Part III of
Constitution of Nepal
Constitution of Nepal 2015 ( ne, नेपालको संविधान २०७२) is the present governing Constitution of Nepal.
Nepal is governed according to the Constitution which came into effect on 20 September 2015, replacing the ...
describes about
Fundamental rights
Fundamental rights are a group of rights that have been recognized by a high degree of protection from encroachment. These rights are specifically identified in a constitution, or have been found under due process of law. The United Nations' Susta ...
and
Duties
A duty (from "due" meaning "that which is owing"; fro, deu, did, past participle of ''devoir''; la, debere, debitum, whence "debt") is a commitment or expectation to perform some action in general or if certain circumstances arise. A duty may ...
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
Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatur ...
and
cultural freedom, right against
untouchability
Untouchability is a form of social institution that legitimises and enforces practices that are discriminatory, humiliating, exclusionary and exploitative against people belonging to certain social groups. Although comparable forms of discrimin ...
and discrimination etc. Article 48 describes duties of every Nepalese. It says safeguard the nationality, sovereignty and
integrity of Nepal.
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Rights described in constitution
Nepal--Nepal
1. Right to live with dignity (16)
2.
Right to freedom (17)
3. Right to equality (18)
4. Right to communication (19)
5. Right relating to justice (20)
6. Right of a victim of a crime (21)
7. Right against torture (22)
8. Right against preventive detention (23)
9. Right against untouchability and discrimination (24)
10.
Right relating to property (25)
11. Right to religious freedom (26)
12.Right to information (27)
13.
Right to privacy
The right to privacy is an element of various legal traditions that intends to restrain governmental and private actions that threaten the privacy of individuals. Over 150 national constitutions mention the right to privacy. On 10 December 194 ...
(28)
14. Right against exploitation (29)
15. Right to clean environment (30)
16. Right to education (31)
17. Right to language and culture (32)
18. Right to employment (33)
19. Right to labor (34)
20. Right to health (35)
21.
Right to food
The right to food, and its variations, is a human right protecting the right of people to feed themselves in dignity, implying that sufficient food is available, that people have the means to access it, and that it adequately meets the individual ...
(36)
22.
Right to shelter (37)
23. Right of women (38)
24. Right of children (39)
25. Right of Dalits (40)
26. Right of senior citizen (41)
27. Right to social justice (42)
28. Right to social security (43)
29. Right of consumer (44)
30. Right against banishment (45)
31. Right to constitutional remedies (46)
References
{{Government of Nepal
Fundamental rights
Constitution of Nepal
Human rights in Nepal