V B Rawat, Social Development Foundation, Delhi, India When the tsunami hit Tamil Nadu, on India’s south-eastern coast, it exposed caste prejudice more clearly than ever. Political parties, non-governmental organisations […]
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Lists of arrested political leaders and human rights defenders in Nepal since 1 February 2005
These incomplete lists of arrested political leaders and human rights defenders since the takeover of absolute power by King Gyanendra in Nepal since 1 February 2005 were released by the […]
In the wake of the tsunami, deception and discrimination
Asian Human Rights Commission & Asian Legal Resource Centre The tsunami that hit countries around the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004 brought misery to all living along its coasts. […]
Petition to urge His Majesty’s Government of Nepal and the opposing Maoist groups to STOP disappearances in Nepal
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, […]
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 […]