(o) The Rome Statute of the
International Criminal Court be
ratified;
(p) Police, the armed police and RNA
recruits undergo extensive and
thorough training using a
curriculum that incorporates
human rights education throughout
and that includes training in
effective interrogation techniques
and the proper use of policing
equipment, and that existing
personnel receive continuing
education;
No ratification.
by the manner in which the previous
commissioners were appointed, has
been hampered by long delays in
appointing new commissioners.
Constitutional body as per the Interim
Constitution 2007, the new Human
Rights Commission Act is yet to be
tabled at the Legislature Parliament.
On 25 July 2006, the House of
Representatives adopted a resolution
directing the Government of Nepal
to ratify the Rome Statute. On 14
December 2006, a task force
established by the Council of
Ministers to examine the House of
Representatives’ July 2006
resolution directing the Government
to ratify the Rome Statute,
submitted its report to the Minister
of Foreign Affairs.
Non-governmental sources: In 2008,
the National Human Rights
Commission recommended that the
Government ratify the Rome Statute.
In February 2009, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs tabled the issue
before the Cabinet, which has yet to
consider the proposal.
In 2007 training on human rights
issues directly concerning police
work and on protection mechanisms
was provided to 35 NP trainers.
Specialized sessions were provided
to around 100 NP officials,
including on human rights and the
elections. Five regional trainings for
some 150 APF were given by APF
trainers trained and monitored by
OHCHR and ICRC, focusing on
human rights standards pertaining to
law enforcement and crowd control.
Non-governmental sources: The
security forces have made
commitments to incorporate or
expand human rights training as part
of their regular training programmes.
The Human Rights Cells of each of
the security forces have cooperated
closely with OHCHR and other
international organizations in this
regard.
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Other regular training and
orientation programmes on various
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The OHCHR and ICRC, together
with the Prison Management
Department, conducted a first-ever
workshop on prison-related human
rights issues for prison managers
from throughout the country.
OHCHR has been working closely
with the Nepal Police and Armed
Police Force on a serious of human
rights training programmes –
including targeted trainings on
detention issues such as health
examinations for detainees, and the
use of force. With the support of
OHCHR, the Nepal Police produced
a ‘Human Rights Standing Order’
and the Armed Police Force has
produced a Human Rights
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