Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Commission of Jurists have urged the government not to forcibly evict landless individuals from informal settlements. These organizations emphasized the need to respect the right to housing, freedom of expression, and association, while utilizing long-term opportunities to protect human rights. They also recommended that the government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah address 13 key human rights issues. Kathmandu, 18 Baisakh.
Four prominent rights organizations have appealed to the current government to refrain from forcibly evicting landless people from informal settlements. Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Commission of Jurists publicly released a letter on Friday expressing this concern. They stressed that any eviction from informal settlements must not violate proper legal procedures, emphasizing the protection of housing rights as well as freedoms of expression and association.
The organizations further highlighted the importance of seizing opportunities to safeguard human rights and the rule of law in the long term. They advised Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s government, which came into power amid widespread demands for change, to work on 13 critical human rights areas. These include transitional justice processes, the rights of women and girls, the rights of Dalits and other minorities, migrant workers’ rights, and the rights of sexual and gender minorities.
