Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the abolished monarchy be restored and the former king be made the head of state of ...

Thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former king rallied in the capital Kathmandu on Thursday, calling for the restoration of ...

Within the Dalit community of Nepal, there are eight major caste ... in some cases even among Dalits of different caste stature. One such attack, in which both victim and attacker were Dalits ...

It could become a giant steppingstone towards a complete eradication of discrimination towards Dalits and other marginalised groups living in Nepal. "The exclusionary caste system is real.

Although there are policy arrangements to end caste-based discrimination and untouchability, stakeholders have pointed out a lack of genuine commitment. Recognizing the contribution of the Dalit ...

The killing of five young Dalit men in Nepal by opponents of an inter-caste relationship has sparked outrage and condemnation from abroad as well as in Australia, with the UN Human Rights ...

Hindu-majority Nepal, alongside neighboring India, practices the rigid classist system known as caste which has been described by rights group Human Rights Watch as a “hidden apartheid ...

Millions of voters in Nepal cast their ballot on Sunday to elect a new government, with rising prices, unemployment and political instability topping the agenda. People stood in long queues to ...

Nepal has released its first consolidated national ... involved aggregating results from multiple studies carried out in different parts of the country adopting different methods across various ...

As one of the world's poorer countries, Nepal's economy relies heavily on aid and tourism. More than 16,000 people died during the 1996-2006 civil war, which saw the Maoist party fight to replace ...