Nepal’s Civil Service Increasingly Transgender-Inclusive
Text by Kyle Knight published at Human Rights Watch, on February 16, 2017. Available here. More than 600 transgender people applied for civil service jobs
Abortion incidence and unintended pregnancy in Nepal
Despite legalization of abortion and expansion of services in Nepal, unsafe abortion is still common and exacts a heavy toll on women. Programs and policies to reduce rates of unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion, increase access to high-quality contraceptive care and expand safe abortion services are warranted.
Defending LGBT rights in South Asia: Stories of Survival and Justice
Six countries in South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) have established a national human rights institution (NHRI), all of which include
Nepal: SC directs to ensure citizenship to LGBTI on the basis of identity
Supreme Court on Monday issued a verdict requesting to provide citizenship to gender and sexual minority under the Others (O) category. The Ministry of Home Affairs has already begun providing citizenship on the basis of identity but there are still obstacles in the districts.
Stories of Intersex people from Nepal
The stories in this book are based upon the writings of intersex participants at the First Intersex National Meeting in Nepal, held on 8-9 February 2016 in Kathmandu. The meeting took place with support from the UNDP as part of the “Being LGBTI in Asia” program.
Gay Israeli men and surrogate babies evacuated from Nepal, mothers left behind
Originally published on Feministinf on 07/05/2015. Available at: http://feministing.com/2015/05/07/gay-israeli-men-and-surrogate-babies-evacuated-from-nepal-mothers-left-behind/ After the magnitude 7.9 earthquake that hit Nepal on April 25th, international media has provided what
Supreme Court’s Translation of the decision on LGBTI rights ruling on writ by Blue Diamond Society
Supreme Court, Division Bench Honorable Justice Mr. Balram K.C. Honorable Justice Mr. Pawan Kumar Ojha Order Writ No. 917 of the year 2064 (BS) (2007