concerns over impunity

Concerns over impunity


BIRATNAGAR, AUG 25 -
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Nepal has expressed serious concerns over pervasive and widespread impunity in Nepal.

During a press meet in Biratnagar on Thursday, OHCHR Nepal head Jyoti Sanghera said violence against women, human rights violations and violent crime are growing in the country.

She said the recent brutal attacks and intimidation against journalists, police personnel as well as their families were indicative of the grave situation of impunity in Nepal. “I have been told that people are issuing threats and taking up violence because they know that they will not be punished and held accountable,” she added.

The OHCHR respects the concerns voiced recently by a delegation of senior editors to the prime minister about the the threats to journalists and freedom of expression, she said, adding that during her Biratangar visit many people told her that political forces have been protecting criminals and sheltering offenders.

Posted on: 2011-08-26 07:58
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