Blog… NEPAL || The pandemic lockdown: Severing freedom of movement 25 May 202029 May 2020 Anish Kumar Thokar APMA 2019 Cohort The nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 was enforced in Nepal and was welcomed by rights activists in the beginning as…
Latest APMA Alumni Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 1 16 Mar 202013 Mar 2020 In this issue of the newsletter of the APMA Alumni Association (APMAA), you can read about: who the new executive council members are; updates on human rights activities BY APMAA…
Blog… “Discrimination and inequality in a supposedly-democratic Nepal still continues.” 17 Feb 20201 Mar 2020 Anish Kumar Thokar, NepalAPMA 2019 The recent political conversion in Nepal resulted in several inclusion policies and changes. However, many Adibashi-Janajati, Madhesi, and Dalit are still politically excluded, economically deprived, and…
Thesis Dammed: Hydropower development impacts on Indigenous Peoples’ rights in Nepal 13 Nov 201927 Nov 2019 Mark Anthony V. Ambay III, Cohort 2018 Abstract Nepal is rich in hydropower resources, with 83,000 MW worth of hydropower energy potential waiting to be tapped. The country currently generates…
Thesis Health disparities among transgender women: Accessibility of sexual health services in Kathmandu, Nepal 12 Nov 201927 Nov 2019 Neha Gauchan, Cohort 2018 Abstract Transgender people in Nepal like in many countries worldwide are vulnerable to HIV, and this leads individuals to experience health disparities in accessing sexual health…
