गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Drinking water and electricity issues prominent in prisons during COVID-19 Nepal Drinking water and electricity issues prominent in prisons during COVID-19 KathmanduPati September 30, 2020 File Photo KATHMANDU: The National Human Rights Commission has monitored the status of prisoners’ human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic. A team headed by NHRC member Sudeep Pathak had monitored the situation of inmates in Jumla on Tuesday. The monitoring team arrived in Jumla after taking stock of inmates’ human rights status in 12 districts of the country. The human rights team also held interactions with security agencies, journalists and human rights defenders in the district. On the occasion, NHRC commissioner Pathak highlighted the importance of human rights protection along with the efforts to prevent and control the pandemic. He further shared that the NHRC monitoring team has arrived in Jumla to take stock of the impacts of COVID-19 in the human rights sector, the situation of prisoners and detainees and violent activities recently taking place in the jail. He said that the team would present a report to the government covering the problems faced by the citizens in the time of crisis. Among the key problems shared with the monitoring team were road conditions, electricity and human resource in health facilities. The nine inmates of the district prison who had contracted the virus have now recovered. The inmates are facing an acute shortage in drinking water and electricity. “The inmates here are always vulnerable to different diseases as we are still compelled to drink contaminated water supplied from the Tila River,” said Khadkajeet Rokaya, who is an inmate. Although the doctors have diagnosed water-borne diseases among the prisoners, concerned authorities have been turning away from the issue. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Files blocked based on political connections will be opened: Home… “I Will Not Resign Under Any Circumstances”: Chief Minister Singh Phone Conversation Between Prime Minister Karki and Narendra Modi: What… There is no time to Become a Minister by Leaving… Six Human Skeletons Found at Bhatbhateni, Chucchepati Congress Will Support a Government Formed Under Gen Z’s Chosen… Top Headlines Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah in Contemporary Nepal1 Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy2 Huawei Unveils 83 Global Showcases and 10 Industry Solutions at MWC Barcelona 2025 to Promote Industrial Intelligence3 Ncell is the FIRST Nepali Telecom Company to receive ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for information security and data privacy4 Photo exhibition at Nepal Army Headquarters5 PM Oli, Sri Lankan’s former President meet6 Pokhara International Airport: Issues and Prospects7 Gold price ups Rs 2,000 per tola8 TRENDING Nepal now and Nepal then Home Ministry seeks clarification from Humla’s Assistant CDO for disseminating false information on China-Nepal border issue South Korea to provide E-9 visa to foreign students Chinese side hands over Durbar High School building to school management Study to be started on construction of flyover at three places in KTM Valley Lower Humla gets connected with national road network Pokhara Canyoning comes into operation after 7 months Biratnagar Metropolis rescues homeless people
