DLA wants safe arrivals of Nepali citizens from abroad, guarantee of public health amid COVID crisis

Kathmandu - Nepal Democratic Lawyers' Association (DLA) has drawn the government's attention towards several contemporary issues. The Association of lawyers aligned to the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has urged the government to follow the Supreme Court's recent verdict for rescuing Nepali citizens left stranded at abroad during the COVID-19 crisis. Similarly, the Association has demanded the government ensure free coronavirus test for all citizens at risk through PCR procedures as per the Article 35 of the constitution that guarantees citizens' fundamental right to health.

Through a press statement today, Association's general secretary Laxmidevi Dahal Rawal advised the government to make the citizen's health testing mandatory and gradually relax lockdown restrictions by prioritising areas on the basis of necessity and suitability with the adoption of social distancing measures.