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Summary Prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Accordance with Paragraph 15 (c) of the Annex to Human Rights Council Resolution 5/1 and Paragraph 5 of the Annex to Council Resolution 16/21: Nepal
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was elevated to a Constitutional body by the 2007 Interim Constitution and the 2012 NHRC Act. Both are however silent on its independence and autonomy. Due to the lack of personnel management legislation, most NHRC employees are compelled to work on a temporary basis. Following the Supreme Court’s (SC) verdict in favor of the autonomy and independence, the Government had accepted to enact new legislation to resolve the problem. NHRC-NWC-NDC recommended that the National Dalit Commission (NDC) and the National Women Commission (NWC) be established as independent and autonomous bodies through the new Constitution.
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Progress Report in English
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HUMAN RIGHTS, INDEPENDENCE, DALITS, TORTURE, CASTE BASED DISCRIMINATION, FOOD, HEALTH, SANITATION, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, CITIZENSHIP, FOREIGN WORKERS, GENDER BASED VIOLENCE, EARLY MARRIAGE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, CHILD LABOUR, GENDER EQUALITY, IMPUNITY, RECONCILIATION, TRUTH, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS, SEXUAL MINORITIES, REFUGEES, ETHNICITY, CIVIL SOCIETY, FREEDOM, EQUALITY, LIBERTY, FORCED PROSTITUTION, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, DISASTERS, SOCIAL SECURITY
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 UN : International Peace and Security
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14.02.02  -  Human Rights
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