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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 ...

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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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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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High Court Nepalgunj Bench Upholds Banke District Court's Decision in Medical Negligence Case, AF Provided Legal Assistance to Victim

11 September 2024, Kathmandu: The Nepalgunj bench of High Court Tulsipur on 10 September upheld the decision of District Court Banke asking Nepalgunj Medical College to provide a compensation to the victims to the tune of 2.61 million rupees in a case of medical negligence.

The division bench of Judges Chandra Bahadur Saru and Govinda Joshi issued the decision.

Earlier, Advocacy Forum Nepal's Lumbini Province Senior Coordinator Advocate Basanta Gautam provided legal aid to Namrata Shrestha to file a case of compensation with District Court Banke on 16 August 2019.

Gautam, Senior Advocate Sunil Kumar Shrestha, Bishwajit Tiwari and Hira Bahadur Shrestha argued on behalf of the victim. Advocate Lok Bahadur Shah pled for Nepalgunj Medical College.

Namrata Shrestha, in her petition, had claimed that her husband Manitlal Shrestha was taken to Nepalgunj Medical College after he had a fever. He was admitted to the emergency ward where the on-the-job training students rather than the senior doctors treated him, ultimately leading to his death.

The victim family had filed a case against the hospital and the doctors alleged to be involved in medical negligence under Sections 50, 51 and 52 of the Consumer Protection Act 2018.

Previously, the single bench of Judge Bidur Kafle had decided that the hospital had committed the offense of medical negligence and asked it to provide compensation to the victim family.

This is the first compensation case filed under Consumer Protection Act in Banke district and the High Court's favourable decision in the case has upheld consumers' right to quality service, Advocate Basanta Gautam said.

Victim Namrata Shrestha reacted positively to the court decision and said that she experienced justice after a long struggle.

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