Local Government Vigilance via PIR
Local government officials’, contractors’, and user committees’ inauspicious behavior is the major challenge for PublicInterest Reporting (PIR) at local level. This is…
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Parenting In Digital Age
Narayan Prasad Ghimire We- the colleagues of mid-30’s and plus 40s- have continued the weekly tea talk, where multifarious issues ranging from…
Proposed laws in Nepal would stifle press freedom
Lawmakers in Nepal should reconsider several proposed laws that would threaten media freedom in the country if passed in their current form,…
‘Access to information enables open local government’
-Krishna Sapkota Implementation of constitutionally and legally guaranteed right to information (RTI) with a focus on its proactive disclosure offers ample opportunities…
Success Story: Journalist Tanka Sunwar announced innocent by the court
Freedom Forum is pleased to share that Journalist Tanka Bahadur Sunar has been declared innocent by Jhapa District Court who was falsely…
Media, film, literature under control and fear in Nepal
Different literary writers, film producers and directors, representatives from CSOs and journalists have underscored the importance of freedom of expression (FoE) without…
Talk programme on UPR; suggestions to include every aspects of FoE
Freedom Forum organized a talk program on ‘Freedom of Expression and Journalists’ Rights focused on Universal Periodic Review’ in Kathmandu on December…
People’s participation and openness in legislative and governance process key to strengthen democracy’
Krishna Sapkota Kathmandu, Dec 15. Members of Parliament and representatives from Civil Society Organizations and media have highlighted the need to engage…
‘Advancing audit accountability workshop’ kicks off in Kathmandu
Freedom Forum is pleased to co-host the ‘Advancing Audit Accountability: How can we strengthen responsiveness and actions’ workshop in Kathmandu on 11-12…
‘Success of RTI Implementation depends on level of public participation’
Krishna Sapkota India’s first Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Wajahat Habibullah has highlighted that the success of Right to Implementation (RTI) hinges on…