21 June, 2011
Review of the UPR recommendations-3 Transitional justice and impunity
21 June 2011. A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission and Advocacy Forum. During the interactive dialogue of...
16 June, 2011
Court Awards Compensation to Torture Survivor
15 June 2011. In its verdict regarding a torture case, the District Court of Dhanusha has today directed the authorities concerned...
15 June, 2011
Writ Filed Seeking Imprisonment of Maoist CA Member
14 June 2011. A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court today demanding the implementation of the court’s earlier...
3 June, 2011
Nepal Breached its Treaty oblibations: HRC
3 June 2011. In a decision passed on 12 April 2011, UN Human Rights Committee (UN-HRC) has once again held the...
2 June, 2011
Review of the UPR recommendations-2 Extrajudicial killings
2 June 2011. A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission and Advocacy Forum.On 25 January 2011, the state...
1 June, 2011
Review of the Universal Periodic Review recommendations-1 Torture
1 June 2011. A joint Statement by Advocacy Forum and the Asian Human Rights Commission. On 25 January 2011, the state...
1 June, 2011
Court Convicts PLA Ex-Brigade Commander
31 May 2011. Despite victim family’s plea for life imprisonment, the District Court of Chitwan has convicted ex-Brigade Commander of People’s...
1 June, 2011
Convicted PLA Ex-Brigade Commander Carted Off to Capital to Face another Charge
1 June 2011. Ex-Brigade Commander of People’s Liberation Army (PLA),Govinda Bahadur Batala,who was convicted by the District Court of Chitwan to...
31 May, 2011
SC Issues Show Cause Order against Controversial Appointment of Minister Sapkota
30 May, 2011. In its first ever order asking the suspension of a serving minister, the Supreme Court has directed the...
26 May, 2011
Torture Survivors Awarded Compensation
26 May 2011. The District Court of Dolakha has issued two corresponding orders on 22 May 2011 to award compensation...
20 April, 2011
AF-REDRESS submit Key Recommendations vis-à-vis proposed Criminal Code
19 April 2011. Advocacy Forum and the Redress Trust (REDRESS) submitted today a joint summary of key recommendations in relation to...
11 April, 2011
Court Decides in Favour of Torture Victim
11 April 2011. The District Court of Bardiya issued an order on 6 April, 2011, to award compensation amounting NRs 50,000/-...
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407Among the hundreds of cases documented, Advocacy Forum has selected altogether 15 representative cases that show an endemic pattern of obstruction of justice, brazen abuse or total disregard of the law and deliberate attempts to escape accountability. The cases are also selected on the basis of their availability of evidence and wider public appeal. AF launches campaigns with other national and international organizations to establish accountability in those cases with a view to opening the door of justice to thousands of other similar cases.
May 26, 2025
Orientation against Drug Abuse at Jayendu Child Reform Home
Banke, 26 May 2025: A one-day orientation programme against drug abuse was successfully conducted at the Jayendu Child Reform Home...
May 24, 2025
AF-organized National Workshop Calls for Urgent Reforms in Nepal’s Juvenile Justice System
24 May 2025, Kathmandu: A national workshop convened in Kathmandu on Friday highlighted critical gaps in Nepal’s juvenile justice system,...
May 9, 2025
Three-Month English Training Launched for Juveniles in Banke CRH
9 May 2025, Nepalgunj: A three-month English language training programme has been launched for 40 children in conflict with the...
