Insec human rights yearbook

Democracy denied and human rights violated in nepal the. Nepal human rights yearbook 2005 english version insecbook no. Speech of nhrc honble member mohna ansari on the occasion on nepal human rights yearbook 2015 release programme. Human rights yearbook informal sector service center insec. The human rights yearbook published by insec annually has become a standard publication. Speech of ishwar pokharel, general secretary, cpn uml. 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. 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.

Facts on human rights violations and abuses in 2019. Review of the nepal human rights yearbook 1993 2002. 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. 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. This was an increase by 59 percent from the preceding year. Making public the human rights year book2019 at birendranagar on tuesday, informal sector service centre insec shared women have. Civilians struggle to survive in nepals civil war 1. Human rights year book 2017 made public in kaski inseconline. Analyst prakash bhattrai spoke on the yearbooks weak points and plus points. Nepal human rights yearbook 2004 various, krishna gautam, subodhpyakurel on. Pdf the state of child health and human rights in nepal. It has been publishing the nepal human rights yearbook since 1992 and operating its human rights based online news portal seconline.

It has been 28 years since the informal sector service centre insec began publishing the human rights yearbook. Royal norwegian embassy in kathmandu posts facebook. A majority were carried out by the communist party of nepal maoist cpnm, ycl, jtmmj and jtmmg. About the yearbook the yearbook of the united nations. Nepal human rights yearbook 20 is the continuation of that very tradition. According to the 2008 insec human rights yearbook, a total of 1,700 people were abducted throughout nepal during 2007. The data was collected for the insec human rights yearbook 2020. Synopsis human rights yearbook 2006 embargo till april 9, 2006 alike previous years, the year 2005 also witnessed killings and violence throughout the country. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. According to insec informal sector service center, an independent human rights organization, 40 health posts were destroyed between january 2002 and december 2004 10. In nepal, the informal sector service centre insec has been producing a human right yearbook since 1992. Cases of violation of child rights reached an all time high in 2018. Nepal human rights yearbook ejournal emagazine, 2008.

Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. 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. Insec library is the first library on human rights in nepal. Human rights violation on the rise khabarhub khabarhub. Nepal human rights year book 2008 insec digital library. 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. 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.

It has been drafted within a few months by representatives of the nepali congress nc and the left. Civilians struggle to survive in nepals civil war hrw. Norad has been supporting the nepal human rights yearbook for a decade, from the pilot issue in 1992 and up to the present date. Speaking on the occasion, state minister for social development nardevi pun said the state had the jurisdiction only to promote. On the occasion, central vicechairperson of nepal bar association said insecs human rights yearbook is an important document to. Way forward to human rights year 2006 began with the nationwide wave of protests against the kings direct rule. Informal sector service centre insec regional office of pokhara has made public of nepal human rights year book 2017 on february 18. A sevenyearsold has become the youngest person to be infected with. 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. Human rights violations on the rise himalaya post english. 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. Majority of human rights violations in past year involved women, report says.

Human rights yearbook informal sector service center. The yearbook has over the entire period been published by the informal sector service center insec. On the fourth month of the year, the king bowed down before the peoples power and loktantra awoke. 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. 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 2006 launched in bangkok.

Accordingly, 15 women and 185 men fell victim to human rights violations in the year. Undoubtedly, the yearbooks will be an important reference material for the national as well as. This porgrame was organised by insec at jawalakehal, lalitpur. Pdf norad has been supporting the nepal human rights yearbook for a decade. Prakash gnyawali from the human rights documentation and dissemination centre of insec presented the key issues the nepal human rights yearbook 2006 highlights. The yearbook reveals the fact that the royal takeover of executive powers by king gyanendra has further deepened the national crisis and led to a perilous path. 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. This programme was organised by insec at administrative staff college. Coordination and collaboration for the cause of human rights intervention is the backbone of insecs initiatives. 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. The constitution of 1990 is the legal base of nepals current political system. 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. 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.

Insec has contributed a lot to the democratic movement in. Insec human rights yearbook is considered a testimony of the human rights situation in the country and a reliable source for all. Insec chair subodh raj pyakurel and executive director bijay raj. Human rights year book 2019 unveils in karnali province. 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. This year the prolonged conflict claimed the lives of 1,524 persons 815 from security persons and 709 from the maoists. The state of child health and human rights in nepal. It also runs the human rights news portal, insec online. Norway has supported insecs human rights yearbook for most of the yearbooks 28 year long history. Informal sector service centre releases yearbook 2018.

Contributions to the african human rights yearbook are not remunerated. With loktantrain place and subsequent lifting of restrictions on civil and. Quantitative human rights indicators fasel 2005 by. From our member informal sector service centre insec, nepal. Speech of ishwar pokharel, general secretary of cpn uml on the occasion of nepal human rights yearbook 2014 release programme. This book covers the period january thru december 1003. The government forces have resorted to largescale arbitrary arrests, detentions, disappearances, extra judicial. 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. Insecs human rights yearbook 2011 also records the murder of 68 women in domestic violence. Insec gandaki coordinator shiva khakurel shared the information on human rights violations collected for the human rights yearbook. Insec was founded in 1988 by inexorable hr defender late prakash kaphley and prominent hr activist sushil pyakurel. The yearbook prepared by incorporating the incidents committed by the state and nonstate actors on. 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. Nepal human rights year book 2008, published by insec.