KATHMANDU (5th November 2014): Police used lathi charge on the peaceful protestors who were peacefully sitting at the gate of District Administration Office, (DAO), Kathmandu at around 11 AM on 5^th November 2014 demanding amendment of Truth and Reconciliation Act, 2071 and formation of victim-centric Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Commission on Persons of Disappeared at the earliest. Around 150 conflict victims were carrying placards and chanting slogans demanding amendment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, 2071, formation of victim-centric commission at the earliest and implementation of Supreme Court decision in the amendment of TRC Act. They were also criticizing state's failure to address victims' voices, implement Supreme Court order and recommendations of UN rights bodies for amendment of TRC act, formation process and legality of TRC recommendation committee. They also demanded to stop the activities of TRC recommendation committees which contradict with the decision of the Supreme Court. They also demanded for wider consultation and participation of conflict victims in the Transitional Justice process.   

However, the police intervened and started pushing the protestors away and soon began to use force and 'Lathi-charge'. They also manhandled women protesters and seized the banner and placards by assaulting them. More than two dozen policemen under the command of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Santosh Khadka, started beating the protestors accusing them of crossing the prohibited area and dispersed the mob with the use of force. Due to lathi charge Around 20 protestors were hurt. Among them were Charan Prasai, Suman Adhikari, Kalyan Budhathoki, Purnimaya Lama, Rupesh Shah, Situ Joshi, Gyanendra Aran, Sabitri Shrestha, Kamala Rai, Jankumari Koirala, Bhojraj Timilsina, Situ Joshi, Madhav Neupane, Tej Bahadur Adhikari, Tuknath Sharma, Dik Bahadur Tamang, Mekh Bahadur Khatri, Kul Bahadur Khatri etc. They soon gathered in another place and started to chant against police atrocities and demanded for free treatment of injured. Later on, the mass meeting was addressed by Charan Prasai, Kapil Shrestha and some victim leaders.

The peaceful demonstration was organized by nine conflict victims' organizations: Conflict Victims' Society for Justice, Conflict Victims Orphans' Society, Conflict Victims' Committee, Bardiya, Nepal Maoists Victims' Society, Conflict Disabled Victims' Society, Dolakha, Conflict Victims and Farmers' Welfare Society, Conflict Victims' National Society, National Society of Disappeared Person Family, Nepal, Badermude Incident Victims Concerned Committee etc. Through press release they have criticized police atrocities and government's negligence to their demands. They had gathered from different parts of Nepal.

Different national and international human rights defenders were visited to observe the peaceful protest.