NHRC calls for ensuring women’s proportional representations in local election

April 21, Kathmandu: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the concerned actors to amend acts and rules that contradict proportional inclusive provisions of the Constitution, and thereby make them human rights-friendly. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Commission Spokesperson Dr. Tikaram Pokharel has urged the government, legislature, and all political parties to ensure women’s proportional representation at all local levels by allocating them a seat for at least a position of mayor and deputy mayor and chair and vice-chair at the local level in the May 13 local election.