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Krishna Adhikari

Krishna Adhikari On 6 June 2004, Krishna Prasad Adhikari, a resident of Fujel village of Gorkha District, was murdered in Chitwan District by Maoist cadres. Krishna Prasad was visiting his grandparents after having taken the SLC examinations, and he was abducted from Bakullahar Chowk by men who came on a motorcycle ...
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Close Encounters

Stories from the Frontline of Human Rights Work in Nepal

Close Encounters
During Nepal’s armed conflict and its aftermath, human rights violations not only scarred and destroyed the victims but had a devastating effect on the lives of human rights defenders.
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Court Awards Torture Compensation to HRD

10 July 2011. The District Court of Dhanusha has today issued an order to award torture survivor Raj Kumar Mahaseth a compensation amounting to NRs 25,000/- However, the Court has refrained from issuing departmental action as the perpetrator was not identified.
Raj Kumar Mahaseth, a human rights activist and Dhanusha coordinator of Advocacy Forum (AF) was beaten by Armed Police Force (APF) on 26 Jan 2008 while he was monitoring mass rally organized by the then seven political party parties in Janakpur.

A single bench decision of Justice Ram Krishna Khanal ordered the government to provide the aforesaid amount to the victim as per Torture Compensation Act (TCA). The victim had filed a case under TCA -1996 on 29 Feb 2008. AF-Nepal has welcomed the decision of the District Court of Dhaunsha.
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