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Every governance event classified by the Civica Pulse Beta pipeline. Updated daily.

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NepalMay 1, 2026Nepal: Balen Government Should Bring Human Rights ReformsRule of LawModerate − · -33/3 agree
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Nepal’s prime minister, Balendra Shah, takes the oath of office, Kathmandu, March 27, 2026. © 2026 Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo

(Geneva) – Nepal’s recently elected Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) government, led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, which came to power on a wave of popular demands for change, should use this opportunity to bring lasting protections for human rights and the rule of law, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Commission of Jurists said in a letter to Shah published today. The organizations made recommendations on 13 areas of human rights, including the transitional justice process, women and girl’s rights, the rights of Dalits and other minorities, the rights of migrant workers, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTI) rights, the right to housing, and freedom of expression and association. Some of the new government’s early actions—including the forced eviction of landless people from informal settlements and a proposed ordinance that would dilute the independence of the constitutional council in appointing judges and commissioners to constitutional bodies—appear to violate housing rights and due process protections and show an alarming disregard for procedure and the rule of law, the organization

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Classifier runs (3 passes)
Run 1 · temp 0
Judicial independence rollback (curtailment)
Rule of LawModerate − · -3
The most concrete governance concern flagged is a proposed ordinance that would dilute the independence of the constitutional council in appointing judges and commissioners, constituting a judicial independence rollback, though it remains a proposal rather than enacted law.
Run 2 · temp 0.4
Judicial independence rollback (curtailment)
Rule of LawModerate − · -3
The most concrete governance concern flagged is a proposed ordinance that would dilute the independence of the constitutional council in appointing judges and commissioners, constituting a judicial independence rollback, though the event is primarily an NGO advocacy letter rather than a confirmed policy enactment.
Run 3 · temp 0.8
Judicial independence rollback (curtailment)
Rule of LawModerate − · -3
The most concrete governance-specific concern flagged is a proposed ordinance that would dilute the independence of the constitutional council in appointing judges and commissioners, constituting a judicial independence rollback, though it remains a proposal at this stage.
Confidence 0.56 · RSF 50Judicial independence rollback (curtailment)