Human Rights – 2012

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Human Rights – 2012

2012

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Human rights situation did not improve in 2012. In its report, Amnesty International suggested Nepal heading toward “full-spectrum impunity” because the government reneged on its commitment to hold perpetrators of human rights abuses accountable before the law.1 As a matter of fact, Nepal was criticized by the International Commission of Jurists and Human Rights Watch as political parties were preparing for general amnesty for all conflict-era crimes through the proposed transitional justice commissions.2 The human rights violation trend for 2012, however, is not available from the local human rights organizations.

  1. “Report: Nepal towardsfull-spectrum impunity,” Kathmandu Post, May 25, 2012.
  2. “Reject amnesty for serious crimes: ICJ, HRW,” Kathmandu Post, April 24, 2012.