A rapidly evolving situation in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley is raising serious human rights concerns, as large-scale forced evictions are displacing thousands of people from long-established riverbank settlements. The evictions directly affect communities where Samari Utthan Sewa (SUS), a KIOS grantee, is currently implementing its work. The Government of Nepal has launched a demolition drive targeting so-called squatter settlements along major […]
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which also is a start to the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, a global campaign that runs until December 10th (Human Rights Day), which has a focus of ending gender-based digital violence this year. We asked from our grantees to share […]
The field of development cooperation and humanitarian aid is undergoing a profound transformation. The United States’ decision to freeze USAID funding is just one part of a larger global shift where long-term development, human rights, and support for civil societies are being sidelined. At the same time, increasingly visible anti-rights rhetoric—promoted by figures like Donald […]
