Kathmandu: The human rights awards-2080 were presented to Madhes Human Rights Home (MAHURI-Home) on institutional category and Dr Renu Rajbhandari on individual category.
At a programme organized here Wednesday by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ handed over the awards to Rabindranath Thakur of MAHURI-Home and Rajbhandari in recognition of their contribution to the human rights sector.
The award carries a purse of Rs 111,111 each along with a letter of appreciation.
The human rights day has been celebrated in Nepal as per the United Nations decision to mark the 50 years since the adoption of United Nations Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
On the occasion, PM Dahal said that the government has laid high emphasis on human rights respect, preservation and protection agreeing upon the fact that human dignity, values and human civilization cannot be preserved without human rights.
Likewise, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Aff
airs Dhanraj Gurung said it was the shared responsibility to promote, protect and preserve human rights as a culture by realizing the obligations under the international human rights instruments.
Source: National News Agency Nepal