It has been emphasized that the report of the Government of Nepal which will be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council through the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for the third cycle of the Global Periodic Review (UPR) should be credible and factual. More than 100 people participated in the program.
The interaction among civil society organization’s representatives, human rights defenders, and stakeholders has been conducted on the draft of the Nepal Government’s report of Universal Periodic Review (Third Cycle) on September 10, 2020, via a virtual medium.
Koshal Chandra Subedi, Joint-Secretary to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, informed that out of the 195 recommendations made by the UN Human Rights Council in the reports submitted by the Government of Nepal in 2015, the Government of Nepal has accepted 152 recommendation and 43 recommendations were noted.
The draft of the report was presented by Shraddha Rijal, Under-Secretary to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
Murari Kharel, Director of the National Human Rights Commission, said that the good work done by the Nepali government could not be formulated. He said that the report to be presented in the international arena should be based on facts and figures.
INSEC Chairperson Dr. Indira Shrestha said that the report could be strengthened and refined while discussing the issues included in the draft report among the civil society representatives.
Chairperson of the NGO Federation of Nepal, Jit Ram Lama, said that the voice of the excluded community should be heard through the report.
Govinda Acharya, Chairperson of the Federation of Nepali Journalists said that the Government of Nepal should include the state of compliance with the commitments expressed in the international platform in the report.
INSEC Executive Director Bijay Raj Gautam said that INSEC has been documenting and disseminating statistics on human rights violations and abuses for three decades and would help in refining the government report.
Activist Lily Thapa said that there should be no vacancy in the Women’s Commission and the government should pay attention to its completion in time.
At the event, the Coalition of Nepali NGOs for UPR, network of women for UPR, the Durban Review Conference Follow-up Committee (DRCFC) on behalf of the marginalized community made suggestions to the Prime Minister and the Office of the Council of Ministers.