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IV. Recommendations
To the Government and Security Forces
• Ensure that all security forces abide by the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force
and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials.
• Immediately end the indiscriminate and excessive use of force, and ensure the
intentional use of lethal force only occurs where strictly necessary to protect life.
• Immediately establish an independent commission of inquiry to investigate the
unlawful killings of protesters and police.
• Ensure that these findings are forwarded to the Attorney General’s office for
prosecution.
• Ensure that those accused of violence and other crimes during the protests are
accorded full due process rights, including a fair trial, freedom from torture, and
access to lawyers and family. Ensure that any statements given by the accused
under duress are not introduced as evidence in court.
• Immediately end the harassment and intimidation of members of the public
belonging to the Tharu and Madhesi communities, including beatings, threats, and
the use of racial slurs by members of the security forces.
• Ensure full protection of political rights, including freedom of assembly,
association, and speech.
• Undertake a broad consultation with all aggrieved communities and stakeholders
to redress rights violations.
• Take immediate steps to address any systematic discrimination suffered by
minority communities, including providing effective judicial remedies to afford
redress and accountability for rights violations.
• Issue clear instructions that anyone holding public office at any level who engages
in hateful speech or incitement of serious crimes will face significant
consequences, including investigations and dismissal from public office, and
possible criminal prosecution if found to have incited crimes.
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