E/C.12/NPL/CO/3 (d) Seek their free, prior and informed consent before launching any development project; (e) Continuously monitor the projects being developed so as to take corrective measures, if necessary; (f) Provide displaced families and groups with fair and adequate compensation; (g) Incorporate the provisions of ILO Convention No. 169 in its domestic law. Refugees 10. The Committee is concerned that the lack of a refugee law and an appropriate refugee status determination procedure constitute obstacles to refugees fully enjoying their economic, social and cultural rights, despite a Supreme Court order of 2007 to enact such legislation. It is also concerned at reports that, under the 1994 Immigration Rules, refugees and asylum seekers are penalized by the imposition of fines per day that they overstay in the territory of the State party. The Committee is further concerned that some Tibetan refugees remain unregistered and do not possess identification documents. The Committee regrets that the State party has not yet acceded to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (art. 2). The Committee recommends that the State party adopt a refugee law in order to put in place a national refugee protection framework in compliance with the Supreme Court order of 2007. It also recommends that the State party proceed to register all Tibetan refugees in its territory and provide them with identification documents. The Committee further recommends that State party consider ratifying the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. Caste-based discrimination 11. The Committee is concerned that article 13 of the interim constitution, which guarantees the right to equality and non-discrimination, does not include provisions against discrimination on the grounds of property and birth. While noting the adoption of the CasteBased Discrimination and Untouchability (Offence and Punishment) Act, in 2011, the Committee is concerned that Dalits continue to face widespread discrimination in the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, in particular access to education, health care, food, housing, employment and income-generating activities and that Dalit women are victims of multiple discrimination, as they are more vulnerable to sexual exploitation, trafficking and various forms of violence, including domestic violence. . The Committee is further concerned that the National Dalit Commission does not have adequate resources to carry out its mandate (art. 2). The Committee urges the State party to: (a) Include provisions in the constitution making it unlawful for property and birth to be used as grounds for discrimination; (b) Take all measures for the effective implementation of the Caste-Based Discrimination and Untouchability (Offence and Punishment) Act, in particular by sensitizing law enforcement officials, investigating and prosecuting those responsible for discrimination against Dalits and conducting awareness-raising campaigns on the rights of Dalits; 4

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