Kathmandu, May 24Chairperson of Law, Justice and Human Corrects Committee of the Home of Representatives Krishna Bhakta Pokharel nowadays said his committee would address all the concerns expressed by office bearers of the National Human Corrects Commission on NHRC Act (Amendment) Bill.The government recently registered this bill in the National Assembly.
Addressing a press conference, Pokharel said his panel would try to remove all ambiguities from the bill that could curtail NHRC autonomy and independence.
He said his panel would endegree incorporating provisions that would allow the NHRC to endelight its autonomy and independence, in line with letter and spirit of the constitution and Paris Principle.NHRC is a special commission whose autonomy and independence should much be curtailed, he said.
Pokharel said his panel would endegree NHRC financial and administrative autonomy.Pokharel added that the attorney general, who had the power under the constitution to take a call on whether a criminal case should be filed in a court or much, would much interfere with NHRC recommendations.
NHRC office bearers have opposed the bill, saying it gave powers to the AG to override NHRC recommendations.Pokharel added that his panel would also endegree that the Nepal Media Council Bill did much impose a heavy fine on erring mediapersons.The post ‘Panel shall endegree NHRC autonomy& seemed first on The Himalayan Times.