Defending inclusion commissions

Weakening or abolishing them will not make the structural problems they exist to address disappear.

A constitution is a socio-economic document written to correct historical injustices. Nepal's 2015 Constitution emerged from the People’s Movement, the Comprehensive Peace Accord, two Constituent Assemblies, and decades of struggle by marginalised groups—including the Tharuhat, Madhesh, Dalit, Indigenous, Muslim, and feminist movements. Yet, many demands remain unaddressed. The rights these communities gained were not a gift, but structural justice they claimed for themselves.