Freedom of Religion and Belief
NEPAL: Pastor must begin prison term for praying and evangelizing Nepali Pastor Keshab Acharya faces a year of jail time for prayer and evangelism after a court refused to hear his appeal challenging his conviction from late November 2021. ADF continues to support...
Human Rights in the World
Op-ed: Earthquake Safety Day and the lessons from recent earthquakes By Dr. Raju Thapa Vice-Chair of DPNet (*) The Himalayan Herald (16.01.2024) – The Jajarkot earthquake, a devastating event with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale, struck on the night of...
LGBTQI People and Human Rights
ASIA: LGBTQ+ rights – Progress and setbacks in 2023 Nepal gave the go-ahead for same-sex marriages this year, while courts upheld bans in Japan and India By Randy Mulyanto Thomson Reuters Foundation (19.12.2023) – There have been gains and setbacks on LGBTQ+...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
NEPAL: ICC releases report on religious freedom decline International Christian Concern (09.11.2023) – ICC has released a report outlining the declining state of religious freedom in Nepal. Through a combination of legally repressive laws and social norms that...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Pastor imprisoned for missionary activities HRWF (04.08.2022) – In July, Pastor Keshav Acharya was sentenced to one year in prison for attempting to convert Hindus in Nepal. Authorities originally arrested him for supposedly spreading COVID-19 misinformation. After...