Kathmandu, June 2 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed serious concern over the nationwide disruption of public transport following protests by transportation operators against Gandaki province's ride-sharing regulations.

Issuing a press statement on Monday, the NHRC said that the shutdown of essential services such as public transport had severely affected thousands of people, including the elderly, patients seeking medical care, students, jobholders, and examinees of the Teachers Service Commission.

"While peaceful protest is a fundamental right in a democracy, any activity to seek one's right must not infringe on the rights of others," the commission said. "Disrupting essential services like public transportat...