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Investigation report - Killing of civilians in Banbehda (18 August 2005)
Abstract:
On the evening of 14 June 2005, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR) received information from a local human rights defender about the alleged abduction, abuse and killing of six civilians in Banbehda, Chaumala VDC, Kailali District, Far Western Region that had reportedly taken place earlier that day. It was further alleged that all or some of the victims were related to APF personnel serving in the area. Reports the following day in the national press supported the allegations. In accordance with OHCHR’s mandate, and in the light of applicable international law, on 15 June 2005, OHCHR initiated an investigation into the allegations received. The present report contains the conclusions of this investigation. #InvestigationByOHCHR #KillingOfCivillions #Banbheda #2005
Publisher: NWC- OHCHR Type / Script:
Annual Report  in  English
Keywords:
 HUMAN RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, HUMAN RIGHTS INDICATORS, HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING, HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY, HUMAN SECURITY, HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION, HUMANITARIAN STANDARDS, MANKIND, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, DISAPPEARANCE OF PERSONS, TORTURE VICTIMS, TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL TREATMENT, CRIME PREVENTION, CRIME VICTIMS, VIOLENCE, ABDUCTION, VIOLENT DEATHS, MURDER
Thematic Group:
UNOHCHR , (2005)
Thesaurus:
14.02.02 - Human Rights
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Feeder: DINA JANGAM, Editor: SANJIYA SHRESTHA, Auditor:
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Investigation report - Killing of civilians in Banbehda (18 August 2005)
Abstract:
On the evening of 14 June 2005, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR) received information from a local human rights defender about the alleged abduction, abuse and killing of six civilians in Banbehda, Chaumala VDC, Kailali District, Far Western Region that had reportedly taken place earlier that day. It was further alleged that all or some of the victims were related to APF personnel serving in the area. Reports the following day in the national press supported the allegations. In accordance with OHCHR’s mandate, and in the light of applicable international law, on 15 June 2005, OHCHR initiated an investigation into the allegations received. The present report contains the conclusions of this investigation. #OHCHR #UN #KILLINGOFCIVILLIANS #BANBHEDA #2005
Publisher: NWC- OHCHR Type / Script:
Annual Report  in  English
Keywords:
 HUMAN RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, HUMAN RIGHTS INDICATORS, HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING, HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY, HUMAN SECURITY, HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION, HUMANITARIAN STANDARDS, MANKIND, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, DISAPPEARANCE OF PERSONS, TORTURE VICTIMS, TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL TREATMENT, CRIME PREVENTION, CRIME VICTIMS, VIOLENCE, ABDUCTION, VIOLENT DEATHS, MURDER
Thematic Group:
UNOHCHR , (2005)
Thesaurus:
14.02.02 - Human Rights
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Feeder: DINA JANGAM, Editor: PRATIVASHRESTHA, Auditor:
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National Women's Commission- Nepal and OHCHR-Nepal Observations on Proposed Citizenship Provisions and Women's Right to Equality
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The Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007, guarantees equality of women and men before the law and prohibits discrimination based on sex. Despite this, women in Nepal continue to face various restrictions in relation to their right to acquire, retain and transfer citizenship. Even the Interim Constitution does not recognize a woman’s right to confer citizenship on a spouse of foreign origin as well as children born to them. Discriminatory citizenship provisions can be viewed as a consequence of Nepal’s patriarchal structure. As in other countries around the world, the patriarchal system in Nepal determines a woman’s legal status according to her relationship to a man - first a father and then a husband - creating a notion of conditional and dependent citizenship, and thus providing grounds for discriminatory citizenship provisions biased against women. This is widely perceived to be based on beliefs that a State can ensure its sovereignty on the basis of male privilege and power, with men gaining full legal status in their own right. Under such a system, which is also marked by xenophobia; the possibility of women being “appropriated” by foreign men through marriage or “possessed” in other ways is often perceived as a serious threat to national security and sovereignty. The resulting discriminatory citizenship provisions and practices not only limit women’s right to equality, but also restrict their enjoyment of other rights, including the rights to housing, family life, freedom of movement as well as the right to live with dignity.
Publisher: NWC- OHCHR Type / Script:
Publication  in  English
Keywords:
 WOMEN RIGHTS TO EQUALITY, CITIZENSHIP PROVISIONS, INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND NATIONAL LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS, CONSTITUTION, TRANSFER OF CITIZENSHIP BY DESCENT, NON-CITIZENS, PUBLIC LAW, STATELESSNESS , RIGHT TO NATIONALITY, CITIZENSHI, WAR CRIMES, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Thematic Group:
UNOHCHR , (2011)
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14.02.02 - Human Rights
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