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    Lalitpur Nepal

National Human Rights Commission of Nepal

Membership: Full Member
Admitted: 2000 (5th Annual Meeting)

The National Human Rights Commission of Nepal is an independent and autonomous institution established on 5 June 2000, under the Human Rights Commission Act 1997, passed by the Nepalese Parliament.

The major functions of the Commission include:

  • conducting inquiries and investigations into matters that involve violations of human rights and recklessness or negligence in the prevention of these violations by any person, organization or body

  • conducting public hearings or inquiries into any event

  • visiting, inspecting and observing any authority, jail or organization under His Majesty’s Government, and submitting recommendations on the reforms to be made on the functions, procedures and physical facilities necessary for such an organization to protect human rights

  • reviewing the provisions and protection provided by the Constitution and other prevailing laws for the enforcement of human rights and making necessary recommendations for the effective implementation of such provisions

  • studying international treaties and instruments on human rights and making necessary recommendations to His Majesty’s Government for effective implementation of such provisions

  • undertaking and facilitating research works in the area of human rights

  • using human rights education among different sections of society through various seminars, symposia, conferences, media and publications as well as building awareness on the guarantees of laws for the protection of human rights

  • encouraging and assisting NGOs which are working in the field of human rights

  • continuously monitoring the human rights situation in the country.


Commission Members

Hon. Justice Kedar Nath Upadhyay
Chairperson

Ram Nagina Singh
Member

Gauri Pradhan
Member

Dr. Leela Pathak
Member

Dr. K B Rokaya
Member

Legal Framework

Enabling legislation

Human Rights Commission Act 2053 (1997)

Nepal: NHRC report on trafficking highlights worrying trends

The situation of human trafficking in Nepal, mainly women and children, is getting more serious by t

 

International accreditation body releases report on NHRIs

Three APF member institutions – Nepal, Qatar and the Maldives – were reviewed by the ICC Sub-Com

 

Nepal: NHRC urges parties to resolve differences

The National Human Rights Commission has stressed the importance of forming a national consensus gov

 

Nepal: Final group of child soldiers released

The final group of the nearly 3,000 child soldiers who served in the Maoist army during Nepal's deca

 

‘A status’ accreditation recommended for Malaysia, Nepal

Recommended to retain their ‘A status’ accreditation, the ICC will review developments affecting

 

Nepal: NHRC indicts government and ex-rebels

Three years since the Comprehensive Peace Accord was signed, at least 186 persons have lost their li

 

Nepal: Draft bill raises Commission’s concerns

The National Human Rights Commission said the draft bill with the parliament secretariat would curta

 

Nepal: UN-backed scheme seeks to bring 'peace through justice'

A United Nations-backed project aims to help heal the scars left by Nepal's decade-long civil war, u

 

Nepal: NHRC urges government action on human rights

The NHRC has submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister highlighting human rights violations takin

 

Nepal: NHRC takes government to task over case withdrawals

The NHRC has directed the Home Ministry to clarify why it recommended the withdrawal of 238 court ca

 

Nepal: NHRC urges dialogue

The National Human Rights Commission of Nepal has expressed grave concern over the critical situatio

 

Padma Mathema, Nepal NHRC

February 2009: “I took up this position because I want to fight for the women of Nepal and I want

 

Journalist’s murder has ‘chilling effect’ on press freedom

February 2009: The brutal murder of journalist Uma Singh has had a chilling effect on press freedom

 

Nepal: NHRC deplores killing of journalist

The National Human Rights Commission has condemned the murder of Dhanusha-based journalist Uma Singh

 

Nepal: NHRC expresses objection on Forced Disappearance Bill

The National Human Rights Commission has expressed its objection over the government not consulting

 

Nepal: NHRC submits human rights report to President

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has submitted its 2007/08 annual human rights report to

 

Nepal: NHRC urges Govt to ratify Rome Statute

Ratifiying the Statute would help improve the country's human rights situation, giving the Interna

 

Nepal: HRC has made great strides

Congratulating Nepal's National Human Rights Commission on its 8th anniversary, a United Nations off

 

Nepal: NHRC initiates probe into poll campaign murder

The NHRC has initiated a preliminary investigation of the killings in Dang and Surkhet during Nepal'

 

Nepal: NHRC urges parties to follow poll code

The National Human Rights Commission has said some political parties have violated the code of condu

 

New appointments to New Zealand, Nepal HRCs

Two new Human Rights Commissioners were recently appointed to the New Zealand Human Rights Commissio

 

Nepal: Implement laws against caste discrimination, says NHRC

The National Human Rights Commission has urged the government to implement legal provisions against

 

Nepal: NHRC investigating suspected mass grave

Nepal's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), along with police forensic and crime scene experts,

 

Nepal: Child rights situation gloomy, says NHRC

The efforts made by the government and some NGOs towards child rights protection have remained insuf

 
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Enabling Legislation
News
The situation of human trafficking in Nepal, mainly women and children, is getting more serious by the day due to the changing dimensions of trafficking, a new report has found.
Three APF member institutions – Nepal, Qatar and the Maldives – were reviewed by the ICC Sub-Committee on Accreditation in its March 2010 session.
The National Human Rights Commission has stressed the importance of forming a national consensus government before the May 28 deadline for promulgation of the constitution.
 
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