On 16 March 2020, the Nepalese government restricted the numbers of visitors that can access prisons. Advocacy Forum-Nepal released a statement on 28 March 2020 urging the government to take actions to sanitise and disinfect prisons, detention centres and Child Correction Homes; provide prisoners and detainees with personal protection equipment (face mask, hand sanitiser, soap […]
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DETAINEE DATA
DETENTION CAPACITY
ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION
PRISON DATA
POPULATION DATA
LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Does the Country Have Specific Laws that Provide for Migration-Related Detention?
Detention-Related Legislation
GROUNDS FOR DETENTION
LENGTH OF DETENTION
DETENTION INSTITUTIONS
PROCEDURAL STANDARDS & SAFEGUARDS
COSTS & OUTSOURCING
COVID-19 DATA
TRANSPARENCY
MONITORING
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING BODIES
NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISMS (OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE)
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (NGOS)
GOVERNMENTAL MONITORING BODIES
INTERNATIONAL DETENTION MONITORING
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES & TREATY BODIES
International Treaties Ratified
Ratification Year
Observation Date
CAT, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
1991
2017
Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified
Ratio: 8/19
Individual Complaints Procedures
Acceptance Year
CEDAW, Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 1999
2007
2007
Relevant Recommendations or Observations Issued by Treaty Bodies
Recommendation Year
Observation Date
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
37.The Committee remains concerned that the State party does not have a formal asylum recognition system to ensure the respect of the principle of non-refoulement, and that, while it has provided temporary shelter on humanitarian grounds to thousands of refugees from Tibet Autonomous Region and Bhutan, it states that it is not in a position to accept any other refugees due to practical considerations. The Committee is also concerned by reports of large numbers of stateless persons in Nepal, and by reports that Tibetan refugees and their children, including those born in Nepal and who have been living in Nepal for decades, are not provided with identity documents and are consequently exposed to fines, detention and deportation for irregular stay, and are unable to obtain an education, open a bank account, obtain a driver’s licence and travel (arts. 2 and 5–6).
2018
2018
Committee on the Rights of the Child
§ 61. "The Committee reiterates its previous recommendations (see CRC/C/15/ Add.261, para. 80) and recommends that the State party:
(a) Take legislative, administrative and institutional measures to ensure that all children are registered at birth, including children born to refugees and asylum seekers;
(b) Adopt domestic legislation covering the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in line with international standards;
(c) Seek to ensure, as a matter of priority, that all refugee and asylum-seeking children and their families have access to health and education services, and that all their rights contained in the Convention are protected, including the right to be registered at birth;
(d) Carry out a comprehensive registration exercise for the long-staying Tibetan population and their children in order to provide them with documentation and promote the enjoyment of their human rights, as well as access to basic services, as already recommended in the Committee’s previous concluding observations (see CRC/C/15/Add.261, paras. 43-44 and 80)."
2016
2016
> UN Special Procedures
> UN Universal Periodic Review
REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS
HEALTH CARE PROVISION
HEALTH IMPACTS
COVID-19
Country Updates
On 16 March 2020, the Nepalese government restricted the numbers of visitors that can access prisons. Advocacy Forum-Nepal released a statement on 28 March 2020 urging the government to take actions to sanitise and disinfect prisons, detention centres and Child Correction Homes; provide prisoners and detainees with personal protection equipment (face mask, hand sanitiser, soap and clean water); and provide for isolation rooms for those who show even the mildest symptoms of infection. The Forum is also requesting the government to classify prisoners who can be released based on age, nature, severity of their crimes and whether they are convicted or awaiting trials as the release of prisoners will help control the possible Covid-19 outbreak in prisons. The Global Detention Project has not been able to obtain information on whether immigration detainees have since been released.
Government Agencies
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - https://mofa.gov.np/
Ministry of Interior - https://moha.gov.np/en
Department of immigration - https://www.immigration.gov.np/en
International Organisations
UNHCR - https://www.unhcr.org/where-we-work/countries/nepal
IOM - https://nepal.iom.int/
ILO - https://www.ilo.org/regions-and-countries/asia-and-pacific/nepal
NGO & Research Institutions
Caritas - https://www.caritas.org/what-we-do/conflicts-and-disasters/nepal/
NGO Federation of Nepal - https://www.ngofederation.org/
