The Supreme Court has ordered the registration of a writ petition submitted against the Prime Minister and Chairman of the CPN Maoist Center Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda).
The joint bench of Supreme Court Judges Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada and Hariprasad Phuyal, sitting on 3 March 2023, overruled the earlier decision of not to register the writ petition against Dahal's statement and ordered the court administration to register the same writ petition. Prime Minister Dahal gave a statement where…
One year Imprisonment for Rape of a minor
Ganesh Bishwakarma, 36, resident of Kalika Rural Municipality-3, was sentenced to one-year imprisonment on 3 March 2023 by the bench of Rasuwa District Court’s Judge Ramchandra Paudel on the crime of sexual abuse of an 11-year-old girl on 28 April 2022. A complaint was lodged against Bishwakarma on 28 April…
Accused of Acid Attack Arrested
Bharat Pahari, 20, of Sunkoshi Rural Municipality-1 had been arrested by the police on 1 March, 2023 in the charge of attacking a 13-year-old boy with an acid. Nehhibour of the victim, Samjhapa Pahari informed that the accused attacked the child with acid while he was trying to light a…
Accused of Beating Arrested
Police arrested Sanjeev Yadav,28, police constable, a resident of Sarlahi district and Manthali, on 1 March 2023 from Devkota Chowk, on the charge of beating up Ramesh Mahatto, 25, an owner of a motorcycle workshop in Manthali market, Journalist Milan Ghimire informed that Yadav physically assaulted Mahatto, while intoxicated, in…
Accused of Killing Senior Citizen Arrested
Purshottam Baniya, 37, of Dhunibesi Municipality-6, has been arrested by the police on 26 February in the charge of killing Balram Upreti, 84, of Dhunbesi-7. Upreti was beaten up and injured on the night of 22 February when the accused went to loot the oldage allowance saved by the victim.…
INSEC Draws Attention to Action of Prime Minister Halting Participation of Foreign Minister in the 52nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland
INSEC draws attention to the fact that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" halted Foreign Minister Bimala Rai Paudel's participation in the 52nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, as the Nepali delegation from 27 February 2023 to 30 March 2023. Chairperson of INSEC Dr.…
INSEC Conducted a Discussion on the Contemporary Situation of Human Rights with the IGP
Chairperon of INSEC, Dr. Kundan Aryal and the team conducted a discussion on the contemporary situation of human rights with the IGP Dhiraj Pratap Singh on 26 February 2023. IGP Singh expressed his concerns on the issues raised in the Nepal Human Rights Year Book 2023 in a meeting held…
Accused of Senior Citizen’s Killing Arrested
Police arrested Puran Ghale, 40, resident of Ganeshsthan, Bharatpur Metropolitan City-11, on 23 February 2023 on the charge of killing his mother, Mina Kumari Ghale, 78, on 22 February. DSP Bijayraj Pandit informed that Meena Kumari was found dead in the room of her residence due to a head injury.…
Accused of Sexual Abuse Arrested
Raj Lamichane, 24, of Changunarayan Municipality-7, has been arrested by the police on 22 February in the charge of sexually abusing a 22-year-old woman with intellectual disability. As per the SP of Bhaktapur Police Circle Prajit KC, the victim was rescued from the bathroom of a guest house run by…
Eighteen Years of Imprisonment in the Case of Rape
Bench of the District Judge Mohan Acharya rendered a verdict imposing 18 years of imprisonment to Binod Kumar Thing, 22, of Makwanpur Raksirai-5, on 22 February, in the charge of rape of a 14-year-old girl on 10 May 2022. A complaint was filed against the accused at an area police…
