KATHMANDU, Jan 26: A day after police applied force to disperse a protest organized by civil society activists at Baluwatar in Kathmandu, where the official residence of the prime minister is located, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) urged the government to respect the citizens’ rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assemblies.

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Baluwatar area in the capital, where the official residence of the prime minister is located, briefly wore a tense look on Monday afternoon as police obstructed the protest organized by civil society activists.