Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong Stop disappearances in Nepal NOW: http//nepal.disappearances.org Dear friends Ms. Kumari Damai and Kumari Nepali of Kailali District and Ms. Meera Adhikari from Nuwakot District, […]
Month: December 2004
Missing and maimed: Case studies of forced disappearances and torture committed by the Nepalese security forces
Advocacy Forum, Kathmandu, Nepal & Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong The following are a handful of the types of cases of forced disappearance and torture committed daily by the […]
Man-made tidal wave is the cause of Nepal’s destruction
Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong Land-locked Nepal escaped the destruction of the massive tidal wave that swept away the coastlines of its neighbours this December 2004. Unfortunately, the country […]
Introduction: The mathematics of barbarity and zero rule of law in Nepal
Editorial board, article 2 The daily escalating disappearances, killings, torture and other gross abuses of human rights committed by the state security forces in Nepal are the subject of this […]
Appendix VII: Statement by the UN Secretary General on the situation of human rights in Nepa
New York, 23 December 2004 – Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Nepal (Revised) The Secretary-General is deeply troubled by reports of an escalation of fighting in […]
Appendix VI: Open Letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on 10 December 2004
Dear High Commissioner Arbour, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) would like to take this opportunity to send you its warm regards on your first Human Rights Day in office […]
Legal measures for torture prevention in Nepal
Rajendra Ghimire, Advocate, Supreme Court, Kathmandu, Nepal Nepal is passing through a difficult time in its history. The present conflict has affected our society, communities, the national economy, the quality […]
Appendix V: India must prove that it can adhere to the UN Charter on Nepal before claiming a role in the Security Council
Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong The immense killing and insecurity tearing Nepal apart are no longer a secret. War-torn Nepalese are fleeing daily to save themselves from atrocities committed […]
Appendix IV: Nepalese exodus from impending disaster cannot be ignored
Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong Around two hundred Nepalese have been witnessed to be crossing the border into India every hour, escaping the atrocities of both government and Maoist […]
Appendix III: Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Control and Punishment) Ordinance, 2004: Extract and comment
Extract Preamble Whereas it is expedient to enact legislation for controlling terrorist and destructive acts in order to maintain peace and order in the kingdom of Nepal and ensure the […]