Kathmandu, August 15 The National Human Rights Commission has suggested a 12-point recommendation regarding the Transitional Justice Bill, 2022 to the government for amendment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, 2014. The commission says there should be a clear opinion regarding transitional justice and it should be amended. NHRC said that the definition of […]
The National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC India) has launched an investigation into the disappearance of Nepali citizen Jaya Singh Dhami into the Mahakali River when the Indian security force, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) allegedly cut off the rope of the tuin from the other side. Replying to a letter from the National Human
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has drawn the government’s attention towards immediate management and operation of holding centres, quarantine facilities, and isolation centres set up along the Nepal-India border points. “Local levels must start operating quarantine and isolation centers. Health check-up of those returning home from India via land routes is lacking and so
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said that its serious attention was drawn to the fact that the new variants of Covid-19 was spreading rapidly in Nepal, putting children at a greater risk of infection. NHRC recently conducted on-site monitoring of various schools in the Kathmandu Valley regarding compliance with the required health safety
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The National Human Rights Commission has said that the COVID-19 pandemic had a number of negative impacts on the right to employment of citizens in Nepal. According to ‘Human Rights Situation During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Brief Assessment’ released by the rights body earlier this week, the Public Service Commission (PSC) postponed all scheduled written examinations
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The response of Nepal government to the pandemic hasn’t been as per its constitutional obligations and international commitment to human rights and has failed its people when it comes to protecting them from COVID-19 pandemic, different human rights organisations said on Friday. In a briefing paper based on analysis of Nepal government’s approach to dealing
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concern about poor human rights situation amid the coronavirus pandemic in Bagmati Province. As per a report released by the NHRC Bagmati Province Office last week, the government had failed to initiate preparedness measures against the pandemic. “The government did not make enough effort to control or
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The government of Nepal should act without delay to carry out the National Human Rights Commission’s recommendations, particularly those concerning Nepal’s obligation to investigate and, where justified by the evidence, prosecute those accused of serious abuses, Human Rights Watch and the ICJ said in a press release issued yesterday. On October 15, 2020, the National
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