Kathmandu, April 15 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the government to promptly resolve the ongoing teachers' protest through meaningful dialogue, expressing serious concern over its impact on children's right to education and public life.

Thousands of community school teachers have been staging street protests in Kathmandu for the past two weeks, demanding that the upcoming School Education Act include provisions addressing their long-standing concerns and agreements with previous governments.

Following an on-site observation of the protests, the NHRC issued a press release on Tuesday urging the government to respond to the teachers' demands without delay. The commission stressed that the situation must be a...