More than 1.2 million landless remain without secure land or shelter in Nepal

Thousands displaced as authorities clear settlements despite constitutional guarantees.

They have spent years waiting for land to live on and cultivate. Instead, they are facing hardship as squatters. A nationwide campaign to clear public land has further deepened their struggles. Homes have been demolished, property destroyed, and families displaced into makeshift shelters. Women, children and the sick have been hit hardest, and the approaching monsoon is set to worsen already dire conditions.