related to the victimization of couples who were in intercaste marriages. Recently on November16 2011, in far western part of Nepal, a Dalit house was attacked and burnt by the family of the so-called higher caste girl to which the his brother was married which is very shocking. In another case, the father was killed and his house was destroyed as his son married a a girl from so-called higher community. In 2009-2010 the government brought the scheme of providing 100,000 NPR as an incentive for intercaste marriage with Daiits. This is a positive step taken by the government however it is not enough because there is protection or security of the couple. Therefore, I would like to recommend the initiation of programmes for the protection of intercaste couples at all levels and to create an environment for the integration of these couples in society. Recently, on 24 May 2011, the Legislature Parliament of Nepal endorsed a Caste-based Discrimination and Untouchability (Crime and Punishment) Bill which has outlawed CBD and untouchability both in public and private places. It is the first time that a law, which criminalizes untouchability practices in the private sphere, has ever been introduced, an important achievement of the Dalit Rights movement and the Dalit civil Society Organisations. However, the government has no plan and policies for its implementation. Therefore, the government needs to develop a special mechanism for raising awareness and effective implementation about Act. General comments on Draft Recommendations 1. In regard to the recommendations generally, it mentions women facing discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, nationality, language or religion but Dalit women also face discrimination and atrocities on the basis of Caste, an additional basis of discrimination that is not distinguished in this recommendation. This provision must also be included in Recommendationl7, disaggregated data on the basis of caste. 2. In regard to Recommendation 39: I strongly recommend including "women from minority groups or nongovernmental organizations working for minorities or led, by minorities" instead of "minority women or minority nongovernmental organization organizations". It is very hard to establish democracy and peace in a real sense if minority groups are not included in the country as a whole, or in the world. Let's respect, protect and recognize the rights of minority women.