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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 ... Maina Sunuwar
Around 6 am on February 17, 2004, a group of RNA soldiers arrested Ms
Maina Sunuwar, a 15-year-old schoolgirl of Kharelthok VDC-6, Kavre
district. She disappeared since her arrest. Her family members, with
support from villagers and school where Maina was a student, visited
detention centers ... Sanjeev Kumar Karna
Sanjeev Kumar Karna was one among the 11 persons arrested on October 8, 2003. On that fateful day, they had gone to attend a picnic program organized by the students at a place called Kariyachauri VDC-4, and from picnic, they went to Kataiya Chowri Area of Dhanusha district where they ate some food ... Arjun Bahadur Lama
Arjun Bahadur Lama, 48 years in age, permanent resident of Chhatrebas
VDC -5, Dapcha in Kavre district was abducted by a group of Maoist
cadres, three in number, on 29 April 2005 (2062.1.16 BS) from the
premises of Sri Krishna Secondary School at Chhatrebas VDC-1 of the
district.
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Hari Prasad Bolakhe
Hari Prasad Bolakhe, 35 (while missing) a permanent resident of Phulbari VDC-8, Kavre district, a pastor by profession, had been missing since the arrest December 27, 2003, was reportedly killed by security persons. A team of National Human Rights Commission discovered a human skeleton in a jungle ...
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Sarala Sapkota
Around 11 p.m. on July 15, 2004, a group of 12 armed soldiers arrested
Sarala Sapkota at her grandfather’s house. The family, who witnessed the
arrest, stated that soldiers gave Sarala no reason for her arrest.
After her arrest, Sarala’s family went to Baireni barracks and the DPO ...
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Birendra Shah
On the evening of 5 October 2007, Mr. Birendra Shah, 34, resident of Inruwasira VDC-8, Bara district, a local journalist of Bara district and correspondent of Nepal FM, Avenues Television and Dristi weekly, was abducted by Maoists from Pipara Bazaar in Kalaiya, the district headquarters of Bara ...
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Bishwanath Parajuli, Tom Nath Poudel and Dhan Bahadur Tamang
Three persons namely Bishwonath Parajuli (also called Nagendra
Parajuli), Tom Nath Poudel and Dhan Bahadur Tamang of Hasandaha VDC,
Morang were shot dead by the security personnel on 28 September 2004.
According to the eyewitnesses, other victims and the villagers, about 16
people were arrested ...
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Chot Nath Ghimire and Shekhar Nath Ghimire
Chot Nath Ghimire, a 58-year-old farmer, resident of Ishaneshor VDC-4,
Ratamate Majhpokhari of Lamjung district was allegedly arrested by the
Joint Security Forces of Joint Security Camp stationed at Bhorlatar VDC,
Lamjung district on February 2, 2002 (2058.10.20). The security camp
called Mr. ...
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Bhauna Tharu
Bhauna Tharu (Bhauna Chaudhary in the citizenship card), 21 years old
male (at the time of the incident; Date of Birthe: 8 September 1978),
son of Purna Bahadur Chaudhary, permanent resident of Sujanpur village,
Neulapur VDC-4, Bardiya district, and an employee of Rastriya Gobar Gas,
Gulariya, ...
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SC Directs Government to Vet Officials
The joint bench of Justices Kalyan Shrestha and Tarka Raj Bhatta further directed the government to follow Article 126 (5) of the Interim Constitution which expressly provides for consulting with Public Service Commission in matters of promotion and other issues regarding government officials.
SC was responding to a petition lodged by two advocates demanding cancellation of Rana's promotion decision by the previous government on June 22, 2011. AIG Rana has been accused of being involved in the enforced disappearance of five students in Dhanusha district during the time of conflict. Advocacy Forum has been constantly raising the case.
Previously, the July 13, 2011 interim ruling of the SC had held that a recommendation by the NHRC for Rana to be prosecuted is not a sufficient basis to suspend his promotion pending the outcome of criminal investigations. The court had ordered the state to appoint an officer with powers equivalent to that of a DSP to take the investigations forward in pursuant to rule 4(1) of the State Cases Rules, 1998. Moreover, the court had directed that the government should see to it that Kuber Singh Rana does not intervene and influence the investigation. The court also ordered the Prime Minister’s Office, home minister, and Police Headquarters to send a monthly progress report to the court and to the NHRC. Advocacy Forum is not aware of any investigation into Rana's case and of those progress reports.
Sanjeev Kumar Karna, Durgesh Kumar Labh, Jitendra Jha, Shailendra Yadav, and Pramod Narayan Mandal were among 11 people arrested by the security forces on October 8, 2003. They were taken to the Regional Police Office in Janakpur. Their family members never saw them afterwards. Advocacy Forum provided legal assistance to the victims in preparing the FIR of the case. NHRC also concluded its investigation in to the case and wrote to the government on 4 February 2009 that AIG Rana's role was established in the case.
After AF and many other organizations' initiative, the NHRC with the support of OHCHR and ICRC had decided to exhume the remains of the victims. Four victims' remains were exhumed in September 2010 while the fifth victim's remains were exhumed in February 2011.
(See details of the case here http://advocacyforum.org/emblematic-cases/2010/12/sanjeev-kumar-karna.php)
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SC was responding to a petition lodged by two advocates demanding cancellation of Rana's promotion decision by the previous government on June 22, 2011. AIG Rana has been accused of being involved in the enforced disappearance of five students in Dhanusha district during the time of conflict. Advocacy Forum has been constantly raising the case.
Previously, the July 13, 2011 interim ruling of the SC had held that a recommendation by the NHRC for Rana to be prosecuted is not a sufficient basis to suspend his promotion pending the outcome of criminal investigations. The court had ordered the state to appoint an officer with powers equivalent to that of a DSP to take the investigations forward in pursuant to rule 4(1) of the State Cases Rules, 1998. Moreover, the court had directed that the government should see to it that Kuber Singh Rana does not intervene and influence the investigation. The court also ordered the Prime Minister’s Office, home minister, and Police Headquarters to send a monthly progress report to the court and to the NHRC. Advocacy Forum is not aware of any investigation into Rana's case and of those progress reports.
Sanjeev Kumar Karna, Durgesh Kumar Labh, Jitendra Jha, Shailendra Yadav, and Pramod Narayan Mandal were among 11 people arrested by the security forces on October 8, 2003. They were taken to the Regional Police Office in Janakpur. Their family members never saw them afterwards. Advocacy Forum provided legal assistance to the victims in preparing the FIR of the case. NHRC also concluded its investigation in to the case and wrote to the government on 4 February 2009 that AIG Rana's role was established in the case.
After AF and many other organizations' initiative, the NHRC with the support of OHCHR and ICRC had decided to exhume the remains of the victims. Four victims' remains were exhumed in September 2010 while the fifth victim's remains were exhumed in February 2011.
(See details of the case here http://advocacyforum.org/emblematic-cases/2010/12/sanjeev-kumar-karna.php)
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