Yubaraj Giri, from Kohalpur, Banke district, was arbitrarily arrested by the Nepal Army in April 2004 and illegally detained at Immamnagar army camp. He was held incommunicado in a dark room for almost 13 months. In May 2005, he was transferred from the army barrack to a police station, and then to the district jail. He was detained in the jail for a further 63 days and was finally released on 15 July 2005 following the order of the Appellate Court. Mr Giri estimated he was tortured about 100 times during around 7 months of his detention in the army camp, and initially on a daily basis.
AF, with the assistance of REDRESS, helped Mr Giri to file a communication to the HRC in February 2008. The submission sent in early December 2009 was registered by the Committee in March 2010.
Full Text of the HRC Decision on Giri Case.
