Kathmandu, April 10
Nepal’s constitutional human rights watchdog, the National Human Rights Commission, has decided to monitor the situation of human rights across the country during the ongoing lockdown imposed to control the coronavirus outbreak and its aftermath.
The commission is partnering with various civil society and professional organisations, namely: Nepal Bar Association, Federation of Nepali Journalists and NGO Federation, in the monitoring.
The commission today formed a high-level human rights monitoring committee under the leadership of its member Govinda Sharma Paudyal. The panel includes representatives from three professional organisations also. Such provincial and district committees will be formed across the district.
The commission’s spokesperson and secretary Bed Bhattarai says it will check the effectiveness of the government initiatives, the availability of health facilities, the status of consumers’ rights and freedom of expression, people’s access to justice, and the responsibilities of the citizens during the crisis.
