Nepal is among the six States which will be reviewed in the upcoming session of the Committee, which will run from 23 April to 11 May 2018. All 179 States Parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination are required to submit regular reports to the Committee, which is composed of 18 international independent experts. CERD will also hear from NGOs and national human rights institutions.
The public review of Nepal will run from 15:00 to 18:00 and then from 10:00 to 13:00 on the following day. The public sessions will be held at the ground floor conference room at Palais Wilson in Geneva and live webcasts can be viewed here.
More information, including States' submitted reports, lists of issues, and information from civil society can be found here.
The Committee will publish its findings, officially known as concluding observations, on 11 May 2018.