Nepal loses its say in international forums if NHRC is downgraded

Former Chief Justice Anup Raj Sharma, who also led the National Human Rights Commission, on a legion of issues related to presidential pardon and the constitutional rights watchdog.

The government and President Ramchandra Paudel have been criticised for pardoning Yograj Dhakal aka Regal, an unrepentant murder convict. The issue is being widely discussed after the Supreme Court last week invalidated the President’s pardon. Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission has recently saved itself from a downgrade. The