Kathmandu, Constitution expert Dr Bipin Adhikari on Friday said some of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007, had not been implemented in reality.

Addressing a programme on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principle of State Policy jointly organised by the Patan Appellate Court Bar Association and the Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights-Nepal in the capital, Dr Adhikary said such rights could be termed fundamental rights only if there were laws promulgated for their implementation.

He said Right to Health, Right to Employment, Right to Social Security, Right to Food and Right Against Exploitation were not fundamental rights just because they were mentioned in the Constitution.

“People die due to lack of food. Is right to food a fundamental right for such people,” he wondered. — HNS

Published: July 25, 2009 6:26 am On: Kathmandu