KATHMANDU, AUGUST 11
The Indigenous Nationalities Commission has issued its regulation allowing victims or stakeholders to file complaint against any person or organisation allegedly involved in violation of rights of indigenous nationalities.
As per the regulation published in the Nepal Gazette last week, the INC will collect the complaints regarding rights violations of indigenous nationalities The regulation empowers the INC to recommend to the agencies concerned legal action against rights violators through investigation and monitoring of implementation of rights of such persons or groups by identifying perpetrators. The INC may also trace the rights violators.
The INC may request the agencies concerned for necessary information while collecting complaints against the alleged rights violators. If information is not provided on demand, the INC may recommend action against the chief or the relevant officials of such agencies for departmental action.
According to the regulation, the victims may file their complaint at the INC in person or through post office or electronic platform. No fee shall be levied on the complainants.
"The INC shall register the complaints in a prescribed register book. If required, the INC may invite the complainants to its office for further discussion," it reads.
Upon receipt of a complaint, the INC shall recommend to the agency concerned necessary investigation or inquiry, along with details of such complaint. Since INC is not a judicial body, it is required to forward the complaint to the agencies concerned for investigation and legal action.
A version of this article appears in the print on August 12, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
