Nepal Campaigns
Joint Statement to 7th Session of UN Human Rights Council: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal
14/03/2008
PDF: Asia: Joint Statement to 7th Session of UNHRC re: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal by ALRC & LRWC date: March 14, 2008 document id:ALRC-COS-07-007-2008 speaker: Mr. Bijo Francis HRC section: Item 4: General Debate A Joint Oral Statement to the 7th Session of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]
Nepal: Mr. Jitman Basnet – Lawyer
20/06/2007
Reports indicate that on 21 May 2007 Mr. Basnet received an anonymous phone call from a public telephone booth, in which he was threatened to “bear the results” of his engagement in the struggle against impunity in Nepal. Mr. Basnet has been working on behalf of conflict victims for a number of … [Read more...]
Nepal: RITA MAHATO and DEV KUMARI MAHARA, members of the Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) in Sahara District, Nepal.
20/06/2007
Ms. Rita Mahato and Ms. Dev Kumari Mahara are members of the Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) in Sihara district, Nepal and defenders of the rights of women and Dalits. After documenting two cases of rape in April and May, 2007 and providing assistance to the victims in accessing justice … [Read more...]
Mr. Jitman Basnet, lawyer
20/06/2007
Re: Mr. Jitman Basnet, lawyer To: His Majesty King Gyanendra and others From: Catherine Morris, LRWC, and others Date: 2007-06-20 It is reported that on May 21, 2007 at approximately 6.15 pm, Mr. Basnet received an anonymous call from a public telephone booth in Swayambhu, Kathmandu, in … [Read more...]
Ms. Rita Mahato and Ms. Dev Kumari Mahara, Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC)
20/06/2007
Re: Ms. Rita Mahato and Ms. Dev Kumari Mahara, Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC). Siraha district, Nepal To: Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and others From: Catherine Morris, LRWC Date: 2007-06-20 We are concerned about reports we have received about threats and harassment … [Read more...]
Nepal: LOK PRASAD PANT – Lawyer and Chairperson of the Civil Society Network
17/09/2005
Several detained human rights defenders in Nepal have been released and immediately re-arrested by security forces ignoring court orders since King Gyanendra seized direct control in Nepal in February 2005. Mr. Lok Prasad Pant, lawyer and Chairperson of the Civil Society Network (CSN), was released … [Read more...]
Obligations of the Kingdom of Nepal towards Human Rights Defenders
02/06/2005
Re: Obligations of the Kingdom of Nepal towards Human Rights Defenders; Mr. Lok Prasad Pant, Lawyer and Chairperson of the Civil Society Network (CSN) To: His Majesty King Gyanendra From: Catherine A. Morris, Nepal Monitor of LRWC Date: 2005-06-02 We are writing to express our concern … [Read more...]
LRWC Nepal Country Report: April 2005
30/04/2005
Morris, Catherine, BA, LLB, LLM Kingdom of Nepal Nepal's human rights situation has been very poor for a number of years. Its human rights situation is intertwined with political conflict involving an ongoing armed insurgency launched by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) in 1996. Maoists … [Read more...]
Nepal: LOKENDRA DHWAJ KHAND – Student Union President, NIRMALA BHANDARI – Student, UJJWAL SUKLA – Lawyer
31/10/2004
LOKENDRA DHWAJ KHAND – Student Union President at Nepal Law Campus Unit NIRMALA BHANDARI – Student UJJWAL SUKLA – Lawyer Lokendra Dhawaj Khand was arrested on August 27, 2003 at the Nepal Law Campus Unit in Kathmandu. Reportedly, he was arrested by plain clothes members of the Royal … [Read more...]
Nepal: BAL KRISHNA DEVKOTA, lawyer; DHANANJAY KHANAL, lawyer
26/02/2004
Nepal lawyers Bal Krishna Devkota and Chananjay Khanal were reported to have been arrested at their homes on the evening of February 21st 2004 and were then held incommunicado. Three people in plain clothes, who identified themselves as security forces personnel, reportedly came to Bal Krishna's … [Read more...]
