Related Links

Case Updates

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 ...
» more

Maina Sunuwar

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 ...
» more

Sanjeev Kumar Karna

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 ...
» more

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.
» more

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 ...
» more

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 ...
» more

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 ...
» more

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 ...
» more

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. ...
» more

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, ...
» more

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.
» more

Discussion Programs on the Occasion of International Week of the Disappeared Held

03 June, 2023: On the occasion of International Week of the Disappeared, a series of discussion programs were organized by the Advocacy Forum - Nepal in Bardiya, Biratnagar, Pokhara, Kanchanpur, and Butwal, in collaboration with the conflict victims-led organizations. International Week of the Disappeared is observed every year in the last week of May to honor the memories of innumerable individuals who are forcibly disappeared as well as their families who have been persistently fighting for justice and truth around the world. The primary objective of the series of events was to promote victims' rights to reparation and discuss the Bill to amend the TRC Act tabled in the parliament.

The participants, including victims and stakeholders, voiced their apprehensions regarding the government's repetitive unfulfilled commitments and the prolonged postponement of the Transitional Justice process. They emphasized the adverse consequences resulting from such delays, particularly in terms of impeding the victims' ability to obtain truth, justice, and reparations.

Also, the participants from different organizations expressed their shared perspective that justice is the rightful entitlement of the victims, and the state must ensure its delivery. They emphasized the need to amend the transitional law in alignment with international legal standards and the rulings of the Supreme Court. 

The victims voiced their shared experience, highlighting the distress and concern they experience due to societal and familial pressure to conduct funeral rites for their missing loved ones. In addition, the families are deprived of social security allowances, which further hindered their ability to sustain daily livelihood.

All the programs served as an informative platform for participants residing in rural communities, enabling them to stay updated on the current status of the transitional justice process. Additionally, these events proved beneficial in establishing a channel of communication with the local municipality, aiming to enhance access to reparations for the victims. Moreover, the attendees collectively resolved to exert pressure on both the federal and provincial governments to allocate budgets specifically for the reparation of the victims. Victims' participation at the event was substantial, encompassing a diverse range of individuals.

« Back to overview
powered by webEdition CMS