Three commissions to work together in witchcraft case

National Human Rights Commission, National Women Commission and National Dalit Commission have decided to work together on the issue of witchcraft abuse in Pyutar, Lalitpur.

Representatives of the three commissions met at NHRC premises Monday afternoon to discuss the incident that occurred last week.

The three commissions also discussed about taking action against the perpetrator and provide compensation as well as security to the victim.

The meeting also agreed the incident was against international protocols on human rights of which Nepal was a signatory and also against the interim constitution of Nepal.

One Kali Kumari BK and her husband Chet Bahadur had been rescued from Lalitpur last week by a team of representatives from National Dalit Commission, National Women's Commission, Human Rights Organisations, journalists and a Dalit CA member.

BK was allegedly tortured by villagers in allegation of practicing witchcraft. BK said she was beaten up, abused and even made to eat human excreta by a group of people in the village. nepalnews.com Mar 27 09

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