Kathmandu, March 10 -- Seventeen months after retaining its global 'A' ranking, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is set for another review next week in Geneva, Switzerland.

NHRC representatives will appear before the sub-committee on accreditation (SCA) of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions on March 17 to defend the commission's status. National human rights institution from each country goes through reviews every five years. However, special reviews can be conducted at any time if there is a complaint against them.

The commission went through special accreditation reviews in 2022 and 2023, following complaints from civil society organisations alleging that the appointment of the chairperson and members...