The ICJ today urged the Government of Nepal to ensure that laws related to a Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a Disappearances Commission are adopted through regular democratic legislative processes.
NJCM, the Dutch section of the ICJ, as part of a coalition of Dutch NGOs, made written submissions to the Human Rights Council on the Universal Periodic Review of the Netherlands.
The submission addressed the legal status of UN human rights instruments in Dutch law; the role of the Netherlands in setting international human rights law standards; issues in reporting under UN human rights treaties; national processes for assessing compliance with human rights; gender policy and mainstreaming; counter-terrorism policy; rights of aliens; and rights to health and education.
Netherlands-Dutch NGOs-UPR-non-judicial submission-2007 (full text, PDF)
Nepal’s draft bill for a proposed Truth and Reconciliation Commission threatens to deny victims of the decade-long conflict their rights to truth, justice and reparation, the ICJ and other human rights groups said today.
The ICJ has written to the leaders of the eight political parties of Nepal raising concerns that the recently formed “High Level Inquiry Commission on Disappeared Citizens” does not meet international standards.
Members of the Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-terrorism and Human Rights concluded their European Union hearing in Brussels this week.
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