Even though Amnesty International had defined it as a flawed step forward, after years of endless political shenanigans that exasperated the thousands of citizens who had been seeking justice, it finally seemed that the peace process could reach its final phase.
In the aftermath of tragic human losses and the subsequent personal suffering affecting hundreds of families whose daughters, sons, husbands, and wives lost their lives, Nepal must reckon with the need for a process of national reconciliation, or at least for facing the past and dealing with it.
There are many ways to measure the levels of social and economic inequities in a diverse country like Nepal. The National Census, together with other livelihood-related measurements certainly offers a holistic portrayal that captures some of the inequalities among the different ethnic and social groups living in a nation.