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27 July, 2020

A writ for the protection of right to health of detainees and prisoners registered- Court issues interim order making the COVID-19 test compulsory

27 July 2020, Banke: Advocacy Forum-Nepal together with other human rights organizations and advocates registered a writ petition on 23 July...

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21 July, 2020

A Memorandum submitted requesting the government to ratify the Rome Statute

On the occasion of International Justice Day, Advocacy Forum-Nepal along with other human rights organizations submitted a memorandum to the...

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21 July, 2020

Field Report on the Situation of Banke Prison after an Inmate and a Police Official Infected with Covid-19

A 28-year-old man accused of theft and sent to Banke Prison for trial after failing to deposite the bail amount...

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2 July, 2020

District Courts Indifferent to Juvenile Justice

02 July 2020, Kathmandu: In the course of prioritizing the best interest of children amid COVID-19 concerns, on 20 March...

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26 June, 2020

Conflict Victims Draw Attention of Stakeholders-Submit Memorandum in Banke

On 23 June 2020, Advocacy Forum-Nepal together with District Transitional Network, Banke submitted a memorandum to Ajay Kumar Shrivastav (Coordinator,...

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26 June, 2020

AF releases torture report – The Need of New Polices and Legal Reform

26 June 2020, Kathmandu: In order to commemorate the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture-2020, Advocacy Forum-Nepal (AF) has...

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25 June, 2020

High Court Decides in Favor of Two Children

High Court repeals the decision of Banke District Court and orders to take appropriate decision relating to two children kept...

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23 June, 2020

AF aids on Organizing Health Camp in Child Correction Home – Banke

On 20 June 2020, Advocacy Forum-Nepal organized a health camp in coordination with Health Page and Bageshwori Television at Jayandu...

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26 May, 2020

High Court Tulsipur, Nepalgunj issues an interim order- ordered to the concerned authorities to adopt concrete measures to prevent COVID-19, maintain minimum standards of quarantine and isolation facilities

Responding to the writ petition filed by a group of lawyers including AF, the High Court Tulsipur, Nepalgunj Bench on...

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25 May, 2020

Situation of Women and Children in Rupandehi, Kapilvastu and Banke districts during Covid-19 lockdown

21 May 2020: Till 21 May 2020, there are 758 quarantine facilities with 26,336 bed capacity in Province 5  of Nepal....

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18 May, 2020

Human Rights Monitoring Committee monitors the prison in Banke, prisoners deprived of basic human rights

On 10 May 2020, the members of Human Rights Monitoring Committee, Banke (Advocate Basanta Gautam from Advocacy Forum-Nepal, Bikash Acharya,...

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7 May, 2020

Human Rights Monitoring Committee, Nepalgunj Draws Attention of Stakeholders

6 May 2020, Kathmandu: Duty of state to protect basic human rights of people persists during time of crisis. The current...