non-implementation of these Acts hinders women and girls’ access to justice”, emphasized Ranju KumariJha, chairperson of the Parliamentarian Committee on Women, Children, Senior Citizen and Social Welfare. Expressing dissatisfaction over the Government's failure to prioritize the formulation of necessary regulations, she stressed the need for swift action and timely implementation of laws concerning rape cases and gender equality. She was speaking at the Judgment Watch Forum Series–II organized by the Justice and Rights Institute Nepal (JuRI-Nepal) in partnership with Women Lawyers Centre of t...
17 September, 2016 Kathmandu
The fifth annual general assembly (AGM) of the Justice and Rights Institute (JuRI -Nepal) held in Kathmandu, unanimously elected advocate Mr. Raju Chapagai as the new Chairperson. A Constitutional and Human Rights Lawyer by training, Mr. Chapagai served as a founding chairperson. The post was vacant since the former Chairperson Dip Magar tendered his resignation, citing personal and professional reasons. The assembly also endorsed nomination of Mr. Panakaj Kumar Karna and Ms Aarati Bista Rana as the General Secretary and Secretary respectively; they were nominated by the Executive Board (EB) meeting held in August.
Mr. Pankaj Karna presented an an...
29 August, 2016
Kathmandu, Justice and Rights Institute (JuRI - Nepal) knocks the Supreme Court’s door demanding enactment of new law that controls and regulates acid sale and criminalizes acid attack corresponding to its gravity and obligates authorities to enforce protection measures for the victims! On behalf of JuRI Nepal, Advocate Sashi Basnet, Senior Legal Officer at JuRI Nepal; filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court on 29August, 2016.
The petitioner has sought for victim’s protection, free medical care, rehabilitation, restoring their dignity and prosecution to the perpetrators as they deserve inviolable rights to protection and life with dignity. Advocate Bishnu Pokher...
24 August 2016, Kathmandu
The civil society organizations working in the field of Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) are all set to forma national network in order to enhance efforts in ensuring enjoyment of ESCR rights for all. Justice and Rights Institute (JuRI Nepal) recently concluded an interaction with the members of human rights fraternity and participants strongly felt a gap of a national network dedicated to promotion and all agreed on to proceed further.
JuRI Nepal as discussed will soon share a draft paper bringing to light on the rationale and modality of the network and suggestions from the wider ESCR community will be solicited. Representatives from ...
