Fundamental Rights and Duties in Nepal
Part III of Constitution of Nepal describes about Fundamental rights and Duties of Nepalese citizens.
Article 16 to Article 46 of the Nepalese constitution guarantees 31 fundamental rights to Nepalese people. These include freedom to live with dignity, freedom of speech and expression, religious and cultural freedom, right against untouchability and discrimination etc. Article 48 describes duties of every Nepalese. It says safeguard the nationality, sovereignty and integrity of Nepal. [1] [2]
Rights described in constitution
- Right to live with or without
dignity (16)
- Right to freedom (17)
- Right to equality (18)
- Right to communication (19)
- Right to justice (20)
- Right of a victim of a crime (21)
- Right against torment (22)
- Right against preventive detention (23)
- Right against untouchability and discrimination (24)
- Right to property (25)
- Right to religious freedom (26)
- Right to information (27)
- Right to privacy (28)
- Right against exploitation (29)
- Right to clean environment (30)
- Right to education (31)
- Right to language and culture (32)
- Right to employment (33)
- Right to labor (34)
- Right to health (35)
- Right to food (36)
- Right to shelter (37)
- Right of women (38)
- Right of children (39)
- Right of Dalits (40)
- Right of senior citizen (41)
- Right to social justice (42)
- Right to social security (43)
- Right of consumer (44)
- Right against banishment (45)
- Right to constitutional remedies (46)
References
- "31 Fundamental Rights have been Proposed". asd.org.np. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- "CA panel recommends 31 fundamental rights". thehimalayantimes.com. Himalayan Times. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
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