I delivered a keynote at the three days long Conference for National Human Rights Institutions of South Asia in Kathmandu titled “Identifying Challenges, Assessing Progress, Moving Forward: Addressing Impunity and Realizing Human Rights in South Asia.”
My keynote has dealt with human rights and social cohesion – see attachment below.
In addition, I delivered lectures at:
. The School of Arts, Kathmandu University (organised by Dean Sagar Raj Sharma);
. Department of Conflict, Peace and Development Studies of Tribhuvan University (by A/Prof. Bijaya Dahal); and
. a lecture organised jointly by the National Law College affiliated to Tribhuvan University (invited by NaLC Executive Director Dr Ram Krishna Timalsena) and the School of Law, Kathmandu University (by Dean Bipin Adhikari)
My visit to Kathmandu was a great opportunity to advertise the 9th ICHRE and re-fresh/establish contacts with key leaders of human rights organisations in South Asia, and some countries from South-East Asia, participating in the conference.
Many thanks for hospitality extended to me by our Ambassador to Nepal, Mr Pete Budd and Dr Surya Dhungel (Chair of the Board of National Law College, Senior Advocate to Supreme Court and former long term legal adviser to President of Nepal).
It was great to talk about human rights advances in Nepal since 2006 with Mr Manohar Prasad Bhattarai, Secretary General, Legislature Parliament; Hon. Surendra Pandey MP, former Minister of Finance and current member of the Standing Committee CPN (UML) and many others.