Nepal: New Government Should Keep Rights Pledges

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal appears at parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 10, 2023. © 2023 AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha (New York) – Nepal’s new government led by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal should focus on upholding Nepalis’ rights and strengthening the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said in a letter released on February 25, 2023. Dahal is leading a new coalition government after elections in November. The Covid-19 pandemic set back progress in protecting rights to health and education. Successive governments have blocked or delayed essential…

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