December 28, 2010
Political will hampering formation of TJ mechanisms
Expressing their views on the deeply entrenched culture of impunity in Nepal, key stakeholders of the Criminal Justice System in...
December 23, 2010
Milestone Achieved in Global Struggle Against Disappearance
The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance has formally entered into force from today (23...
December 15, 2010
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...
December 12, 2010
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...
December 10, 2010
AF ED Addresses UNSC Forum on Resolution 1325
In her address at Global Open Forum in UN Security Council Forum on Resolution 1325, AF Executive Director Mandira Sharma...
December 10, 2010
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...
December 10, 2010
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...
December 10, 2010
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)...
December 2, 2010
HR Defenders submit Memo to Peace Minister
A group of human rights defenders submitted a joint memorandum to Peace Minister Rakam Chemjong regarding some critical amendments to...
December 2, 2010
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...
November 30, 2010
Review of Nowak’s recommendation submitted
On August 28, Advocacy Forum, Redress and APT submitted a follow-up report on torture in Nepal to the UN Special...
November 30, 2010
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...
