Kathmandu: In the past weeks, Nepal saw tens of thousands of youth taking to the streets, demanding jobs, dignity and an end to corruption. For many, it felt like the dawn of a “new Nepal”. Yet ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

Authorities in Nepal are failing to protect Dalits, particularly women and girls, from systemic and widespread caste-based discrimination, claims Amnesty International in its new report "No One Cares" ...

Caste discrimination remains a persistent issue in Nepal, and members of the Dalit community are still victims of many abuses. While there have been considerable improvements following the civil war ...

Nepal, May 12 -- based discrimination is so entrenched in Nepal, even the country's legal system fails to see it as a crime. Recently, in the infamous Soti lynchings-in which Nabaraj BK and his five ...