The Himalayan Times 29 August 2019 Violation of human rights It seems that Nepal in these days is gradually losing its goodwill image in the international arena in many aspects. It is sliding further down every year in Corruption Perception Index, now ranking 124th among 175 countries as per Transparency International report. There seems to be continuous increase in human rights and gender violence against women and children as reported in media. Rape cases against girls and women continue to rise, and culprits are reported to be freely wandering around. The government seems to be incapable of arresting the high-profile corrupt people, gold smugglers and other state law violators. The comprehensive peace agreement signed on November 21, 2006 between the government and the then Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) called for political, economic and social change in the country and adherence to humanitarian law and human rights principles. The agreement also called fo...
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