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Nepal: All Eyes on New Team
NEPAL: ALL EYES ON NEW TEAM Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC)1 1. INTRODUCTION The election of the Second Constituent Assembly (CA) paved the way for formation of a representative government. The country got a new and elected government in January 2014, nineteen months after the former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai resigned. The Interim Election Government as it was called was headed by the then sitting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Khil Raj Regmi. His government completed the mandate and handed over the responsibility to the people’s government. The Common Program of the Government has mentioned that efforts shall be made to find consensus for promulgating new constitution, strengthening democracy and national interest by holding discussion with the political parties present at the CA and outside it. However the government’s effort is not fruitful in addressing the issues raised by political parties not present in the CA. As an important aspect of transitional justice, the Legislature passed the bill for formation of Truth and Reconciliation Commission despite criticism from national and international communities, saying the Bill is set to provide amnesty to perpetrators rather than punishing them and providing justice to victims. The verdict of the Supreme Court on 2 January 2015 ruled not to provide amnesty to persons involved in grave human rights violations and the Bill should be in line with the international principles of human rights. The trend of impunity continued as the human rights situation of the country did not improve for a long time. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) remained without office bearers for 13 months from 16 September 2013 to 20 October 2014 as the government failed to appoint its commissioners for months. -
Combating Trafficking of Women and Children in South Asia
CONTENTS COMBATING TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN SOUTH ASIA Regional Synthesis Paper for Bangladesh, India, and Nepal APRIL 2003 This book was prepared by staff and consultants of the Asian Development Bank. The analyses and assessments contained herein do not necessarily reflect the views of the Asian Development Bank, or its Board of Directors or the governments they represent. The Asian Development Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this book and accepts no responsibility for any consequences of their use. i CONTENTS CONTENTS Page ABBREVIATIONS vii FOREWORD xi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY xiii 1 INTRODUCTION 1 2 UNDERSTANDING TRAFFICKING 7 2.1 Introduction 7 2.2 Defining Trafficking: The Debates 9 2.3 Nature and Extent of Trafficking of Women and Children in South Asia 18 2.4 Data Collection and Analysis 20 2.5 Conclusions 36 3 DYNAMICS OF TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN SOUTH ASIA 39 3.1 Introduction 39 3.2 Links between Trafficking and Migration 40 3.3 Supply 43 3.4 Migration 63 3.5 Demand 67 3.6 Impacts of Trafficking 70 4 LEGAL FRAMEWORKS 73 4.1 Conceptual and Legal Frameworks 73 4.2 Crosscutting Issues 74 4.3 International Commitments 77 4.4 Regional and Subregional Initiatives 81 4.5 Bangladesh 86 4.6 India 97 4.7 Nepal 108 iii COMBATING TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN 5APPROACHES TO ADDRESSING TRAFFICKING 119 5.1 Stakeholders 119 5.2 Key Government Stakeholders 120 5.3 NGO Stakeholders and Networks of NGOs 128 5.4 Other Stakeholders 129 5.5 Antitrafficking Programs 132 5.6 Overall Findings 168 5.7 -
Gender, Post-Trafficking and Citizenship in Nepal. In: Coles, A., Gray, L
Townsend J, Laurie N, Poudel M, Richardson D. (2015) Gender, post-trafficking and citizenship in Nepal. In: Coles, A., Gray, L. and Momsem, J. (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Gender and Development. London: Routledge, pp.319-329. Copyright: This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in Routledge Handbook of Gender and Development on 19/02/2015, available online: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415829083/ Date deposited: 12/12/2014 Embargo release date: 19 August 2016 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International licence Newcastle University ePrints - eprint.ncl.ac.uk Gender, post-trafficking and citizenship in Nepal Janet G. Townsend, Nina Laurie, Meena Poudel and Diane Richardson Introduction The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR, 2013, Stateless people p.1) estimates that ‘Statelessness is a massive problem that affects an estimated 12 million people worldwide’i. In many parts of the world many people, women in particular, are still non-citizens, so that basic legal, political and/or welfare rights have not yet been attained. Exclusionary policies lie at the root of many statelessness situations. We argue here that citizenship has widely been constructed in a male image, because for women access to citizenship has historically been linked to motherhood in the context of heterosexual marriage. A new literature linking the discourses of citizenship, development and sexualities has appeared, but such debates must be situated within particular socio-economic and geo- political contexts: case studies are needed. Our case study is with a number of women in Nepal: ‘returnees’ or ‘survivors’, women who have been trafficked, usually for sexual purposes, to India or beyond and have managed to return to a difficult situation. -
Institutional Approaches to the Rehabilitation of Survivors of Sex Trafficking in India and Nepal
University of Denver Digital Commons @ DU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies 6-1-2010 Rescued, Rehabilitated, Returned: Institutional Approaches to the Rehabilitation of Survivors of Sex Trafficking in India and Nepal Robynne A. Locke University of Denver Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd Part of the Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Locke, Robynne A., "Rescued, Rehabilitated, Returned: Institutional Approaches to the Rehabilitation of Survivors of Sex Trafficking in India and Nepal" (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 378. https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/378 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at Digital Commons @ DU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ DU. For more information, please contact [email protected],[email protected]. RESCUED, REHABILITATED, RETURNED: INSTITUTIONAL APPROACHES TO THE REHABILITATION OF SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING IN INDIA AND NEPAL __________ A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of Social Sciences University of Denver __________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts __________ by Robynne A. Locke June 2010 Advisor: Richard Clemmer-Smith, Phd ©Copyright by Robynne A. Locke 2010 All Rights Reserved Author: Robynne A. Locke Title: Institutional Approaches to the Rehabilitation of Survivors of Trafficking in India and Nepal Advisor: Richard Clemmer-Smith Degree Date: June 2010 Abstract Despite participating in rehabilitation programs, many survivors of sex trafficking in India and Nepal are re-trafficked, ‘voluntarily’ re-enter the sex industry, or become traffickers or brothel managers themselves. -
Annexes to the National Report Second UPR Cycle
Annexes to the National Report Second UPR Cycle Submitted by The Government of Nepal Submitted to The UN Human Rights Council 2015 Annex – 1 Proceeding Reports of the Consultation Workshops Regional Consultations: 1. Proceeding Report on Regional consultation on UPR zero draft report for the preparation of 2nd National Report on UPR, Nepalgunj, 5 January, 2014 The program was coordinated locally by the District Administration Office where a total of 151 participants representing different government agencies, courts, security forces, NHRC, civil society, NGOs, human rights defenders, woman rights defenders, conflict victims, journalists participated in the program. The participants were provided with the draft UPR report and its summary in Nepali as reference materials for the consultation and comments. Secretary, OPMCM Chaired the Consultation where Joint Secretary of OPMCM presented the zero draft in Nepali language prepared by the inter-ministerial UPR Committee. After the presentation of the zero draft, the floor was opened to discuss, comment and garner inputs on the draft. The program was moderated by Under Secretary of the OPMCM. During the open floor discussion, participants, interacted and shared their concerns, provided suggestions in the format of the report and themes/data/progress status raised in the report. In the Closing session, the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court and the Regional Administrator addressed the program. The program was concluded with the Concluding remarks by the Chair. The issues raised by participants in the open floor discussion to be considered in the second national report are given below. Open Floor Discussion: Human Rights Defender (male) § The data presented on implementation status of NHRC’s recommendation are different with the NHRC's data. -
Peace Audit Nepal
a Peace audit nepal Understanding conflict. Building peace. about iNteRNATIONaL aLeRt International Alert helps people find peaceful solutions to conflict. We are one of the world’s leading peacebuilding organisations, with nearly 30 years of experience laying the foundations for peace. We work with local people around the world to help them build peace, and we advise governments, organisations and companies on how to support peace. We focus on issues that influence peace, including governance, the economy, gender relations, social development, climate change, and the role of businesses and international organisations in high-risk places. www.international-alert.org ackNowLedgemeNts This Peace Audit was written by Rabindra Gurung and Elizabeth Drew. We would like to thank Dominic de Ville, Pranav Manandhar, Sargam Ghimire and Care Nepal Hariyo Ban project for their support with the field research; Dan Smith, Phil Vernon, Markus Mayer, Charlotte Onslow, Jana Naujoks, Chandani Thapa and Joe Whitaker for their review and inputs; and to all the many people who gave up their time to speak with us to offer their views, expertise and insights to inform the analysis for this Peace Audit. International Alert is also grateful for the support from our strategic donors: the UK Department for International Development UKAID; the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency; the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The opinions expressed in this report are solely those of International Alert, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of our donors. © International Alert 2015 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without full attribution. -
Introduction: Shakti Samuha Is Established in 1996, As a Power Organization of Human Trafficking Survivors. Facing So Many Diffi
Introduction: Shakti Samuha is established in 1996, as a power organization of human trafficking survivors. Facing so many difficulties and challenges, this organization registered in District Administration office, Kathmandu on 2000. Shakti Samuha is a free non-government organization. This is known as first organization establish by trafficking survivors, which is mention in TIP report on 2007. Mission: Trafficking survivors and women and children at risk of trafficking will be organized, empowered and aware, which will enable them to contribute to campaigns against human trafficking, protecting women and girls living in vulnerable conditions. Vision: Trafficking survivors will be empowered to lead a dignified life in society. Goal: The goal of Shakti Samuha is to establish a progressive society, devoid of trafficking and other kinds of violence against women. 1 Values: Trafficking survivors should have the same rights and freedoms as any other member of society. Trafficking survivors should lead the movement against trafficking, ensuring their own rights and those of others. No member of Shakti Samuha shall be discriminated against in their service to the organization. Objectives: Shakti Samuha has following objectives: To establish income generating and skills based programs that create a sustainable livelihood for trafficking survivors. To advocate and lobby for necessary changes to the law. To organize meetings and campaigns to raise awareness and minimize the risk of trafficking. To establish safe house and emergency support for the rehabilitation and reintegration of trafficking survivors. To manage and update data on trafficking survivors. To assist trafficking survivors with legal, employment and counseling services. To coordinate with local, national and international organizations. -
Final-Nepal.Pdf
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK RETA 5948 REG COMBATING TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN SOUTH ASIA COUNTRY PAPER THE KINGDOM OF NEPAL July 2002 Agriteam Canada Consulting Ltd. Helen T. Thomas, Team Leader The view expressed in this paper are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), or its Board of Directors or the governments they represent. ADB makes no representation concerning and does not guarantee the source, originality, accuracy, completeness or reliability of any statement, information, data, finding, interpretation, advice, opinion, or view presented. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of May 1, 2002) Currency Unit – Nepalese Rupee Rp1.0 = .013420 $ = 81.1570 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank ABC Agro-forestry, Basic health and Cooperative Nepal AIGP Additional Inspector General of Police AATWIN Alliance Against Trafficking of Women in Nepal CAC Nepal Community Action Centre-Nepal CATW Coalition Against Trafficking in Women CBO Community Based Organization CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of -Discrimination Against Women CEDPA Centre for Development and Population Activities CELRRD Center for Legal Research and Resource Development CPN-M Communist Party of Nepal- Maoist CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child CSSAT Community Surveillance System Against Trafficking CSW Commercial Sex Worker CWIN Child Workers in Nepal-Concerned Centre DDC District Development Committee DIC Documentation and Information Centre EIA Environment Impact Assessment FWLD -
Final Evaluation of Usaid/Nepal Strengthening Political Parties, Electoral and Legislative Processes Project
Citizenship and voter registration camp in Nepal FINAL EVALUATION OF USAID/NEPAL STRENGTHENING POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTORAL AND LEGISLATIVE PROCESSES PROJECT FINAL REPORT January 2017 This publ ication was produced at the request of the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared independently by CAMRIS International. USAID Nepal Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Project SPPELP Evaluation FINAL EVALUATION OF USAID/NEPAL STRENGTHENING POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTORAL AND LEGISLATIVE PROCESSES PROJECT PROMOTING DEMOCRATIC POLITICS IN A TRANSITIONAL POLITICAL SYSTEM January 26, 2017 USAID Nepal MEL Project: AID-367-C-15-00001 DISCLAIMER The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. ii USAID Nepal Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Project SPPELP Evaluation CONTENTS Acronyms and Abbreviations ...................................................................................................... iv Evaluation Team Members ....................................................................................................... vii Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 1 Evaluation Purpose .................................................................................................................... 6 Project Background ................................................................................................................... -
SN Applicant Name Alotted Kitta BOID 1 AMBIKA DAHAL 10
Nepal Agro Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha IPO Result Alotted SN Applicant Name Kitta BOID 1 AMBIKA DAHAL 10 1301720000008683 2 MAHESHWORI DHUNGANA 10 1301120000464481 3 SHIVA SHANKAR BHANDARI 10 1301090000039971 4 Deepa Devkota 10 1301440000013531 5 SANTOSH KUNWAR YOGI 10 1301720000051011 6 DHAN MAYA DANGOL 10 1301250000126233 7 buddi bdr phuyal 10 1301250000044258 8 SANGITA REGMI 10 1301720000055244 9 SHAMBHAVI ACHARYA 10 1301330000049364 10 SUSHILA SUBEDI NEUPANE 10 1301120000349033 11 RAMITA PAUDYAL 10 1301350000075141 12 CHANDRAKALA BHATTRAI 10 1301120000329156 13 BINITA ARYAL 10 1301140000101320 14 NIRAJ KUMAR JOSHI 10 1301060000064699 15 Bhoj Prasad Gautam 10 1301070000266927 16 RAMILA DHUNGEL 10 1301390000059945 17 MAYA SHERPA 10 1301060001350941 18 Keshari Tandukar 10 1301120000378867 19 MADHAB PRASAD KOIRALA 10 1301390000012256 20 SANU SHARMA POUDEL 10 1301060000344816 21 PALPASA BHARATI 10 1301100000083422 22 DIPENDRA KUMAR AIER 10 1301310000094293 23 DIL KUMAR THAPA 10 1301020000257222 24 GEETA TANDAN 10 1301190000090746 25 KARNA BAHADUR THAPA MAGAR 10 1301720000046417 26 ANANDA PAUDEL 10 1301060000932335 27 REEWAZ BAR SINGH THAPA 10 1301720000066936 28 RITIMA THAPA 10 1301720000067000 29 AADITYA CHAUDHARY 10 1301720000026466 30 NIRAJ KARKI 10 1301720000012738 31 MITRA LAL LAMSAL 10 1301080000267934 32 SABITRA POKHREL 10 1301040000042248 33 PRAMILA JOSHI 10 1301480000096056 34 DURGA KUMARI ADHIKARI 10 1301090000646127 35 TULASA BASNET 10 1301720000033015 36 SITA SHARMA 10 1301220000015415 37 DEBAKI KAFLE 10 1301090000364095 38 -
The Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI)
2015 ANNI Report on the Performance and Establishment of National Human Rights Institutions in Asia The Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) Compiled and Printed by Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-‐ASIA) Secretariat of ANNI Editorial Committee: Balasingham Skanthakumar (Editor---in---chief) Joses Kuan Tessa Baizer Layout and Printing: Prachoomthong Group IBSN: 978-616-7733-10-4 Copyright © 2015 This book was written for the benefit of human rights defenders and may be quoted from or copied as long as the source and authors are acknowledged. Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-‐ASIA) 66/2 Pan Road, Silom, Bang Rak Bangkok, 10500 Thailand Tel: +66 (0)2 637 91266-‐7 Fax: +66 (0)2 637 9128 Email: [email protected] Web: www.forum-asia.org Table of Contents Foreword Regional Overview Southeast Asia Burma: All Shook Up Cambodia: Symbolic Institutions Are No Substitute Malaysia: Room To Be Pro-Active Thailand: Human Rights Crisis Timor-Leste: Proactive Steps Needed for Further Improvement South Asia Afghanistan: Still Stumbling Ahead Bangladesh: Failing To Fulfil Its Commitments India: Immediate Reforms Needed The Maldives: Zipped, Packed And Ready To Head Home Nepal: All Eyes On New Team Sri Lanka: Lost Opportunities Northeast Asia Japan: Eager To See A Breakthrough Mongolia: Amend The Law South Korea: Looking On When Not Looking Away Taiwan: Betting on the 2016 Elections Foreword The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), as the Secretariat of the Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI), humbly presents the publication of the 2015 ANNI Report on the Performance and Establishment of National Human Rights Institutions in Asia. -
The Nepal Peace Monitor Annual Review 2017
THE NEPAL PEACE MONITOR ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 COCAP 1 Acknowledgments: This report would not have been possible without the painstaking work and support of many people. First, we would like to thank COCAP’s District Focal Persons who collect the news daily in 25 districts and send in local media reporting on incidents. The NepalMonitor.org Mapping and Quality Control team checked, verified, and uploaded reports daily. Sabrina Shakya, Arpana Shrestha, Ekta Lamichhane, Raj Kumar Buda, Mahesh Bhatta, Balmukunda Humagain, Jasmine Hunt, Nathalie van Schagen, and Friso Hecker have all contributed to this report. Rosanne Teniente provided critical support in language editing. Kazi Studios designed the layout. Finally, we would like to thank Saroj Nepal, Program Manager of COCAP, and Badri Prasad Bhusal, Chairperson of COCAP, along with the entire COCAP board for their continued advice and support. We would also like to express our gratitude to Adrian Morel, Acting Director, Conflict and Fragility, The Asia Foundation, Bangkok. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License by COCAP 2 Foreword .................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 3 Trends of Incidents in 2017 - Overview .................................................... 7 Electoral Incidents and Instances of Political Contestation ..................... 11 Challenges to Governance