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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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AF-HRW Release Report on Impunity in Nepal
Advocacy Forum (AF) and New York-based rights agency Human Rights Watch (HRW) have jointly released a report on the unfettered culture of impunity in Nepal and have reiterated their calls for the government to investigate and prosecute those responsible for crimes committed during the conflict. The report has also documented three emblematic cases since the conflict ended to show how the same neglect of justice applies to new crimes.
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HR Community Urges Govt. to End Impunity
On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day 2010, Nepalese human rights community has urged the Government and political leaders of Nepal to honour the important commitments made to address human rights abuses committed during the country’s ten-year conflict (1996-2006), including in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) of 21 November 2006.
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Thirty Two New FIRs Filed
The trend of families of victims bringing their cases before the police and demanding criminal investigation is on a steady rise. Since the publication of “Waiting for Justice: Unpunished Crimes from Nepal’s Armed Conflict” (2008), which examined 49 complaints that families filed with police concerning allegations of gross human rights violations, AF has helped victim families file thirty two new FIRs, formal complaints, in 51 individual cases.
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Report on the Status of Interim Relief Distribution Released
Advocacy Forum released a report highlighting the problems faced by the victims in accessing “interim relief” at the district level and point to the need to bring about changes. The report looks into the provisions in the different directives, guidelines and standards that the government has devised in relation to the distribution of such relief and juxtapose them with the problems faced by the victims.
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AF Submits Review Reports to UNSRT & WGEID
Advocacy Forum submitted two separate review reports to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Working Group on Enforced Disappearances (UNWGEID) with regard to the implementation made by them during their respective missions back in 2005 and 2004 respectively.
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AF ED Addresses UNSC Forum on Resolution 1325
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Report on HR Violations in Terai Released
2 Feb 2010. Advocacy forum today released a comprehensive report on torture and extrajudicial executions, which are continuing unabated in the Terai, the southern belt of the country. The report documents the state response to ongoing political and criminal violence in the Terai January- September 2009.
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HR Defenders submit Memo to Peace Minister
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Review of Nowak's recommendation submitted
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Police Brutally Torture Two Youths
In what may be termed to be a sheer travesty of justice, the Police personnel in Morang District brutally tortured two youths in public amidst a cheering crowd of 500 people.
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