Community Empowerment and Social Justice Network (CEMSOJ), Save Nepa Valley (SNV) Movement and Thāe Bāe Yā Lwāpu made a joint submission for the 4th Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Nepal. The UPR is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States and is held under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council. The submission presents key human rights challenges faced by indigenous Newa communities, particularly in the context of “development” and business projects in Nepal and the systematic violations of rights to housing and property as well as cultural rights of the Jugi community within the Indigenous Newa nationality of Nepal. It also examines the compliance of the Government of Nepal with relevant recommendations received during the 3rd and 2nd UPR cycles of Nepal related to the rights of Newa and other Indigenous nationalities.
more “Joint submission on the human rights situation of Indigenous Newa communities made to the UN for the 4th Universal Periodic Review of Nepal”Joint submission on the human rights situation of Indigenous Newa communities made to the UN for the 4th Universal Periodic Review of Nepal
July 18, 2025
