The rise and fall of Rabi Lamichhane
Nepal’s Home Minister resigns after the Supreme Court rules he is not a Nepali citizen
citizenship
Are women not Nepali enough?
Last Friday, The House of Representatives, through a majority vote, endorsed the amendment to the Citizenship Act 2063 (2006), and on Thursday...
Literally, out of service
An exhausting hour-long wait in line at the Kathmandu District Administration Office finally ends with a rude and unhelpful civil servant at...
Everyday as if it is Women’s Day
When the Immigration Department last month proposed travel restrictions for women under 40, Nepalis took to the streets wearing black, chanting slogans and holding placards.The rage...
Nepal's unequal Citizenship Law
Just as Nepal came out of its first phase of lockdown on 21 June, the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) tabled a...
Nepal's unequal Citizenship Law
Just as Nepal came out of its first phase of lockdown on 21 June, the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) tabled a...
Indian Nepalis alarmed by Citizenship Amendment Bill
After India recently amended its laws regarding citizenship, Nepalis living in Northeast India are terrified. Both of India’s Upper and Lower Houses...
Patriarchy in an oligarchy
Nepal’s 2016 Constitution may be seen as the preeminent in the world by its framers, but there are still some design defects...
Nepal’s suffragette moment
Seven years after the Supreme Court issued a landmark verdict in the Sabina Damai vs Government of Nepal case, allowing children to obtain citizenship...
Nepal's constitution, 3 years later
Three years after Nepal’s constitution was promulgated, experts from the region are gathering in Kathmandu for a three-day conference to discuss progress...
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