National Human Rights Commission

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The National Human Rights Commission is Nepal’s independent constitutional body mandated to protect, promote, and monitor human rights throughout the country.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
NHRC Nepal 1
National Human Rights Commission canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body ⓘ
national human rights institution ⓘ
activity advising government on human rights issues ⓘ
human rights education and awareness ⓘ
investigation of human rights violations ⓘ
monitoring of detention facilities ⓘ
reporting on human rights situation ⓘ
cooperatesWith Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
civil society organizations in Nepal ⓘ
international human rights mechanisms ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
goal to ensure respect for human rights in Nepal ⓘ
to strengthen human rights protection mechanisms in Nepal ⓘ
hasAuthority to make recommendations for prosecution in serious human rights cases ⓘ
to summon persons and request documents in investigations ⓘ
hasFunction conducting inquiries and investigations ⓘ
making recommendations to the Government of Nepal ⓘ
monitoring implementation of human rights treaties ⓘ
public reporting on human rights situation ⓘ
receiving complaints of human rights violations ⓘ
visiting prisons and detention centers ⓘ
hasRole national preventive mechanism against torture (de facto role in monitoring) ⓘ
headquartersLocation Kathmandu ⓘ
independence independent constitutional body ⓘ
jurisdiction Nepal ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
Nepali ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Nepal ⓘ
mandate monitoring of human rights ⓘ
promotion of human rights ⓘ
protection of human rights ⓘ
primaryFocus human rights ⓘ
regionServed Nepal ⓘ
reportsTo Parliament of Nepal ⓘ
sector human rights oversight ⓘ
shortName NHRC Nepal ⓘ
subjectArea civil and political rights ⓘ
economic, social and cultural rights ⓘ
rights of children ⓘ
rights of minorities and marginalized groups ⓘ
rights of women ⓘ
subjectOf annual human rights reports ⓘ
typeOfOrganization oversight body ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of Nepal 2015 → includesProvisionOn → National Human Rights Commission ⓘ
National Human Rights Commission (Nepal) → shortName → NHRC Nepal ⓘ
linked to: National Human Rights Commission