KATHMANDU, Oct 30: Nepal's human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the second time on November 4, said a statement issued by the UN in Geneva on Friday.
Nepal is one of the 14 states to be reviewed by the UPR Working Group during its upcoming session taking place from 2 to 13 November, reads the statement.
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Nepal's rights record was first reviwed by the UN body on January 25, 2011. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Agni Prasad Kharel will lead the Nepali delegation headed for Geneva.
The reviews are based on national reports--information provided by the state under review, information contained in the reports of independent human rights experts and groups, human rights treaty bodies, and other UN entities; information provided by other stakeholders, including national human rights institutions, regional organizations and civil society groups.
Among the issues raised in the above-mentioned documents are combating all forms of discrimination, including those committed against women, based on caste and against the dalit community; addressing gender-based violence; preventing excessive use of force by law enforcement and allegations of extrajudicial killings and combatting impunity for such cases; improving detention conditions; preventing early and forced marriages; combatting human trafficking; reducing child labour; eradicating poverty; access to safe drinking water and sanitation; transitional justice; addressing alleged reprisals against human rights defenders and journalists; the rights of refugees; post natural disaster responses; rehabilitation and reintegration of ex-combatants and minors; and progress made in the peace process, said the statement.
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