The National Human Rights Commission and its subordinate offices will remain open during the upcoming Bada Dashain holidays, operating from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm to receive complaints of human rights violations and monitor emergency incidents across Nepal. Commission spokesperson Dr Tikaram Pokharel said the arrangement will apply to the central, provincial and branch offices on the holiday days.
Holiday service hours and coverage
The Commission’s offices will follow a reduced schedule during the holiday period, opening for three hours each day from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm. The stated purpose is to keep a channel available for people seeking to report human rights violations and to allow the Commission to monitor incidents requiring attention during the holidays.
The arrangement covers the Commission’s central office as well as its provincial and branch offices. Pokharel said all of these offices would stay open, making the holiday schedule applicable across the Commission’s office network rather than only at its central location.
The Commission has not announced a different timetable for the various levels of office in the information provided. Its stated operating window is 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, and the offices are to remain open on the holiday days during Bada Dashain.
Complaints and emergency monitoring
The Commission’s holiday availability is intended to support two functions: receiving complaints about human rights violations and monitoring emergency incidents. People who need to bring such matters to the Commission will therefore have an opportunity to contact its offices during the specified hours, even while the Dashain holiday schedule is in effect.
The announcement sets out the hours and the types of matters the Commission will attend to, but does not provide further details about complaint procedures, contact numbers or arrangements for incidents outside the 11:00 am to 2:00 pm window. The schedule confirms that the Commission will maintain office access during the holidays for the purposes it has identified.
Commission confirms offices will remain available
The decision applies to the central, provincial and branch offices, according to Pokharel. Keeping all three levels open means the Commission’s holiday operations will not be limited to a single office, while the shared hours give the public a stated period in which to seek assistance or report a concern.
The Commission’s announcement concerns the upcoming Bada Dashain holidays. It does not specify individual holiday dates or describe any changes to normal operations after the holiday period. For now, the key details are that the offices will remain open on the holiday days, operate from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, receive complaints related to human rights violations and monitor emergency incidents.
