Urging Nepal to reform the laws, the ICJ further said that the existing legal framework, judicial and administrative practices raise serious human rights concerns. According to a report on National Security Laws and Human Rights Implications prepared by the ICJ, significant powers have been granted to executive without effective and adequate parliamentary and judicial oversight.
Nepali security related laws have not only been formulated vaguely, they have also granted broad immunities to security forces but have lacked accountability mechanism, the report made public on Sunday said.
The ICJ has also expressed concern over what it said extraordinary judicial power granted to chief district officers. The laws also encourage excessive use of force by the police and security forces without safeguards and judicial oversight, leading to erosion of the right to fair trial, due process and other fundamental rights.
“These legislative deficiencies have prevented the establishment of credible justice and security sector institutions in Nepal, perpetuating injustice and debilitating the rule of law,” said the report.
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