Parliamentary Subcommittee's term extended by 15 days for prisoner rights study

Kathmandu. The term of the parliamentary subcommittee formed to study the human rights situation of undertrials and prisoners in various jails and detention centers has been extended by 15 days. The term has been extended by 15 days. Information was given by committee chairperson Samiksha Baskota that the meeting of the House of Representatives' Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee held in Singh Durbar on Thursday decided to extend the term of office to make the inspection and study more objective. The committee had formed a parliamentary subcommittee on Jestha 8 to identify the minimum human facilities, health, education, legal aid and human rights situation of undertrials and prisoners through on-site inspection, observation of various jails and police detention centers as needed, discussion with concerned officials and study of various materials, and submit a report with suggestions. The term of the said committee was extended by 45 days. The subcommittee, chaired by Nepali Communist Party MP Balawati Sharma, includes MPs Madan Krishna Shrestha, Manish Khanal, Suhang Nemwang and Smriti Century as members. The committee has also accepted the report of the parliamentary subcommittee on the human rights situation of children in child reform homes. The committee is scheduled to hold further discussions on the report on Sunday.