Case Updates

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 and Army barracks to find her, but the authorities simply denied having arrested and detained her.

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Close Encounters

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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Prevention of Torture Department

The department specifically aims at challenging impunity and promoting accountability in torture and ill-treatment in Nepal in general and prevention of torture common in government detention facilities in particular.

It advocates for the application of international and regional standards prohibiting torture and effective implementation of and reforms on existing legislation on torture. The department carries out following activities:

A recent evaluation report from an independent evaluator has recognized AF's efforts to prevent torture in Nepal as a model intervention strategy. Click "Mid-Term Evaluation Report" to access to the full-text.

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