OHCHR Condemns Murder Of Journalist Birendra Sah
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal condemns the murder of journalist Birendra Sah. The killing was announced yesterday by the CPN-M on the basis of the findings of its probe committee. It is now imperative that the State au... UNOHCHR, (2007)
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OHCHR-Nepal Calls for Swift Implementation of Supreme Court Ruling on Dhanusha Disappearance
OHCHR-Nepal welcomes the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of the enforced
disappearances of five students in Dhanusha District in October 2003. At a 2
February hearing on writ petitions filed in August 2007, the Supreme Court ordered the Nep... OHCHR, (2009)
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OHCHR-Nepal Condemns Killing of Woman Journalist Uma Singh
OHCHR-Nepal deplores the murder on 11 January of Janakpur-based journalist Uma
Singh, who died after she was attacked at her home by men armed with khukhuris. No one has yet claimed responsibility. The Office calls on Nepal Police to conduct a prom... OHCHR, (2009)
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OHCHR-Nepal Encourages Disappearance Law Consistent with International Standards
The Government of Nepal has submitted a bill to theLegislature-Parliament for
consideration to substitute for the Disappearances (Crime and Punishment) Ordinance 2065. OHCHR-Nepal supports the Government’s efforts to criminalise enforced disappeara... OHCHR, (2009)
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OHCHR-Nepal Representatives Visit Communities Affected by September 2007 Violence in Kapilvastu.
OHCHR-Nepal Head of Protection Gillian Kitley and Head of Western Regional
Office Britta Madsen met on Wednesday with groups representing victims of the
violence that resulted in the deaths of 14 people in Kapilvastu in September
2007. As part ... OHCHR, (2008)
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OHCHR-Nepal Condemns Bombing of Mosque in Biratnagar.
Biratnagar – OHCHR-Nepal condemns the bombing on Saturday 29 March of a mosque in the Sarauchiya area of Biratnagar, Morang District. OHCHR offers its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and urges the police to conduct a prompt investi... OHCHR, (2008)
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OHCHR-Nepal Investigating Possible Excessive Use of Force in Dhangadhi Killings.
OHCHR-Nepal is very concerned about the killings by Nepal Police (NP) of three individuals, and the wounding of at least seven others, at the District Administration
Office (DAO) in Kailali on 28 May. OHCHR has confirmed that one of the individuals ... OHCHR, (2008)
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UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN NEPAL
Press Release – 21 December 2006
Report on the torture and death of Maina Sunuwar
This press release includes report about the torture and death of 15 year old Maina Sunuwar, who died in the custody of the (Royal) Nepalese Army (NA) in February 2004 at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre in Panchkhal Kavrepalanchowk Di... UNOHCHR, (2006)
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Director-General Condemns Brutal Murder Of Nepalese Journalist Uma Singh
The director-general of UNESCO, koïchiro matsuura, condemned the brutal killing of nepalese journalist and feminist activist Uma Singh on 11 january.condemn the brutal murder of Uma Singh,” declared the Director-General. nepal is to upho... UNESCO, (2009)
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OHCHR-Nepal Calls For Swift Implementation Of Supreme Court Ruling On Dhanusha Disappearance
OHCHR-Nepal welcomes the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of the enforced
disappearances of five students in Dhanusha District in October 2003. At a 2
February hearing on writ petitions filed in August 2007, the Supreme Court ordered
the Nepal... UNOHCHR, (2009)
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Security Council Resolution Stresses The Importance of Ending Impunity For Crimes of Sexual Violence During Conflict
On 19 June, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1820, which
aims at ending sexual violence in situations of conflict. This Resolution has important implications for Nepal, where the full extent and impact of sexual violence durin... UNOHCHR, (2008)
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भ्रष्टाचार विरुद्धको संयुक्त राष्ट्रसब्घीय महासन्धि ( भ्रष्टाचार विरुद्धको संयुक्त राष्ट्रसब्घीय महासन्धि को नेपाली अनुवाद र अंग्रेजी प्रतिसहित )
प्रस्तावना
यस महासन्धिका राज्य पक्षहरू,
भ्रष्टाचारका कारण सामाजिक स्थायित्व र सुरक्षामा उत्पन्न हुने गम्भीर समस्या र चुनौती, प्रजातन्त्रको मूल्य र सो सम्बद्ध संस्थाको नैतिक मूल्य र न्याय प्रतिको उपेक्षा एवं दिगो विकास तथा कानूनको शासनको खतरा प्... GoN, UNDP, (2014)
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Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under
Article 44 of the Convention
The Committee welcomes the submission of the State party’s frank and informative second periodic report and the written replies to its list of issues (CRC/C/Q/NPL/2), which gave a clearer understanding of the situation of children in the State party,... UN, (2005)
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International Narcotics Control Board of Annual Report Launch 2009
Mr. Oliver Lermet, Programme Coordinator of United Nations Office on Drugs (UNODC), attending event of International Narcotics Control Board of Annual Report Launch 2009.
Mr. Ram Babu Shah, National Officer of UNIC
Mr. Shankar Koirala, Joint Secret... UNIC, (2009)
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OHCHR Saddened By Demise of Activist Jay Kishore Labh
United Nations Human Rights Office in Nepal (OHCHR) is deeply saddened to learn of the untimely demise of human rights defender, Jay Kishore Labh, of Danusha.
Mr Labh’s son Sanjiv Kumar Karn (Dipu) disappeared on October 2003 along with four other... UNOHCHR, (2010)
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OHCHR-Nepal Deplores The Killing Of Media Group Chairperson Arun Singhanyia
Nepal is deeply concerned to learn of the killing of Arun Singhanyia,chairperson of the Janakpur Today Media Group, who was shot dead on 1 March 2010 in Janakpur. This comes a year after the killing of Uma Singh, a woman journalist who worked with th... UNOHCHR, (2010)
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United Nations Concerns With The Death Of Three Females Including A Child In Bardiya
United Nations Human Rights Office in Nepal (OHCHR-Nepal) remains very concerned about the deaths of three females, including a 12 year-old child, in the Bardiya National Park on 10 March 2010 and considers that it is essential that the relevant auth... UNOHCHR, (2010)
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OHCHR URGES THE INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION OF SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY CPNM
At a meeting with the CPNM leadership on 23 June 2006 and in a subsequent letter of 26 June, OHCHR raised its concerns regarding a series of abductions and killings attributed to CPNM cadres in the Central Region, which have resulted in the deaths ... UNOHCHR, (2006)
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Investigating the Worst Forms of Child Labour No. 2 Nepal Trafficking in Girls With Special Reference to Prostitution: A Rapid Assessment
The exploitative practice of child labour has come to be recognized as a major socio-economic problem. Child labour jeopardizes children’s potential to become productive adults, robbing them of their health, their education and their prospects for a ... IPEC/ILO, TU, CDPS, (2001)
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बलपूवक वेपत्ता पार्ने कार्यविरुद्धको अधिकार
मानिसलाई बलपूवक बेपत्ता पार्ने कार्य मानव अधिकारको गम्भीर उल्लब्घन हो । बलपूवक बेपत्ता पारिएका सबै व्यक्तिहरूको संरक्षणसम्बन्धी अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय महासन्धि २००६ ले राज्यको प्रत्यक्ष वा अप्रत्यक्ष संलग्नतामा व्यक्तिहरूलाइ बेपत्ता पार्ने कार्यलाई बलपूवक ब... NHRC/UNDP, (2012)
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Security, Health, Justice: Communities Networking Partnership
Drug and human trafficking have prevailed in the region for a long time. Drug production and trafficking have become more complex as drug markets in the region are evolving and now include an increasing number of drugs, ranging from both natural and ... UNODC, (2015)
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UNODC: Promoting Health, Security And Justice
Networks are one of the defining features of the twenty-first century. Globalized systems of trade, transportation and communication enable people and goods, as well as ideas and information, to travel around the world faster than ever before. For th... UNODC, (2010)
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The United Nations welcomes the Kavre District Court's ruling on the
murder of Maina Sunuwar
Maina Sunuwar, a 15 year old girl was tortured and killed in an army base in 2004 during the decade-long Maoist conflict(1995-2006).
The United Nations has welcomed the Kavre District Court’s verdict in which the bench convicted three former Nep... RCO, (2017)
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International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights
On 18 June 2014, the Committee, acting through its Special Rapporteur on new communications and interim measures, decided to examine the admissibility of the communication together with the merits, in accordance with rule 97 of the Committee’s rules ... UN, (2018)
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Container Control Programme: Annual Report 2014
The mission of the Container Control Programme (CCP) is to build capacity in those countries that seek to improve trade security and facilitation standards and controls at their borders. The CCP develops capability to profile, target and examine cont... UNODC, WCO, (2014)
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Joint statement by international development partners in Nepal on the occasion of the International Day of Anti-Corruption
Nepal has made significant strides towards aligning its agenda to international corruption-reduction standards such as signing the Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in 2003, which was ratified in 2011. Nepal has since undergone its first review o... UNIC, (2015)
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The Relationship Between Transitional Justice Mechanisms And the Criminal Justice System
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR-Nepal) today releases a Legal Opinion paper entitled “The relationship between Transitional Justice mechanisms and the Criminal Justice system: Can conflict related violations and a... UNOHCHR, (2011)
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South Asia: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
Highlights:
1. Anti-human trafficking trainings for forced labour
2. UNODC’s e-learning programme
3. Human rights and counter-terrorism measures
4. Working with Bihar Police, moving towards health-centric responses to drug control
#UNConvention ... UNODC, (2015)
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Statement to the Press : Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal (30 January 2008)
I condemn in the strongest terms the bomb attack during a political rally held to
promote the Constituent Assembly election in Birgunj today, as well as bombings and threats related to other recent rallies. UNMIN and OHCHR-Nepal teams were present c... UNMIN, (2008)
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Practice Of Torture Systematic In Nepal
The Special Rapporteur of United Nations Commission on Human Rights on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak, undertook a visit to Nepal from 10 to 16 September 2005, at the invitation of the Government.... UN, (2005)
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Joint Statement By International Development Partners In Nepal On The
Occasion Of The International Day of Anti-Corruption
As the world marks the International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December, Nepal’s Development Partners would like to encourage the Government of Nepal to continue addressing corruption and building a culture of integrity. Nepal has made significant str... UNODC, (2015)
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United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime: Nepal (Police)
Highlights:
1. Police personnel, by sex, and financial resources, 2005‐2006
2. Crimes recorded in criminal (police) statistics and persons brought into initial formal contact with the police, by type of crime, 2005‐2006
3. Persons brought into fo... UNODC, (2008)
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नेपालमा दण्डहीनता: अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रता एवं पत्रकार सुरक्षाको परिप्रेक्ष्य
नेपाल लामो समयदेखि राजनीतिक सङ्क्रमणबाट गुज्रिंदै छ । सङ्क्रमणकाल अनेक जटिलताहरुसहित आउने भएकाले रज्यका औपचारिक, वैधानिक कानुन र उपर्युक्त कानुनको कार्यान्वयनको वास्तविक अवस्थाबीचमा तादात्म्य नहुने यथार्थ नेपालको परिप्रेक्ष्यमा पनि सान... UNESCO, (2015)
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नेपाल महिला तथा बालबालिकाहरु माथि हुनी हिंशामा संयुक्त राष्ट्र सघ नेपालको बक्तब्य
हाल व्यापक पसार पाइरहेको, नेपाली महिलाहरुको बलात्कार, हत्या र बेपता पारिएका घटनाहरुले नेपालमा महिला तथा बालिकाहरुमाथि हुने हिसाको बृहत मुदा विरुद्ध सहि रुपमा अनदोलनलाई सुरुवात गरेको छ ।हाल व्यापक पसार पाइरहेको, नेपाली महिलाहरुको बलात्कार, हत्या र ब... UNWOMEN, UNICEF, UNFPA., (2013)
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Violence Against Children In Nepal : Health Practitioners' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Child Abuse and Sexual Abuse in Nepal
Only in the past few decades have practitioners and academicians recognized child abuse as
a serious social problem, one that can hinder a childs social, intellectual, physical and emotional growth. The available studies and media reports clearly s... UNICEF, (2006)
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NEPAL-Review Of Progress Made On UNGASS Goals By Nepal
The UNGASS goals aim at,establishing legislative mechanisms to comply strictly with Article 12 of the UN Convention, 1988;Establishing or improving mechanisms for monitoring trade in precursors; Designing and establishing effective and flexible mecha... UNGASS, (2007)
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VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN NEPAL SERIES 2: A Study of the System of School Discipline in Nepal
Education is essential to help children successfully meet the challenges that life presents them with. By identifying learning with the fear of punishment students instead are taught lessons that make them insecure, with-drawn, or tense. It can also ... UNICEF, (2004)
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New Victim-Activated Explosions Nepal – 2005
This report collected and published by UNICEF is report focusing on providing an ongoing snapshot of the Explosive Device (ED) problem in Nepal; Establishing priorities for Mine Action activities: Mine Risk Education (MRE), Advocacy and Victim
Assis... UNICEF, (2006)
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Enact Law on Enforced Disappearances: NHRC, OHCHR
"There is an urgent and genuine need for accountability for serious human rights violations, including cases of enforced disappearance committed during the decade long conflict in Nepal," reads a joint press statement released by the National Human R... NHRC, OHCHR, (2011)
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Protect rights by upholding rule of law: UN
Following allegations of attacks and threats against journalists, authorities should redouble their efforts to uphold the rule of law and ensure victims’ access to justice, said the United Nations Human Rights Office in Nepal in a statement released... UNOHCHR, (2011)
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VIOLENCE
AGAINST
CHILDREN
IN NEPAL
"No More Suffering"
Child Sexual Abuse in Nepal: Children's Perspectives
WITH REFERENCE TO STUDY IN FOUR DISTRICTS
Child sexual abuse (CSA) has been recognized dorsed by all South Asian countries also stressed the as a social malaise, prevalent within critical need for research and awareness raising on the and outside the homes and among all socio- issue of child... UNICEF, CWIN, (2005)
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2014: GLOBAL ANTI-CORRUPTION INITIATIVE (GAIN)
The world is now moving towards the most crucial phase of the post-2015 process, as governments are in the process of finalizing a new agenda that will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with an objective of having a significant impact o... UNDP, (2014)
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संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघीय मानवअधिकार उच्चायुक्तको कार्यालय, नेपाल
प्रेस विज्ञप्ति-२०६३ पुष ६
मैना सुनुवारको यातना र मृत्युसम्बन्धी प्रतिवेदन
यो प्रतिवेदनले न्याय खोज्ने प्रयास र यो मुद्दामा प्रगतिको अभाव एबम नेसेको तर्फबाट भएको पारदर्शिताको अभाव अभिलेख गर्दछ।यो मुद्दाले उपचार खोज्दा मानवअधिकार उल्लङ्घनक पीडाहरु वा तिनका आफन्तहरुले अझै सामना गर्नुपरेका धेरै अवरोध चित्रित गर्दछ।यसले मानवअधि... UNOHCHR, (2006)
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Child Sexual Abuse in Nepal: Children's Perspectives
Child sexual abuse and exploitation is a case challenges for any society. This is rather more serious for Nepal.as case are rarely reported and often kept undercover.
#ChildSexualAbuse #Expoitation #UNICEF... UNICEF, (2005)
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Nepal: Reported Incidents of Abduction/Kidnapping in 2013
This maps shows the reported incidents of abduction/kidnapping of 2013.
#Abduction #Kidnapping ... UNRCHCO, (2014)
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PRESS STATEMENT
मैना सुनुवार मुद्दाका सम्बन्धमा अदालतको आदेश लागू गराउन तथा दण्डहीनताको अन्त्य गर्ने प्रतिबद्धता अगाडी बधाउन सरकारलाई उच्चायुक्तको कार्यालयको आग्रह
फागुन ४, काठमाडौ
पन्ध्र वर्षीय मैना सुनुवारलाइ यातना दिई हत्या गरियो भनेको सात वर्ष पुगेको अवसरमा नेपालस्थित संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघीय मानवअधिकार उच्चायुक्तको कार्यालय (उच्चायुक्तको कार्यालय-नेपाल)कि प्रमुक्ज ज्योति संघेराले नेपाली सेनाका आरिपित चारजना कर्मचारी विरुद्ध का... UNOHCHR, (2011)
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UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF THE RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN NEPAL
Press Statement – 18 April 2017
The United Nations welcomes the Kavre District Court's ruling on the
murder of Maina Sunuwar. The United Nations calls upon the Government, in accordance with Nepali law, to implement the court’s ruling without delay, as well as court judgments in a... UNRCO, (2017)
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Remedies And Rights Revoked: Impunity Through Case Withdrawals
The national human rights commission and the united nations human rights office in Nepal today released a legal opinion paper entitled remedies and rights revoked Case withdrawals for Serious Crimes in Nepal. drawing on Nepal binding national and in... NHCR/UNDP, UNHCR, (2011)
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OHCHR urges the Government to enforce the Court order on the Maina
Sunuwar case and advance commitment to ending impunity
On the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the alleged torture and killing of the fifteen year-old Maina Sunuwar, the Head of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR-Nepal), Jyoti Sanghera urges the Government to enforce the cour... UNOHCHR, (2011)
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Investigating Allegations of Extra-Judicial Killings in the Terai OHCHR-Nepal (Summary of Concerns)
OHCHR supports government efforts to counter criminal activity, increase public security and enhance respect for the law, but stresses that these initiatives should be consistent with international human rights standards and the Interim Constitution.... UNOCHA, UNOHCHR, (2010)
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Nepal Adolescent and Youth Survey 2010/11
Nepal is divided into five development regions namely Eastern, Central, Western, Mid-western and Far-western.The cross section of these five regions with rural-urban set up will provide ten domains.However, the inclusion of the Kathmandu Valley as se... UNFPA, (2011)
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Nepal Trafficking in Girls With Special Reference to Prostitution: A Rapid Assessment
The exploitative practice of child labour has come to be recognized as a major socioeconomic problem. Child labour jeopardizes children’s potential to become productive adults,robbing them of their health, their education and their prospects for a be... ILO, (2001)
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Trafficking and Sexual Abuse among Street Children in Kathmandu - no 1
This study on Trafficking and Sexual Abuse among the Street Children of Kathmandu is carried out for the International Labour Organization/International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (ILO/IPEC), Trafficking in Children– South Asia, Nep... ILO, (2002)
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Ending Impunity for Child Marriage in Nepal
Child marriage, though a criminal offense, has been practiced for generations
in Nepal. Globally, Nepal has one of the highest rates of child marriage: 37%
of Nepali women ages 20-24 years were first married by age 18, and 10% were
married by a... UNFPA, (2016)
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Regional Programme for South Asia : Promoting the rule of law and countering drugs and crime in South Asia
The UNODC Regional Programme for South Asia (2013-2015) aims to set a strategic vision for UNODC cooperation in the region.2 In doing so, UNODC aims to move gradually from a project-led approach to a strategic definition of its priorities at the regi... UNODC, (2015)
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Report of the National Workshop on Interventions against Trafficking of Children
Trafficking is a problem that the world is trying hard to deal with. The problem is even greater in a country like Nepal where a majority of its population lives below the poverty line. Thousands of young children are lured and trafficked for various... IPEC/ILO, (2001)
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Resource Kit on Child Labour
This resource kit contains factsheets that provides timely,accurate and clear information on child labour and the manner in which it can be tackled effectively. Child labour worldwide and in Nepal are discussed and legislation at both the global as w... ILO, (2000)
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Legislative Guide For The Implementation Of The United Nations Convention Against Corruption
The present guide consists of four main parts, presenting issues related to preventive measures (chapter II of the Convention); criminalization (chapter III); international cooperation (chapter IV); and asset recovery (chapter V). The sequence of cha... UNODC, (2006)
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OHCHR-Nepal Condemns killings, Urges Calm in Kapilvastu, Rupandehi
Nepal condemns the killings on Sunday of a local leader and a member of the armed Police force in kapilvastu and rupandehi districts, and urges the population to show tolerance and refrain from further violence.the police officer was killed in a wave... OHCHR, (2007)
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Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption : Document submitted by Transparency International,
a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
The following document is being circulated in accordance with paragraph 1 (i)
of resolution 4/6 of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations
Convention against Corruption and rule 17, paragraph 3 (b), of the rules of
procedure ... UN, (2013)
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