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Welcome to DHRC-Nepal

Whilst the world has moved into the 21st Century, in Nepal, the situation for disabled people is still as it was in the 18th Century. Because of people's attitudes, disabled people are not always accepted in their families, nor as citizens of Nepal.

Furthermore, organizations working for the rights of other disadvantaged groups ignore the plight of people with disabilities, indicating that their views and rights should be dealt with separately. Unlike many other organizations that work to relieve the physical aspects of disability, DHRC works to empower disabled people to demand what is legally their right, but in a country like Nepal it is particularly difficult to change people's attitudes.

DHRC Nepal is a Disabled Peoples Organisation founded in January 2000 by a group of young disabled people. Our core activities include a weekly radio program called Disability Voice (Apanga Aawaz), publication of a monthly journal, provision of training programs to the DPOs, and PwDs. DHRC-Nepal is also known as Disability Rights Resource Center. DHRC offers Legal Aid facility to PwDs, and also engage in Disability interest Litigation (DIL).