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As Nepal Joins UN Human Rights Council, Activists Call Out Its Domestic Abuses but Also See Hope

November 3, 2017 praveen

We (Peter Gill and I) jointly wrote this piece for The Wire. On October 16, Nepal was elected by the UN General...

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Sanjeev Satgainya @SanjeevSatgainy·

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It is no secret that Nepal prime minister holds contempt for the media.
In October last year also he had derided the media.
Oli now has problems with the way the media addresses individuals
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Nepal Human Rights @nephumanrights·

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States were not seen so critical as expected or required while recommending #Nepal on various pertinent issues of impunity, transitional justice, extrajudicial killings, citizenship among other human rights issues. #UPR37 #UPRNepal

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Nepal Human Rights @nephumanrights·

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Human Rights Lawyer Mandira Sharma shares her observation upon the end of #UPR37 #Nepal
- Concerns regarding impunity in #Nepal has not been raised by the states.
- Either CSOs failed to share these concerns with respective embassies/states or states showed no interests.

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Om Prakash Aryal @oaryal·

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President should roll back govt's decision to dissolve parliament: Advocate Aryal https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/president-should-roll-back-govt-s-decision-to-dissolve-parliament-advocate-aryal/#.YAlgsAT_gNs.twitter

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UN Human Rights Council@UN_HRC·

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States commend #Nepal for its efforts to:
✅reduce poverty and hunger
✅ban harmful practices toward women & girls
✅improve migrant worker policy
✅consolidate democracy

📺#UPR37 WATCH http://webtv.un.org
ℹ️#UPR37 INFO https://bit.ly/390D4LS