Nepal Constituent Assembly continues drafting despite court order. Ignoring a Supreme Court order that stayed the execution of a recent four-party constitution agreement, the Constituent Assembly of Nepal continues to move forward with the constitution drafting process. Although the drafting committee task force failed to produce an integrated draft by the June 22 deadline due to internal disagreements, the Constituent Assembly still plans to release a draft constitution by mid-July.

Experts speak out against Rwandan parliament's plan to lift presidential term limits.  As the Rwandan parliament debates lifting the constitutional two-term limit on the presidency in order to allow incumbent Paul Kagame to run for a third consecutive term, activists are speaking out against the plan. The ruling party claims that 3.6 million people signed a petition calling for the amendment, but human rights activist Rene Claudel Mugenzi alleges that the government forced voters to sign the petition in order to avoid international criticism.