The Budget That Flatters the Middle and Forgets the Margins

Nationalism, the Rise of the Middle Class, and What Nepal’s 2083/84 Budget Leaves Unsaid No government in Nepal’s history or elsewhere has ever announced its arrival by declaring it intends to take something away. Every shift of power from the Panchayat era to the republican transitions of the past two decades has presented itself in […]

Towards Climate Justice Rooted in Gender Equality and Community Leadership

The climate crisis calls us to reimagine our relationships with each other and with the natural world. It demands that we move beyond technical fixes and market solutions toward systemic transformation. For WOREC, climate justice is inseparable from gender justice, social justice, and the broader struggle for human rights and dignity. The women and communities […]

Pairavi: Raising Voices, Claiming Rights

“Pairavi”; the quarterly advocacy newsletter includes, the advocacy practices carried out by WOREC and demonstrates a clear shift in the women’s rights movement from program-based interventions toward structural justice, political accountability, and a community-based feminist movement ecosystem. Activities implemented in working districts of WOREC have integrated issues such as GBV, human rights violations, harmful social […]

Digital Violence, Collective Shaming, and Justice for Women in Online Space

PANEL DISCSSION REPORT Organized by WOREC Nepal:  Facilitated by Sunita Mainali; Executive Director of WOREC    13 April 2026 (30 Chaitra 2082BS) Executive Summary This report documents the proceedings of a virtual panel discussion organized by the Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) Nepal, focused on the intersection of digital platforms, democracy, and gender-based violence. The discussion brought […]

Youth Forum for Democracy and Women’s Rights

Program: Campaign for Democracy, Women’s Rights and Youth ParticipationLocations: Biratnagar (Koshi), Dhangadhi (Sudurpaschim), Butwal (Lumbini), Janakpur (Madhesh) Background Nepal’s socio-political history has been shaped by continuous movements and transitions, with youth playing a frontline role in major democratic milestones including the 1951 democratic movement, the 1990 People’s Movement, the 2006 People’s Movement, and the 2015 […]

निर्वाचन विशेष : भय रहित र समावेशी निर्वाचनको माग सहित मानव अधिकार रक्षकहरुको सिफारिस

प्रतिनिधि सभा निर्वाचन नजिकिँदै गर्दा मुलुकको राजनीतिक तथा सामाजिक अवस्था संवेदनशील बन्दै गएको सन्दर्भमा ओरेकको आयोजनामा सातै प्रदेशका ६५ भन्दा बढी मानव अधिकार रक्षकहरूको सहभागितामा भर्चुअल वेवीनार सम्पन्न भयो। कार्यक्रममा निर्वाचन अवधिमा महिला, दलित, आदिवासी जनजाति, अपाङ्गता भएका व्यक्ति, लैङ्गिक तथा यौनिक अल्पसंख्यक समुदायका उम्मेदवार तथा मतदातामाथि हुन सक्ने धम्की, हेट स्पिच, गलत सूचना, दबाब […]