KATHMANDU, March 1: Nepal has reiterated its commitment to complete the transitional justice process and provide justice and reparation to the conflict survivors while promoting peace and reconciliation in the society.

KATHMANDU, March 1: Nepal is among 29 countries that voted in favor of Ukraine's call at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for an urgent debate on gross violation of human rights in Ukraine territory and condemn Russia's invasion.

KATHMANDU, March 23: Nepal has chosen to abstain from voting in the United Nations Human Rights Council on a resolution on alleged human rights violation by Sri Lankan authorities in the final days of the war against Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

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KATHMANDU, Feb 26: Nepal has reiterated its stance on ending the death penalty globally, considering right to life as a sacred and inviolable as well as a basis for all human rights.

KATHMANDU, Oct 16: Nepal has been elected as a member of the United Nations Human Right Council (HRC) for two years term.

KATHMANDU, April 2: Though a signatory to the UN Convention against Torture (CaT), Nepal has long ignored the UN Human Rights Council (HRC)'s repeated calls to brief the UN body on hundreds of conflict-era cases where the state and the Maoist rebels allegedly resorted to extreme torture tactics.

KATHMANDU, Feb 25: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat is leaving for Geneva Saturday to participate in the High Level Segment of the thirty-fourth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to be held from 27 February to 3 March, 2017.