6.4. Eliminating socio-economic and cultural discrimination in all forms Caste, creed, origin and gender based discriminations are historically recognized and practiced social evils of the Nepalese society. Discrimination is both state protected and traditionally recognized despite the outcry of the people. Consequently, the disadvantaged groups of people are deprived of their rights enshrined in the national laws and internationally approved instruments on human rights. The Commission therefore considers the total elimination of discrimination as a priority area of its work. Basically, the Commission recommends to the Government of Nepal to take special legislative and administrative measures to end all forms of discrimination in the country. 6. 5. Disappearances and internally displaced persons In the CPA, both the signatories – the GoN and the CPN-M, agreed to make public within the 60 days of signing of the accord the names and addresses of the disappeared and killed individuals during the conflict. The CPA and 23-point agreement signed between GoN and CPN-M has mandated the NHRC to monitor the implementation status and ensure realization of enjoyment of right to acquire, own and dispose of the private property. In this context, the Commission would frequently monitor the situation of IDPs and recommend for the effective implementation of the CPA. However, NHRC is of the opinion that both the parties are found less serious in making the names and whereabouts of the missing persons. The Commission therefore asks the former conflicting parties to make public the whereabouts of these individuals and provide interim relief and compensation to the victims' families and to make the perpetrators accountable for the crimes committed. In this context, the Commission supports the idea of the establishment of the Disappearance Commission and expresses its willingness to work together in the complimentary basis to make the concerned organizations and individuals accountable for their involvement in the human rights abuses and to ensure adequate compensation to the conflict victims by the GoN. 6. 6. Group rights or collective rights The UN has focused on the rights of women, children, and persons with disability, senior citizens, and minorities and so on as the group rights or collective rights. Rights of the Child - Rights to survival, development, protection and participation of children have been seriously impaired due to the fragile economic, social and political situation of the country. Children have been victims of exploitation and discrimination in society and deprived from enjoying their rights for long. Issues like child labor, trafficking in persons, violence, child soldiers, children in conflict with the laws and child marriage, are still very alarming in our society. Protection of the rights of the child has been recognized as fundamental rights under the Interim Constitution. As a state party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Nepal has an obligation to fulfill the state’s obligation to ensure the rights of children. In this context, NHRC has frequently 17