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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 Compensation

29 March 2012. The District Court of Kathmandu has today issued an order to award torture survivor Mr. Bharat Sharma a compensation amounting to NRs. 20,000/- under the Torture Compensation Act (TCA) 1996. However, the court has refrained from issuing departmental action against the perpetrator because the individual perpetrator was not identified.
Mr. Bharat Sharma, 30, son of Sita Ram Sharma and Geeta Devi Sharma, a permanent resident of Sagarmatha VDC -4, Ramchowk, Janakpur, Dhanusha District temporarily living at Tahachal, Kathmandu was arrested on the allegation of theft by the police on 10 August 2011. A carpenter by profession, Mr. Sharma was tortured by a group of unidentified police personnel that came from Tahachal Ward Police Office.

Mr. Sharma was legally assisted by Advocacy Forum (AF) to file a case with the court.
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