ICJ commissioner Param Cumaraswamy speaks at Nepal Bar Association Triennial Conference
ICJ Commissioner, Param Cumaraswamy, today made a presentation at the 10th triennial Conference of the Nepal Bar Association in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Mass arrests spark fear of violence: crackdown on civil society ahead of elections in Nepal
The Nepali government arrested more than 100 political leaders and civil society activists today, raising fears that violence and human rights abuses could spiral out of control.
Nepal: media ordinance creates legal cover for unlawful government practices
In a report released today entitled ‘Power to Silence: Nepal’s new media ordinance’, the ICJ said that Nepal’s Media Ordinance is in violation of Nepal’s international human rights obligations and the Nepali Constitution and called on the Government immediately to repeal it.
Nepal : Government and Maoists must declare indefinite ceasefires
On the day the Communist Party of Nepal extended a unilateral ceasefire for one month, the ICJ called on both sides to the conflict in Nepal to declare indefinite ceasefires and take the next steps towards peace.
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