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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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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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Nepalganj Appellate Court Issues Show Cause Order against Banke Police
23 August 2012. Responding to writ petition filed by Radha Devi Devkota, Appellate Court Nepalganj on 15 August 2012 has issued a show cause order against the police. The court has asked the respondent police offices to provide written reply within 15 days.
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SC Issues Show Cause Order in Kapilvastu Incident Writ
22 August 2012. Responding to the writ petition filed by victims of Kapilvastu incident, the Supreme Court today issued a show cause order against the government asking it to respond within 15 days. The court also ordered for priority hearing into the case.
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Kapilvastu Incident Victims File Writ at SC
21 August 2012. Requesting the issuance of mandamus and other necessary orders to the government in order to provide compensation and prosecute the perpetrators, the victims of Kapilvastu incident have today filed a writ petition with the Supreme Court. Apart from the Prime Minister's Office, the writ petitioners have also made the District Administration Offices of Kapilvastu, Rupendehi and Dang as the respondents.
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SC Directs Government to Vet Officials
13 August 2012. The Supreme Court (SC) on 12 August ordered the government to frame vetting laws strictly regulating the promotion and transfer of government officials including those from the security apparatuses. Deciding on the case of AIG Kuber Singh Rana's promotion, the court held that there were no reasonable grounds to stop Rana's promotion but the government should be extremely cautious regarding the transfer and promotion of officials implicated in human rights violations in future.
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AF and AHRC Jointly Organize Interaction Program with Nepali Journalists
13 August 2012. Advocacy Forum (AF) and Hong Kong based Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) jointly organized an interaction program with Nepali journalists on “Human rights in Nepal and role of journalists” in Kathmandu on 10 August 2012.
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AF-AHRC Organize Seminar on Rule of Law and Criminal Justice
10 August 2012. Advocacy Forum (AF) and Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) jointly organized a two-day intensive seminar on 8 and 9 August 2012 in Dhulikhel. The seminar was attended by a group of human rights lawyers and activists. Human Rights Activists Request Government for Desisting from Basnet's Promotion
23 July 2012. National and international human rights bodies including AWC, OHCHR, HRW, AI and ICJ have requested the government for not acting upon Nepal Army's recommendation of promoting Colonel Raju Basnet to the post of Brigadier General. Colonel Basnet has been credibly implicated in serious human rights violations during the conflict.
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New NHRC Act Curtails Commission's Powers
17 July 2012. A review of the new National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Act 2012 reveals that the Commission's powers have been significantly curtailed. The reviewer, Om Aryal, maintains that the new act takes away competence, independence and autonomy of the Commission by making it subservient to government in financial, administrative and functional matters. (Find the full review here.)
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NHRC Reports to SC on Ajit Kumar's Case
12 July 2012. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) submitted its report on July 1, 2012 to the Supreme Court (SC) on the findings of the investigation vis-à-vis the disappearance of Ajit Kumar Lal Karna. Mr. Karna was arrested by the police on 6 May 2012 on the allegation of his involvement in Janakpur bomb blast which took place on 30 April that killed five people and injured more than thirty. Mr. Karna has been missing since then.
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Court Awards Compensation to Torture Survivor
11 July 2012. In its verdict regarding a torture case, the Kathmandu District Court has directed to award torture survivor Arjun Gurung compensation amounting NRs. 30, 000/- (US$ 337). The court has, however, refrained from issuing departmental action against the perpetrators.
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