HRW urges Nepal to appoint new human rights commissioners

[JURIST] Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] on Friday urged [press release] the government of Nepal to appoint qualified new members to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) [official website] in order to best ensure the protection of Nepali citizens. Despite notice by then-commissioners, along with an outcry from many citizen groups, the government allowed the terms of all commissioners to lapse on Monday without replacement, essentially dismantling the NHRC. HRW argued that without proper leadership, the NHRC will become...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/09/hrw-urges-nepal-to-appoint-new-human-rights-commissioners.php

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