Nepal’s courts have struck landmark victories for transgender rights. But a lack of clarity about implementation has led to humiliating abuses.
Transgender Rights in Nepal Has Entered a Hyper-Medicalized Era
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The Brutal Racial Politics of Climate Change and Pollution
Trump administration policies are systematically making natural disasters more harmful for the poor and people of color.
How Nepal’s Earthquake Shook Up My Identity Crisis
Growing up Nepali in America, I bridged my cultural divide with progressive activism. Then the earthquake hit.
Finally, Nepal Gets a Constitution
First promised over a half a century ago, Nepal’s new constitution is surprisingly progressive. But it’s led to tensions with neighboring India and with underrepresented ethnic groups.
Women Leading Relief Efforts in Nepal
Women-led groups in Nepal are leading earthquake relief and recovery efforts in the country, including in decision-making where women are often excluded.
Want to Help Nepal Recover from the Quake? Cancel its Debt.
To get out from under the rubble, Nepal first needs to get out from under its debt.
Wang Ping and the Kinship of Rivers
An interview with Wang Ping, a poet and activist working to build a sense of kinship between the peoples of the Yangtze and Mississippi River valleys.
Nepal’s Disputed Election: Managing Pandora’s Box
After a contentious and disputed election, Nepal’s centrist parties are struggling to reach an accord with the Maoists who helped bring down the country’s monarchy.
Nepal Goes to the Polls
Nepal, a strategically located country on the southern flank of the central Himalayas between India and China, has finally caught election fever.
Postcard From…Nepal
Nepal is a tiny Himalayan nation sandwiched between two mighty Asian rivals: India and China. New Delhi and Beijing are using Nepal’s territory to wage a proxy war against each other. This interference in Nepal’s internal affairs has contributed to a political crisis that has already claimed one prime minister and threatens to undermine the peace process begun four years ago.