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anti‑discrimination content into the national curriculum and eliminating all structural,
linguistic and caste‑based barriers that hinder school enrolment, retention and
completion;
(m) Establish a comprehensive community health initiative targeting the
Tharu population to combat sickle cell anaemia. This should include regular genetic
screening and counselling (especially premarital and antenatal), culturally tailored
health and nutritional education and improved access to diagnosis and treatment
services in local health centres;
(n)
Ensure the realization of the right to adequate housing for Dalit, landless
communities and minority communities by prioritizing inclusive housing policies and
programmes. This should include targeted subsidies, land allocation and access to safe,
affordable housing in both rural and urban areas. Measures must address systemic
discrimination in property ownership and integrate legal safeguards to prevent eviction
and promote tenure security;
(o)
Facilitate the integration into society of refugees, including those who have
been living in Nepal for long periods of time, through the provision of essential
identification documents and civil events registration, which would allow them to
officially have access to public services and employment;
(p)
Register all refugees born in Nepal, including Tibetan children, with birth
certificates so that they can enjoy their human rights and have access to higher
education. This is in line with the obligation of Nepal under the Convention on the
Rights of the Child, which states that every child should be registered at birth and
provided with a birth certificate;
(q)
Ensure that “overstay fines” are not used as administrative and financial
hurdles to de facto prevent third-country resettlement, especially when organized in
close cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees;
Inclusive governance and effective participation
(r)
Develop and implement comprehensive human rights education
awareness-raising campaigns for the general public, with a particular focus on
promoting awareness about Dalit and minority rights. These campaigns should be
prepared with civil society organizations representing minorities and Dalits and focused
on fostering respect, equality and inclusion to tackle entrenched stigma related to
untouchability and to transform attitudes that sustain caste-based and social
hierarchies;
(s)
Adopt measures in the electoral process to ensure that every Nepali citizen
can exercise their right to vote, free from any barriers arising from their economic
capacity to reach or access a polling station, which includes facilitating their ability to
vote outside of their district of origin;
(t)
Meaningfully engage with and listen to the needs and aspirations of
minority and Dalit Generation Z movement members, through positive feedback loops
and consultations, including in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
of the policies and programmes of the future government;
(u)
Enforce the policies on reserved positions on electoral lists to achieve a
higher representation of Dalits and minorities in State organs; concerning these
reserved positions, candidates should be selected based on merit, instead as an act of
tokenism;
(v)
Guarantee the substantive inclusion of Dalits and minority groups in all
State institutions by adopting time-bound targets, mandatory recruitment and
promotion quotas, and enforcement mechanisms that go beyond existing policies on
reserved positions on electoral lists to ensure equitable representation at all levels of
government;
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