Nepal

Country Overview

ILO activities in Nepal

Asia Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD): Country Profile, 2003 (Full text, html, link to APCD Web site)

Constitution

Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal, 1990 (Full text, pdf, link to the Official Web site of the Government of Nepal)

Disability-Specific Laws

The Protection and Welfare of the Disabled Persons Rules, 2051 (1994) (Full text, html)

The Protection and Welfare of the Disabled Persons Act, 2039 (1982) (Full text, html)

General Laws with Disability Provisions

Labour Rules, 1993 (Full text, html, link to NATLEX Database)

Labour Act, 1992 (Full text, pdf, link to Ministry of Labour & Transport Management, Government of Nepal)

Other Policies

Vulnerable Community Development Plan, 2004-2008 (Full text, pdf, link to Ministry of Health and Population, Government of Nepal)

Information Links in Country

National Association of the Physical Disabled - Nepal

Nepal Disabled Human Rights Center

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