A/HRC/16/23 Contents Page I. Introduction............................................................................................................. 1–2 3 II. Human rights and political situation ....................................................................... 3–5 3 III. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal ..................................................................................... 6–9 4 Impunity and transitional justice ............................................................................. 10–40 5 IV. A. General overview............................................................................................ 10 5 B. Institutional and structural challenges ............................................................ 11–25 5 C. Legal challenges ............................................................................................. 26–35 8 D. Encouraging developments............................................................................. 36–40 10 The fight against discrimination.............................................................................. 41–67 11 A. General overview............................................................................................ 41–43 11 B. Institutional and structural challenges ............................................................ 44–53 11 C. Legal challenges ............................................................................................. 54–58 13 D. Encouraging developments............................................................................. 59–67 15 VI. Conclusions............................................................................................................. 68–70 16 VII. Recommendations ................................................................................................... 71–79 17 V. 2 Paragraphs