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Right to Housing

Published On: March 4, 2020 08:40 AM NPT By: Jivesh Jha/Nil Prasad Paneru

Housing has been one of the highlights of constitutional schemes on fundamental rights in Nepal, setting an ambitious target of providing homes for homeless and needy citizens. The parliament enacted Right to Housing Act (2018) to implement Article 37 of the constitution, which guarantees every person the right to appropriate housing.

Assessing privacy law

Published On: January 26, 2020 10:59 AM NPT By: Jivesh Jha/Nil Prasad Paneru

The expanding growth of information technology with its ability to gather, analyze and disseminate data has raised the sense of urgency for enactment of laws on privacy in many countries.  The parliament of Nepal enacted Individual’s Right to Privacy Act (2018) to implement Article 28 of the Constitution which guarantees every person the right to privacy in relation to the person, and his residence, property, documents, records, statistics, correspondence or reputation.