Nepal: New Government Should Address Rights

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Newly elected Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba (center) walks out of the Federal Parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal after winning vote of confidence, July 18, 2021. © 2021 Rojan Shrestha/NurPhoto via AP (New York, July 29, 2021) – Nepal’s newly installed prime minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, should ensure that his administration focuses on upholding the rights of citizens and strengthening the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said this week in a letter outlining several key human rights issues. July 27, 2021 Letter to Prime Minister Deuba, Re: Human Rights Issues…

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