KATHMANDU, Dec 17: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to rescue the Nepali citizens who have become involved in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

KATHMANDU, Dec 10: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged to ensure the full implementation of recommendations of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

KATHMANDU, Nov 10: The central, provincial and branch offices of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will remain open during the holidays of Tihar and Chhath festivals. The offices will remain open from 11 am to 2 pm during the festival holidays, NHRC said in a statement.

KATHMANDU, Nov 1: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received news that its ranking on the global stage will remain at the 'A' category.

KATHMANDU, Sept 28:  The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has requested the government to create an environment where essential health services are not stopped.

KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Recent weeks have seen a surge in clashes among juveniles residing in correctional homes across various districts in Nepal, with the unfortunate consequence of two fatalities. These incidents have prompted the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to initiate investigations and closely monitor the situation within juvenile correctional facilities.

KATHMANDU, July 17: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to immediately proceed with the process of ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The NHRC made the urge by issuing a statement on Monday on the occasion of the International Criminal Justice Day.

KATHMANDU, May 5: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said the people living with HIV shall not be denied their rights under any circumstances.

The recent incident of police using excessive force on loan shark victims who conducted a peaceful sit-in at Shanti Batika in Kathmandu is highly concerning. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has requested the government to respect and protect the rights of citizens to gather peacefully and express their opinion. As responsible citizens, we must urge the government to exercise restraint, meet the genuine demands of the loan shark victims and resolve the issue through meaningful dialogue.

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: The 10th edition of Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival organized by the Human Rights Film Center has started. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Top Bahadur Magar inaugurated the festival at the hall of Nepal Tourism Board in Kathmandu on Sunday. The Shanta Nepali-directed documentary 'Climbing Temperatures, Top of the World' was shown at the opening of the festival.

KATHMANDU, Nov 2: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent a team to carry out on-site monitoring of an incident of bomb explosion in Kalikot.

KATHMANDU, Oct 18: The commissioners of the Election Commission (EC) and members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday held discussions in regard to the upcoming elections to the federal and provincial assemblies to be held on November 20.

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to come up with effective measures to control dengue.

KATHMANDU, August 15: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has furnished a 12-point suggestion to the government on the bill relating to transitional justice.

KATHMANDU, May 26: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the bodies concerned to give justice to the survivors and take action against the guilty by carrying out fair and effective investigation into the incidents of rape and sexual assaults.

KATHMANDU, May 13: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said that the major political parties have been found violating the election code of conduct for the local level elections during the silence period.

ILLAM, May 7: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has warned of the dangers posed by international borders in order to hold free and fair local elections in the district. The monitoring team of the commission also suggested formulating a security strategy focusing on the international border linked with Ilam district.

KATHMANDU, May 5: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has announced that it will monitor the upcoming local level elections slated for May 13.

KATHMANDU, April 21: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the bodies concerned to amend acts and rules that contradict to proportional inclusive provisions of the Constitution and make them human rights-friendly.

KATHMANDU, March 4: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the people not to make statements taking sides in the Paul Shah case.

KATHMANDU, Feb 24: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for respecting the human rights of citizens to protest peacefully and urged the protestors to make the protests peaceful.

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Tapa Bahadur Magar has urged the government to ensure accessible supply of vaccines against COVID-19 infection to all citizens.

KATHMANDU, Dec 9: The annual report of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has been presented to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari.

KATHMANDU, Sept 8: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government not to pose obstruction to people’s rights to participate in peaceful protests.

KATHMANDU, May 31: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has demanded the government to protect life of the people and safeguard human rights during COVID-19 pandemic.

KATHMANDU, April 18: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to pay heed to children's right to health and ensure alternative arrangement to their education.

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has begun inspection of the rape and murder case of Bhagrathi Bhatta in Baitadi.

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to implement the recommendations made by it in the past, and also the recommendations from the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), including in relation to the NHRC.

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Police have arrested a man who conned a person to send to the United States of America, claiming that he was the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the stakeholders concerned to settle the outstanding dues of sugarcane farmers with a sense of urgency.

The government has also initiated talks with an Australian company to conduct clinical trials in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Sept 22: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday said that it is going to monitor the health condition of jailbirds serving time in prisons across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.

KATHMANDU, April 2: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to manage accommodation and security of people who have been stranded due to lockdown while returning home from abroad.

KATHMANDU, March 31: National Human Rights Commission said today that it will provide Rs 20 million to the Prime Minister COVID-19 Prevention and Contain Fund.

KATHMANDU, Feb 10: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Sunday urged the government to evacuate Nepali students stranded in Wuhan of China without any further delay.

KATHMANDU, Feb 9: The National Human Rights Commission has directed the government to immediately evacuate 185 Nepali nationals and students from Wuhan city of China's Hubei province, the epicenter of coronavirus epidemic.

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has released an awareness song against ethnic discrimination and untouchability on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Various eight commissions have tabled their annual report of the fiscal year, 2075/76 in today's meeting of the House of Representatives.

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Two reports have been submitted to the National Assembly meeting today. Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Basanta Kumar Nembang, on behalf of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, submitted the National Human Rights Commission's Annual Report-2075/76 BS.

KATHMANDU, Jan 12: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Sunday demanded the government to carry out a fair probe into the killing of environment conservation campaigner, Om Prakash Mahato (Dilip).

KATHMANDU, Jan 6: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has stated that Nepali girls and women are vulnerable to human traffickers.

KATHMANDU, Dec 9: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over ‘deteriorating’ human rights situation in the country and criticized the government for its apathy in upholding the past commitments.

KATHMANDU, Oct 22: While concluding that Sarlahi district in-charge of the outlawed Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Kumar Paudel was not killed during an encounter with police, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday recommended that the government suspend three police officials directly involved in the killing and conduct a fresh, “independent” and “impartial” investigation .

KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Top leaders of major political parties including former Maoist rebel chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Thursday spoke of renewed commitment to domestically settling conflict-era cases at the earliest in accordance with established justice delivery processes.

KATHMANDU, Sept 16: Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) under the Ministry of Health has clarified that it has already carried out adequate research on dengue.

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Preliminary investigations by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) into the killing of Kumar Paudel, the Sarlahi district in-charge of the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), show a different picture from the government’s claim, said officials involved in the investigations.

KATHMANDU, July 21: National Human Rights Commission will hold an international conference titled "Protection of Rights of the Migrant Workers" in the second week of November in Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, July 18: The chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Anup Raj Sharma has urged the government not to abnegate its responsibility towards elderly people.

KATHMANDU, July 17: The National Human Rights Commission has called on all to gear up for humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of widespread natural disasters and high possibility of scarcities of foodstuff, clothes and shelter, and infection of several diseases.

KATHMANDU, July 17: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to lift the travel ban on domestic workers saying that such restrictive measures were making migrant women more vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation.