Minister Sudi vows implementation of laws on women rights

Kathmandu, March 8: Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Nawal Kishor Shah Sudi, has vowed the implementation of laws on the rights of women enshrined in the constitution. 

Addressing a programme organized by the 115th International Women's Day main celebration committee here on Saturday, Minister Sudi reminded the constitutional provision on women's rights and committed to the enforcement of laws so that women's rights would be addressed.     

Various struggles waged for rights, national and international laws, and commitments and programmes on women's empowerment have resulted in the maintenance of gender equality, endeavour to end violence against women, and increase in women's participation in politics and civil service, the Minister asserted.     

On the occasion, Deputy Speaker Indira Rana Magar underlined the need to enforce the constitutional provisions relating to women's rights and empowerment. Women's participation in policymaking will help mainstream women's agenda, she argued.     

Vice Chairperson of the National Assembly, Bimala Ghimire, said enforcement rather than law-making was essential in terms of women's rights.     

Moreover, the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Tap Bahadur Magar, informed that NHRC was working actively to protect women's rights.     

Chairperson of the National Women Commission, Kamala Parajuli, urged the political parties to provide leading roles to women from the very local level.     

Women become victims of discrimination unless their rights are ensured in practice, according to Kiran Kumar Saha, Chairman of the Women and Social Committee under the House of Representatives.     

As per information shared at the programme, women's presence in the federal parliament is 34 per cent, in the provincial assembly 36.5 per cent and in the local level 41.1 per cent. The civil service has 28 per cent of women in Nepal. (RSS)