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Art. 16 · Part 3

Right to Live with Dignity

सम्मानपूर्वक बाँच्न पाउने हक
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Original Text

Every person shall have the right to live with dignity. No law shall be made providing for the death penalty.

💡 Plain Language Explanation

You have a right to life AND dignity - not just survival. Nepal has abolished the death penalty under this article. One of only 106 countries to do so, and one of the most progressive in Asia.

🇳🇵 नेपाली व्याख्या

सम्मानपूर्वक बाँच्न पाउने हक। मृत्युदण्डको कुनै कानुन बनाउन मिल्दैन।

Good Aspects

No death penalty - major human rights achievement. Dignity right enables poverty/housing claims.

⚠️ Concerns

Dignity enforcement requires courts - inaccessible to most poor Nepalis.

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