The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has defended its statement delivered at the UN Human Rights Council, saying it was that of the commission and not of an individual.

Summoning the commission to seek clarification, Prime Minister KP Oli had reprimanded commission member and Spokesperson Mohna Ansari for presenting it to the 31st session of the HRC in Geneva last month.

Issuing a statement on Sunday, Commission Chair Anup Raj Sharma has made it clear that the statement were not her personal remark. "We would like to draw the attention of all stakeholders that the views expressed in the HRC session by Mohna Ansari was that of the commission, not of her personal comment," read the statement signed by Sharma.

In a one-page statement presented at the session, Ansari summarised overall rights situation, state of impunity, women’s rights to pass on citizenship to their children, excessive use of force in Tarai.

Sharma, in his statement, has also urged the stakeholders to focus on impunity prevailing in the country. "Since no one is above the law, the commission is of the opinion that the authorities and responsible officials should focus on impunity and its consequences," read the statement.