Introducing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in Nepal* By Community Self-Reliance Centre (CSRC) Context L and is a vital resource and thus, also a source of conflict. The annual reports published by Supreme Court of Nepal suggest that the cases regarding property and land in particular, constitute a significant chunk of cases in the courts around the nation. These cases, along with monetary conflicts, also involve violence and oppression. Land conflicts are often the results of complicated legal procedures, loopholes, and duplications in land laws. As of today, the real estate market is one the most profitable and fastest growing markets in Nepal. However, cases abound where profits are realized at the expense of the human rights and land rights of the rural poor. The  UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights  (UNGP BHR), endorsed by United Nations Human Rights Council in 2011, consists of 31 principles implementing the United Nations ‘Protect, Respect, and Remedy’ framework on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises. These Guiding Principles provide the first global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse impacts on human rights linked to business activity. Human rights violations in business In Nepal, various violations of human rights by business have been raised in the areas of migrant work, brick kiln operations, corporal punishment in schools, * This is an abridged version of the paper prepared by the Community Self-Reliance Centre (CSRC) for the regional initiative “Defending Land Rights and Human Rights Defenders.” This document summarizes the major issues and recommendations emanating from the workshops organized by CSRC in partnership with the members of the National Engagement Strategy-Nepal and National Human Rights Commission. For more details, contact deujaj@crscnepal.org. Citation: Community Self-Reliance Centre (CSRC). (2018). Introducing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in Nepal. In ANGOC (Ed.) Upholding Land Rights Amidst the Land Rush: A situationer on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in selected countries in Asia (pp. 64-69). Quezon City: ANGOC and KPA. 64 Upholding Land Rights amidst the Land Rush