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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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Banke District Court's First Landmark Judgment against Hospital Negligence upholds Consumer Rights

23 February 2023, Banke: On 23 February 2023, Banke District Court issued a verdict to award compensation of Rs. 26, 10,000/- (Rs. Twenty-Six Lakh Ten Thousand only) to the family of Manital Shrestha following his death by the negligence of the Nepalgunj Medical Hospital.

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Commemoration of the 19th Killing Anniversary of Maina Sunuwar and Reena Rasaili: When will the wait for truth and justice be over?

17 February 2022, Kathmandu: To commemorate the 19th killing anniversary of teenagers Reena Rasaili and Maina Sunuwar by the then Royal Nepal Army, Maina Bal Bikash Samiti and Reena Arpan Dalit Utthan Manch organized a commemoration event on 17 February 2022 at Alfa House, Kathmandu. Around 70 people, including the family members of Maina and Reena, representatives from the conflict victim groups, members of civil societies, and media personnel attended the event.

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Advocacy Forum-Nepal Organized a Two-Day Planning and Orientation Program in Kathmandu

12 February 2023, Kathmandu: Advocacy Forum-Nepal (AF) organized a two-day planning and orientation program on 11-12 February 2023 in Patleban, Kathmandu. AF staff from the provincial and central office along with the members of the executive committee of AF attended the program. The main objective of the meeting was to reflect on the AF's interventions in 2022 and delve into strategies to better protect and promote human rights and the rule of law in Nepal.

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Advocacy Forum Organized an Interactive Session on Gender-Based Violence

9 December 2022, Kathmandu: Understanding the importance of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) approaches that cross-cut multiple facets of human rights, good governance and rule of law, Advocacy Forum-Nepal conducted an interactive session with its staff.

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Four Column Document (suggestions for the amendment of the TJ Bill) Submitted to the Members of Parliament and Concerned Authorities

8 August 2022, Kathmandu: Victims groups and Civil Society Organizations in Nepal have identified a number of provisions in the proposed Bill to amend Commission on Enforced Disappearances, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, undermining international law, the Supreme Court's decision and the aspiration of victims. This document highlights the major sections that need to be amended before adopting this Bill as law. The document (4 Mahale) has been officially submitted to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, both the houses of the Federal Parliament of Nepal (to all MPs in their names), Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee of the Parliament and to the National Human Rights Commission.

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Policy Recommendations on the Reparative Rights of Victims

On June 2022, Advocacy Forum-Nepal published policy recommendations titled ‘Policy Recommendations on the Reparative Rights of Victims.’ The report particularly includes key recommendations to assist federal and provincial governments in designing and implementing reparation policies in the context of transitional justice in a way that will not violate Nepal’s international obligations, execute judgments of the Supreme Court, and ensure victims’ rights to effective remedy without undermining victims’ efforts or creating tensions among them.

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AF Observed the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (26 June) 2022

26 June 2022, Kathmandu: Commemorating the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Advocacy Forum- Nepal (AF) organized a series of interaction programs in Biratnagar, Janakpur, Pokhara, Butwal, Nepalgunj, Surkhet, and Kailali. Facilitating the programs, AF lawyers and provincial coordinators elucidated AF’s interventions in regard to human rights and the rule of law at the national and international levels. While organizing the events, AF collaborated with the various concerned stakeholders of criminal justice such as the Nepal Police, National Human Rights Commission, victim groups, and human rights organizations.

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Custodial Deaths in Nepal: Towards a Framework for Investigation and Prevention

Advocacy Forum Nepal published its annual report "Custodial Deaths in Nepal: Towards a Framework for Investigation and Prevention."

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Who Polices the Police?

Advocacy Forum - Nepal has translated the report "Who Polices the Police?" into Nepali. This report is the product of more than two dozen interviews, relevant literature reviews and an analysis of practices of 15 independent bodies and prosecution departments, and it makes various recommendations to establish independence investigative mechanism to ensure investigative and prosecutive rights and transparency on allegation of human rights violations against state authorities. The report was published by Open Society Foundation.

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Tulsipur High Court orders to Register FIR in Conflict-Related Cases of Enforced Disappearances

26 May 2022, Banke: On 25 May 2022, the Joint Bench of Justices Ratna Bahadur Bagchand and Tanka Prasad Gurung of Tulsipur High Court- Nepalgunj Bench issued an order of mandamus, in a writ petition filed by Devisara BK, directing the District Police Office (DPO), Banke to register the FIR on the enforced disappearance of the petitioners' husband Dhana Singh Kami who was forcefully disappeared by the then Royal Nepal Army on the night of 26 April 2002.

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