Minority Rights Forum United Nations Office, Geneva, Switzerland 24- 25 November, 2015 Honorable Madam Chair, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen. A very Good afternoon! I take an honor to be a part of this huge auspicious Forum of Minority Rights. I take consent to share my observations on the situation of Dalits and Dalit women of Nepal in the Criminal Justice System followed with the root causes of the hurdles faced by them, challenges and the measures of the mitigation that needs to be adopted.