investigation and developing indicators on ESC rights. In addition NHRC conducted
monitoring of right to food and health care during and aftermath of death of estimated
four hundred people by diarrhoea epidemic in 2009 in districts of Mid-West part of
Nepal.
The NHRC also monitored the compliance of CPA and published monitoring reports
on periodic basis. The recommendations were made to enact Bill on formation of
the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as agreed in the CPA (Agreement nos.
5.2.4 and 8.4) and as provisioned in the article 33 of the Interim Constitution of
Nepal, 2007 under the Responsibilities of the State. It also recommended for enacting
Bill on the formation of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance of
Persons; followed by passage of the Domestic Violence Bill, Administration of Justice
(amendment) Bill, Bill related to Acts against Untouchability. The feedbacks were
provided on draft of country reports on various international human rights treaties
such as civil and political rights; economic, social and cultural rights; Convention on
the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). In addition, advocacy programs were
launched for ratification of International Criminal Court (ICC) statute, Convention on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and Optional Protocol on the
Convention against Torture (OPCAT). The NHRC actively participated in various
international activities such as International Co-ordination Committee (ICC) of NHRIs
and APF processes, SAARC level consultations and submission of reports during
UPR processes.
The staff turnover, delayed in the making of constitution, delays in the passage of
NHRC Bill, limited office space of the Commission and delays in making law relating
to staff were the major impediments for NHRC during this period. Amidst challenges
NHRC performed notable works that comprises making more than 300
recommendations for remedies, settling more than 1800 complaints and performing
investigation/exhumation in cases of human rights violation of national/ international
concerns. During this period NHRC prepared various guidelines in order to facilitate
monitoring on different thematic issues. The NHRC published and disseminated
forty six monitoring reports, prepared resource manual on HRBA and provided
support to mainstreaming human rights concerns in the secondary school curricula.
In this period NHRC organized over three hundreds advocacy programs, fielded
more than four hundreds investigation missions and similar number of monitoring
missions across the country. The NHRC involved in capacity building of estimated
three thousands individuals in different themes representing Nepal Army, Nepal
Police, Armed Police Force, Political Parties, Civil Service, Civil Society, NGOs,
mother groups, CBOs and NHRC itself among others.
6. Methodology
The participatory and inclusive approach was adopted during the preparation of this
document. Various consultation meetings were held in all the regions. The
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