First Information Report (FIR) is a formal complaint lodged with the police or District Administration Office by the victim of a cognizable offence or by someone on his/her behalf. As per the existing legal system in Nepal, victims or their representatives do not have direct access to the courts. In criminal cases, police have exclusive jurisdiction to investigate and process evidence to the public prosecutors who then register the cases in court. However, the police authorities not only dillydally to register FIRs but also fail to carry out effective investigations. AF has been helping victims and their families to file FIRs and seeking mandamus orders for the effective investigations on the cases.
December 22, 2024
Purna Shrestha and Bidur Bhattarai
Torture and Extrajudicial Killing On October 15, 2005, army personnel tricked Purna Shrestha and Bidur Bhattarai into meeting with them...
December 22, 2024
Ram Chandra Lal Karna and Manoj Kumar Dutta
Enforced Disappearances and Extrajudicial Killings Security forces arrested Ram Chandra Lal Karna and Manoj Kumar Dutta on October 12, 2003,...
December 22, 2024
Ramadevi Adhikari
Extrajudicial Killing On July 3, 2005, Security forces arrested Ramadevi Adhikari and her husband at their home, Later, Ramadevi was...
December 22, 2024
Bhauna Tharu (Bhauna Chaudhary)
Extrajudicial Killing On May 30, 2002, two soldiers shot Bhauna Tharu dead at his home on the charge of being...
December 22, 2024
Sanjeev Kumar Karna, Durgesh Kumar Labh, Jitendra Jha, Shailendra Yadav, and Pramod Narayan Mandal
Enforced Disappearances These five students were among 11 people arrested by the security forces on October 8, 2003. They were...
December 22, 2024
Bishwa-nath Parajuli, Tom Nath Poudel, and Dhan Bahadur Tamang
Torture and Extrajudicial Killings A group of 50 security personnel arrested Tom Nath Poudel, Bishwanath Parajuli, and Dhan Bahadur Tamang...
December 22, 2024
Sapana Gurung
Rape and Murder Fifteen security personnel under the command of army Captain Prahlad Thapa Magar arrested 22-year-old Sapana Gurung at...
December 22, 2024
Chandra Bahadur Basnet (“Manoj Basnet”)
Extrajudicial Killing On August 24, 2005, a group of APF personnel arrested Chandra Bahadur Basnet at Dhankute Hotel. The next...
December 22, 2024
Sarala Sapkota
Extrajudicial Execution Soldiers arrested 15-year-old Sarala Sapkota on July 15, 2004 from her grandfather’s house. However, when her relatives went...
December 22, 2024
Chot Nath Ghimire and Shekhar Nath Ghimire
Extrajudicial Killing Soldiers detained Chot Nath Ghimire, on February 2, 2002 at Bhorletar Unified Command Base Camp. His cousin, Shekhar...
December 22, 2024
Subhadra Chaulagain
Extrajudicial Killing On February 13, 2004, soldiers shot and killed 17-year-old Subhadra Chaulagain at her house, accusing her of being...
December 22, 2024
Data Ram Timsina
Extrajudicial Killing On September 28, 2003, officers of the Eastern Regional Army Headquarters in Itahari, and security personnel from Morang...
