President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that sharing of experiences in the area of human rights protection and promotion in South Asia is extremely important for quality of life and livelihood in the region.
Inaugurating an International Conference on Human Rights in South Asia in Kathmandu on Monday evening, President Bhandari said that understanding of human rights should not be confined to speeches and writings but it should also be part of our daily lives.
She said that human rights, democracy and rule of law are interdependent and protection of human rights can only be achieved through internalizing democratic values.
The conference is organized by the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal.
The representatives of Human Rights Commissions and institutions, human rights activists from 20 countries including India are participating in 3 day event.
The theme of conference is “Identifying Challenges, Assessing Progress, Moving Forward: Addressing Impunity and Realizing Human Rights in South Asia”.
