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ReportSeptember, 2013

National Human Rights

Commission-Nepal

Mid-Term Report on

the Implementation status of Conclusion

and Recommendations of

Universal Periodic Review of Nepal

www.nhrcnepal.org



ReportSeptember, 2013

National Human RightsCommission-Nepal

Mid-Term Report on

the Implementation status of Conclusion

and Recommendations of

Universal Periodic Review of Nepal

www.nhrcnepal.org



Written by

Basudev Bajagain, Human Rights Officer

Shyam Babu Kafle, Human Rights Officer

Published by

National Human Rights Commission-Nepal

Harihar Bhawan, Lalitpur, Nepal

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TheSquare Design Communication Pvt. Ltd.

Anamnagar, Kathmandu, Nepal

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Date of Publication

September, 2013

Edition

First

Publication Number

NHRC 176

Supported by

Strengthening the Capacity of the

National Human Rights Commission

© National Human Rights Commission-Nepal

Harihar Bhawan, Lalitpur, Nepal



UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF NEPAL | 3

INTRODUCTION

After the comprehensive discussion on the Human

Rights Situation Report of Nepal, fifty-five states had

provided a range of (137) recommendations to Nepal.

The GoN accepted 56 of these recommendations with

a commitment to implement them accordingly. The

GoN mentioned that 28 recommendations had already

been implemented or were in the process of

implementation; 15 recommendations were rejected

by the Government. Further more, the Government

was learned to have provided its view on 36

recommendations during seventeenth meeting of

Human Rights Council on 6th June 2011.

In this regard, it is the state responsibility to

implement suggestions and recommendationson

various issues of human rights. It is necessary to

ensure that the international community's

recommendations will be implemented accurately and

efficiently. In this regard, the GoN has formulated a

strategic plan. Second Periodic Review of Nepal will be

held on twenty-third Assembly of the UN Human

Rights Council. There will be extensive discussion on

the implementation of the commitments expressed by

Nepal during the meeting.

The first Universal Periodic Review of the human rights situation in Nepal was

held on 25 January 2011, during tenth Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

session of the United Nations, Human Rights Council. Prior to the meeting, on

December 2010, Government of Nepal (GoN) had submitted the national

report on human rights situation of Nepal. On behalf of the Human Rights

Institutions in the nation, the National Human Rights Commission, the National

Women’s Commission and the National Dalit Commission had submitted a joint

UPR report. In addition to this, various Human Rights Organizations had

submitted their reports to the Council.



4 | UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF NEPAL

OBJECTIVEOF THE REPORTThis report has been prepared as a part of Universal Periodic Review, studying on

the implementation status of the recommendations in order for improving the

human rights situation in Nepal.

METHODOLOGY OF THE REPORTThe report was prepared by thoroughly examining the responses and commitments of the GoN to the

recommendations and suggestions provided by the states. The report and the Action plan of GoN,

along with various other reports were also studied. The implementation of UPR recommendations was

mainly accessed by studying the information gathered by the NHRC's investigations and by examining

the data collected through monitoring the human rights situation across the country.

During the course of writing the report, discussions and consultations were held with the concerned

stakeholders for collecting data and verifying the facts. Facts were collected by organizing interaction

programs with Ministries and implementation agencies mentioned in the Action Plan of the GoN,

National Women Commission, National Dalit Commission, AdibasiJanajatiUthanRastriyaPratisthanand

National Child Welfare Committee. Written suggestions from these agencies were also obtained

through correspondence. In addition, suggestions from the Non-governmental Organizations obtained

through interaction programs and written form were also incorporated in the report.




STATUS OFIMPLEMENTATION OF

CONCLUSION ANDRECOMMENDATIONSThe GoN had accepted almost all suggestions and recommendations of the UPR and

responded on some recommendations in the process of implementation. Some

suggestions and recommendations had been rejected. The implementation status of the

recommendations has been laid as tabulated below.




IMPLEMENTATION STATUSOF THE ACCEPTED/ IN THE PROCESS OFIMPLEMENTATION OFCONCLUSIONS ANDRECOMMENDATIONS

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s t r e n g t h e n i n g t h e

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Y e m e n

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t h e p e a c e p r o c e s s w i t h e v e r y e f f o r t m a d e

t o c e n t r e i t o n h u m a n r i g h t s a s a s u r e

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f r e e d o m o f r e l i g i o n a n d b e l i e f s . T h e p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s h a v e m a d e

c o m m i t m e n t t o e n s u r e f r e e d

o m o f r e l i g i o n , r i g h t t o e q u a l i t y a n d

n o n - d i s c r i m i n a t i o n i n t h e n e

w c o n s t i t u t i o n .

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m a d e c o m m i t m e n t t o f r a m e n e w

c o n s t i t u t i o n i n l i n e w i t h i n t e

r n a t i o n a l s t a n d a r d s . T h e d r a f t o f t h e

c o n s t i t u t i o n p r e p a r e d b y t h e

d i s s o l v e d C A h a s i n c l u d e d w o m e n ' s

r i g h t s ; t h e r e f o r e , i t i s a n t i c i p

a t e d t h a t t h e n e w c o n s t i t u t i o n w i l l

h a v e s i m i l a r p r o v i s i o n s . T h e

a g r e e m e n t o f t h e p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s o n

f r a m i n g n e w C A w i t h t h e s i m i l a r p r o v i s i o n a s b e f o r e h a s e n s u r e d

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e a c e p r o c e s s h a v e b e e n s u c c e s s f u l l y

c o m p l e t e d . T h e p r o c e s s o f i n t e g r a t i o n o f M a o i s t C o m b a t a n t s i n t o

N e p a l A r m y a n d m a n a g e m e

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u m a n r i g h t s a r e i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t h e

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n t .

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b l i s h e d L o c a l P e a c e C o m m i t t e e s f o r

e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f p e a c e i n g r a s s r o o t s l e v e l ; h o w e v e r , t h e s e

c o m m i t t e e s c o u l d n o t a c c o m

p l i s h t h e i r t a s k s e f f e c t i v e l y .

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p r o v i d e d r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o t h e

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p o l i t i c a l

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e x p e r i e n c e t h a t i t h a s e m b a r k e d

u p o n .

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e m e r g e d d u r i n g t h e p e a c e p

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a g r e e m e n t w i t h v a r i o u s a r m

e d g r o u p s t h r o u g h d i a l o g u e s .

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s i g n i f i c a n t l y d e c r e a s e d ; h o w

e v e r , i t h a s n o t b e e n c o m p l e t e l y

i m p e d e d .

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c o m p l i m e n t e d g r e a t s u p p o r t i n t h e p e a c e p r o c e s s a n d

r e c o n s t r u c t i o n . U n i t e d N a t i o

n s M i s s i o n t o N e p a l ( U N M I N ) a n d

U n i t e d N a t i o n s O f f i c e o f t h e

H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r o n H u m a n

R i g h t s ( O H C H R ) h a v e p r o v i d e d a v i t a l s u p p o r t b y e s t a b l i s h i n g

t h e i r o f f i c e s i n N e p a l .

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t h r o u g h e x t e n s i v e d i a l o g u e s

a m o n g t h e c o n f l i c t i n g p a r t i e s ;

h o w e v e r , b e c a u s e o f t h e f a i l u r e t o e s t a b l i s h t h e T r u t h a n d

R e c o n c i l i a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n ( T R C ) , t h e r e a r e s o c u m b e r s o m e

t a s k s l e f t t o a c c o m p l i s h f o r t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f p e a c e f u l

e n v i r o n m e n t i n s o c i e t y .

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r e c o n c i l i a t i o n .

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e s s h i t , p o l i t i c a l i n s t a b i l i t y h a s b e e n

i n c r e a s i n g . O w i n g t o t h e t r u s t d e f i c i t a m o n g t h e p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s ,

t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f e x - b u r e a u c r a t s a t t h e l e a d e r s h i p o f C h i e f

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b e e n n e g a t i v e l y a f f e c t e d d u e t o i n c r e a s i n g p o l i t i c a l

i n s t a b i l i t y / i m p a s s e .

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f N e p a l - 2 0 0 7 h a s f u l l y a c c e p t e d

t h e d e m o c r a t i c s y s t e m ; h o w

e v e r , t h e u n h e a l t h y c o m p e t i t i o n s

a m o n g t h e p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s i n c l u d i n g t h e f i n a n c i a l i r r e g u l a r i t i e s

a n d l a c k o f t r a n s p a r e n c y h a v e a l t o g e t h e r c a u s e d s t a g n a t i o n t o t h e

d e m o c r a t i c d e v e l o p m e n t . S u

c h s i t u a t i o n h a s c r e a t e d u n d u e

f r u s t r a t i o n a m o n g t h e p e o p l e t o w a r d s p o l i t i c s .

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f u l l y r e s p e c t e d b y a l l c o n c e r n e d

i n s t i t u t i o n a l a c t o r s , p a r t i c u l a r l y b y t h e a r m y

a n d t h e p o l i c e f o r c e s ,

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e r e n c e h a s a p p a r e n t l y h a m p e r e d t h e

p r o s e c u t i o n o f p e r p e t r a t o r s w h o c o m m i t t e d s e r i o u s h u m a n r i g h t s

v i o l a t i o n s d u r i n g a n d a f t e r t h e a r m e d c o n f l i c t .

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p e r p e t r a t o r s ( b y C o u r t s ) u n d

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w o r k i n g i n h i g h l e v e l o f p o l i t i c a l

p a r t i e s , p u b l i c s e r v i c e s a n d

s e c u r i t y a g e n c i e s a n d a r e g e t t i n g

p r o m o t i o n a s w e l l .

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r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s t o t h e

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p r

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I n v e s t i g a t e a l l c a s e s o f i l l t r e a

t m e n t a n d

a b u s e , s u c h a s e n f o r c e d d i s a p p e a r a n c e s ,

c a s e s o f t o r t u r e , a r r e s t s w i t h o u t

w a r r a n t s

a n d e x t r a j u d i c i a l k i l l i n g s b y t h e

p o l i c e a s

w e l l a s t h e n a t i o n a l a r m y a n d e n s u r e t h e

d e l i v e r y o f j u s t i c e r e g a r d i n g t h e s e s e r i o u s

h u m a n r i g h t s v i o l a t i o n s

C r e a t e a s y s t e m o f a c c o u n t a b

i l i t y t o

i n v e s t i g a t e a n d p r o s e c u t e h u m a

n r i g h t s

v i o l a t o r s i n N e p a l ' s m i l i t a r y a n d

l a w

e n f o r c e m e n t a g e n c i e s

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n e c e s s a r y , t o r e m o v e p r o v i s i o n s

w h i c h

a l l o w G o v e r n m e n t a n d m i l i t a r y p e r s o n n e l

t o a c t w i t h i m p u n i t y ,

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i l i t y t o

i n v e s t i g a t e a n d p r o s e c u t e h u m a

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D e v e l o p t h e n e c e s s a r y t o o l s t o e n s u r e

e d u c a t i o n a n d h u m a n r i g h t s t r a i n i n g ,

n o t a b l y f o r l a w e n f o r c e m e n t o f f i c i a l s ,

P r o v i d e m a n d a t o r y h u m a n r i g

h t s t r a i n i n g

f o r i t s p o l i c e f o r c e ,

T h e f a c t s f r o m m o n i t o r i n g

b y N H R C s h o w s t h a t i n s o m e

i n s t a n c e s p o l i c e h a s b e e n a

r r e s t i n g p e r s o n s w i t h o u t a r r e s t

w a r r a n t a n d k e e p i n g t h e m i n i l l e g a l d e t e n t i o n .

A f t e r t h e p e r i o d o f a r m e d

c o n f l i c t , t h e a c t s o f e n f o r c e d

d i s a p p e a r a n c e s h a v e c o n s i d

e r a b l y d e c r e a s e d ; h o w e v e r , i n s o m e

c a s e s , d e t a i n e e s h a v e b e e n

d e n i e d a c c e s s t o c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h

t h e i r r e l a t i v e s a n d l a w y e r s .

S u f f i c i e n t i n i t i a t i o n i s n o t

t a k e n t o w a r d s m a k i n g t h e s t a t u s o f

t h e d i s a p p e a r e d p e r s o n s d u

r i n g t h e p e r i o d o f a r m e d c o n f l i c t a n d

w i t h p r o v i s i o n o f r e p a r a t i o n

t o t h e v i c t i m s a n d p r o s e c u t i n g

a g a i n s t p e r p e t r a t o r s . F o r i n s

t a n c e , a s o f t o d a y , G o N h a s n o t

i m p l e m e n t e d t h e r e c o m m e n

d a t i o n o f N H R C t o p u b l i c i z e t h e

s t a t u s o f 4 3 d i s a p p e a r e d p e

r s o n s f r o m B h a i r a v n a t h B a t t a l i o n o f

N e p a l A r m y d u r i n g t h e p e r i o d o f a r m e d c o n f l i c t ; n o t t o m e n t i o n ,

t h o s e p e r p e t r a t o r s h a v e n o t

b e e n p r o s e c u t e d . L i k e w i s e , t h e

G o v e r n m e n t h a s n o t i m p l e m

e n t e d t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t o

p u b l i c i z e t h e s t a t u s o f A r j u n

B a h a d u r L a m a f r o m K a v r e p a l a n c h o k

d i s t r i c t . N o r h a s i t p r o s e c u t e d t h e M a o i s t r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e

i n c i d e n t .

I n o r d e r t o m a k e t h e l e g i s

l a t i o n s h u m a n r i g h t s f r i e n d l y , r e f o r m s

h a v e b e e n m a d e c o n t i n u o u s l y ; h o w e v e r , f u r t h e r r e f o r m i s n e e d e d .

I n o r d e r t o p r o m o t e h u m a

n r i g h t s e d u c a t i o n , H u m a n R i g h t s

U n i t i n M i n i s t r y o f H o m e , H

u m a n R i g h t s C e l l i n N e p a l P o l i c e a n d

A r m e d P o l i c e F o r c e , H u m a n

R i g h t s D i v i s i o n i n M i n i s t r y o f

D e f e n s e a n d H u m a n R i g h t s

D i v i s i o n i n N e p a l A r m y h a v e b e e n

e s t a b l i s h e d . S u c h m e c h a n i s

m s a r e f u n c t i o n i n g a c c o r d i n g l y .

N e p a l P o l i c e , N e p a l A r m y

a n d A r m e d P o l i c e F o r c e h a v e b e e n

c o n d u c t i n g t r a i n i n g s o n h u m

a n r i g h t s a n d h u m a n i t a r i a n l a w i n

t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e o r g a n i z a t i o n

s .

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r m y h a v e a d o p t e d t h e T r a i n i n g

M a n u a l o n H u m a n R i g h t s i n o r d e r t o p r o v i d e t r a i n i n g i n t h e i r

o r g a n i z a t i o n s .

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E x t r a J u d i c i a l

E x e c u t i o n

G e r m a n y , S w e d e n ,

A u s t r i a

( W i l l E x a m i n e )

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C o n d u c t t h o r o u g h a n d i m p a r t i a l

i n v e s t i g a t i o n i n t o a l l e g a t i o n s o f t o r t u r e a n d

p h y s i c a l a b u s e , a n d t o b r i n g t o j u s t i c e

a n y o n e s u s p e c t e d o f h a v i n g p a r t i c i p a t e d i n

a r b i t r a r y a r r e s t s o r h a v i n g c o m m

i t t e d

e x c e s s i v e u s e o f f o r c e , t o r t u r e a n d o t h e r

h u m a n r i g h t s v i o l a t i o n s ,

I n v e s t i g a t e c r e d i b l e a l l e g a t i o n s o f

e x t r a j u d i c i a l k i l l i n g s a n d i n t r o d u c e a n

i n d e p e n d e n t c o m p l a i n t m e c h a n i s m o n t h e

c o n d u c t o f t h e s e c u r i t y f o r c e s

I m p a r t i a l l y i n v e s t i g a t e a l l a l l e g a t i o n s o f

e x t r a - j u d i c i a l k i l l i n g s a n d a r b i t r a

r y

e x e c u t i o n s , t o p r o s e c u t e t h o s e r e s p o n s i b l e ,

S o m e c a s e s r e g i s t e r e d u n d e r T o r t u r e a n d C o m p e n s a t i o n a c t

h a v e b e e n d e c i d e d b y t h e c o u r t s f o r t h e c o m p e n s a t i o n t o b e

p r o v i d e d t o t h e v i c t i m s a n d

d e p a r t m e n t a l a c t i o n a g a i n s t

p e r p e t r a t o r s . H o w e v e r , t h e r e

h a s n o t b e e n a n y s u f f i c i e n t i n i t i a t i o n

m a d e t o w a r d s e s t a b l i s h i n g m e c h a n i s m t o p r e v e n t t o r t u r e .

S e p a r a t e m e c h a n i s m t o i n

v e s t i g a t e e x t r a j u d i c i a l e x e c u t i o n h a s

n o t b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d y e t .

T h e G o v e r n m e n t h a s n o t p e r f o r m e d i m p a r t i a l a n d e f f e c t i v e

i n v e s t i g a t i o n o f t h e c a s e s o f

e x t r a j u d i c i a l e x e c u t i o n . S e c u r i t y

f o r c e s u s e d t o c o n c e a l s u c h

c a s e s o f e x t r a j u d i c i a l e x e c u t i o n

i n s t e a d o f i n v e s t i g a t i o n a n d

p r o s e c u t i o n .

L i k e w i s e t h e C o m m i s s i o n h a s

a l s o p r o v i d e d i t s s u g g e s t i o n o n

t h

e d r a f t o f C r i m i n a l C o d e .

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P r

i m e M i n i s t e r a n d t h e p a r t y

p r

e s i d e n t s o f t h e v a r i o u s

p o

l i t i c a l p a r t i e s , t h e

C o m m i s s i o n h a s r e c o m m e n d e d

t o

p r e v e n t t o r t u r e a n d a d d r e s s

t h

e i s s u e o f i m p u n i t y .

T h e C o m m i s s i o n h a s b e e n

a d

v o c a t i n g t h r o u g h i n t e r a c t i o n s ,

w o r k s h o p , m e e t i n g , d i s c u s s i o n

a n

d a w a r e n e s s p r o g r a m t o

p r

e v e n t t o r t u r e a n d t o e n d t h e

s t a t e o f i m p u n i t y .


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i n v o l v e d i n a c t o f t o r t u r e a n d

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v i c t i m s b y i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h e

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E n d i n g I m p u n i t y

S w e d e n , U n i t e d

K i n g d o m

( A c c e p t e d )

A c c e p t t h e r e q u e s t s f o r a v i s i t

b y t h e

S p e c i a l R a p p o r t e u r o n e x t r a j u d i c i a l ,

s u m m a r y o r a r b i t r a r y e x e c u t i o n ,

a n d t h e

W o r k i n g G r o u p o n E n f o r c e d o r I n v o l u n t a r y

D i s a p p e a r a n c e s ,

C o n d u c t f a i r i n v e s t i g a t i o n i n o

r d e r t o

b r i n g p e r p e t r a t o r s u n d e r r u l e o f

l a w a n d

d e v e l o p t h e a c c o u n t a b i l i t y .

E n s u r e t h a t t h e p e r p e t r a t o r s o

f h u m a n

r i g h t s v i o l a t i o n s , b o t h p a s t a n d p r e s e n t , a r e

b r o u g h t t o j u s t i c e i n p r o c e e d i n g s w h i c h

m e e t i n t e r n a t i o n a l s t a n d a r d s o f f a i r n e s s ,

E n s u r e t h a t a l l d e c i s i o n s f r o m

t h e

j u d i c i a r y , r e g a r d i n g t h o s e p r e s u m

e d

r e s p o n s i b l e f o r s e r i o u s h u m a n r i g h t s

v i o l a t i o n s d u r i n g a n d a f t e r t h e c o n f l i c t , a r e

f u l l y r e s p e c t e d b y a l l c o n c e r n e d

i n s t i t u t i o n a l a c t o r s , p a r t i c u l a r l y b y t h e a r m y

a n d t h e p o l i c e f o r c e s ,

T h e r e q u e s t o f c o u n t r y v i s

i t b y S p e c i a l R a p p o r t u e r o n E x t r a

J u d i c i a l , I l l e g a l a n d A r b i t r a r y E x e c u t i o n a n d W o r k i n g G r o u p o f

E n f o r c e d D i s a p p e a r a n c e h a v e n o t b e e n a c c e p t e d . I n t h i s r e g a r d ,

t h e G o v e r n m e n t h a s m e n t i o n e d t h a t t h e v i s i t m a y b e f r u i t f u l a f t e r

h a v i n g s u f f i c i e n t t i m e o n t h e b a s i s o f c a p a c i t y o f t h e s t a t e ,

p r i o r i t y , a n d n e c e s s i t y . A p r o p o s t h e G o N ’ s a n n o u n c e m e n t , s o m e

o f t h e S p e c i a l R a p p o r t e u r a n d W o r k i n g G r o u p h a v e v i s i t e d N e p a l .

T h e r e p e a t e d c o m m i t m e n

t s o f t h e G o v e r n m e n t t o p r o s e c u t e t h e

h u m a n r i g h t s v i o l a t o r s h a v e

n o t b e e n i m p l e m e n t e d i n p r a c t i c e .

P e r p e t r a t o r s a r e e n j o y i n g i m

m u n i t i e s t h r o u g h p o l i t i c a l

i n t e r f e r e n c e s . I m p u n i t y i s b e i n g p r o m o t e d b y w i t h d r a w i n g

c r i m i n a l c a s e s .

E s p e c i a l l y t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f d e c i s i o n s o f c o u r t s r e l a t i n g t o

h u m a n r i g h t s v i o l a t i o n i n t h e p e r i o d o f a r m e d c o n f l i c t i s v e r y

p o o r . P o l i t i c a l i n t e r f e r e n c e h

a s b e e n o b s e r v e d f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g

o f p r o s e c u t i o n t i l l t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n l e v e l .

S t a t e o f i m p u n i t y h a s b e e

n i n c r e a s i n g d u e t o l a c k o f i m p a r t i a l

p r o s e c u t i o n a n d n o n - i m p l e m

e n t a t i o n o f t h e c o u r t d e c i s i o n s .


m

a k i n g r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t o t h e

G o v e r n m e n t t o p r o s e c u t e t h e

p e

r p e t r a t o r s i n v o l v e d i n e x t r a

j u d i c i a l e x e c u t i o n a n d p r o v i d e

c o

m p e n s a t i o n t o t h e v i c t i m s b y

i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h e c a s e s

r e g i s t e r e d a t t h e C o m m i s s i o n .

I n

t h i s r e g a r d , t h e C o m m i s s i o n

a l s o h a s l a u n c h e d a c t i o n o n t h e

b a

s i s o f S u o - m o t t o c o g n i z a n c e .

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t h i s r e g a r d , t h e G o v e r n m e n t

h a

s p r o v i d e d c o m p e n s a t i o n o t

t h

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a c

c o r d i n g t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n

o f

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h a

v e n o t b e e n p r o s e c u t e d u n i t l

t h

i s d a y .

T h e C o m m i s s i o n i s s u e d

l e t t e r s t o t h e G o N t o p r o s e c u t e

t h

e p e r s o n i n v o l v e d i n e x t r a

j u d i c i a l e x e c u t i o n o n t h e b a s i s

o f

p e r s o n a l l i a b i l i t y .

T h e C o m m i s s i o n j o i n t l y w i t h

t h

e t h e n N e p a l O f f i c e o f t h e

U n i t e d N a t i o n s H i g h

C o m m i s s i o n e r s o n H u m a n

R i g h t s ( O H C H R ) h a d s o u g h t

a t

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V i o l e n c e

J a p a n , A u s t r a l i a

( A c c e p t e d )

T a c k l e i m p u n i t y b y i n v e s t i g a t i n g a n d

p r o s e c u t i n g h u m a n r i g h t s v i o l a t i o n s a n d

a b u s e s c o m m i t t e d b y S t a t e a n d

n o n - S t a t e

a c t o r s d u r i n g a n d s i n c e t h e c o n f l i c t ,

i m p l e m e n t i n g c o u r t o r d e r s i n c l u d i n g o n t h e

N e p a l A r m y , a n d e n d i n g p o l i t i c a

l

i n t e r f e r e n c e ,

I n t r o d u c e c o m p r e h e n s i v e l e g i s l a t i o n a n d

m o r e s t r i n g e n t e n f o r c e m e n t o f e x i s t i n g l a w s

i n t h e a r e a s o f d o m e s t i c v i o l e n c e t o w a r d s

w o m e n a n d h u m a n t r a f f i c k i n g ,

A d o p t e f f e c t i v e m e a s u r e s t o g u a r a n t e e

t h e p r o t e c t i o n o f v i c t i m s o f g e n d

e r v i o l e n c e ,

d u l y i n v e s t i g a t e a l l e g a t i o n s a n d

e n s u r e t h a t

t h o s e r e s p o n s i b l e b e p r o s e c u t e d

a n d

s a n c t i o n e d ,

E s p e c i a l l y i n t h e h u m a n r i g h t s v i o l a t i o n c a s e s h a p p e n e d d u r i n g

a r m e d c o n f l i c t , t h e N e p a l A r m y m e n t i o n e d t h a t i t h a s b e e n

i n i t i a t i n g a c t i o n a g a i n s t p e r p

e t r a t o r s ; h o w e v e r , i t i s f o u n d t h a t t h e

N e p a l A r m y h a s n o t b e e n c o o p e r a t i n g t o t h e c o u r t s t o p r e s e n t t h e

a l l e g e d c u l p r i t s b e f o r e t h e c o u r t s p u r s u a n t t o t h e c o u r t d e c i s i o n

i n c l u d i n g t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f t h e N H R C .

T h e A c t o n D o m e s t i c V i o l e n c e ( C o n t r o l a n d P u n i s h m e n t ) 2 0 6 6

a d i t s r e g u l a t i o n - 2 0 6 7 h a v e b e e n e n a c t e d . U n d e r t h e s e l a w s ,

c a s e s o f g e n d e r b a s e d v i o l e n c e h a v e b e e n i n v e s t i g a t e d b y t h e

N a t i o n a l W o m e n C o m m i s s i o

n a n d N e p a l P o l i c e i n o r d e r t o

p r o t e c t t h e h u m a n r i g h t s o f

v i c t i m s . I n t h i s r e g a r d , t h e N a t i o n a l

W o m e n C o m m i s s i o n h a s b e

e n a d v o c a t i n g t o i n c l u d e t h e

d o m e s t i c v i o l e n c e c a s e s i n s t a t e s c a s e s ( s c h e d u l e - 1 ) .

L i k e w i s e , H u m a n T r a f f i c k i n g C o n t r o l A c t , 2 0 6 4 a n t i t s

r e g u l a t i o n h a v e b e e n i m p l e m

e n t e d .

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l e t t e r t o t h e G o v e r n m e n t a n d

r a i s e d s e r i o u s c o n c e r n o n t h e

G o N ’ s d e c i s i o n t o w i t h d r a w t h e

c r i m i n a l c a s e s a r g u i n g s u c h

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r e c o m m e n d e d t o t h e

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d e f i n e d a c t s o f d i s c r i m i n a t i o n

a g a i n s t c a s t e a n d r e l i g i o n a s a c r i m e . A c c o r d i n g t o t h e A c t ,

p e r s o n i n v o l v e d i n s u c h c r i m

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c r i m i n a l i z e d d i s c r i m i n a t i o n a g a i n s t s e x , p o l i t i c a l b e l i e f s a n d

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p e o p l e i n c l u d i n g i n d i g e n o u s

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d e l i v e r i t s d e v e l o p m e n t p l a n s ,

p o l i c i e s a n d a l s o e n d o r s e f u l l b u d g e t d u e t o d i s p u t e a m o n g t h e

p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s r e g a r d i n g t h e f o r m a t i o n o f g o v e r n m e n t . T h i s e v e n

l e f t t h e a c t i v i t i e s r e l a t e d t o e c o n o m i c d e v e l o p m e n t a n d p o v e r t y

a l l e v i a t i o n p r o g r a m s s e v e r e l y a f f e c t e d .

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l u r c h a p p a r e n t l y w i t h o u t m e

e t i n g m o s t o f M i l l e n n i u m

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o w i n g t o t h e f a i l u r e o f h o l d i n g t h e

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r n m e n t a n d P o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s a b o u t

e l i m i n a t i o n o f f e u d a l i s t i c l a n

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b e e n m a d e c o m p l e t e l y f r e e .

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t h e H u m a n R i g h t s D e f e n d e r s , i t h a s n ’ t b e e n i m p l e m e n t e d u n t i l

t o d a y . T h e s i t u a t i o n i s s u c h

t h a t n o a c t i o n i s t a k e n a g a i n s t t h e

p o l i t i c a l p a r t y c a d r e s i n v o l v e d i n t h e a t t a c k o n j o u r n a l i s t s d u e

t o t h e p o l i t i c a l p r o t e c t i o n p r o v i d e d t o t h o s e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r s u c h

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G u i d e l i n e s o n C i t i z e n s R e l i e

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u r n a l i s t s a n d h u m a n r i g h t s

d e f e n d e r s , t h e N a t i o n a l H u m a n

R i g h t s C o m m i s s i o n h a s b e e n

i n

c e s s a n t l y a p p e a l i n g t o t h e

G o N t o h e l p c o n t r o l t h e

r e

p e t i t i o n o f s u c h a c t t h r o u g h

r e

c o m m e n d a t i o n s a n d p r e s s

r e

l e a s e s .

A d v o c a c y i s s p e a r h e a d e d f o r t h e

p r o t e c t i o n o f t h e w o m a n h u m a n

r i g h t s d e f e n d e r s .

T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s h a v e

b e e n i n c e s s a n t l y s e n t t o t h e

G o N

f o r t h e r e l i e f a n d

c o

m p e n s a t i o n i n c l u d i n g t h e

r e

h a b i l i t a t i o n u p o n c o n d u c t i n g

t h

e i n v e s t i g a t i o n a n d

m

o n i t o r i n g o n s u c h i n c i d e n t s .

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I S S U E S


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R a t i f i c a t i o n a n d

s i g n i n g o f t h e t r e a t i e s

S p a i n , t h e M a l

d i v e s ,

C h i l e , B r a z i l , (

U n d e r

c o n s i d e r a t i o n )

I n t h e p r o c e s s

o f

i m p l e m e n t a t i o n n

S h a r e e x p e r i e n c e s a n d g o o d p

r a c t i c e s

w i t h o t h e r c o u n t r i e s i n a r e a s o f

d e v e l o p m e n t a n d p r o t e c t i o n o f h

u m a n

r i g h t s .

E x t e n d a s t a n d i n g i n v i t a t i o n t o a l l s p e c i a l

p r o c e d u r e s

E x t e n d a s t a n d i n g i n v i t a t i o n t o U n i t e d

N a t i o n s s p e c i a l p r o c e d u r e s

S t r e n g t h e n i t s c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h h u m a n

r i g h t s s p e c i a l p r o c e d u r e s a n d c o

n s i d e r

i s s u i n g a s t a n d i n g i n v i t a t i o n

E x t e n d a s t a n d i n g i n v i t a t i o n t o U n i t e d

N a t i o n s h u m a n r i g h t s s p e c i a l p r o c e d u r e s

s o t h a t t h e y c a n v i s i t t h e c o u n t r

y a n d a s s i s t

t h e G o v e r n m e n t w i t h i t s h u m a n

r i g h t s

r e f o r m s

I m p a r t i a l l y i n v e s t i g a t e a l l a l l e g a t i o n s o f

e x t r a - j u d i c i a l k i l l i n g s a n d a r b i t r a

r y

e x e c u t i o n s , t o p r o s e c u t e t h o s e r e s p o n s i b l e ,

a n d a c c e p t t h e r e q u e s t s f o r a v i s i t b y t h e

S p e c i a l R a p p o r t e u r o n e x t r a j u d i c i a l ,

s u m m a r y o r a r b i t r a r y e x e c u t i o n , a n d t h e

W o r k i n g G r o u p o n E n f o r c e d o r I n v o l u n t a r y

D i s a p p e a r a n c e s

W o r k w i t h O H C H R t o d e v e l o p

a c o m m o n

c o r e d o c u m e n t w h i c h , i n c o n j u n

c t i o n w i t h

t r e a t y - s p e c i f i c l i s t s o f i s s u e s , w i l l h e l p

s t r e a m l i n e t r e a t y r e p o r t i n g , i n o r d e r t o h e l p

o v e r c o m e t h e b u r d e n o f t r e a t y r e p o r t i n g

R a t i f y t h e O p t i o n a l P r o t o c o l t o C R C o n

t h e i n v o l v e m e n t o f c h i l d r e n i n a r m e d

c o n f l i c t

N e p a l h a s w e l c o m e d s e v e r a l s p e c i a l p r o c e d u r e s a n d s p e c i a l

r a p p o r t e u r s . D e s p i t e t h e f a c t t h a t t h e c o m m i t m e n t m a d e w i t h

g r e e n s i g n a l t o e s t a b l i s h a

m e c h a n i s m

u n d e r t h e p u r v i e w o f

t h e O f f i c e o f t h e P r i m e M i n

i s t e r a n d C o u n c i l o f M i n i s t e r s i n

o r d e r t o r e s p o n d i m m e d i a t e

l y t o e x t e n d a s t a n d i n g

i n v i t a t i o n

t o t h e s p e c i a l p r o c e d u r e s

o n t h e b a s i s o f t h e c a s e i n a n

a p p r o p r i a t e t i m e , i t h a s n ’ t b e e n m a t e r i a l i z e d a s s u c h .

N e p a l i s t h e p a r t y t o t h i s

P r o t o c o l

F o l l o w i n g t h e r a t i f i c a t i o n o f

t h

e P r o t o c o l , t h e C o m m i s s i o n

h a s c o m m e n c e d i t s

m

o n i t o r i n g .

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I S S U E S


G S T A T E S



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N a t i o n a l C h i l d R i g h t s

A c t i o n P l a n

H u m a n R i g h t s

E d u c a t i o n

S a u d i A r a b i a

( A c c e p t e d )

S t r e n g t h e n t h e r e s o u r c e s a l l o c a t e d t o t h e

i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e a d o p t e d N a t i o n a l

A c t i o n P l a n f o r c h i l d r e n f o r t h e p e r i o d

2 0 0 5 - 2 0 1 5

C o n t i n u e i t s w o r k o n s t r e n g t h e n i n g

h u m a n r i g h t s i n a l l a r e a s i n t e r m

s o f

p r o g r a m m e s a n d p o l i c i e s a n d e n s u r e

h u m a n r i g h t s e d u c a t i o n ' s i n c l u s i o n i n

s c h o o l p r o g r a m m e s t h r o u g h o u t

t h e c o u n t r y

T h e d e c i s i o n w a s d r a w n

i n t h e m e e t i n g h e l d o n

2 0 6 7 / 7 / 2 5 i n t h e O f f i c e o f t h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r a n d C o u n c i l o f

M i n i s t e r

t h a t

M i n i s t r i e s o

f t h e G o N

w o u l d i m p l e m e n t t h e

N H R A P w i t h d u e p r i o r i t y , T

h e c o n c e r n e d m i n i s t r i e s w o u l d

i n c l u d e t h e N H R A P i m p l e m e

n t a t i o n

e x p e n s e s i n t h e i r a n n u a l

b u d g e t . L i k e w i s e ,

t h e m i n i s t r i e s w o u l d s u b m i t t h e m o n t h l y ,

q u a r t e r l y a n d h a l f y e a r l y r e p o r t t o t h e O P M w i t h i n t h e

p r e s c r i b e d t i m e f r a m e a n d t

h e O P M

w o u l d c o n d u c t o r c a u s e t o

c o n d u c t r e g u l a r m o n i t o r i n g o n t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n s t a t u s o f t h e

N H R A P .

F o l l o w i n g t h i s , t h e m e e t i n

g o f t h e W o r k P l a n I m p l e m e n t i n g

a n d M o n i t o r i n g

C o m m i t t e e

h a d b e e n h e l d f r o m t i m e t o t i m e t o

a s s e s s t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n

s t a t u s . I t w a s f o u n d t h a t t h e

i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e N H R

A P w a s a p p a r e n t l y i n e f f e c t i v e .

O v e r a l l , w i t h t h e e x t r e m e l y w e a k i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e

N H R A P , t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f p l a n t o a d d r e s s t h e

d i s c r i m i n a t i o n a g a i n s t w o m e n a n d p r o t e c t i o n o f t h e p e r s o n s

w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s a l s o r e m a

i n e d

b l e a k w i t h i n t h e P l a n .

O w i n g t o t h e i n a d e q u a t e

r e s o u r c e s , t h e N H R A P r e l a t e d t o

c h i l d r e n c o u l d n o t b e i m p l e

m e n t e d e f f e c t i v e l y

T h e G o v e r n m e n t h a s i n c l u d e d t h e m a t t e r s o f h u m a n r i g h t s

c o n c e r n s w h i l e f o r m u l a t i n g t h e

p r o g r a m s a n d p o l i c i e s t o

c e r t a i n e x t e n t . I t i s , h o w e v e r , e x p e c t e d t h a t m o r e a n d m o r e H R

c o n c e r n s a r e i n c l u d e d i n t h

e P L A N . T h e i n c o r p o r a t i o n o f h u m a n

r i g h t s e d u c a t i o n i n t h e p u b l i c s c h o o l s t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y h a s

b e g u n . I t i s

a l s o n e c e s s a r y

t h a t s u c h

a h o l i s t i c

e n d e a v o r i s

t a k e n t o t h e p r i v a t e s c h o o l s a s w e l l .

T h e C o m m i s s i o n h a s b e e n p r o v i d i n g i t s a d v i s o r y a n d

s u g g e s t i o n s o n t h e p o l i c i e s

a n d p r o g r a m s p r i o r t o t h e i r

f o r m u l a t i o n b y t h e G o v e r n m

e n t . T h e f o r m a l l e a r n i n g o f h u m a n

r i g h t s e d u c a t i o n i n t h e s c h o o l c u r r i c u l u m s p e c i a l l y i n l o w e r

s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s g o t m a t e r i a l i z e d u p o n t h e C o m m i s s i o n

r e c o m m e n d e d t o t h e G o v e r n m e n t a b o u t i t .

T H E M A T I C

I S S U E S


G S T A T E S



A N D


N S

S T A T U S O F

I M P


N H R C


c o n t d . . .

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T o i l l u s t r a t e , I n t e r i m C o

n s t i t u t i o n o f N e p a l 2 0 0 7 h a s l a i d o u t

a r r a n g e m e n t c o n c e r n i n g t h e m u l t i - p a r t y d e m o c r a t i c s y s t e m ,

r i g h t t o v o t e , r i g h t o f f r e

e d o m a n d s e c u r i t y , r i g h t s o f w o m e n ,

c h i l d r e n a n d t h e p e r s o n s w

i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s

a n d s p e c i a l l y t h e

r i g h t t o f o o d , r i g h t t o e m p

l o y m e n t , r i g h t t o s o c i a l s e c u r i t y a s

w e l l a s t h e r i g h t t o e q u a l i t y a n d i n c l u s i v e n e s s a s t h e

f u n d a m e n t a l r i g h t s o f t h e c i t i z e n s .

T h e C o m m i s s i o n o f t e n

a d v o c a t e s f o r t h e r i g h t t o

p e a c e f u l a s s e m b l y . I n t h e e v e n t

o f u n p r e c e d e n t e d i n c i d e n t s

s u c h a s t h e u s e o f e x c e s s i v e

f o r c e s o n s u c h e v e n t , t h e

C o m m i s s i o n o f t e n c o n d u c t s

t h e m o n i t o r i n g a n d i f t h e

e x c e s s i v e f o r c e i s f o u n d u s e d

d u r i n g

p e a c e f u l a s s e m b l y o r

a n y p r o t e s t p r o g r a m , t h e

r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s a r e s e n t t o

t h e G o v e r n m e n t f o r t h e r e l i e f

a n d c o m p e n s a t i o n s t o t h e

v i c t i m s i n c l u d i n g t h e l e g a l

a c t i o n

a g a i n s t t h e a c c u s e d .

T H E M A T I C

I S S U E S

R E C O M M E N D I

N G S T A T E S

A N D

C O M M

I T M E N T


A N D R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S

S T A T U S O F

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c o n t d . . .



IMPLEMENTATION STATUS

OF THE CONCLUSION AND

REJECTED

RECOMMENDATIONS

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O F N E P A L

E x t r a J u d i c i a l

K i l l i n g i n t h e T e r a i

S l o v a k i a

C z e c h R e p u b l i c

A d d r e s s c a s e s o f s t a t e l e s s n e s s i n t h e

n e w C o n s t i t u t i o n ' s d r a f t i n g p r o c e s s

I m p l e m e n t t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s

c o n t a i n e d i n t h e 2 0 1 0 O H C H R

r e p o r t o n

" I n v e s t i g a t i n g a l l e g a t i o n s o f e x t r a - j u d i c i a l

k i l l i n g s i n t h e T e r a i " , i n t e r a l i a : (

a ) f u l l y

i n v e s t i g a t e a l l a l l e g a t i o n s o f t h e

u s e o f

e x t r a - j u d i c i a l k i l l i n g s i n t h e c o n t

e x t o f t h e

c u r r e n t S p e c i a l S e c u r i t y P l a n , a s w e l l a s

p a s t a n d f u t u r e s e c u r i t y o p e r a t i o

n s , ( b )

e s t a b l i s h e x t e r n a l o v e r s i g h t m e c

h a n i s m s ,

s u c h a s a n i n d e p e n d e n t p o l i c e c

o m p l a i n t s

c o m m i s s i o n o r s p e c i a l i n v e s t i g a t i v e u n i t t o

i n v e s t i g a t e a n d p r o s e c u t e c r i m e s a l l e g e d l y

c o m m i t t e d b y S t a t e a c t o r s , ( c ) a

d o p t

m e a s u r e s t o s u p p o r t a n d p r o t e c t w i t n e s s e s

a s w e l l a s v i c t i m s a n d t h e i r f a m i l y

m e m b e r s .

G o N h a s i n f o r m e d t h a t t h e i t h a s i s s u e d d i r e c t i v e s t o t h e

c o n c e r n e d s e c u r i t y a u t h o r i t i e s t o l a u n c h f a i r i n v e s t i g a t i o n a n d

t o p r o s e c u t e t h o s e i n v o l v e d i n c r i m i n a l o f f e n c e s w i t h o u t a n y

u n d u e p r e s s u r e a n d p r e j u d i c e s . C o n t r a r i l y , t h e m o n i t o r i n g

c a r r i e d o u t b y t h e C o m m i s s i o n h a s f o u n d t h a t h a v i n g

a f f i l i a t e d

t o t h e p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s , s u c

h p e r s o n s a c c u s e d o f c r i m i n a l

o f f e n s e s h a v e b e e n o f f e r e d i m m u n i t y e i t h e r b y w i t h h o l d i n g

t h e l a w s u i t f i l e d a g a i n s t t h

e m o r s i m p l y v i a t h e w i t h d r a w a l o f

t h e i r c a s e s r e l a t e d t o t h e m

.

T h e G o v e r n m e n t h a s e x p r

e s s e d t h a t t h i s i s s u e w i l l b e t a k e n

u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n i n a n a p p r o p r i a t e t i m e .

I n t h e p r e t e x t o f c o n t r o l l i n

g a n d p r e v e n t i n g t h e e x t r a - j u d i c i a l

k i l l i n g s i n t h e d i s t r i c t s o f t h e T e r a i , t h e G o v e r n m e n t i s f o u n d t o

h a v e b e e n c o n c e a l i n g

s u c h

a n o c c u r r e n c e s i n t h e n a m e o f

e n c o u n t e r . T h e C o m m i s s i o

n h a s i n v e s t i g a t e d t h e i n c i d e n t a n d

r e c o m m e n d e d t o t h e G o v e r n

m e n t b u t n o t y e t i m p l e m e n t e d .

T h e G o N h a s i n f o r m e d t h

a t i t h a s l a t e l y m o b i l i z e d t h e

s e c u r i t y f o r c e u n d e r s e c u r i t y p l a n i n t h e d i s t r i c t s o f t h e T e r a i

i n o r d e r t o c o n t r o l a n d p r e v

e n t t h e c r i m i n a l o f f e n s e s o f s e r i o u s

n a t u r e c o m m i t t e d i n t h e n

a m e o f t h e p o l i t i c a l m o v e m e n t a n d

t o b o o k t h o s e i n v o l v e d i n s

u c h a c t i v i t i e s .

T h e r e i s a l a c k o f l a w a n d

p o l i c y w i t h r e g a r d t o t h e p r o t e c t i o n

o f t h e w i t n e s s a n d v i c t i m s .

G i v e n t h e f a c t t h a t t h e r e i s n o

a n

d l e g a l p r o v i s i o n t o g r a n t

i m

m u n i t y t o t h e a c c u s e d , t h e

m

a t r i x h a s b e e n c r e a t e d t o

g r

a n t i m m u n i t y t o s u c h

a c

c u s e d . T h e C o m m i s s i o n ,

t h

e r e f o r e , h a s t i m e a n d a g a i n

s e

n t r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s

i n c l u d i n g d i r e c t i v e o r d e r s t o

t h

e G o v e r n m e n t i n t h i s r e g a r d .

T h e C o m m i s s i o n h a s

f o u n d

a n

d i n v e s t i g a t e d o n a f e w

i n c i d e n t s o f e x t r a j u d i c i a l

k i l l i n g s a n d s e n t

t h e

r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s t o t h e

G o v e r n m e n t t o t a k e s t e p t o

i m

p e d e t h e r e p e t i t i o n o f s u c h

i n c i d e n t s .

T H E M A T I C

I S S U E S


G S T A T E S

A N D

C O M M I T M E N T



N S

S T A T U S O F

I M P


N H R C


c o n t d . . .



CONCLUSION ANDRECOMMENDATIONS

The recommendations on Nepal made by various nations

focuses mainly on human rights friendly constitution, logical

conclusion of peace process, pervasive ill-culture of impunity,

transitional justice, institutional improvement, rule of law,

child rights, respect for the rights of women and third

gender,ensuring the right to equality and right against

discrimination, right to life, rights against torture and the

matters concerning the right of freedom. Similarly, there

commendations were received upon the comprehensive

discussion held on the various dimensions of economic,

social and cultural rights including right to education, right to

health, right to food, rights of labors and the matters related

to the poverty all eviation.

The government initiative to formulate the work plan with

regard to the implementation of there commendations

received can be taken as a positive step. It is found that the

laws and policies are conceived on some of the concerns

furnished in there commendations. Unfortunately, upon the

dissolution of the Constituent Assembly, the implementation

part of those recommendation sturned out be extremely weak

due to the increasing political instability in the country.

Of late, the political incidents taking place one after another

in the country have created challenges to further

development of human rights culture. The parliament being

defunct at the moment,questions have been raised not only

on the principle of separation of power which is considered

as the back bone of the democracy but also on the

independence of judiciary following the formation of the

government at the leadership of the chief of judiciary at the

consensus reached among the major political parties.

Similarly, though the consensus is reached between the

political parties to hold the CA election, the doubt still looms

large whether or not the electionis going totake place in

stipulated schedule. Owing to this, there has been the

environment of further political instability/impasse letting

enough space build for challenges to the protection and

promotion of human rights in the country.

The state of impunity in the country is ever deepening its

roots without any due improvement for along time now.The

rule of law has become extremely feeble. The victims of

armed conflict haven’t been delivered with justice until

today. Like wise, the formation of the transitional justice

mechanisms has also been confined with in commitments

only. The National Human Rights Commission has provided its

advisory inputs on the ordinances brought to form the

transitional justice mechanism discovering them in consistent

with international standard which appeared with in tent to grant

immunity advantage to the persons involved in serious human

rights violations. The process of the passage of the ordinances

remain spending following the wide spread dissatisfaction

expressed by the civil society and interim stay order issued by

the Supreme Court.The promulgation of new law and process

for the formation of transitional justice have been shadowed.




The issues concerning the wide spread inequality,

discriminatory practices and poverty in society haven’t been

redressed appropriately.The program and policies formulated

by the government haven’t been able to reach to the target

groups. The violence against women has increased while the

stringent crime of human trafficking is getting to its height in

new form.The rights of child remains full of challenges.

Though the government has taken a few initiatives for the

education for children, a large number of children are found

out of school. Owing to the lack of effective programs

launched to control the child labor,adequate improvement in

this sector has remained as a distant dream.

It is deemed necessary that the GoN become further serious

to implement the recommendations received during the first

UPR session at a time when the UPR session is approaching

for the second time in 2015 to review the human rights

situation in Nepal. For this,The GoN ought to proactively

expedite to seek support from the human rights national

institutions, civil society and international communities

among others.

Recommendations:

On the basis of the analysis made on the above, the

recommendations are made as furnished below:

Since the implementation process gained less

momentumas it is till the second UPR report session, it is

deemed necessary to expedite the implementation process to

achieve the desired goal.The necessary mechanisms are

required to implement the recommendations received by

Nepal in full.

Appropriate steps ought to be taken to evolve the solutions

to the problems of existing political instability, state of

impunity and corruption as they are the key challenges facing

to implement the recommendations.

It is also necessary thatthe CA election be held in

stipulated schedule together with the institutionalizing of the

achievements made by the Constituent Assembly. Also,

human rights friendly constitution be framed through new

Constituent Assembly with an end given to the wide spread

political instability in the country.

Provide justice to the victims of conflict by forming the

transitional justice mechanisms as soon as possible.

Make the process of allegation, investigation and judiciary

effectiveby refraining them from the political intervention so

as to end the state of impunity.

Adopt the effective measures and laws to combat the

trafficking in persons specially on women and children,the

exploitation and violence against women including the gender

and racial discrimination.

Implement in practical term the provisions set forth in the

international human rights treaties and conventions to which

Nepal is party and avail the report to concerned authorities in

time.

Respect citizens’ right to live with dignity through the

protection of economic, social and cultural rights and poverty

alleviation through Human Rights Based Approach to

development.

Prepare the fourth National Human Rights Action Plan

through participatory approach andwork out for its effective

implementation.

It is deemed necessary that the political parties and the

government altogether show absolute sensitiveness towards

human rights since it is impossible to surmount the

challenges related to impunity and human rights protection in

the absence of political will.

The government ought to work in close coordination with

the government bodies, non-governmental organizations,

human rights organizations and agencies including the

international community for the smooth implementation of

the recommendations.




EASTERN REGION

Bargachhi, Biratnagar

Phone: 021-461931, 461100

Fax: 977-21-461100

E-mail: [email protected]

CENTRAL REGION

Devi ChowkJanakpurdham, Dhanusa

Phone: 041-527811, 527812

Fax: 977-041-527250


WESTERN REGION

JanakpriyaMarga, Pokhara

Phone: 061-462811, 463822

Fax: 977-061-465042


MID-WESTERN REGION

Shantinagar, Nepalgunj

Phone: 081-526707, 526708

Fax: 977-81-526706


FAR-WESTERN REGION

Uttar Behedi, Dhangadi

Phone: 091-525621, 091-525622

Fax: 977-91-525623


SUB-BRANCH OFFICES

Jumla Bazar, Jumla, Phone: 087-520222

Diktel, Khotang, Phone: 036-420284

Butwal, Rupandehi, Phone: 071-546911

BRANCH OFFICES

CENTRAL OFFICE

HariharBhawan, Lalitpur, Nepal

Post Box No. 9182, Kathmandu

Phone: 01-5010015, Fax: 977-1-5547973


Web Site: www.nhrcnepal.org

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