Discussion on tribal women's rights in the thematic committee of the Parliament

In the discussion held today under the chairmanship of the chairman of the committee, Kiran Kumar Shah, the vice president of NIF, Yasokanti Bhattachan, also presented a working paper on the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

In a discussion lasting about 2 hours, tribal women argued that they should be given the right to self-determination by amending the constitution. The delegation asked the committee members to take initiatives for its implementation saying that international laws are binding. Shobha Gyawali, a member of the

committee, said that international law She responded that it is not possible to make a law in Parliament. She pointed out the need to continue fighting for women's rights. While answering the question raised by the members of the committee during the

discussion, NIF President Suni Lama argued that it is not possible to place all women in the same category of rights. Lama said that some representatives of the Nepalese government in the international forum have presented a false report saying that Nepal is fully inclusive and women have gained full rights, which is objectionable. Members of the

committee, Rosson Karki, Sitakumari Rana, Shanti Wik, Harkamaya Wik, etc., have also urged the NIF delegation to reveal the necessary clauses to amend the constitution regarding the rights of tribal women and teenagers.