NHRC to monitor Friday’s demonstration

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said that it will monitor the peaceful demonstration of the political parties to be held in Kathmandu on Friday.

A statement issued by the Commission on Wednesday said that the NHRC took the decision as the constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal guarantees peoples’ right for peaceful assembly.

Tuesday’s meeting of the NHRC decide to mobilize a monitoring team headed by NHRC member Sudip Pathak and other officials of the NHRC to monitor Friday’s demonstration.

CPN-UML is organizing a demonstration in the capital on Friday. The party on November 27 had appealed to the NHRC to monitor the peaceful demonstration. nepalnews.com pb Nov 30 05