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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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Arjun Bahadur Lama
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Journalists Urge Conflict Victims to Unite for Justice
Before opening the floor for discussion, Victim Leader Suman Adhikari, Accountability Watch Committee Coordinator Raju Chapagain and Conflict Victim Women National Network Chairperson Srijana Shrestha gave their opinions regarding the government's formation of a recommendation committee to elect officebearers in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Commission for the Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons without amending the Enforced Disappearance Inquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act (TJ Act).
Adhikari said that the government formed the recommendation committee reportedly to honour the Supreme Court mandamus, but it is merely a show as the government has not implemented any court decisions regarding TJ till now. There is a risk that the newly formed recommendation committee will recommend commissioners loyal to one or the other political party, and it will delay and dilute the TJ process, he said.
Chapagain said that the latest mandamus issued by the Supreme Court is good in spirit, but its language is problematic. The court could have asked the government to expedite the TJ Act amendment process first and only then form the recommendation committee, he said. The government's unilateral actions will make the commission dysfunctional like in the past. Speaking at the event, Srijana Shrestha lamented the non-implementation of the National Action Plan to implement the UN Resolution on Women, Peace, and Security. She also said that the National Human Rights Commission should have played an active role in facilitating justice for victims, but its actions are not satisfactory.
Journalists participating in the event emphasized the unity of victims for the common cause of justice. Durga Dulal from Nepal Live urged the victims to increase their bargaining power in front of the government. Ramesh Wagle from 12khari.com said that the victims need to put more effort into getting justice. While Radio Kantipur's Anil Bogati blamed the international community for contributing to the failure of the TJ process, Binod Ghimire from The Kathmandu Post said that the victim community and civil society organizations need to launch a big movement to demand justice for conflict victims.
AF's Director Bikash Basnet and Radio Kantipur's Kamala Panthi facilitated the programme.
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