By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, June 01, 2023The writer covers parliamentary affairs and human rights for The Kathmandu Post.Over eight months after the federal parliament endorsed the amendment bill on the Citizenship Act for the second time, President Ramchandra Paudel on Wednesday authenticated the bill—the same one that his predecessor twice refused to authenticate. Paudel decided to authenticate the bill after repeated requests from the government followed by a series of consultations with…
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By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, April 27, 2023Top leaders of the political parties represented in parliament had on Monday agreed to constitute a Parliamentary Hearing Committee, as well as a special committee to finalise the amendment bill on the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act. They also agreed on the panels’ composition in terms of the number of lawmakers from each party. Based on the agreement, the Parliament Secretariat on Tuesday…
report in Daily FT, Apr 22, 2023The Chief Prelates of all three Buddhist sects have written to President Ranil Wickremesinghe on the proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill and have urged him to remove certain concerning provisions from it before passing it in Parliament. The Prelates noted that a strong opposition has arisen in the society against provisions that will violate the right to expression and peaceful dissent which are key components of a country’s democracy. They also…
By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, April 11, 2023In the last week of January, the prime minister’s chief advisor Haribol Gajurel told the Post that Pushpa Kamal Dahal wanted to become prime minister for a third time mainly with the aim of concluding the protracted peace process. Dahal, the chair of the third-largest party in parliament, the CPN (Maoist Centre), became prime minister on December 25 with the support of the CPN-UML, the…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Apr 8, 2023The main opposition CPN-UML has taken a stance against endorsing the bill to amend the transitional justice law through a fast-track process in Parliament, even as the ruling coalition wants to pass it without any further delay. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Sher Bahadur Deuba, president of Nepali Congress, the largest parliamentary party, held talks with the leader of the opposition KP Sharma Oli…
by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Morning, Apr 7, 2023—–Archbishop to file SC petition, monks to decide on legal action soonThe Buddhist and Catholic clergy are expected to oppose the proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill through several ways of action including instituting judicial proceedings, The Daily Morning learned. Speaking to The Daily Morning, the General Secretary of the National Bhikkhu Front (NBF), Ven. Wakamulle Uditha Thera said that the NBF has already discussed the Bill with several groups…
by Sahan Tennekoon in The Morning, Apr 4, 2023Opposition Parliamentarian, Prof. G.L. Peiris claimed yesterday (3) that the Government has drafted the new Anti-Terrorism Bill in order to completely breach the Fundamental Rights of the citizens. He said this at a press conference organised by the Freedom People’s Alliance to make the public aware of the proposed Bill. He noted that the provisions of the Bill went so far as to treat people enjoying their…
by Sahan Tennekoon in The Morning, Apr 4, 2023Convenor of the Collective of All Trade Unions, Ravi Kumudesh yesterday (3) said that a massive protest is to be launched today (4) by the Collective in front of the Colombo Fort Railway Station against the new Anti-Terrorism Bill which is to be tabled in the Parliament this month. He stated this when he was contacted by The Daily Morning to inquire about the course of action…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, March 27, 2023Lawmakers including those from the ruling parties have demanded a revision of the bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, arguing that several of its provisions aim to protect perpetrators. Taking part in deliberations in the House of Representatives on Sunday, they argued that the bill was brought to conclude the transitional justice process without ensuring justice to the victims. “Conflict…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Mar 10, 2023The government on Thursday brought a bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Act retaining most of the “controversial provisions” from the previous bill that couldn’t get through the parliament last year. The Ministry of Law and Justice registered the bill at Parliament Secretariat following a Cabinet nod on Thursday morning. The new bill, like the previous one, hasn’t listed murder as a…