Nepal

Background information about Nepal:

• BBC country profile: Nepal
• Governments on the WWW: Nepal
• politicalresources.net: Nepal
• OHCHR country page on Nepal
• International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) resources: (1) Fact sheet on caste discrimination in Nepal; (2) Caste-Based Discrimination in South Asia: A Study on Nepal
• UPR documentation on Nepal

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Universal Periodic Review

Nepal was examined under the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism during the 10th session of the UPR Working Group on 24 January-4 February 2011.

• UPR documentation on Nepal, including outcome report

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Treaty Bodies

Forthcoming

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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

Nepal was examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - at its 49th session, 11-29 July 2011, in New York.

• Concluding Observations

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Special Procedures

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Other Information/Comments

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