NIMJN Shorts
Investigations
Displaced by Disaster, Madi’s Chepangs Face Violence and Human Trafficking
Marginalized communities who were repeatedly displaced by floods and landslides and settled in Madi, Chitwan, remain unsafe even in their current location. Living in extreme poverty, they are also at high risk of gender-based violence, labor exploitation and human trafficking.
| Aug 03, 2026
Features
Bara Teacher Who Won Supreme Court Case Against Crusher Faces Continued Pressure From Police, Operators
Minakshi Aggregate Industries, located in Sripur village of Kalaiya Sub-Metropolitan City-24, Bara, which the Supreme Court ordered to shut down, is preparing to resume operations. Meanwhile, the village schoolteacher who won the case in the Supreme Court is being continuously harassed by the police and the crusher entrepreneur.
| Jul 27, 2026
Human Trafficking
Married for Children, Then Beaten: The Nepali Women Sold to Chinese Husbands
Sasmita experience confirms that Chinese men marry Nepali young women solely to have offspring, subjecting them to violence once the children are raised. China’s one-child policy severely distorted its gender ratio. Unable to find brides in time, men pass marriageable age and ultimately marry foreign women just to have children.
| Jul 29, 2026
Disasters
Displaced by Disaster, Madi’s Chepangs Face Violence and Human Trafficking
Marginalized communities who were repeatedly displaced by floods and landslides and settled in Madi, Chitwan, remain unsafe even in their current location. Living in extreme poverty, they are also at high risk of gender-based violence, labor exploitation and human trafficking.
| Aug 03, 2026
Climate Justice
12,000 Vehicles Destroyed: The Environmental Cost of Nepal’s Gen-Z Movement
More than 12,000 vehicles were burned nationwide during the Gen-Z movement, which claimed 76 lives, with 6,800 of those vehicles burned in Bagmati Province alone. The smoke and toxic chemicals released from these fires caused an increase in hospital patients with respiratory, eye and skin problems. Furthermore, the remains of these vehicles have not been managed in a timely manner, creating a risk that chemicals and ash will cause long-term severe impacts on health and the environment.
| Apr 10, 2026
Accountability
Bara Teacher Who Won Supreme Court Case Against Crusher Faces Continued Pressure From Police, Operators
Minakshi Aggregate Industries, located in Sripur village of Kalaiya Sub-Metropolitan City-24, Bara, which the Supreme Court ordered to shut down, is preparing to resume operations. Meanwhile, the village schoolteacher who won the case in the Supreme Court is being continuously harassed by the police and the crusher entrepreneur.
| Jul 27, 2026