citizenship

The rise and fall of Rabi Lamichhane

Nepal’s Home Minister resigns after the Supreme Court rules he is not a Nepali citizen

Are women not Nepali enough?

Last Friday, The House of Representatives, through a majority vote, endorsed the amendment to the Citizenship Act 2063 (2006), and on Thursday...

Sahina Shrestha

Literally, out of service

An exhausting hour-long wait in line at the Kathmandu District Administration Office finally ends with a rude and unhelpful civil servant at...

Everyday as if it is Women’s Day

When the Immigration Department last month proposed travel restrictions for women under 40, Nepalis took to the streets wearing black, chanting slogans and holding placards.The rage...

Sonia Awale

Nepal's unequal Citizenship Law

Just as Nepal came out of its first phase of lockdown on 21 June, the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) tabled a...

Nepal's unequal Citizenship Law

Just as Nepal came out of its first phase of lockdown on 21 June, the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) tabled a...

Indian Nepalis alarmed by Citizenship Amendment Bill

After India recently amended its laws regarding citizenship, Nepalis living in Northeast India are terrified. Both of India’s Upper and Lower Houses...

Patriarchy in an oligarchy

Nepal’s 2016 Constitution may be seen as the preeminent in the world by its framers, but there are still some design defects...

Nepal’s suffragette moment

Seven years after the Supreme Court issued a landmark verdict in the Sabina Damai vs Government of Nepal case, allowing children to obtain citizenship...

Nepal's constitution, 3 years later

Three years after Nepal’s constitution was promulgated, experts from the region are gathering in Kathmandu for a three-day conference to discuss progress...

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