With youth activist Sarita Bartaula from Nepal hosting the event, participants vowed to continue the struggle for peace and democracy.
Nepal articles on Democracy Chronicles
News about the struggle for better democracy in Nepal. According to Freedom House, the "interim Nepal legislature elections held in November 2013, after years of politicking between the major parties over how and when the vote should be conducted, were found by international monitors to be generally free and fair, despite violent incidents in the pre-election period". Also check out our section on World Democracy and our articles on China, India and the Tibetan People.
The Dance Of Democracy In Nepal
Nepal’s ruling coalition has been pottering with announcing March 2022 elections because two of its members want it postponed.
Nepal’s Democracy Enters Another Challenging Phase
The Supreme Court has reinstated the House of Representatives for the second time in five months, as a political impasse grows in Nepal.
Testing Times For Democracy In Nepal
In the past, the decision to dissolve parliament was met with widespread opposition from Nepalese society and opposition parties.
Nepal’s Young Democracy Stuck In Ongoing Political Limbo
Nepal, hardly heard of in the news but is one of the world’s struggling democracies. It is currently faced with an on-going political limbo.
Nepal should amend Laws undermining free expression
The government of Nepal should revise several pieces of draft legislation that threaten to undermine the right to freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch.
Proposed Nepal Social Media Law Threatens Freedom of Expression
A new restrictive law introduced by Nepalese government gives authorities powers to block social media platforms and remove or criminalise defamatory posts.
The Need for Nepal’s Democracy to Address Transitional Justice
Nepal moved to federal structure of governance in 2018 and held elections but failed to deliver justice for country’s decade-long conflict that ended 2006.
VIDEO: Nepal’s Prime Minister Talks Democracy and Peace
Nepalis are pinning their hopes on PM Oli and the newly formed government’s ability to deliver prosperity, political stability, and development.
Three weeks later and Nepal still waits for a new government
Three weeks after the second phase of Nepal’s parliamentary & provincial elections, the country still doesn’t have a government. The Left Alliance between the Maoist Centre and the Unified Maoist-Leninists appears to have won, over the Nepali Congress party, which has been mainly in power since 1991. But the Election Commission has yet to publish […]