Senior UN official urges parties in Nepal to sign human rights accord
Responding to an upsurge of abuses in Nepal, a senior United Nations official today urged action on an accord governing human rights in the country.
Bertrand Ramcharan, the acting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, issued a statement in Geneva raising concern over the increasing number reported human rights violations since the breakdown of the ceasefire.
Mr. Ramcharan reiterated his call on both parties to demonstrate their commitment to international law by signing the Human Rights Accord. “The implementation of the Accord would help to protect civilians and could build confidence between the parties,” he said.
He also pledged that the UN Human Rights Office would support efforts by the National Human Rights Commission to verify the implementation of the Accord once it has been signed.