A/HRC/17/2 Government’s plan of action for the implementation of universal periodic review recommendations into the national human rights plan of action. It urged the Government to take concrete legislative steps to criminalize gender-based violence and to take stronger measures to address impunity for past and ongoing violations, particularly by setting up the truth and reconciliation commission and the commission of inquiry on the disappeared. It urged the Government to continue cooperating with OHCHR through its field presence. 328. Amnesty International welcomed Nepal’s support for recommendations on accountability for human rights violations committed during the conflict. It was concerned that impunity prevailed and that not a single case on these violations had been prosecuted. It was also concerned about the Government’s intention to withdraw conflict-era criminal cases currently before courts. It highlighted the cases of the death of Arjun Lama in 2005 and of Maina Sunuwar in 2004. It noted that the first case included the investigation of a recently-appointed Cabinet member. It urged Nepal to investigate and prosecute alleged perpetrators of human rights violations, and to establish the truth and reconciliation and the disappearances commissions promptly. 329. The International Commission of Jurists was concerned that the Government had not embraced the substance of all recommendations concerning de facto impunity in Nepal. Legislation criminalizing enforced disappearance and establishing the framework for transitional justice institutions frameworks languished in parliamentary committees, and threats against human rights defenders and lawyers persisted. The Commission called for the extension of the mandate of OHCHR for at least a year, so that the Office could effectively monitor the implementation of human rights provisions of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. 330. Save the Children International expressed its gratitude that Nepal had accepted eight child-related recommendations, and welcomed the declaration of all schools in Nepal as “zones of peace”. It was concerned that Nepal did not have a law to make child recruitment a crime punishable under domestic law, and hoped this would be introduced in the childrelated bill currently being drafted. It called on Nepal to endorse child policy legislation. 331. Rencontre africaine pour la défense des droits de l’homme stated that Nepal needed to create conditions to guarantee judicial independence and reform the legislature to put an end to human rights violations. Victims of extrajudicial killings, torture and enforced disappearance still awaited justice. It expressed concern about the kidnapping of children in the southern plains to extort money from poor farmers and shopkeepers. It was also apprehensive about the restrictions on demonstrations and freedom of movement of Tibetans. The organization encouraged Nepal to cooperate with special procedures. 332. Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples, the Society for Threatened Peoples and the Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network urged Nepal to protect vulnerable refugee populations by allowing for the registration of the refugee population in Nepal and by refraining from forcibly returning Tibetan asylum seekers to China. It reported that, recently, Nepalese authorities did not allow Tibetans to vote in an election of the worldwide Tibetan refugee community. It called on Nepal to accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the protocol thereto. 333. Jubilee Campaign urged Nepal to ensure that the right to freedom of religion enshrined in the new Constitution reflected Nepal’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Commending Nepal’s commitment to engage with civil society, Jubilee Campaign recommended that the Government collaborate closely with the Nepal Inter-Religious Council and seek to establish a statutory multi-faith body as part of the new Constitution. GE.12-13630 133