Insec human rights yearbook

Pdf the state of child health and human rights in nepal. The main references mentioned used for studying this interdepence are the universal declaration of human rights, which states universal values, and the international covenant on civil and political rights. The human rights yearbook published by insec annually has become a standard publication. Nepal human rights yearbook 20 is the continuation of that very tradition. The yearbook of the united nationspublished by the department of global communicationsstands as the authoritative reference work on the activities and concerns of the organization. Incomplete peace process the conflict victims of the decadelong armed insurgency, in which,276 people lost their lives as per insec data, have been waiting for justice for the last six years. Speaking on the occasion, state minister for social development nardevi pun said the state had the jurisdiction only to promote. Civilians struggle to survive in nepals civil war 1. Sixtyeight people from the village of jelbang in western nepal are documented to have died in the course of the decadelong peoples war, making it perhaps the village that suffered the highest number of casualties in the entire country. It also runs the human rights news portal, insec online.

Coordination and collaboration for the cause of human rights intervention is the backbone of insecs initiatives. Informal sector service centre insec regional office of pokhara has made public of nepal human rights year book 2017 on february 18. Pdf norad has been supporting the nepal human rights yearbook for a decade. Democracy denied and human rights violated in nepal the. Analyst prakash bhattrai spoke on the yearbooks weak points and plus points. The yearbook has over the entire period been published by the informal sector service center insec. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. The data was collected for the insec human rights yearbook 2020. Insec has contributed a lot to the democratic movement in. This year the prolonged conflict claimed the lives of 1,524 persons 815 from security persons and 709 from the maoists. Facts on human rights violations and abuses in 2019.

Norway has supported insecs human rights yearbook for most of the yearbooks 28 year long history. Insec human rights yearbook is considered a testimony of the human rights situation in the country and a reliable source for all. Human rights year book 2019 unveils in karnali province. According to informal sector service centre insec, nepals largest human rights organisation, 190 rape victims were below 18 and six below 10. Nepal human rights yearbook 2004 various, krishna gautam, subodhpyakurel on. Human rights violation on the rise khabarhub khabarhub. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.

Speech of ishwar pokharel, general secretary of cpn uml on the occasion of nepal human rights yearbook 2014 release programme. Nepal human rights year book 2008 insec digital library. Cases of violation of child rights reached an all time high in 2018. Human rights year book 2017 made public in kaski inseconline. Nepal human rights yearbook 2005 english version insecbook no. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. It has been drafted within a few months by representatives of the nepali congress nc and the left. With loktantrain place and subsequent lifting of restrictions on civil and. Speech of nhrc honble member mohna ansari on the occasion on nepal human rights yearbook 2015 release programme. This book covers the period january thru december 1003.

The israel yearbook on human rights an annual published under the auspices of the faculty of law of tel aviv university since 1971 is devoted to publishing studies by distinguished scholars in israel and other countries on human rights in peace and war, with particular emphasis on problems relevant to the state of israel and the jewish people. In the recently published nepal human rights yearbook 2012 by informal sector service center insec, a study of all 75 districts across the country returned results of 648 women as victims of violence in 2011. Synopsis human rights yearbook 2006 embargo till april 9, 2006 alike previous years, the year 2005 also witnessed killings and violence throughout the country. Prakash gnyawali from the human rights documentation and dissemination centre of insec presented the key issues the nepal human rights yearbook 2006 highlights. Royal norwegian embassy in kathmandu posts facebook.

Nepal human rights yearbook ejournal emagazine, 2008. Us based human rights watch claims that both the maoist rebels and the royal nepalese army are engaged in regular intimidation and extortion leading to a climate of intense fear in nepal. Contributions to the african human rights yearbook are not remunerated. According to insec informal sector service center, an independent human rights organization, 40 health posts were destroyed between january 2002 and december 2004 10. Informal sector service centre insec unveiled the human rights year book 2020 on february 19, which also happens to be national democracy day, during a program organized in lalitpur kathmandu. Review of the nepal human rights yearbook 1993 2002. It has been 28 years since the informal sector service centre insec began publishing the human rights yearbook. Upon reading its past issues, one can clearly understand the postpanchayat era in nepal in terms of the manner and actors of human rights violations.

The 2004 edition of the nepal human rights yearbook lists almost 100 killings committed by the maoists using brutal methods such as beatings, throatslitting, and. A majority were carried out by the communist party of nepal maoist cpnm, ycl, jtmmj and jtmmg. Among the types of human rights violations, a sharp surge has been observed in cases of violation of child rights, right to live, and racial discrimination, according to the yearbook. The government forces have resorted to largescale arbitrary arrests, detentions, disappearances, extra judicial. Human rights yearbook informal sector service center. This was an increase by 59 percent from the preceding year. The state of child health and human rights in nepal. Undoubtedly, the yearbooks will be an important reference material for the national as well as. The yearbook prepared by incorporating the incidents committed by the state and nonstate actors on. This programme was organised by insec at administrative staff college.

However, in recognition of their intellectual work and the value it adds to the yearbook, authors of finally accepted papers will be added to a database of thematic experts of the african court, the african commission, and the childrens committee. Jana andolanii a witness account a report of human rights violation by the kings government during nineteen days of the movement april 624, 2006 edited by kundan aryal upendra kumar poudel informal sector service centre insec pobox. Insecs human rights yearbook 2011 also records the murder of 68 women in domestic violence. The constitution of 1990 is the legal base of nepals current political system. On the occasion, central vicechairperson of nepal bar association said insecs human rights yearbook is an important document to. Summary norad has been supporting the nepal human rights yearbook for a decade, from the pilot issue in 1992 and up to the present date. From our member informal sector service centre insec, nepal. Civilians struggle to survive in nepals civil war hrw. Insec gandaki coordinator shiva khakurel shared the information on human rights violations collected for the human rights yearbook. Insec nepal human rights yearbook 2012 recorded 272 cases of domestic violence, 114 polygamy cases, 111 rapes, 54 witchcraft accusation cases, 31sexual abuses and 30 cases of women trafficking. Human rights yearbook informal sector service center insec.

Insec library is the first library on human rights in nepal. A sevenyearsold has become the youngest person to be infected with. The maoists destroyed the electrical supply of okhaldhunga hospital, a small hospital in remote eastern nepal, in an attempt to harm a nearby army camp that got its. Started with the objective of protecting the rights of people engaged in informal sectors, it has significantly contributed in protecting and promoting the fundamental rights of people in virtually all sectors. About the yearbook the yearbook of the united nations.

Norad has been supporting the nepal human rights yearbook for a decade, from the pilot issue in 1992 and up to the present date. Nepal human rights yearbook 2006 launched in bangkok. Way forward to human rights year 2006 began with the nationwide wave of protests against the kings direct rule. Majority of human rights violations in past year involved women, report says. Human rights violations on the rise himalaya post english. Making public the human rights year book2019 at birendranagar on tuesday, informal sector service centre insec shared women have. Nepal human rights year book 2008, published by insec. Situation of human rights in nepal in 20 nepal human rights yearbook 2014 published by informal sector service centre insec has documented the incidents of human rights violations and abuses that took place between january and december, 20. Informal sector service centre releases yearbook 2018.