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UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), a department of the United Nations Secretariat, is mandated to promote and protect the enjoyment and full realization, by all people, of all rights established in the Charter of the United Nations and in international human rights laws and treaties. The mandate includes preventing human rights violations, securing respect for all human rights, promoting international cooperation to protect human rights, coordinating related activities throughout the United Nations, and strengthening and streamlining the United Nations system in the field of human rights. In addition to its mandated responsibilities, the Office leads efforts to integrate a human rights approach within all work carried out by United Nations agencies.  Website: www.ohchr.org/english/

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Conflict-related Disappearances in Bardiya District December 2008

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Summary of human rights concerns arising from the Terai protests of 13 - 29 February 2008 27 March 2008

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Human Rights in Nepal: One Year after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement December 2007

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Allegations of Human Rights Abuses by the Young Communist League (YCL) 22 June 2007

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Findings of OHCHR-Nepal's Investigations into the 21 March Killings in Gaur and Surrounding Villages 20 April 2007

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

The torture and death in custody of Maina Sunuwar: Summary of concerns, December 2006 1 December 2006

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Human rights abuses by the CPN-M: Summary of concerns, September 2006 21 September 2006

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

The April Protests: Democratic Rights and the Excessive Use of Force 1 September 2006

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Investigations into violations of international humanitarian law in the context of clashes and attacks between the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and Government Security Forces: Findings and recommendations, January - March 2006 18 April 2006

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Killing of civilians in Banbehda 18 August 2005

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports


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