Nepal

Controversial New Law in Nepal Sparks Debate on Transitional Justice

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Address Serious Shortcomings; Robust Implementation is Key Why is Nepal’s transitional justice law important for advancing justice and accountability? The long-awaited transitional justice law in Nepal was adopted recently. This law has provisions that aim to address human rights violations during the 1996-2006 conflict. However, some elements of the law might hinder its success. How … Read more

Immediate call for climate action to uphold human rights

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Responding to Extreme Climate Events in South Asia Marta Schaaf, Programme Director for Climate, Economic Social Justice and Corporate Accountability at Amnesty International, highlighted the repercussions of the recent extreme climate events in South Asia. Failure of Collective Human Rights-Consistent Climate Action Human-caused climate change has intensified extreme climate events in the region. Intense heatwaves … Read more