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Ethnicity-based Discrimination Continues In Nepal
By KTM Metro Reporter
May 25, 2012: the report titled “Amnesty International Report 2012: The State of the World’s Human Rights,” released by the Amnesty International yesterday says despite the implementation of caste-based Discrimination and Untouchability (Offence and Punishment) Act, Dalits continued to face social and economical exclusion in Nepal in 2011. The girls from the dalit and poor family of rural areas faced early marriage and suffer malnutrition and discrimination in getting proper education and health care. The gender discrimination continued particularly among the women from marginalized caste and ethnic groups. The police often refused to register complaints on domestic and gender-based violence.
Torture and ill treatment in the police custody remained widespread during the same year. Out of 989 prisoners, 74 per cent reported being tortured in police custody, the police perpetrated the majority of incidents of torture.
The report revealed that violation of freedom of assembly; association and expression were increased in the year. “Although the creation of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission was promised before the investigation into rights violation cases committed during the armed conflict, the process of tabling of the bill at the parliament is yet to be completed,” the report added, ‘The Rising Nepal’ of today writes.
