Parliamentary Committee Observes Holding Centers for Displaced Citizens

Kathmandu. The Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee of the House of Representatives has started observing the 'holding centers' where landless squatters and citizens displaced from unmanaged settlements are kept.

With the support of the Government of Nepal, local levels, and security agencies, squatters residing on the banks of rivers and tributaries in Kathmandu were started to be relocated to safe places from April 12. Those relocated have been kept in various holding centers and housing areas.

Committee Chairperson Sumitra BC informed that the committee observed the holding centers at the Electricity Authority's training center and the Agricultural Development Bank's training center in Bhaktapur on Saturday and will observe other areas gradually.

She stated that the committee will collectively discuss the shortcomings in the holding centers, the state of service management, and the necessary improvements for the future, and present necessary suggestions and opinions to the relevant bodies.

The committee has been providing necessary advice, suggestions, and directives to the concerned bodies to respect, protect, and promote human rights, as well as providing constructive suggestions and directives to the government and relevant bodies to establish a welfare state and a state of law by making positive improvements in the fields of law and justice.

In the committee's previous meeting, members expressed their views on treating the poor, disadvantaged, and landless communities with respect by adhering to the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution of Nepal, the basic values of humanity, the principles of social justice, and the fundamental norms of international human rights. The committee will also study and facilitate the integrated digital data collection of landless people being carried out by the government.