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Custodial Deaths in Nepal: Towards a Framework for Investigation and Prevention
Advocacy Forum Nepal published its annual report "Custodial Deaths in Nepal: Towards a Framework for Investigation and Prevention."
Who Polices the Police?
Advocacy Forum - Nepal has translated the report "Who Polices the Police?" into Nepali. This report is the product of more than two dozen interviews, relevant literature reviews and an analysis of practices of 15 independent bodies and prosecution departments, and it makes various recommendations to establish independence investigative mechanism to ensure investigative and prosecutive rights and transparency on allegation of human rights violations against state authorities. The report was published by Open Society Foundation.
Tulsipur High Court orders to Register FIR in Conflict-Related Cases of Enforced Disappearances
26 May 2022, Banke: On 25 May 2022, the Joint Bench of Justices Ratna Bahadur Bagchand and Tanka Prasad Gurung of Tulsipur High Court- Nepalgunj Bench issued an order of mandamus, in a writ petition filed by Devisara BK, directing the District Police Office (DPO), Banke to register the FIR on the enforced disappearance of the petitioners’ husband Dhana Singh Kami who was forcefully disappeared by the then Royal Nepal Army on the night of 26 April 2002.
AF and Dalit Mahila Utthan Sangh Organized a Provincial Level Workshop on Legal Aid in Butwal
10 April 2022, Butwal: With an aim of strengthening access to justice for people, particularly those belonging to the marginalized and Dalit community and detainees, Advocacy Forum-Nepal (AF) in coordination with Dalit Mahila Utthan Sangh organized a Provincial Level Workshop on Legal Aid and Access to Justice in Butwal, Lumbini Province on 9 April 2022. The Workshop was attended by 30 participants, mostly women human rights defenders and community paralegal officers, and the discussion was focused on their roles and responsibilities and their security, self-respect, and recognition. The workshop stressed that women human rights defenders need to facilitate and play the role of bridge between the community and the government agencies.
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17 years of Badarmude Incident - Joint Press Statement - 6 June, 2022 (English Version)
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