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ANLUS heartily welcomes new members

Law Nepal — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:37:03 +0000

ANLUS heartily welcomes the following law practitioners and law students who have expressed their interest in becoming member:

Mr. Shamvu Kumar Karki, Boulder, CO (720)341-8019 (shamvuji@gmail.com). Mr. Karki completed LL.M in Human Rights and Gender Justice from Kathmandu School of Law (2007) with dissertation on Application of International Humanitarian Law in Nepalese Armed Conflict (Special Reference with Arbitrary Arrest and Detention, Disappearance and Killings). He has a Bachelor of Law (B.L.) from Prithvi Narayan Campus, Pokhara, Tribhuvan University (2002) and an Intermediate of Law (1998). He has also attended seminars such as International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law,; Socio-economic Rights and Good Governance; 3rd South Asian Solidarity for Rivers Peoples Forum, and Fair trial & development skills of using international human rights law in domestic situation.He worked for Advocacy Forum, Water and Energy Users’ Federation Nepal (WAFED) and Education Sector Advisory Team (ESAT). He is interested in working in the field based work and give direct benefit those people who are living in grassroots level, Human rights, Child rights field and advocacy and challenging opportunity to combine with multidisciplinary skills of right based works, human rights.

Pralad Bhattarai (bpralad@yahoo.com) is an Attorney from Nepal. He is currently in NYC working as a Research Intern in Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) Manhattan, NYC. He completed Bachelor in Laws (Five-Year LLB) in International Human Rights Law, Public International Law and International Humanitarian Law from Kathmandu School of Law (KSL), Nepal in 2008. He has participated in various conferences including the Consultative Conference on International Criminal Justice, Harvard University; 2007 Phillip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, arguing before the International Court of Justice in The Case Concerning the Rotian Union; Second South Asian Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition; adjudged the “Best Memorial” and awarded with the Gold Medal; presented the paper titled “Protection of the Rights of Victims in International Criminal Justice System: Redress Mechanisms” in The Edict Conference, on the “Criminal Justice Delivery System in the Age of Globalization”; participated in the Asian Youth Conference titled “Challenges and Opportunities for Youth of Asia” organized by Young Liberals and Democrats of Asia; participated in the “Youth Seminar: Towards a Free and Responsible Society” organized by Youth Initiative Nepal, and participated in the “Fourth Human Rights Summer School Course on Human Rights and Globalization”. He is currently a Research Intern at the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), Manhattan NY City, USA and is currently engaged in language rights of immigrant students in California and Bilingual School Teachers Case in Massachusetts projects. He has also worked for the Judges’ Society Nepal; edited a Journal named “Nyaya Chautari”; been a liaison person between my office and The International Legal Foundation; researcher and a Rapporteur in the development of “Women and Children (Victim/Witness) Protection Guidelines” a joint venture of Judges’ Society, Nepal and National Judicial Academy Nepal; worked as a researcher during internship placement in International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Nepal to name a few. He has written a LLB dissertation on “Addressing impunity in Nepal, requiring ratification of the Rome Statute of International Criminal Court: Problems and Prospects” and published number of articles in Law School Journal namely on Human Rights, Constitutionalism, and Transitional Justice etc.

Advocate Kabita Pokhrel (730) 314-8738 (kabpokhrel@gmail.com)is currently pursuing MBA studies in International Business Management in the US. She has practiced law at Law and Society Counseling and Research Center in Kathmandu, Nepal. She has moderated 3 days workshop on Child Rights in different district, organized by Central Child Welfare Board; conducting ‘Market Analysis for the Expansion of Rugmark Program’, Nepal Rugmark Foundation; worked as a Legal Research Officer with UNICEF’s Global Study on Child Poverty and Disparities, as a consultant for project review of NaLAN’s Prisoners’ Legal Aid and Paralegal Service project ; conducted Series of Human Right Training in different Districts, Nepal Bar Association; facilitated 4 days workshop on Principle of Federalism, organized by ICJ Nepal; oriented medical professionals of Star Hospital Pvt Ltd on” Legal and ethical issues in hospital management”; conducted School awareness program on child right, trafficking child abuse in different District organized by World Mobilization; Legal Research Officer Freedom Forum; prepared Child right, Human Trafficking, CEDAW based documentation for different organizations; translated and done Rapporting on Public Security Reform in Nepal organized by Nepal Bar Association in collaboration with Enabling State Program Nepal. She also worked as a Program Officer (Legal) for The Daywalka Foundation (TDF), an INGO working for the prevention of human Trafficking especially of Women and Children. She has also conducted various workshops and Trainings ion the field of law. In addition she has also assisted in compilation and editing of the book named “Collection of Supreme Courts Verdict on Human Trafficking” published by TDF, Nepal, as well as on research project ‘A Study on Male Trafficker Prisoners’ conducted by TDF, Nepal. She worked as a Part time Lecturer with Lord Buddha Education Foundation teaching Business Law, Entrepreneurship Development, and Human Resource Management for B.Com.,BBA and MBA. Likewise she worked as a Volunteer Legal Officer with Legal Aid and Consultancy Center (LACC) and as a Lecturer with Marryland Higher Secondary School. She has a Masters in Law from Nepal Law Campus (2008), Masters in Business Studies from Central Management Department (2006), Bachelor in Law from Nepal Law Campus (2004) and a Bachelor in Business Studies from National Campus for Business Studies (2001)

Advocate Ganesh Shrestha, Pennsylvania (571) 236-3910 completed his Intermediate and Bachelor in Law from Nepal Law Campus, Tribhuwan University and a LLM from Purwaanchal University, Kathmandu School of Law (Criminal law and Justice). He has been in the legal profession since 1999. His expertise is in Criminal law and Forensic Science.

Advocate Basundhara Thapa Magar (UK) has been in legal practice in Nepal for almost 12 years. She has a LLM degree in Criminal Law from Kathmandu School of Law (2008) and is currently in the United Kingdom.

Advocate Bidur Dhungana is also currently in the US since July 2009.

Advocate Biswo Jit Khadka, Washington DC, completed Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from Purbanchal University, Kathmandu School of Law (2009). He has conducted a one month research on ‘role of electronic media (on Televisions) in strengthening democracy and peace process in Nepal”; research on ‘Socio-economic, political situation and rights of marginalized communities’ in Far Eastern part (Ilam, Jhapa, Udaypur districts); ‘Advocacy and awareness program for active participation in Constituent assembly election’ for marginalized community in western Nepal (Banke and Bardia); observer in Constituent Assembly election for Bhaktapur district through election commission Nepal; conducted research on ‘crime trends and ratio in Kathmandu valley, after 2005/2006 people’s movement in Nepal’; supervised LL.B. students for research on ‘crime trends in Kathmandu valley and interned and researched in “Clinical legal education program” at Kathmandu School of Law under the USAID project. He is also a member of world society of victimology, an active member of Law Student society, Kathmandu school of Law, ‘Student Lawyer’ on Clinical legal education program at Kathmandu School of law on support of USAID; general member of International law student Association (ILSA) and American Society of International Law (ASIL).

Advocate Dhani Ram Sapkota (201) 779-6394 is currently in Jersey City, NJ. He completed his LL.M. from Nepal Law Campus in 2001 and a Masters of Arts in Human Rights from Bangkok in 2008.

Ms. Amrita Chiluwal, Franklin Pierce Law Center, J.D. 2011, is a Nepali law student in the US looking to network with other Nepali lawyers.

Ms. Shrishti Kharel, undergrad South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD will be joining Law school for JD in 2010. She wants to network with Nepali Women Attorneys and Law Students in the US.

James Ugbogu is a young Nigerian Lawyer based in Nigeria, interested in becoming a member of ANLUS.

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Law Nepal — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:22:24 +0000

Legal status to millions of illegal immigrants in the US, on its way !

Law Nepal — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:34:17 +0000

The New York Times quotes the Director of the USCIS “We are under way to prepare for [giving legal status to millions of illegal immigrants]“. The NY Times article further quotes the USCIS Director “Mr. Obama has told immigration officials that a legalization program would be part of legislation the White House would propose”.

There are no official estimates of the number of illegal immigrants who would apply for legal documents. The Pew Hispanic Center and the Center for Immigration Studies, two research groups in Washington, estimate that at least 10.8 million illegal immigrants live in this country. But a large number of those would not be eligible for legal status for many reasons, including past immigration violations.

For the full story, see here.

Sad Demise Former SC Justice Laxman Aryal

Law Nepal — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:48:17 +0000

Former SC Justice Laxman Aryal dies of kidney failure at the age of 75. He was one of the key drafters of the Constitutions of Nepal and was well known as a progressive justice. Nepal has lost one of the most open minded and liberal personality.

Melissa Upreti, Senior Regional Manager and Legal Adviser for Asia

Law Nepal — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:44:20 +0000

Melissa Upreti is Senior Regional Manager and Legal Adviser for Asia in the International Legal Program. She is coordinator and main editor of two of the Center’s signature publications, Women of the World, South Asia, and Women of the World, East and Southeast Asia. She led a fact-finding mission to investigate women imprisoned for abortion in Nepal and is coauthor of Abortion in Nepal: Women Imprisoned. She has designed and conducted human rights trainings in India, Nepal, and the Philippines and is involved in reproductive rights litigation projects in those countries. More recently, she was instrumental in securing the constitutional recognition of reproductive rights in Nepal and has been involved in efforts to promote the use of the Optional Protocol to CEDAW in the region. Prior to joining the Center in 2000, she was a Program Officer at the Asia Foundation in Nepal. She has a LLB from India and received her Master of Laws from the Columbia University School of Law, where she was a Stone Scholar.

Court Orders Nepal to Improve Women’s Access to Abortion

Law Nepal — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:42:32 +0000

Center for Reproductive Rights
www.reproductiverights.org<http://www.reproductiverights.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FOR MORE INFORMATION:
May 20, 2009 Dionne Scott, dscott@reprorights.orgdscott@reprorights.org>
(917) 637-3649

Court Orders Nepal to Improve Women’s Access to Abortion
Government must set up abortion fund and promote availability of abortion services.

New York—Today, Nepal’s Supreme Court ordered the Nepal government to enact a comprehensive abortion law to guarantee that women have access to safe and affordable abortion services. Since 2002, Nepalese law has permitted abortion under most circumstances, but multiple barriers—including the government’s failure to implement its own policy, prohibitive costs, and inadequate availability of abortion providers—have prevented women from accessing safe abortion services. Under the court ruling, the government must set up a fund to cover the cost of abortion for poor and rural women; and invest enough resources to meet the demand for abortion services and to educate the public and health service providers of the existing abortion law.

“This is one of the most important legal victories for women in Nepal in almost a decade,” said Melissa Upreti, regional manager and legal adviser for Asia at the Center for Reproductive Rights. “Thousands of women in Nepal either die or suffer health complications every year from unsafe abortion. Many are forced to suffer in silence due to their inability to pay for safe services or the lack of information. This decision shows that protecting women’s health and lives means more than just keeping reproductive health services legal – it means ensuring that those services are in fact available to everyone who needs them.”

The Center worked with its partners in Nepal, Forum for Women, Law, and Development, to file the case in the Supreme Court in 2007. At the center of the petition was Nepali citizen Lakshmi Dhikta. Dhikta, who comes from an extremely poor household in the rural western region of Nepal, could not afford to pay the fee charged for abortion at a public hospital and as a result, was forced to continue an unintended pregnancy. The Center filed friend-of-the-court briefs in support of the case and Upreti, also from Nepal, joined as a petitioner.

According to the World Disasters Report, neo-natal and maternal mortality claim twenty-five times more lives each year than the lives claimed yearly in Nepal’s decade-long conflict. Complications from unsafe abortion are estimated to account for 20 percent of maternal deaths in health facilities alone—not counting the women who never make it to a hospital. An abortion in a government hospital can cost more than the average monthly salary, and 80 percent of rural women are not even aware that abortion is legal.

The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global legal organization dedicated to advancing women’s reproductive health, self-determination and dignity as basic human rights.

ANLUS congratulates Advocate Ratna Bahadur Bagchand for being appointed as an Appellate Court Justice at Appellate Court of Nepalgunj

Law Nepal — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:20:31 +0000

ANLUS congratulates Advocate Ratna Bahadur Bagchand for being appointed as an Appellate Court Justice at Appellate Court of Nepalgunj.

The appointment was made pursuant to Article 109 of Interim Constitution of Nepal 2007, §4(1)(b) of Judicial Council Act 1990, §5(1) of Judicial Council Procedures Regulation 2001. The provisions stipulates appointment of Justices who are qualified based on 10 years of legal practice, seniority, knowledge of subject matter, working ability, education, honesty, impartiality, moral character, prestige in legal profession, people’s desire, popularity and boldness and ability to perform.

Hon. Justice Bagchand has been working for the justice of the marginalized, disadvantaged and discrimitnated Dalit community in Nepal through an organization Lawyers National Campaign against Untouchability-Nepal (LANCAU-Nepal). LANCAU has played a vital role in drafting laws against untouchability, pressuring the government to formulate and execute appropriate laws to curb racial discrimination and implement Durban Declaration to put an end to the Untouchability Aparthied in Nepal. He was also awarded the Best Lawyer Award by Nepal Bar Council earlier.

With appointment of Justice Bagchand, Nepal’s judiciary has appointed a person from the Dalit Community for the first time in its history.

The list of newly appointed Justices in Appellate and District Courts can be found here:

http://supremecourt.gov.np/appeal.pdf

BNLA’s First Election 2009

Law Nepal — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:29:51 +0000

The First BNLA Election took place on August 29, 2009. The newly elected committee members include:

Patron- Prof, Dr. Surya Subedi
President- Raju Thapa, Solicitor
Vice President- Devendra Singh Shrestha, Advocate
General Secretary- Yog Upadhaya, Advocate
Joint Secretary-Amrit Prasad Kharel, Advocate
Treasurer-Umesh Bikram Shah, Advocate
Member- Kriti Bilas Pant, Advocate
Member-Umesh Moktan, Advocate
Member-Kabita Karki, Advocate
Member-Dipesh Shrestha, Advocate

BNLA thanks election committe members:

Nabin Paudel-Advocate,
Prakash Paudel-Advocate,
Supak Malla-Advocate.

BNLA also thanks ex-president Surya Subedi and Ex-Vice Presidet Sunil Adhikary who addressed and promised to support the organization in future.

Reported by: Amrit Prasad Kharel, Joint Secretary-BNLA, UK

www.bnla.org.uk

Contact: 00447737463824

CJ appointment system altered

Law Nepal — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:48:04 +0000

Kantipur Report

KATHMANDU, Aug 25 – Judicial System Committee of the Constituent Assembly (CA) has proposed to appoint Chief Justice from other courts besides the Supreme Court as well.Voting concerning appointment of the Chief Justice held at the Committee office in Singhadurbar on Tuesday morning passed the same provision with majority.

The current provision calls for picking a new Chief Justice based on seniority after completing three years.

There were 17 votes in favour of appointing new Chief Justice from the Supreme Court and 21 votes in favour of appointing from the Supreme, Appellate and District Courts. Among 42 members, three were absent while one refrained from voting.

Posted on: 2009-08-25 06:27:38 (Server Time)

http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=211391

Law Offices of Dilli Bhatta, Esq. in Wall Street, NY

Law Nepal — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:25:31 +0000

ANLUS congratulates Attorney Dilli Bhatta on his new law office at Wall Street, New York (www.bhattalaw.com)

Attorney -at-Law, Dilli Bhatta, Esq. has been representing clients in various fields. The Bhatta Law Firm, P.C. is located on Wall Street, New York. It represent individuals and corporations. The firm’s main objective is to provide outstanding legal services and to be recognized for this sole characteristic. It provides a wide range of legal services in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

Dilli Raj Bhatta is the founder of The Bhatta Law Firm. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York. Mr. Bhatta is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the New York City Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, and American Bar Association.

Mr. Bhatta graduated with an LLM degree in Intellectual Property Law from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of law in 2008. He also holds a law degree from Tribhuban University (TU), Kathmandu. Mr. Bhatta participated in the Intellectual Property Law seminars led by the professors of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New Delhi and Hyderabad, India, in 2008. After completing his Bachelors of laws from TU, Mr. Bhatta interned for the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. Mr. Bhatta was a paralegal for one year and a half at The Myers Law Firm, a prestigious San Francisco based law firm.

The Bhatta Law Firm employs and works with highly competent attorneys in the U.S. and in foreign countries to protect its clients’ interests at home and abroad respectively. Our team fluently speaks a multitude of languages, including Hindi, Urdu, Nepali and Tagalog.

Office:	The Bhatta Law Firm, P.C.
Street Address:	110 Wall Street, 11th Floor
City:	New York
State:	New York
Zip Code:	10005-3817
Email Address:	dillibhatta@bhattalaw.com
Phone Number:	(646)462-4246
Phone Number:	(212)709-8238