Forum for Women,
Law and Development (FWLD) has drawn the attention of the National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC) on women-related cases during the lockdown period.
"Domestic,
sex-related and other forms of violence should be monitored," Executive
Director of the Forum wrote to the Chief Commissioner of the NHRC Anup Raj
Sharma in a letter on Wednesday.
The forum has
suggested the rights-body to monitor the regularity of sex and reproductive
health service in the time of crisis, biases in relief distribution on the
basis of sex, sexual minority, marital status, disability, caste, religion or
age.
Similarly, it has
asked to include the condition of refugees, migrant Nepali workers who had returned
from foreign countries and people without legal identity.
The forum also
drew the attention of the commission to mandatorily include women in all
committees and teams formed to monitor human rights situation.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 1 May 2020.
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