National Human Rights Commission (Nepal)
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Nepal
was established as an independent body in 2000. The country has since displayed a poor record in human rights
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/09/international/asia/09nepal.html. During 2005, Sushil Pyakurel, an NHRC Commissioner, was barred from his monitoring work and left the country http://www.washtimes.com/news/2005/mar/25/20050325-100125-3869r/. In 2007, the appointment of new commissioners was welcomed internationally as a sign of progress.
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
was established as an independent body in 2000. The country has since displayed a poor record in human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/09/international/asia/09nepal.html. During 2005, Sushil Pyakurel, an NHRC Commissioner, was barred from his monitoring work and left the country http://www.washtimes.com/news/2005/mar/25/20050325-100125-3869r/. In 2007, the appointment of new commissioners was welcomed internationally as a sign of progress.