Political Parties Commit Not Using Schools and Children in the Election
The active political parties in Karnali Province have expressed their commitment not to involve schools and children in the election campaigning and promotion activities. The commitment was made by eight different political parties on April 30, 2022, at a program organized by the Joint Campaign for Child Rights in Karnali.…
Complaint Filed Against Teacher for Beating
A-13-year-old student of Eager Brigde Boarding School, Surkhet was beaten by his teacher Krishna Khadka on March 23, 2022 after which a complaint was filed against him at the District Police Office on March 24. The student was beaten by the teacher after he couldn’t answer the teacher’s questions. The…
Assistant Sub-Inspector Accused of Killing Arrested
Surkhet Police have arrested ASI Sher Singh Dhami, 42, on the accusation of killing. He was arrested on March 6, 2022. According to SP Padma Bahadur Bista of the District Police Office, Surkhet, ASI Dhami, who is also in-charge of the Subbakuna Police Check Post in Birendranagar, has been arrested.…
Prohibitory Order Implemented in Birendranagar after Removal of Curfew
The local administration of Surkhet has removed the curfew of Birendranagar and implemented a prohibitory order on March 1, 2022. The administration had done so considering security at the sensitive areas like Birendranagar market area, Arichowk, Mangalgadi Chowk and Hatiya line/Hatiya Chowk. It has been prohibited for more than five…
Curfew Imposed in Birendranagar after Violent Protests Against MCC
The District Administration Office (DAO) imposed a curfew in Surkhet, provincial capital of Karnali Province on February 28, 2022, after the protests by six political parties against the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) turned violent. The DAO decided to clamp the curfew after the demonstrators sabotaged and torched party offices of various parties…
Annual Review for Nepal Human Rights Year Book 2022
The annual review meeting for the editing of the incidents of human rights violations and abuses collected in Karnali Province for the Nepal Human Rights Year Book 2022 has been successfully completed on January 4, 2022, in Surkhet. INSEC Karnali Provincial Office Coordinator Narayan Subedi said that the annual editorial…
INSEC Provides Financial Assistance to the Victim of Domestic Violence
Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) has provided financial assistance to a 17-year-old victim of domestic violence. The Human Rights Help Desk decided to support the victim on December 21, 2021, and Gita Koirala, a member of the Help Desk handed over the amount of NPR 5,000 to the victim on…
Discussion on the Status of Implementation of CEDAW
A Karnali province-level follow-up seminar was organized on the implementation status of the recommendations of the Sixth Periodic Report of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The program was organized jointly by Human Rights Treaty Monitoring Coordination Centre (HRTMCC)’s secretariat Informal Sector Service…
Child Injured in Bomb Blast Being Treated in Deuti
Naresh Nepali, 15, of Gurans Rural Municipality-6 who was injured in the explosion of detonator at Katakuwa Community Forest in Birendranagar Municipality-7 on October 23 being treated at Deuti Hospital of Surkhet. His elder sister Leela Nepali, 21, was also injured in the blast. The two had gone to the…
Human Rights Activists Interact with Provincial Police for the Security of Raute Community
A team of human rights activists visited Ganesh Bahadur Aira, Nepal Police’s Karnali Province Chief of on October 4, 2021, and discussed about the security and situation of Raute community. Narayan Subedi, Coordinator of INSEC Karnali Province Office, Surkhet, said that the discussion focused on the security of the community…
