Nepal: New Government Needs to Prioritize Rights

Expand Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli signs the oath of office papers next to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari in Kathmandu, Nepal, February 15, 2018. © 2018 Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters (New York) – Nepal’s newly elected government led by Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli should take steps to address key human rights issues, Human Rights Watch said today. The rights organization sent a letter to the prime minister outlining major areas to address. Related Content Letter to Prime Minister Oli (PDF) “Twelve years after the conflict ended, victims of Nepal’s decade-long civil war are still…

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