KATHMANDU, DEC 12 -
Human Rights National Magna Meet, a three-day rights fiesta, concluded in the Capital on Saturday with a decision to pressure the government to implement all international treaties on human rights protection it has signed.
According to a declaration paper released on Saturday, Nepal has so far signed 28 international treaties, including six treaties of the United Nations (UN). Although Nepal has adopted the highest number of human rights treaties in South Asia, non-implementation of these instruments has promoted a culture of impunity. So, the declaration urges the government to enforce these treaties as soon as possible and adopt other international treaties related to enforced disappearances and caste-based discriminations, among others.
The paper also demands immediate adoption and implementation of International Criminal Court’s Rome Statute.
Speaking at a programme in the Capital on Saturday, women rights activist Ranju Thakur said the state of impunity has created an environment of fear among the people. “Despite much talk on human rights, cases of human rights violations have gone up. No effective step has been taken so far to protect human rights and end impunity.”
The declaration paper, submitted by the Magna Meet Coordinator Ganesh BK to Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Rakam Chemjong, also urges the political parties to be sincere towards peace process and institutionalise peace and human rights in the country. The paper demands drafting of the statute on time incorporating voices from all the marginalized sections.
Addressing the meet’s concluding ceremony, Chemjong admitted that rising cases of impunity have posed a threat to peace process.
“It’s true that lack of consensus among the parties has pushed the peace and constitution-drafting processes towards danger,” he said.
Rights activists from all 75 districts had participated in Saturday’s function. Demanding immediate implementation of over 380 recommendations made by National Human Rights Commission to the government, the Mechi-Mahakali (East-West) Human Rights Caravan arrived here on Friday. The caravan started on Thursday from Biratnagar in the East and Dhangadi in the West.
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