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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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

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.
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High Court Butwal Orders to Submit CRH Operational Procedure

20 October 2024, Kathmandu: The Butwal Bench of the High Court Tulsipur on Sunday passed an order to submit the Child Reform Home (CRH) operational procedure while hearing a public interest writ petition to protect children's rights in CRH, Rupandehi.

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High Court Butwal Issues Mandamus Order in AF's Writ Petition

Kathmandu, 30 September 2024: Butwal Bench of High Court Tulsipur on Monday issued an order of mandamus after hearing the writ petition filed by Advocacy Forum-Nepal (AF).

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Stakeholder’s Forum on Reparation Concluded in Biratnagar

Kathmandu, 27 September 2024: Advocacy Forum-Nepal (AF) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) jointly organised a Stakeholder's Forum on the Reparative Rights of Victims of Human Rights Violations in Biratnagar, Koshi province on Friday.

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AF Organises In-house Training for Staffs on Transitional Justice

21 September 2024, Kathmandu: Advocacy Forum-Nepal (AF) organised an In-house Training on Capacity Enhancement in the Transitional Justice Process, with a Special Focus on Torture and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, Documentation and Collection of Evidence in the Cases of Human Rights Violations and AF's Future Engagement with TJ Mechanisms in Kathmandu from 20 to 21 September 2024.

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Discussion on Gender Justice and Victims’ Rights in the TRC Law Held

20 September 2024, Kathmandu: Advocacy Forum-Nepal and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on Friday organised a meeting to discuss about gender justice and victims' rights within the recently passed 'Enforced Disappearances Inquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act' (TRC Act).

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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.

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AF Organised Strategic Meeting on CRSV Data Consolidation

26 August 2024, Kathmandu: Advocacy Forum-Nepal (AF), in collaboration with Nagarik Aawaz and Conflict Victims Women's National Network (CVWN) organised a Strategic Meeting on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) Data Consolidation from 25 to 26 August.

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Media Workshop on Transitional Justice and Sensitive Reporting on CRSV Issues Concluded

23 August 2024, Kathmandu: Advocacy Forum-Nepal (AF), in collaboration with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Sancharika Samuha, organised a two-day media workshop on transitional justice and sensitive reporting on conflict-related sexual violence issues from 22 to 23 August 2024.

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Strategic Dialogue on CRSV Reparation in Lumbini Province

20 August 2024, Kathmandu: Advocacy Forum-Nepal, in collaboration with the International Commission of Jurists, organised a crucial dialogue at Butwal in Lumbini Province.

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AF Jointly Organised Interaction Programme on Penal Code

17 August 2024, Kathmandu: Advocacy Forum-Nepal (AF), in collaboration with the High Court Attorney Office Nepalgunj, High Court Bar Association and Public Interest Litigation Lawyers' Group, organised an interaction programme in Nepalgunj on Saturday on the occasion of Criminal Code Day 2024.

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