KATHMANDU, APRIL 20
The National Human Rights Commission has urged the concerned actors to amend acts and rules that contradict the proportional inclusive provisions of the constitution, and thereby make them human rights-friendly.
In a statement issued today, Commission Spokesperson Tikaram Pokharel urged the government, legislature and all political parties to ensure women's proportional representation at all local levels by allocating them a seat for at least the position of mayor or deputy mayor and chair or vice chair at the local level in the May 13 local election.
It may be noted that Article 38 (4) of the constitution has ensured women's participation in all state bodies based on proportional inclusive provisions.
In the context that the five-party coalition in the government has agreed to the electoral alliance for the poll, at some local levels, there might be possibilities of male candidates fighting for both positions of mayor and deputy mayor and chair and vice chair against the constitution, the commission has pointed out.
A version of this article appears in the print on April 21, 2022, of The Himalayan Times
