The Legislature Parliament has provided most of the information sought by the freedom1 Forum regarding the reports of its Public Account Committee (PAC). In response to an application freedom1 Forum filed in the Parliament Secretariat last month, the Parliament on April 20, 2012 provided each copy of the first report (2049BS), fifth report –Part 1 and 2 (2053BS), sixth report-Part 1, 2, 3 (2053BS), seventh report- Part 1 and 2 (2054BS), eight report (2055BS), ninth report (2055 BS), eleventh report (2056BS), twelfth report (2058 BS), thirteenth report (2063BS), fourteenth report (2063 BS), fifteenth report (2064 BS), sixteenth report (2067 BS), and seventeenth report (2068 BS) of the Public Account Committee. The Parliament, however, did not provide second, third, fourth and tenth reports of the PAC.
Freedom Forum is a prominent non-governmental organization in Nepal dedicated to institutionalizing democracy, protecting and promoting human rights, press freedom, freedom of expression, right to information, promoting audit accountability, open and accountable budget, public finance reforms, citizen engagement in public finance management and citizen participation in audit. Established in February 2005, the organization emerged in response to the political turmoil following Former King Gyanendra’s coup dated February 1, 2005, which imposed severe restrictions on media and democratic rights. A group of media professionals, legal experts, and academics founded Freedom Forum to safeguard Nepal’s hard-earned democratic freedoms during this repressive period.
