By the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University School of Law, the Dalit NGO Federation (Nepal), and the International Dalit Solidarity Network. Republished courtesy Smita Narula, NYU.
In creating the new constitution for Nepal, the Constituent Assembly
has the opportunity to crystallize the country’s peace, advance Nepal’s
political, economic and social development, and demonstrate a
commitment to the inherent dignity of all individuals. In order to
fulfill these paramount goals, the rights of all of Nepal’s Dalit
population – especially women and “lower” Dalit castes – must finally
be realized.
