Senior Advocate Shakya: Weakening Indigenous Rights Through Constitution Amendment Unacceptable

Kathmandu. Senior advocate Purnaman Shakya has stated that attempts to weaken the rights of indigenous peoples in the name of constitutional amendment are unacceptable. He said this at an interaction program on 'Indigenous Peoples' Issues in Constitutional Amendment' organized by the Nepal Bar Association Indigenous and Tribal Lawyers Concern Committee.

He mentioned that the main challenge at present is to protect the rights given to indigenous peoples by the current constitution. He urged that there is no need to discuss further rights when the rights given by the constitution have not been fully implemented, and instead, focus should be on protecting the current rights.