As consequences, torture is still too common in detention, reports Advocacy Forum-Nepal, a leading human rights organization. “The majority of those concerning enforced disappearance, extrajudicial killings, impunity and transitional justice, remain unimplemented” explained TRIAL International, Human Rights and Justice Center and the THRD Alliance. The fact that the National Human Rights Commission has been crippled by a serious lack of cooperation from the government in fulfilling the vast majority of its recommendations is worrisome and dangerous. Victims turned into human rights defenders like Muskan Khatun are surely going to remind the government of its responsibilities. The international community should step up their approach to human rights, helping keep the government of Nepal accountable to its obligations, supporting it towards becoming a beacon for human rights standards.

Source: Manila Times March 14, 2021 16:07 UTC