2024-03-19 12:11:18

Women, especially some of them, are the first victims of wars, the Far-Right and the international financial system. All on strike and long live intersectional feminist struggles!

Women, especially some of them, are the first victims of wars, the Far-Right and the international financial system. All on strike and long live intersectional feminist struggles!

25,000 women and children have been killed in Gaza since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on 8 October 2023. Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion, some 3,238 women and girls have been killed and 4,872 wounded, and the war has displaced some 4 million people in Ukraine, 56% of whom are women. Médecins Sans Frontières reported 18,000 cases of sexual violence in the North Kivu province (Democratic Republic of Congo) between January and October 2023. Victims of the direct consequences of bombardments such as starvation or lack of health care, women suffer all kinds of gender-based violence. What’s more, the migration crisis particularly affects women, increasing their oppression and exploitation.

The government working on 109 bills to give more business to Parliament

The government working on 109 bills to give more business to Parliament

The Cabinet has recommended the President summon the winter session of Parliament on February 5. Amid criticism that successive governments have paid little attention to preparing necessary laws, the Pushpa Kamal Dahal administration is working on over 100 bills, several of which are related to constitution implementation. Reports from different ministries presented at the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs show they are working on 109 bills which are either for entirely new laws or the amendment of the existing ones. As a liaison ministry to the federal parliament, the law ministry wants a maximum number of bills to be registered in the upcoming session of the parliament.

Life sentences for 24 in the 2020 murder of six Dalit youths

Life sentences for 24 in the 2020 murder of six Dalit youths

In a landmark verdict, the West Rukum District Court on Tuesday sentenced 24 individuals to life imprisonment on murder charges, and two others to two years in prison and a fine of Rs50,000 each on charges of practicing caste-based discrimination and untouchability. A single bench of Judge Khadga Bahadur KC of the district court gave the sentencing about the killing of six youths in Chaurjahari Municipality of West Rukum in 2020. The bench added two more years to the life sentences of all 24 convicts and a fine of Rs50,000 each. The fines accumulated from the convicts will be provided to the victims’ families, according to police.

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Six human rights defenders calls for victim-centered conclusion of peace process

KATHMANDU: Six Nepali human rights defenders have urged the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to ensure a victim-centric ending of Nepal’s homegrown peace process. Issuing a note of appreciation and concern to the UN Secretary-General the six citizens, who have been raising their voices for ...