F. Laws are inconsistent with the human rights norms and treaty reporting procedure is weak. A number of laws are still inconsistent with the norms and values set by the Constitution, international treaties and conventions. The State Case Act, Torture Compensation Act and the recent amendment of the Muluki Ain are only a few examples. Such inconsistencies in the law have been affecting the rights of the people to get justice. G. Human rights awareness and education. The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (1993), which was agreed at the World Conference on Human Rights, calls on States to eradicate illiteracy and direct education towards the full development of the human personality and the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It called on all States and institutions to include human rights, humanitarian law, democracy and rule of law as subjects in the curricula of all learning institutions in formal and non-formal settings. There is a serious lack of awareness and education on human rights at all levels. Human rights are not taught in the schools; consequently most people are not aware about their rights, the rights of other people, and the means of protecting them. Many people, including the highly educated, take the notion of human rights as a foreign concept and not applicable to Nepal. The authorities generally demonstrate their apathy towards the issue. Human rights are included in police and military training, but the effectiveness needs to be enhanced to bring about significant and more visible attitudinal and behavioural changes among the police and army cadres. Most importantly, training of civil servants on human rights is not adequate, especially for those who occupy positions involving quasijudicial functions. Likewise, political party leaders and cadres are not aware of relationship between good governance and human rights. The Nepalese society is increasingly becoming intolerant. People who believe in violence as an effective means of resolving differences have created a lasting scar on the nation as a whole. Emergence of such groups has been to a great extent a result of decades old cultural and structural violence ingrained in the society. Unless and until the root issues are addressed through human rights education and awareness with special focus on the issues affecting the marginalized and weaker groups of people, there is a risk of renewed or new form of conflict. H. Impunity. State authorities and non-state parties are often involved in acts that violate law. The situation has aggravated due to the conflict between the state and the Maoists. Excessive use of force, arbitrary arrests, illegal detention, torture, disappearance of citizens and journalists by the state have become common. Likewise, the Maoists are equally or more involved in abduction, extortion, torture, killing and use of human shields. The tendency of ignoring the recommendations/instructions of National Human Rights Commission by the state authorities to investigate and take necessary legal action against the alleged perpetrators is common. Some authorities ignore even the orders of the Supreme Court. It is also found that the perpetrators are often transferred or even awarded instead of making them accountable for their wrongdoings. The mindset that one can get away with deliberate ignorance of court orders and thereby violate human rights is strong and common among the 21