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Laxmi Sunrise reinforces commitment to gender equality and female empowerment

KATHMANDU, MARCH 31: Laxmi Sunrise Bank hosted its inaugural “Spark ’24: Empowering Women in Leadership – Inspire Inclusion” event, underscoring its “unwavering” dedication to fostering a culture of inclusion, equality, and empowerment for women in the workplace. The event brought together esteemed speakers, including the Member of the National Human Rights Commission, Ms Lily Thapa, […] The post Laxmi Sunrise reinforces commitment to gender equality and female empowerment appeared first on Aarthiknews:: A leading business & economic news portal from Nepal.

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NHRC Report Card: Action recommended against 66 right violators | The Annapurna Express

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NHRC Report Card: Action recommended against 66 right violators | The Annapurna Express

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'Nexus between foreign employment, trafficking'

Citing data received from Nepal Police, the National Human Rights Commission said there is nexus between foreign employment and migrant smuggling and trafficking.

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UNFPA partners with the National Human Rights Commission to advance women’s rights in Nepal

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Calling for actionable measures to ensure safety of journalists in South Asia

KATHMANDU, June 1: UNESCO, in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission, Nepal, and the Federation of Nepali Journalists organized a two-day regional consultation to assess the safety of journalists in South Asia on May 31 and June 1, 2022, in Kathmandu. The event was a part of a global series of consultations by UNESCO to mark the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Plan of Action on Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity (UNPA). The consultation included journalists, media experts, media rights activists, human rights defenders, and government officials from Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. “The UN Plan of Action has achieved a number of milestones over the last decade, but clearly more still needs to be done. This regional consultation provides an opportunity for all of us to strategize our collective future action in order to implement it more effectively over the next decade. We will need to build upon the success stories and the lessons learned as well as explore new and better ways of implementing the Plan in the region,” said Michael Croft, UNESCO Representative to Nepal. The two-day event aimed at assessing the progress the South Asia region has made in adopting the UNPA and strategizing how it could be implemented more effectively, building upon the success stories and the lessons learned from the region. “Journalists have played important roles in informing citizens and also making public officials accountable during difficult times such as the devastating earthquake of 2015 in Nepal and during the COVID-19 pandemic. These are some reasons why all democratic states must work to ensure a safe and enabling environment for journalists to do their work. This is possible when those who attack media and journalists are brought to justice,” said Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Nepal. Talking about the progress Nepal has made in implementing the UNPA, the minister added that a safety mechanism has been formed for the journalists within the Nepal National Human Rights Commission. “The Commission has prepared the guideline for the protection of the freedom of expression. Based on the guideline, a journalists’ safety mechanism has been formed,” said Top Bahadur Magar, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission. When operational, the mechanism, led by the member of the Commission will have a rapid response team to take the action on threats. “We can only act as a pressure group. But the actionable measures can only be achieved in coordination with the commission for the human rights and agencies such as UNESCO. Dialogues, such as these, are important steps in that direction,” said Bipul Pokharel, Chairperson of the Federation of Nepali Journalists in Nepal. Sangita Khadka, Chairperson of the Minimum Wage Fixation Committee highlighted the issues of professional safety of the journalists in terms of media sustainability. The first day of the event focused on the human rights aspect of journalists’ safety and included presentations from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka assessing the status of UNPA implementation in the respective countries. A session hosted by International Media Support (IMS) discussed best practices and lessons from the regional countries. Three focused group discussions were organized on day two of the event. The groups discussed journalists’ safety under three thematic areas: -Constitutional and legal environment - Journalists are at the forefront of the news, and -The digital battle. A photo exhibition portraying journalists in action was also displayed on the sidelines of the event by The Federation of Nepali Journalists. The outcomes of the regional consultation will inform a ministerial conference in Vienna, Austria, this November convened by the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with UNESCO and the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR), back-to-back with the International Day to End Impunity on 2 November. The United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity (UNPA) was adopted in 2012 to create a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers everywhere. The Plan of Action advocates, among other things, for the establishment of mechanisms to assist in the formulation and implementation of national legislation that enhances the safety of journalists, freedom of expression, and access to information, in compliance with international rules and principles.

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National Human Rights Commission to stay open during Dashain holidays - Khabarhub

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NHRC urges to ensure Dalit's rights to justice and equality

KATHMANDU, June 4: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to ensure Dalit’s rights to justice and equality. A press release issued by NHRC Spokesperson Dr Tikaram Bhattarai today on the occasion of 15 years of declaring the country a caste-based discrimination and untouchability-free nation reads that cases of caste-based discrimination and untouchability have not yet decreased in the country in lack of effective implementation of laws. The government had on June 4, 2006 declared Nepal a caste-based discrimination and untouchability-free nation. The society has not yet become caste-based discrimination and untouchability free nation even after the 15 years of its announcement. The NHRC expressed concern over taking inhumane incidents of untouchability and caste-based discrimination, torture and murder and rape due to untouchability, discrimination in education as well as impunity in the country in lack of timely action against those involved in such crime. The human rights body has appealed to all including the political parties, their sister organisations and people’s representatives to help implement related laws so as to find an end to daily incidences of the caste-based discriminations and untouchability in the society. The government has been urged to make sure the effective enforcement of related laws and aspire for building a just society. Besides, the NHRC wants the government to make efforts to provide necessary relief and proper health care for the economically, socially, culturally and educationally backward Dalit Community as they are at high risk of bearing the brunt of ongoing COVID-19 crisis. “The Constitution of Nepal has envisaged an egalitarian and just society by guaranteeing the right of every citizen to live with dignity, the right to justice, the right of Dalits, the right to social justice, the right to equality and the right against untouchability and discrimination,’’ the NRHC said in the statement. It further added such rights have been guaranteed by the Caste-based Discrimination and Untouchability (Offence and Punishment) Act, 2068 BS (2011, the National Criminal Code, 2074 BS (2017) and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 1965to which Nepal is a state party.

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UN calls on Nepal to reverse NHRC appointments that are ‘inconsistent with international standards’

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NHRC urges govt to pay heed to children's health

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to pay heed to children's right to health and ensure alternative arrangement to their education. Issuing a press release today, NHRC Spokesperson Dr Tikaram Pokhrel said the children should be provided education by ensuring safety to them in the wake of growing threat of Covid-19. The NHRC directed the Ministry of Health and Population, and Ministry of Education not to issue contradictory notice in terms of the operation of schools. "The guardians and students must not be instilled with psychological fear. NHRC urges all concerned including Nepal government and ministries to be serious on dissemination of sensitive health issues. The sensitive information can be disseminated only after taking consultation and suggestions from Health Ministry," Pokhrel stated in the press release. The human rights watch institution has recently conducted a monitoring of schools in the Kathmandu Valley to know about the situation of coronavirus infection. The monitoring found that the government schools were more susceptible to coronavirus than the private schools. The enforcement of safety measures was also weak, and the students suffering headache were together with normal students, the press release showed concern. The NHRC has been informed via various media that more than 300 children were infected with coronavirus in the last two weeks. Although the Health Ministry has urged everyone for avoiding crowds in schools of 14 districts including the Kathmandu Valley, the schools were still running. The government has been further reminded of children's rights provided by Article 39 of Constitution of Nepal and other international conventions the Nepal is party to.

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UNFPA partners with the National Human Rights Commission to advance women’s rights in Nepal

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​​​​​​​Citing data received from Nepal Police, the National Human Rights Commission said there is nexus between foreign employment and migrant smuggling and trafficking.

Citing data received from Nepal Police, the National Human Rights Commission said there is nexus between foreign employment and migrant smuggling and trafficking.