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Nepal -
"New Bill on Enforced Disappearances proposed by Government of Nepal fails to meet human rights obligations."
Disappearances -
Newsroom
25th November 2008
"On 25 November 2008, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) released a letter welcoming the Government of Nepal's initiative in drafting the Bill on Disappearances (Crime and Punishment) Act, 2065, but also urging the Constituent Assembly to adopt a series of amendments to ensure compliance with human rights obligations. The proposed Disappearances Bill would criminalize the act of enforced disappearance, establish a commission to investigate past cases from 1996-2006, and provide for prosecution of perpetrators and reparations for victims. However, these laudable steps could be undermined in practice by weaknesses in certain provisions.
