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, NA and CVWN Conduct 4-day Orientation Programme on WPS in Nepalgunj

8 August 2024, Kathmandu: Advocacy Forum-Nepal (AF), Nagarik Aawaz (NA) and Conflict Victim Women National Network (CVWN) conducted a four-day orientation training programme on women, peace and security (WPS) in Nepalgunj.

The training sessions featured the history of WPS, its background and understanding, present condition, laws governing transitional justice (TJ Act and amendment bills), local government's challenges in the implementation of the second national action plan (NAPII) and strategic plans for the implementation.

Participants in the event were engaged in role-play to understand the concept of WPS. They also conducted working sessions on building strategic action plans to implement NAPII.

CVWN Deputy Chairperson Gita Rasaili, Advocate Laxmi Pokharel and AF's Lumbini Province Senior Coordinator Advocate Basanta Gautam facilitated various sessions on the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820. Bina Bhattarai, Deputy Mayor of Thakurbaba Municipality, described the work done in implementing NAPII. She informed that the municipality had started collecting victims' details and entering those details in the database through a coding method to maintain confidentiality.

On the third day of the programme, participants were taken for a field visit to Kumbhar Adda Memorial Park and Thakurbaba Municipality in Bardiya district. Kumbhar Adda Disappeared Combatants' Memorial Park in Barbardiya Municipality and Thakurbaba Municipality, in coordination with AF, facilitated the study visit for participants to gain knowledge about the progress achieved in WPS.

During the field visit, the participants said that such memorial parks are important to heal conflict victims' wounds and these initiatives need to be replicated in other places.

A total of 25 persons including conflict victims from Rolpa, Dang and Kailali districts, local government representatives, civil servants and civil society representatives participated in the programme.

This training programme was organized for local stakeholders under "Localization of Second National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security".

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