N E P A L NEPAL CIVIL SOCIETY NETWORK ON CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS SUBMISSION TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AT THE 37TH SESSION OF THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW The Nepal Civil Society Network of Citizenship Rights makes this submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in relation to Nepal. This submission draws on the multiple years of research, advocacy, awareness-raising, litigation and direct support related experience both in Nepal and internationally, of the respective member organizations. It focuses on the issue of gender discrimination in Nepal’s citizenship law that has a detrimental impact on Nepali women and their families – both men and women. Submitted by: Co-ordinated by: Nepal Civil Society Network on Citizenship Rights Forum For Women, Law and Development (FWLD) fwld2013@gmail.com www.fwld.org 72, Aadarsha Marg, Thapathali Kathmandu, Nepal Partner Orgnizations