Kathmandu, Dec 10: Speaker Devraj Ghimire has said that the Parliament will always be of help for the protection of human rights.
Addressing a programme organized by the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) here on the occasion of the 76th International Human Rights Day, today, he urged the government to be always sensitive in protection of human rights.
“Incidents of human rights violations took place during the conflict period are referred to when talking about the human rights issues in our country. However, in the meanwhile we have become successful in establishing the federal republic Nepal by resolving the conflict in a peaceful way,” he said.
Stating that the topic of guaranteeing the fundamental rights of the labourers and the marginalized communities involved in various stages of the supply chain extending from the production of goods and services to the consumers has become more challenging due to the globalization and the unhealthy competition in the open market, Speaker Ghimire stressed on the need of making special initiatives for ensuring their rights.
He said that the laws have been reformed and the process of appointing the office-bearers to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappeared Persons has reached the final stages in order to investigate the incidents of serious human rights violation during the conflict period and to carry out in an effective manner the works of the two transitional justice mechanisms as per the widely-accepted principles of transitional justice.
“Although the development of information technology has made things easier for human society, the unequal development of technology has resulted in discrimination on its access and use.
New problems and challenges have been added in the social and cultural values due to technological development,” the Speaker said, adding that although it is natural technology is used to the maximum for the protection and promotion of human rights, the risk of violation of others’ human rights due to the ICT’s misuse has also become stark.
He said involving oneself honestly in building equitable society by ending existing class, regional, religious and gender-based discrimination through country’s socio-economic and cultural transformation on the foundation of political achievements gained from historic movements was the duty and responsibility of all.
Speaker Ghimire mentioned that a policy of proportional representation and positive discrimination has been adopted to ensure identity of existence, freedom, equality and justice to for the oppressed, minority and marginalized communities through constitution.
Similarly, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, Top Bahadur Magar, expressed the belief that all would involve in protecting human rights in future, stating that the government has taken significant efforts for human rights protection.
He urged one and all to build a culture of human rights, adding, “Implementing a rule neglecting the issues—equality, nondiscrimination and human dignity – cannot be imagined in today’s world.”
Likewise, Chief Secretary Ek Narayan Aryal stressed that three tiers of government, constitutional bodies as well as all should involve for human rights protection. #humanrights
