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Krishna Adhikari

Krishna Adhikari On 6 June 2004, Krishna Prasad Adhikari, a resident of Fujel village of Gorkha District, was murdered in Chitwan District by Maoist cadres. Krishna Prasad was visiting his grandparents after having taken the SLC examinations, and he was abducted from Bakullahar Chowk by men who came on a motorcycle ...
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Maina Sunuwar

Maina Sunuwar Around 6 am on February 17, 2004, a group of RNA soldiers arrested Ms Maina Sunuwar, a 15-year-old schoolgirl of Kharelthok VDC-6, Kavre district. She disappeared since her arrest. Her family members, with support from villagers and school where Maina was a student, visited detention centers ...
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Sanjeev Kumar Karna

Sanjeev Kumar Karna Sanjeev Kumar Karna was one among the 11 persons arrested on October 8, 2003. On that fateful day, they had gone to attend a picnic program organized by the students at a place called Kariyachauri VDC-4, and from picnic, they went to Kataiya Chowri Area of Dhanusha district where they ate some food ...
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Arjun Bahadur Lama

Arjun Bahadur Lama, 48 years in age, permanent resident of Chhatrebas VDC -5, Dapcha in Kavre district was abducted by a group of Maoist cadres, three in number, on 29 April 2005 (2062.1.16 BS) from the premises of Sri Krishna Secondary School at Chhatrebas VDC-1 of the district.
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Hari Prasad Bolakhe

Hari Prasad Bolakhe, 35 (while missing) a permanent resident of Phulbari VDC-8, Kavre district, a pastor by profession, had been missing since the arrest December 27, 2003, was reportedly killed by security persons. A team of National Human Rights Commission discovered a human skeleton in a jungle ...
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Sarala Sapkota

Around 11 p.m. on July 15, 2004, a group of 12 armed soldiers arrested Sarala Sapkota at her grandfather’s house. The family, who witnessed the arrest, stated that soldiers gave Sarala no reason for her arrest. After her arrest, Sarala’s family went to Baireni barracks and the DPO ...
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Birendra Shah

On the evening of 5 October 2007, Mr. Birendra Shah, 34, resident of Inruwasira VDC-8, Bara district, a local journalist of Bara district and correspondent of Nepal FM, Avenues Television and Dristi weekly, was abducted by Maoists from Pipara Bazaar in Kalaiya, the district headquarters of Bara ...
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Bishwanath Parajuli, Tom Nath Poudel and Dhan Bahadur Tamang

Three persons namely Bishwonath Parajuli (also called Nagendra Parajuli), Tom Nath Poudel and Dhan Bahadur Tamang of Hasandaha VDC, Morang were shot dead by the security personnel on 28 September 2004. According to the eyewitnesses, other victims and the villagers, about 16 people were arrested ...
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Chot Nath Ghimire and Shekhar Nath Ghimire

Chot Nath Ghimire, a 58-year-old farmer, resident of Ishaneshor VDC-4, Ratamate Majhpokhari of Lamjung district was allegedly arrested by the Joint Security Forces of Joint Security Camp stationed at Bhorlatar VDC, Lamjung district on February 2, 2002 (2058.10.20). The security camp called Mr. ...
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Bhauna Tharu

Bhauna Tharu (Bhauna Chaudhary in the citizenship card), 21 years old male (at the time of the incident; Date of Birthe: 8 September 1978), son of Purna Bahadur Chaudhary, permanent resident of Sujanpur village, Neulapur VDC-4, Bardiya district, and an employee of Rastriya Gobar Gas, Gulariya, ...
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Close Encounters

Stories from the Frontline of Human Rights Work in Nepal

Close Encounters
During Nepal’s armed conflict and its aftermath, human rights violations not only scarred and destroyed the victims but had a devastating effect on the lives of human rights defenders.
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AF Organized Various Training/Workshops.

AF Organized Various Trainings/Workshops:

Litigation Training for Lawyers:

Kathmandu: Advocacy Forum (AF) and REDRESS Trust jointly organized a two training on "Basics of Case Documentation & Management for National and International Litigation on Torture" on 11 and 12 December 2014. Altogether 25 participants were participated from various organizations including NHRC, PPR-Nepal, THRD Alliance and AF.

Regional Consultation Meeting on CRT Act:

In November 2014, AF organized Regional Consultation Meetings in Kaski, Banke, Kanchanpur and Biratnagar districts with Judges, Public Prosecutors, Police Officers and Defence Lawyers on "Assessment of Compensation Relating to Torture Act and Need of Criminalization of Torture." Altogether 225 participants were participated from various districts.

Medico-legal Training for Doctors:

Likewise, from 3 to 6 December 2014, AF organized training on "Medico-legal Documentation" for judges, public prosecutors, doctors, defence lawyers and police officers. The training was based on Istanbul Protocol for documentation of torture cases. Altogether 47 participants were participated in the training from various districts.

Consultation Meeting on "Analysis of Criminal Law and Confession:"

In Nov/Dec 2014, AF organized consultation meetings on "Analysis of Criminal Law and Confession" in Kanchanpur, Banke, Kaski, Rupandehi and Kathmandu districts. In the meeting, judges, public prosecutors, defence lawyers and police officers were participated. More than 125 participants were participated in the meetings.

Regional & National level Consultation on TRC Act:

In Nov/Dec 2014 AF organized regional level consultation meeting with stakeholders on "TRC: What is the way forward?" in Bardiya, Ilam and Kavre districts. Altogether 75 participants were participated in the stakeholders' dialogue. In the meeting government officials, journalists, conflict victims and AF staffs were participated. It was the follow-up dialogue that was organized in September 2014.      

      

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