8 April, 2011
Supplemental Complaint Filed in Muktinath Murder Case
8 April 2011. A supplemental complaint was lodged yesterday with the legal assistance of Advocacy Forum vis-à-vis the execution-style murder of...
23 March, 2011
Appellate Court orders DPO to Step Up Investigation in Lohar case
23 March 2011. The Appellate Court of Nepalgunj has issued an order of mandamus to District Police Office (DPO), Nepalgunj, Bhojbhagawanpur-based...
5 March, 2011
Psychosocial Workshop Conducted
18 Feb 2011. Final round of psychosocial workshop to human rights defenders conducted by Advocacy Forum concluded in Kathmandu today. Attended...
5 March, 2011
Custodial Torture Up by 6.7%
5 March, 2011. Advocacy Forum has recorded a significant overall increase in the percentage of custodial torture between July and December...
17 February, 2011
7th Anniversary of Maina’s Killing: Maina’s Mother Urges Army Chief to Fight Impunity
17 February 2011. Devi Sunuwar, mother of Maina Sunuwar, read out an open letter addressed to the Chief of Army Staff...
17 February, 2011
7th Anniversary of Maina’s Killing: Organizations Call Govt. to End Obstruction to Justice
17 February, 2011. Seven years after the arrest and killing of Maina Sunuwar, the Government of Nepal should take immediate...
17 February, 2011
Maina Sunuwar’s Death Anniversary Observed
17 February 2012. Participants in a program jointly organized by different human rights organizations including Advocacy Forum stressed the need to...
15 February, 2011
Court Order DPO to Compensate Torture Survivor
15 February 2011. In what may be termed as one of the rare decisions by a Nepalese Court, the District court...
2 February, 2011
Courts Order Compensation in Two Torture Cases
2 February 2011. The District Court of Ramechhap has issued an order yesterday to award compensation to the tune of NRs....
26 January, 2011
Appellate Courts Order Police to Slough off Slumber in Three Cases
26 January 2011. Recent decisions from Appellate Courts have directed the police authorities concerned to immediately carry out effective investigations into...
26 January, 2011
Appellate Court Issues Mandamus Order in Barai Case
26 January 2011. The Appellate Court of Butwal has passed directives today to the District Police Office (DPO) of Rupandehi to immediately...
24 January, 2011
Victims knock HRC Door Ahead of UN Scrutiny Day
24 January 2011. The families of eight youths from Manau, Bardiya District, who were disappeared at the hands of security forces...
News
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...
