Advocacy Forum released a report highlighting the problems faced by the victims in accessing “interim relief” at the district level and point to the need to bring about changes. The report looks into the provisions in the different directives, guidelines and standards that the government has devised in relation to the distribution of such relief and juxtapose them with the problems faced by the victims.
The report “Discrimination and Irregularities: A Painful Tale of Interim Relief in Nepal” is based on discussions with victims in Kaski, Baglung, Myagdi, Parvat, Kapilbastu, Rupandehi, Surkhet, Kanchanpur, Banke, Bardiya, Morang and Jhapa, Siraha, Ramechap and Dolakha districts.
The report has also drawn extensively on information provided by district representatives of Advocacy Forum, who have been assisting the victims to access “interim relief” in every possible way, be it to ensure that their name is included in relevant lists, or by informing victims of the release of the funds and assisting them with filing applications.
