Nepal Campaigns
Nepal: LOK KRISHNA BHATTARAI –politician and lawyer
26/02/2004
Nepal lawyer and politician, Lok Krishna Bhattarai was reportedly arrested on 18 February by four men in plain clothes claiming to be security forces personnel. His whereabouts are now unknown and Amnesty International reports concern that he may have 'disappeared'. The men arrived at his house … [Read more...]
Lok Krishna Bhattarai; Dhananjay Khanal; Bal Krishna Devkota
20/02/2004
Re: Lok Krishna Bhattarai; Dhananjay Khanal; Bal Krishna Devkota To: General Pyar Jung Thapa, Chief of Army Staff From: Heather D. Neun of LRWC, B.A., M. Phil., LL.B. Date: 2004-02-20 I write on behalf of Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (“LWRC”). LWRC is a committee of Canadian lawyers … [Read more...]
Nepal: DINESH RAJ PRASAIN, Human Rights Defender
19/01/2004
Mr. Dinesh Raj Prasain is the Coordinator of the Collective Campaign for Peace (COCAP), and a leading human rights activist in Nepal . COCAP is a network of 40 community based groups working to rebuild Nepali society in the face of the violent conflict between the Maoist insurgents and the … [Read more...]
Mr. Dinesh Raj Prasain, Human Rights Defender
19/01/2004
Re: Mr. Dinesh Raj Prasain, Human Rights Defender To: Prime Minister Sura Bahadur Thapa From: C.A. Morris, BA, LLB, LLM, Member, LRWC Date: 2004-01-19 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a committee of Canadian lawyers, provides support internationally to lawyers to in danger and … [Read more...]
Nepal: SHYAM KUMAR SHRESTHA – Lawyer
30/11/2003
On October 23, 2003 at approximately 9:00 p.m. Shyam Kumar Shrestha was arrested by security forces personnel at his home in Bagbazar, Kathmandu. Allegedly, three men in track suits arrived at Shrestha’s home and said they were taking him to Maharajgunj in Kathmandu for questioning. The men were … [Read more...]
Mr. Shyam Kumar Shrestha , lawyer, aged 46
28/10/2003
Re: Mr. Shyam Kumar Shrestha , lawyer, aged 46 To: Brigadier General B A K Sharma, Head, Army Human Rights Cell of Nepal From: C. A. Morris, BA, LLB, LLM Member, LRWC Date: 2003-10-28 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a committee of Canadian lawyers, provides support internationally … [Read more...]
Mr. Lokendra Dhwaj Khand, President of student union at Nepal Law, Campus Unit
30/09/2003
Re: Mr. Lokendra Dhwaj Khand, President of student union at Nepal Law, Campus Unit; Ms. Nirmala Bhandari, aged 20, student; Mr. Ujjwal Sukla, aged 27, lawyer To: Brigadier General B A K Sharma, Head, Army Human Rights Cell of Nepal From: C. A. Morris, BA, LLB, LLM Member, LRWC Date: … [Read more...]
Nepal: RAM CHANDRA GIRI – Lawyer
26/06/2003
Mr. Ram Chandra Giri is a lawyer working with Advocacy Forum, a legal aid organization in Nepal. Torture has been a longstanding concern in Nepal and is reported almost daily. Mr. Ram Chandra Giri reports having experienced intimidation by police commencing on May 15 2003 while he was visiting … [Read more...]
Deepak Laya Magar Ram Kumar Karki Jairam Bhandari Ram Chandra Giri, Lawyer
19/06/2003
Re: Deepak Laya Magar Ram Kumar Karki Jairam Bhandari Ram Chandra Giri, Lawyer To: Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand From: Catherine A. Morris of LRWC Date: 2003-06-19 We have received information from Amnesty International that Mr. Ram Chandra Giri has experienced intimidation by … [Read more...]
Nepal: HARI PRASAD PHUYAL – Lawyer
21/09/2002
Hari Prsad Phuyal was arrested by police on May 22nd 2004, at around 7:00am at his home at Himalipath, Biratnagar. He was held at the District Police Office in Biratnagar for two days, and then was transferred to a Morang prison under a preventive detention order. At first his family and a lawyer … [Read more...]
