Nepal: Nepal Under Scrutiny At Human Rights Council

Nepal: Nepal Under Scrutiny At Human Rights Council   Today, Nepal’s human rights situation is going to be reviewed for the first time under the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism. In a submission issued by FIAN International to the UPR working group, several cases of violations of the right to food are denounced. FIAN calls for increased efforts of the Nepali state towards the realization of the right to food and eradication of hunger in the country.   The UPR is a...

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