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Nepal: New appointments ‘undermine independence’ of rights oversight body, UN experts warn

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 27 Apr 2021

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UN News Entrance to the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal (file photo).

United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday voiced serious concerns over recent appointment of new members to Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission, which they said “undermined its independence, integrity and legitimacy”.