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'COMMISSION SHOULD MEET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS'
Rights Defenders and victims families' single voice
Human Rights Defenders and representatives of conflict victim's families emphasized that law or mechanism lacking the minimum international human rights standards aimed at establishing truth and delivering justice will not be acceptable to them.
In a talk program organized by Amnesty International Nepal on the 3rd May 2012 titled 'No Amnesty but Punishment to the Perpetrators: Ensure Justice to the Victims', Chaireerson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Kedar Nath Upadhyaya has urged Government to adopt internationally approved provisions in the soon-to-be formed Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission on Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CID). He said that Government should implement the recommendations made by the NHRC in this regards.
Nepal Government is committed for safer Migration: Labour Minister
Newly appointed Minister for Labour and Transport Management of Nepal Malbar Singh (MS) Thapa said that he is committed to ensure protection of Nepalese Migrants going abroad for work. "I am exploring the issues now and will take concrete action soon", the Minister said at a meeting with Amnesty International (AI) on 29th March 2012.
Nationwide campaign on migrants' rights launched
Government will implement AI's suggestions: Labour Minister
Amnesty International Nepal launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness on rights of the Nepalese migrant workers. The program what Amnesty International named "migrant workers caravan" launched on 21 March 2012 came shortly after Amnesty International released a report on the condition of migrant workers.
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गरिबी र वेरोजगारीबाट मुक्ति पाउन एवं आफू र आफ्नो परिवारको समुन्नत जीवन सुनिश्चित गर्ने आशाका साथ वैदेशिक रोजगारीमा जाने गर्दछन् । दस वर्ष अघि त्यसरी विदेसिनेको संख्या करिव ५५ हजार थियो । सरकारी रेकर्ड अनुसार गत वर्ष वैदेशिक रोजगारीमा जानेको संख्या ३ लाखको हाराहारी छ,, यद्यपि अनाधिकारिक बाटो प्रयोग गरेर जानेहरुको संख्या समेत जोड्दा वैदेशिक रोजगारीमा जानेहरुको संख्या प्रतिवर्ष करिव ६ लाख रहेको बताइन्छ । यसरी जानेहरुको प्रमुख गन्तव्य मुलुकहरू खाडी मुलुकहरू र मलेसिया हुन् जहाँ निर्माण, उत्पादन क्षेत्र र घरेलु काम जस्ता न्यून सीप भएका क्षेत्रका काममा जाने गरिन्छ ।
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