RAJANI SHAHI VS. NATIONAL WOMEN COMMISSION

KEY FACTS: Rajani Shahi was in a heterosexual marriage with Pradip Shahi. She came out as a lesbian to her husband. She filed a divorce against her husband to live with her partner, Ms. Nepali. Her husband then abducted her and forced her to live with him. Rajani approached the National Women Commission (NWC) to […]

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SUNIL BABU PANT VS. NEPAL GOVERNMENT

KEY FACTS:  Representatives of the LGBTI community filed a case against the Government of Nepal for excluding gender and sexual minorities. They claimed that gender minorities lacked access to public benefits because they could not obtain citizenship cards on the basis of non-binary gender identity. They argued for legal recognition of LGBTI persons. ISSUES:  The […]

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