Nepal: Human Rights Commission’s Integrity in Jeopardy

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli, January 10, 2021. © Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via AP (New York) – The Nepal government should immediately withdraw an ordinance that undermines the independence of constitutional human rights bodies and rescind recent appointments that were made without consultation or parliamentary approval, Human Rights Watch, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), and Amnesty International said today. These government actions undermine public trust and confidence in the integrity of the judiciary and other constitutional…

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