Human rights in school: While conducting research, the NHRC discovered
that there were not enough appropriate toilets for girl students (NHRC,
2013b). The NHRC thus made recommendations to the government to assure
the provision of gender-friendly toilets in private schools (NHRC, 2014). The
Commission also made recommendations to eliminate labor exploitation in
private schools (NHRC, 2014).
Right to health: An investigation revealed that most of the pharmacy shops
in the country do not have licenses (NHRC, 2013b). It was also revealed that
patients were dying because of grievous medical negligence in private hospitals.
The NHRC therefore recommended that the government implement appropriate
policies regarding medical negligence on the basis of national and international
standards (NHRC, 2014). Similarly, the Commission, also recommended the
issuance of special rules, to ensure that the culprits of medical negligence would
come under legal accountability, and that the victims would get compensation
(NHRC, 2014). The Commission found that corporal punishment is practiced in
schools (NHRC, 2013b).
Right to food: Through a complaint, NHRC discovered that a contractor
imported low-quality food for the Jajarkot district under the financial support of
the World Food Programme. NHRC recommended the matter to the Commission
for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) for investigation (NHRC, 2009).
Rights of migrant workers: The NHRC is working in cooperation with
many other NHRIs for the protection of the human rights of Nepalese migrant
workers (NHRC, 2012a). To protect the rights of immigrant workers, the NHRC
submitted various recommendations to the government in November 2012
and September 2013 focusing on the accession to the Convention on Rights of
Immigrant Workers (NHRC, 2014).
Strategic plan of NHRC (2015-2020): The NHRC has planned various
activities with regards to monitoring the schools, hospitals, universities,
industries and business entities. The Commission will also monitor the situation
of consumer rights and migrant workers’ rights (NHRC, 2015).
Consultation Meetings on Business and Human Rights (BHR)
Initiatives of NHRC and other Stakeholders
The NHRC has tried to introduce ‘Business and Human Rights’ in Nepal. The
Commission organized a Regional Conference on Business and Human Rights in
66
Upholding Land Rights amidst the Land Rush
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents