A/HRC/7/3/Add.2 page 87 437. Regarding the 16 year-old Bikram Hayau kept in custody in Ramechap district from October to November 2006, the Government is serious to address the issue (see A/HRC/4/33/Add.2, para. 426). According to the District Administration Office, Ramechap, Bikram Hayau was arrested on charge of murder on 19 October 2006 and was produced before the District Court on 20 October 2007. At present, the case is under judicial trail. 438. Regarding the case of Chitwan National Park, Lal Bahadur Tamang, 50, is found to have committed suicide on 15 November 2006 and Sikharam Chaudhari, 46, died on way to hospital (see A/HRC/4/33/Add.2, paras. 427 and 446). The latter's case is under judicial trial. 439. The present democratic government respects the right to freedom of assembly. The Interim Constitution has asserted the fundamental human rights (see A/HRC/4/33/Add.2, para. 428). 440. Recommendation (e) stated: The maintenance of custody registers be scrupulously ensured, including recording of the time and place of arrest, the identity of the personnel, the actual place of detention, the state of health upon arrival of the person at the detention centre, the time family and a lawyer were contacted and visited the detainee, and information on compulsory medical examinations upon being brought to a detention centre and upon transfer; 441. As reported previously, custody registers are not systematically maintained either in police stations or in prisons, although how well registers are maintained varies from police station to police station, and from prison to prison. Although police authorities state that there is a standardized register, some police stations use ad hoc registers and notebooks. In particular, in some police stations, the arrests of those who are eventually released rather than appear before a judge are often not entered into the formal detention register. There are cases of juveniles held in police custody but who are not registered as such or given special treatment. 442. The APF has become increasingly involved in arrests related to armed groups, and do not operate or maintain official detention facilities or detention registers. 443. The Government of Nepal is committed to maintain custody registers in police stations and prisons (see A/HRC/4/33/Add.2, para. 430). The Appellate Courts have access to such custody registers. In addition, the Chief District Officers also have accesses to the custody registers. 444. The Nepalese Police functions as per democratically framed rules and regulations. In addition, the citizen charter of the Nepal Police is also publicly displayed in all police units and disseminated for citizens' information (see A/HRC/4/33/Add.2, para. 432).

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