Politicians in Nepal have failed for a third time to elect a new prime minister after neither of the two candidates was able to secure a majority in parliament.

The United Nations mission in Nepal today expressed deep concern at reports that both the national army and the Maoist army plan to begin recruiting new people, which would constitute a violation of the 2006 peace pact that ended...

The Nepal Army (NA) has suggested to the government not to extend the term of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) beyond September 15, arguing that the remaining tasks of the peace process for which the mission is here...

Thousands of families around the world are still waiting to know

what happened to their disappeared sons, wives, brothers or

daughters. Unable to grieve or to carry on with their lives, they

continue to fight for justice.

Nepal’s Parliament on Monday failed for a fifth time to select a new prime minister, in a deepening political stalemate fueled by ego and ideology that is alienating the public and crippling the government and the economy in this...

The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to highlight two situations that illustrate the obstacles to the protection and enjoyment of human rights and the delivery of justice in cases of violations of human rights. One of...

Nepal's perilous politics

Summer reruns

Bovine politicians fail to pick a prime minister

Aug 26th 2010 | Kathmandu

THE monsoon brings Nepal’s annual cow festival, a chance for ordinary people to mock their rulers in...