October 15, 2012
Supreme Court Issues Stay Order in Basnet Promotion Case
15 October 2012. Responding to the writ petition that challenged government’s decision of promoting Raju Basnet to the post of brigadier...
October 12, 2012
AWC calls on OHCHR Report Implementation
12 October 2012. Welcoming the recently released ‘Nepal Conflict Report-2012’ of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),...
October 12, 2012
Rights Organizations Condemn Recent Withdrawals of Cases
12 October 2012. Human rights organizations including Advocacy Forum have condemned Nepal government’s freshest instance of case withdrawal against people implicated...
August 31, 2012
International Day of the Disappeared Observed
31 August 2012. Like previous years, this year, too, Advocacy Forum (AF) observed the ‘International Day of the Disappeared, 2012’ commemorating...
August 23, 2012
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...
August 23, 2012
HRC Again Finds Nepal Responsible for Breaching Treaty Obligations
24 August 2012. Holding Nepal responsible for breaching her treaty obligations under the ICCPR once again, the United Nations Human Rights...
August 22, 2012
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...
August 22, 2012
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...
August 13, 2012
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...
August 13, 2012
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...
August 10, 2012
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...
July 23, 2012
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...
