News Archive: 2014

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December 25, 2014

AF Organized Various Training/Workshops

AF Organized Various Trainings/Workshops: Litigation Training for Lawyers: Kathmandu: Advocacy Forum (AF) and REDRESS Trust jointly organized a two training on “Basics...

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December 8, 2014

District Court Convicts in a Journo Dekendra Thapa’s Murder Case

07-12-2014. The District Court, Dailekh, today issued a final verdict on the murder of Scriber Dekendra Raj Thapa. Journo Thapa was...

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November 19, 2014

Dr. Trilochan Upreti at AF

November 19, 2014. Dr. Trilochan Upreti has joined Advocacy Forum-Nepal (AF-Nepal) as the new Director. An emeritus Secretary of the Office...

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November 6, 2014

Police lathi charged on Peaceful Protest of Conflict Victims

KATHMANDU (5th November 2014): Police used lathi charge on the peaceful protestors who were peacefully sitting at the gate of District Administration...

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October 30, 2014

Call for Expression of Interest to Produce Advocacy Video

Nepal has ratified major UN instruments including UN Conventions against Torture. However, Nepal has not yet fulfilled its obligations including...

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September 25, 2014

Nanda Prasad Adhikari breathes his last after 333 days’ fast-unto-death for his son’s justice

Nanda Prasad Adhikari, 56, a permanent resident of Phujel VDC-7, Gorkha, breathed his last yesterday while staging fast-unto-death waiting for...

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August 9, 2014

Two Accused of Dakendra Murder Case Released

08 Aug 2014: The Supreme Court on 06 August 2014 [2071/04/21] has issued an ordered to release two of the accused...

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August 8, 2014

AF organized training for HRDs

08 Aug 2014: Advocacy Forum (AF), organized a four day training on “Documentation and Monitoring Cases of Human Rights Violations” from...

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July 17, 2014

AF Joins Int’l Campaigns on Preventing Security Personnel Tainted with HRV Serving as Peacekeepers

17 Jul 2014: Advocacy Forum (AF) has joined international campaigns on preventing security personnel tainted with human rights violations serving as...

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July 11, 2014

AF Published a report on Vetting in Nepal

11 Jul 2014: Advocacy Forum (AF) has recently published a report “Vetting in Nepal: Challenges and Issues” in support of Asia...

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June 26, 2014

Torture decreased in Nepal: Advocacy Forum Report

26 June 2014: AF launched its annual torture report entitled “Promising Development – Persisting Challenges: Trends and Patterns in Torture in...

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June 5, 2014

AF, TRIAL & REDRESS Make Joint Submission to UNHRCs on TRC Act

05 June 2014: Advocacy Forum (AF), TRIAL (Track Impunity Always) & Redress Trust (“REDRESS”) jointly made a submission to the UN...