The government has denied the further extension of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nepal (OHCHR-N) here in Nepal after its time expires on December 8, 2011.
OHCHR-Nepal is currently concluding a process of restructuring its office. This ‘change process’ was necessitated by the shifting political environment, including: the political transition and peace process; the Constituent Assembly election and the writing of a new Constitution, and the need for capacity-building—and strengthening in general—of the human rights protection system, including the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The High Commissioner for Human Rights is the principal United Nations official with responsibility for human rights and is accountable to the Secretary-General. The position of High Commissioner was established in December 1993 by a General Assembly resolution, which gave the High Commissioner the broad mandate to promote and protect all human rights: civil, political, economic, social and cultural. After Louise Arbour, Navanethem Pillay was appointed High Commissioner in September 2008. Her Representative a.i. in Nepal is Jyoti Sanghera. The OHCHR is guided in its work in Nepal by the principles of the United Nations, including impartiality, independence, objectivity and transparency. OHCHR-Nepal office is located in Chhauni, Kathmandu.
The government has official summoned the OHRC-Nepal denying its extensions to its higher officials.
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