Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Nepal
The Center for Reproductive Rights, along with its partners, the Nepal-based Forum for Women Law and Development (FWLD) and Justice and Rights Institute-Nepal, made this joint submission as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) for the Report of the Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Nepal.
The submission, dated July 9, 2020, focuses on the continuing legal and procedural barriers to access safe abortion services and the grave impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the Nepal.
On July 8. 2021, at the 47th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Nepal accepted the findings of the Report and France’s recommendation that Nepal decriminalize abortion and concretely protect the rights and sexual and reproductive health of women and girls.