5 July 2011. By sending a letter to Attorney General Yuvraj Sangraula today, Advocacy Forum (AF) has raised concerns about the lackluster investigation regarding the murder case of Reena Rasaili. (Click Letter to AG for the full Text).

26 June 2011. Responding to a writ petition filed on 14 June 2011, the Apex Court has reiterated that there is no obstacle in implementing the court's earlier verdict to incarcerate UCPN-Maoist CA member Balkrishna Dhungel who is convicted in the murder of Ujjen Kumar Shrestha of Okhaldhunga on 24 June 1998.

25 June 2011. A report released by Advocacy Forum on the eve of the UN International Day in Support of Torture Victims -2011 has exposed the failure of the government of Nepal to prevent and protect women from being tortured in detentions, and provide adequate redress to them.
The report was released by Minister of Women, Children and Social Welfare Khadga Bahadur Bishwokarma amidst a program jointly hosted by AF and National Women Commission (NWC).

21 June 2011. A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission and Advocacy Forum. During the interactive dialogue of the Universal Periodic Review, continuous impunity for grave human rights violations had appeared as the major concern of the international community. Peer countries have recalled that continuous impunity undermines respect for the rule of law and hampers the peace-building and democratisation process. In response to those concerns, Nepal expressed its full commitment "to establishing Constitutional supremacy, ensuring the rule of law, good governance and human rights, as well as providing a positive conclusion to the peace process by eliminating insecurity and addressing impunity".

14 June 2011. A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court today demanding the implementation of the court's earlier verdict to incarcerate UCPN-Maoist CA member Balkrishna Dhungel, who is convicted in the murder of Ujjawan Kumar Shrestha of Okhaldhunga.

2 June 2011. A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission and Advocacy Forum.
On 25 January 2011, the state of human rights in Nepal was assessed for the first time under the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review. The UPR process was established by the UN General Assembly on 15 March 2006 through resolution 60/251 to "review the fulfilment by each State of its human rights obligations and commitments." During the sessions, peer countries engaged in a dialogue on key human rights issues such as torture, forced disappearances, security of human rights defenders, discrimination, freedom of expression, and the overarching problem of impunity.