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Human Rights e-Newsletter National Human Rights Commission of Nepal NHRC DAY SPECIAL • Harihar Bhawan, Lalitpur, Nepal • Volume 7 • Issue 12 • June, 2012 12th Anniversary of the National Human Rights Commission Government Committed to Respect, Protect and Promote Human Rights: Prime Minister immediately work out for the establishment of the TRC and CoID. The chairperson said 'Whatever the data of the past or the subsequent variation found in the present scenario may be, there hasn't been any substantive difference in the environment of human rights violations, killings, abduction and the feeling of insecurity.' Continues on pg. 7 PM Dr. Baburam Bhattarai making the NHRC publication pubic at a function held on the occasion of Contents Page NHRC Day. Also seen are the UNDP Resident Representative Robert Piper, NHRC Chairperson Upadhyay, Chairperson of NGO Federation Dr. Nerta Timalsina and Chairperson of NWO Siekh Chand Tara respectively. Government Committed .......1 Photo: Post Bahadur Thapa Common Efforts ...................2 alitpur: Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Lauding the work of the NHRC for the Role of Stakeholders ............2 Bhattarai has said that the Nepal protection and promotion of human rights Police opens fire ...................3 LGovernment is fully committed to the in the country, he said that the government respect, protection and promotion of basic has been asking the concerned agencies to Proposed Landfill ..................3 rights of the general citizens guaranteed implement the NHRC recommendations NHRC Monitors ...................3 by the Interim constitution of Nepal -2007 exploiting all resources available. In this NHRC Urges .........................3 including the Universal regard, the government Declaration of Human has so far spent Attention drawn to ................3 Rights (UDHR) 90 million rupees NHRC Staffs trained ............4 and the spirit of the This year, a total of 583 within the financial Stakeholder ...........................4 international human year 2067/68 while rights instruments. cases have been resolved implementing over 600 World Day against ................5 by the NHRC and 143 were issues related to the Policy is Necessary ...............5 Addressing at a function relief and compensation Statement delivered ..............6 organized to mark the forwarded to the government. to the victims of human NHRC Felicitated .................7 12th Anniversary of rights violations said, the National Human Ever since the establishment PM Bhattarai. Inter-Generation ....................8 Rights Commission, of the NHRC, 9,221 Monthly Status ......................8 PM Bhattarai said On the occasion, PM Interaction on ........................9 ‘We have been complaints have been filed, Bhattarai made public seriously working out of which 3,664 have been 9 thematic reports on NHRC Adopts .......................9 with various national human rights and the An Overview of ..................10 and international resolved. annual report on Child Journalists and HR .............10 communities on Rights-2011. establishing the much Evicted Squatters ...............11 talked transitional Speaking on the Show Responsibility ...........11 justice mechanisms - Truth and Reconciliation occasion of the 12th Anniversary of the nteraction held on ...............11 Commission (TRC) and the Commission on NHRC, Chairperson Justice Kedar Nath Archiving of HR .................12 Inquiry on Disappearances (CoID). Upadhyay urged the Government to Glimpses of .......................12 In this issue... www.nhrcnepal.org 1 15th International Anti Torture Day Common Efforts, Need of the Hour to Do Away with Torture: DPM Gachchedar Speaking at the program, Chairperson Justice Speaking at the program, the Chairperson of Kedar Nath Upadhyay said that the incidents Advocacy Forum Mandira Sharma expressed of torture won’t be stopped unless the society her anxiety over the sporadic incidents accepts them as crimes. of torture even after the Government has accepted torture as a punishable crime. He pointed out the necessity that the message has to go to every member in society that Adding that the act of eliminating torture torture is a punishable crime. should not depend upon the Article provisioned in the constitution only, she said At the program, Inspector General of Police, that emphasis must be given to the right Rabindra Pratap Shah informed that the police against torture enshrined in the constitution department has ‘human rights cell’ since long and its effective implementation. in order for preventing the possible human Deputy Prime Minister Bijay Kumar Gachchedar addressing a program held at rights violation from the side of the police. The Executive Director of CEVict, Jamuna NHRC on the occasion of 15th Int’l Anti Poudel elucidated that zero tolerance is the Torture Day ‘Nepal Police has never institutionalized only way out to prevent torture and such an Photo: Umesh Rana Magar torture. Instead, it has taken action against act should be treated as the criminal offences. cacy police officers who have violated human alitpur: Deputy Prime Minister rights in the course of executing their policing Pointing out the necessity for psycho –social and Home Minister Bijay Kumar o duties,’ he said. methodology for the rehabilitation of the LGachchedar has said that though victims of torture, she appealed to DPM the Interim Constitution of Nepal – 2007 Gachchdear, the chief guest of the program, has recognized torture as a punishable for the free distribution of medicines to the crime, the incidents of crimes are still Government is committed to victims of torture. sporadic. implementing the CAT to guarantee Nepali Congress Leader Gopal Man Shrestha adv Speaking at a programme organized by the the human rights of people. said that torture is everywhere in Nepali NHRC to observe the 15th Year Against society be it psychological or physical. “Jails Torture Day, DPM Gachhadar expressed & should be rehabilitation centres, however commitment to guarantee human rights the overcrowded jails are torturing inmates of the people and work towards making Chairperson of Informal Sector Service Center further with poor facilities,” Shrestha said torture a criminal offence. (INSEC), Subodh Pyakurel said that it is not adding, “Population has increased so has good to point the finger at the state only for crime. However Jails are the same as they es DPM Gachchdear comfirmed that Anti making the country torture free. The citizen were 50 years ago.’ Torture Bill would be tabled in the also should bear the responsibility in this parliament anytime soon. He, however, regard, Mr. Pyakurel stressed. The function was organized in collaboration urged that torture as a menace in society with National Women’s Commission, can be stopped only when the common “Thousands of people are suffering from National Dalit Commission, Nepal Police efforts are inculcated from the side of all. psychological problems due to the torture (Human Rights Cell) and other human rights ogu of one kind or another meted out to them. organizations including Advocacy Forum, He, expressing his solidarity, said So, transformation is needed in the sector of CWIN Nepal, CVICT, CAHURAST, INSEC, that the government is committed to education, health and security to break the INHURED International, FOHRID, HURON, implementing the CAT to guarantee the existing tradition of torture,” he said. HURFON, WOREC, PPR Nepal. This year's human rights of people. slogan is Criminalize Torture, End Impunity. dial Role of Stakeholders in Torture Prevention Stressed: Criminalizing Torture Hauls Priority aski: A one day interaction program police chief Sailesh Thapa Chhetri stressed days in the barracks during which she faced entitled the Role of Stakeholders on bringing changes in social and traditional despicable torture. She still suffers from Kin Torture Prevention concluded in cultures in order to prevent culture of torture. denial of justice and compensation. Pokhara on July 27, 2012 which was jointly Having the human rights cell instituted in the organized by NHRC Western Regional department, there is no such policy for the Speaking on the occasion, senior human Office, INSEC and Advocacy Forum on police personnel to indulge themselves in right defenders Teknath Baral, District the occasion of the 15th International Day torture, he informed. Bar Association Chairperson Kamal Aryal, in Support of Torture Victims. Coordinator of Network for Peace Surendra Likewise, district attorney Khadka Bahadur Thapa Magar, Battalion Chief of Armed Shedding light on the objective of the KC said that stakeholders must register petition Police Shambhu Upreti, Conflict Victim program, regional coordinator of Advocacy on cases after duly identifying the facts. He Manumaya Chhetri, Krishna Dhungana, Forum, Sarala Pandey said that the also said that the rights seekers should take Krishna Prasad Adhikari, DSP Yagabinod stakeholders should take proactive initiative care of their duties as well. Pokhrel and media persons Govind Subedi, for the relief, rehabilitation, compensation Purna Ghimire, Kamal Subedi stressed on and justice of torture victims. Similarly, conflict victim Krishna Kumari criminalizing torture. Gurung said that during the armed conflict Speaking on the occasion, Kaski district she was detained by Nepal Army for 45 2 www.nhrcnepal.org Police opens fire at Civilians: Monitoring conducted orang: The NHRC Regional Office, opened fire resulting in injury to a woman, hospital and the alleged perpetrator