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 Month-long Swasthani Bratakatha begins today Nepal-India IGC meeting makes overall review of bilateral trade, economic… NRB study shows area under crops declines in Koshi province Office of Attorney General submits Annual Report to President Local levels to make online recommendation for citizenship certificate Climate change needs collective address: Finance Minister Paudel Top Headlines Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy1 Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah in Contemporary Nepal2 PM Oli, Sri Lankan’s former President meet3 PM Oli extends New Year greetings4 Ncell is the FIRST Nepali Telecom Company to receive ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for information security and data privacy5 NA team sets out on Gorakha-Kathmandu march to promote ‘unification route’6 Economic prosperity achievable thru good governance: Minister Lekhak7 MCC approves additional 50 US dollars for Nepal8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Public Relations for a Soldier Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society
