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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

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 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

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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12th Anniversary of Maina Sunwar’s Killing Observed

Kathmandu, 17 Feb 2016: Commemorating the 12th death anniversary of Maina Sunuwar, the participants stressed to ensure prosecution to the perpetrators involved and jusice to the victim family. On 17 February 2004, a 15 year old girl Maina was illegally detained, brutally tortured and killed by the then Royal Nepalese Army and buried inside the compound of Panchkhal Army Barracks in Kavre district.

Participants mainly the conflict victims, human right lawyers, civil society leaders, relatives of Maina and representatives from national and international human rights organizations expressed solidarity on Devi’s (Maina’s Mother) relentless struggle for truth and justice.

Devi Sunuwar said, "It's been already 12 years that we are fighting for justice for our beloved daughter Maina Sunuwar. During the course many subsequent governments changed but no one listened our voice for justice. The government has formed Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Commission on Enforced Disappearance. However, we have not trust on these unilaterally formed commissions that has completed first year few days back without doing any substantial work for conflict period victims. So, there seems no end to fight for justice."

In the program, speakers advocate Pushpa Raj Poudel and Govind Sharma "Bandi" who hold depth knowledge of Maina Sunuwar case stated that the culture of impunity posed serious threat to democracy and rule of law in Nepal. Likewise, Suman Adhikari a chairperson of Conflict Victims Common Platform (a loose network of conflict victims) demanded to amend the TRC Act in line with the verdict of Supreme Court. He mentioned that the conflict victims have no confidence and trust with the TRC and CIEDP commissions. In addition, he criticized that the commissions are formed to protect the perpetrators rather providing justice for the conflict victims.

Expressing solidarity with Maina's family, the four organizations Conflict Victims' Society for Justice (CVSJ), Advocacy Forum (AF), International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Maina Bal Bikas Samitee jointly organized the program and called on the government to implement the decision of supreme court in relation to the case and ensure justice to the victims.

For background of the case, please read AF’s publication "Maina Sunuwar: Separating Fact From Fiction" for a detailed analysis of the case.

. http://advocacyforum.org/downloads/pdf/publications/maina-english.pdf

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