Nepal has five million child brides. A proposal to lower the marriage age could imperil millions more, mothers warn.

Caste discrimination and racism are major problems in Nepal. Despite having legal recourse against race and caste ...

The Caste System Beyond India Caste continues to be a force to be reckoned with in rural India but it also impacts other countries including Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

The mainstream parties’ inability to control corruption and end the ongoing economic crisis and so forth has given rise to populist politics, as in America and many other countries. Rabi Lamichhane, ...

Caste-based abuse is also prevalent in Nepal, Sri Lanka ... Under the devadasi system, thousands of Dalit girls in India's southern states are ceremoniously dedicated or married to a deity ...

KATHMANDU, Feb. 16 -- Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has announced the decision to form a special police "desk" to address issues of caste-based discrimination and untouchability. The minister made ...