Shuyuan Zhang


Shuyuan Zhang

Shuyuan is a PhD researcher at the Maastricht Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, and a member of the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Researchers. In addition to her legal background, she developed expertise in quantitative policy analysis through the Evidence-Based Policy Research Methods programme at UNU-MERIT. Her commitment to human rights law was deepened through an internship at Love Save Pneumoconiosis, where she conducted field research on occupational health and workers’ rights in China. As a Peace Fellow, Shuyuan will support Ram and his organization, NEFAD, on transitional justice initiatives through the Advocacy Project this summer.



03 Aug

Justice on Nepali Time: Field Notes from My Summer with NEFAD

I landed in Nepal on 9 June and left on 24 July—a 45-day adventure that

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Posted Aug 03, 2025

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03 Aug

Mango Juice, Matching Slippers, and a Fight for Justice: An Afternoon with Gita Rasaili

We first met Gita on a scorching, dry Tuesday afternoon, 22 July, at the Civil

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Posted Aug 03, 2025

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21 Jul

Thakurbaba’s Model for Grassroots Reparation in Nepal

In a country still healing from the wounds of a decade-long armed conflict (1996–2006), reparations

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Posted Jul 21, 2025

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21 Jul

From Grief to Action: CVC’s Journey in Bardiya

A Wounded District: Bardiya’s Burden of the Past Nestled along Nepal’s western plains bordering India,

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Posted Jul 21, 2025

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21 Jul

“Bipin Revolutionary”: A Father’s Fight for the Enforced Disappeared in Nepal

On a June night in 2002, 21-year-old Bipin Bhandari was forcibly taken by security forces

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Posted Jul 21, 2025

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13 Jul

Interview with Devi Khadka: On Survival, Silence, and the Fight for Justice in Nepal

We met Devi Khadka on the morning of July 1, 2025, in Kathmandu, at a

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Posted Jul 13, 2025

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27 Jun

Critical Reflections (3): Nepal’s New TRC Law: Progress or Political Compromise?

In August 2024, Nepal passed a new Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation

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Posted Jun 27, 2025

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20 Jun

Silenced No More: The Voices of Nepal’s Women Survivors of Sexual Violence

Around 6:00 PM on 19 June 2025, a quiet yet powerful scene unfolded in Ratna

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Posted Jun 20, 2025

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19 Jun

Honoring the Disappeared: A Day of Memory, Resistance, and Hope in Nepal

“We are questioning, our next generation is questioning, the state about our families.” On 17

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Posted Jun 19, 2025

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16 Jun

Critical Reflections (2): Persistent Gaps in Nepal’s Transitional Justice Process

A genuinely victim-centered transitional justice process in Nepal must address several interconnected and often underexplored

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Posted Jun 16, 2025

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16 Jun

Critical Reflections (1): The Power of Victim Movements in Nepal’s Transitional Justice Process

    Transitional justice in Nepal is not merely a legal or human rights concern—it

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Posted Jun 16, 2025

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10 Jun

Hi Nepal!

I finally get to see you in person, after hearing so many stories about you.

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Posted Jun 10, 2025

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