Nepal: Citizenship, Ultranationalists, Marital Status, And Our Inhumanity

To me, the worth of a Nation is in the way it treats the weakest and the most vulnerable within its borders.

The way it has been treating the most vulnerable-- children, women, Dalits, and the home-born "refugee" -- Nepal as a nation has little to no worth.

Our nation has lost our humanity and Buddha would be ashamed of us.

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Nepalese Constitution 2072: Discriminatory Citizenship Rights (Maithili version)

The Nepalese constitution promulgated on September 20, 2015 discriminates against women. Rights available to men aren't available to women. One such right is the right to pass on citizenship to children. This is the Maithili version of a series of info-graph which very clearly lays out the details.

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Nepalese Constitution 2072: Discriminatory Citizenship Rights (Newari version)

The Nepalese constitution promulgated on September 20, 2015 discriminates against women. Rights available to men aren't available to women. One such right is the right to pass on citizenship to children. This is the Newari version of a series of info-graph which very clearly lays out the details.

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Nepalese Constitution 2072: Discriminatory Citizenship Rights (Nepali version)

The Nepalese constitution promulgated on September 20, 2015 discriminates against women. Rights available to men aren't available to women. One such right is the right to pass on citizenship to children. This is the Nepali version of a series of info-graph which very clearly lays out the details.

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