Case Updates

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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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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Close Encounters

Stories from the Frontline of Human Rights Work in Nepal

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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AF Commemorates 75th International Human Rights Day

12 December 2023, Kathmandu: Advocacy Forum-Nepal (AF), in coordination with different civil society organizations, organized various events to commemorate the 75th International Human Rights Day.

Commemoration programmes under the international theme "Consolidating and Sustaining Human Rights Culture into the Future" were organized in different provinces on 9 and 10 December 2023.

Human rights defenders, representatives from Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, civil society members, and media gathered to reaffirm their commitment for the protection of the fundamental rights outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

Activities under the commemoration included an interaction programme in Birendranagar, Surkhet, on 9 December 2023 focusing on the national theme of "Ensuring Human Rights of Persons Affected by Natural Calamity and Disaster."

AF Commemorates 75th International Human Rights Day - Surkhet

On the same day, an interaction programme titled "Human Rights Defenders and Their Rights" was organized in Pokhara, Gandaki Province.

AF Commemorates 75th International Human Rights Day - Gandaki

On 10 December 2023, AF organized a morning rally from Bhrikutimandap to Shanti Batika, Ratnapark, in Kathmandu, Bagmati Province.

AF Commemorates 75th International Human Rights Day - Janakpur

Similar morning rallies were organized at Janakpurdham in Dhanusha district, Madhesh Province and at Dhangadhi in Sudurpaschim Province.

AF Commemorates 75th International Human Rights Day - Dhangadi

Coinciding with the International Human Rights Day, AF and Bright Vision Law College, Biratnagar organized an interaction programme. Chief Judge Ramesh Prasad Rajbhandari of the High Court Biratnagar and Senior Advocate Chudamani Acharya were key participants in the programme.

AF Commemorates 75th International Human Rights Day - Biratnagar

On 10 December, a candle lighting ceremony and consultation meeting titled "Challenges faced by Women Human Rights Defenders" took place in Butwal, Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province.

AF Commemorates 75th International Human Rights Day - Butwal