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Commitment Expressed for the Protection & Promotion of Human e-Newsletter • Volume 10 • Issue 9-10 • Sep/Oct, 2014 Newly appointed NHRC Office-Bearers Assume Office Commitment expressed for the Protection & Promotion of Human Rights Newly appointed NHRC Chairperson and Commissioners attending the reception program upon assuming their office on the first day of their appointmentPhoto: Umesh at theRana CommissionMagar, Central Office Photo: Janak Raj Bhatta, Central Office ALITPUR: The newly appointed On the occasion, Minister of Law, Contents Page LChairperson, Anup Raj Sharma and Justice, Constituent Assembly and the Member Commissioners Prakash Parliamentary Affairs Narahari Newly appointed NHRC .......................1 Osti, Sudip Pathak, Mohna Ansari Acharya, Chief Secretary of the NHRC Commissioners visit ..................2 and Govinda Sharma Paudyal of the Government of Nepal Lilamani Commission to probe.............................2 National Human Rights Commission Poudyal, Chief of Army Staff Gaurav Corpse of Nanda Prasad ........................3 have assumed their office after being Shumsher JB Rana, NHRC Secretary Monitoring on fast-unto-death...............4 sworn-in. Bed Prasad Bhattarai and other high Recent NHRC Publications ...................4 ranking officials of the constitutional Commissioner Pathak to represent ........5 Earlier, in the presence of President bodies were also present. Workshop on TJ and HRs .....................5 Ram Baran Yadav and Prime Minister Surprise Inspection of ............................6 Sushil Koirala, Chief Justice Ram The Constitutional Council had Victims stigmatised due ........................6 Kumar Prasad Shah had administered approved the recommendations on Protection of Consumer Rights .............7 the oath of office and secrecy to the the appointment of the Officials to Issue Concerns expressed over .......................8 newly appointed Chairperson of the the NHRC through the ‘Parliamentory Human Rights Situation ........................8 NHRC Anup Raj Sharma. Sharma later Hearing Special Committee’ (PHSC) Ensure Access to Human ......................9 administered the oath to members of on October 17, 2014. Development Actors to expedite .........11 the Commission Prakash Osti, Sudip Blue Diamond Society.........................12 Upon assuming the office, Chairperson Pathak, Mohna Ansari and Govinda Impetus given to Consultation ............13 Anup Raj Sharma, addressing to the Sharma Paudyal respectively amidst Constantly monitor the ........................13 media, Human Rights defenders and a ceremony held at the Rastrapati Consultation on UPR Report...............14 the representatives of the civil society, In This Bhawan in Maharajgunj on 20th Implementation Status of.....................15 pointed out that all should adopt October, 2014. NHRC Outgoing Staff .........................15 democratic culture and put an effort Trafficking still a Big ..........................16 Continued on page 10 National Human Rights Commissionwww.nhrcnepal.org -Nepal 1 NHRC Commissioners visit Ganga Maya Adhikari Commission to lead for providing justice to the Adhikari family ATHMANDU: NHRC KChairperson Anup Raj Sharma along with the Commissioners Prakash Osti and Sudip Pathak visited Ganga Maya Adhikari at Bir Hospital and obtained information of her health condition. During the meeting, Chairperson Sharma assured Ganga Maya Adhikari PROTECTION that the Commission would play the lead role to mount pressure through the Peace and Reconstruction Ministry for the implementation of what the government pledged while requesting her to break fast-unto death on October 17, 2014. A high level NHRC monitoring team including the Chairperson Anup Raj Sharma, Commissioners Sudip Pathak, Prakash While talking to Ganga Maya Adhikari, Osti and Govind Sharma Paudyal visiting Ganga Maya Adhikari who’s staging fast-onto-death demanding justice Photo: Janak Raj Bhatta, Central Office Commissioner Sudip Pathak said that the Commission would play a lead role to drag her son’s murderers to legal On the same occasion, the NHRC met to help materialize the commitment prosecution. with the conflict victims including expressed by the Government of Bisheswar Sada, Karna Bahadur Singh Nepal before her for justice delivery Meanwhile, it is learnt that the Bir and Lal Singh Badal and urged to and safeguarding her human rights. Hospital management has deployed end their fast-unto death program by two nursing staff for the treatment of adopting legal procedures for human Talking to the Chairperson and Ganga Maya Adhikari, as committed rights and justice delivery. Commissioners, Ganga Maya urged earlier by the Government. Nanda Prasad Adhikari and Ganga after his abduction on June 6, 2004. Maya Adhikari of Fujel Village Soon after the incident, the family Development Committee-7 of Gorkha members of deceased Adhikari had Commission to probe district had been staging fast-unto registered FIR against few persons death at Bir hospital demanding legal involved in the murder. into Bara Incident prosecution against the murderers of their son Krishna Prasad Adhikari. Earlier, in an NHRC meeting with ALITPUR: By issuing a press Nanda Prasad Adhikari breathed his the former Home Minister Madhav Lrelease, the Commssion has last during the strike on September Prasad Ghimire held on August 7, expressed its deep concern over the 22, 2014, the 333rd day of his hunger 2013 the Commission had urged the shooting incident in a clash escalated strike. government to promptly advance the between locals and the police on investigation process on the incident October 11, 2014 near Simraungadh Ganga Maya had ended the strike on of Karishna Parasad Adhikari’s of Bara district. A person was killed October 18, 2014 after the government murder. At the same time, the in the incident. and human rights activists committed Commission had corresponded to the to meet her demands. Office of Prime Minister and Council A team of the Commission has of Ministers on August 12, 2013 with proceeded to the incident spot 19-year-old Krishna Prasad regard to the same issue. for necessary investigation. The Adhikari, a resident of Fujel Village Commission also urges all the Development Committee, Ward – Upon conducting the investigation on stakeholders and authorities to 7 of Gorkha district was abducted April 5, 2009, the Commission had cooperate with its investigation into from Bakulahar Chok, Ratnanagar recommended the Government of the incident. Municipality, Ward - 1 of Chitwan Nepal to probe into the incident of district by the then Maoists cadres criminal offences and to provide elief on June 5, 2004 and murdered a day and reparations to the victim’s family. 2 www.nhrcnepal.org Corpse of Nanda Prasad Adhikari inspected, Govt. asked to save the Life of Ganga Maya Adhikari ATHMANDU: The NHRC the murderer of her son Kmonitoring team comprising Krishna Prasad Adhikari former Commissioner Sudip Pathak, and the provision of Investigation and Planning Division compensation and Head Yagya Prasad Adhikari and reparation made Human Rights Officer Uma Joshi available to the victim’s visited the morgue at Tribhuvan family.’ University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) on September 22, 2014 to inspect the Meanwhile, the condition of the corpse of Nanda National Human PROTECTION Prasad Adhikari. Rights Commission has expressed its deep The team also visited and inquired concern over the death of about the health condition of Ganga Nanda Prasad Adhikari Maya Adhikari at Bir Hospital on of Fujel, Gorkha on 22nd October 8, 2014, who was on hunger September, 2014. strike for 360 days demanding action against those involved in the murder Nanda Prasad Adhikari of her son Krishna Prasad Adhikari. of Phujel, Gorkha district, who had been The monitoring report states that staging a fast unto death forensic medicine department of demanding justice TUTH received the dead body of over the murder of his Nanda Prasad Adhikari through Nepal son Krishna Prasad Police on September 22, 2014 while Adhikari by the then the health condition of Ganga Maya CPN Maoists, passed Commissioner Sudip Pathak and Division Head Yagya P. Adhikari inspecting the Adhikari was found to be worsening away at Bir Hospital. corpse of Nanda Prasad Adhikari at Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu day by day. The emergence of such Photo: Janak Raj Bhatta, Central Office situation is taken by the The Commission prays that the Commission as an extremely regretful recommendations as such have been departed soul of Nanda Prasad episode. implemented accordingly. Adhikari rests in peace and also expresses deepest condolences to The Commission has urged the Absence of immediate investigation the family members of late Adhikari. Government of Nepal and other and prosecution on the incidents concerned parties to make serious of the human rights violations Since Nanda Prasad Adhikari passed efforts to protect the life of Ganga Maya that took place during the armed away while staging a hunger strike and Adhikari, the wife of Nanda Prasad conflict and beyond, obliviousness in the health condition of Ganga Maya Adhikari, whose health condition is administration of justice, widespread Adhikari has also been worsening worsening due to her fast-unto-death. bewilderment and pervasive dispirited day after day, the matter is not only Similarly, the Commission has heartily notion have caused difficulty in timely an issue of a person’s right to life requested Ganga Maya Adhikari to and effective protection and respect of and human rights, but also related give up her self-penance and adopt
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