Arrested Activists Tortured by Police
Nepal Tamang Ghedung Association and Nepal Magar Association held a demonstration at the District Police Office in Teku on August 2. They have accused the
Nepal Tamang Ghedung Association and Nepal Magar Association held a demonstration at the District Police Office in Teku on August 2. They have accused the
The preliminary fact-finding report of the incident involving the beating on charges of ‘witchcraft’ in Birgunj Metropolitan City-24, Parsa district, at Bahubari tole, has been
As per INSEC, significant concern has been raised regarding the successive incidents of police brutalities taking place in Madhesh province. On the afternoon of July
A 17-year-old student named Avinash Yadav from Siraha was beaten up by three other students, 17-year-old Pramish Thapa, 19-year-old Unique Sinjali, and 18-year-old Ujjwal Mainali.
This year’s “Prakash Human Rights Award” was awarded to the active and dedicated social activist, Rukaiya Khatoon aged 45 from Taulihawa, Kapilvastu,who has been actively
Police arrested 34-year-old Kamal Tamang, resident of Pokhara Metropolitan City-27, currently residing in Kathmandu-8, Guhreshwari Panchkanya Marg, on the charge of human trafficking and transportation
On July 19, the police arrested 27-year-old Chandan Rajvanshi of Haldibari Rural Municipality-4 in Jhapa on charges of misconduct towards a 24-year-old woman through social
According to INSEC (Informal Sector Service Centre), an incident of police brutality has been reported involving Police Constable Anu Raya, stationed at the District Police
The Election Commission has recently taken action against 69 political parties for their failure to submit audit reports for the financial year 2021/2022 and preceding
The House of Representatives meeting on July 16 unanimously passed the ‘Bill to amend some Nepal Acts related to the Civil Code, 2023’, which includes
A week-long human rights trainer training program, jointly organized by the Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC) and the Armed Police Force Nepal Head Office, successfully
On July 13, Judge Madhav Prasad Mainali of the Kathmandu District Court declined to register the marriage of Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey, citing the
The Human Rights Trainers’ Training Program, organized jointly by the Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC) and the Armed Police Force Nepal Headquarters, started on July
On July 6, 2023, law enforcement authorities arrested Ekraj Pandit, a 40-year-old teacher employed at Sri Krishna Secondary School in Chandragiri Municipality-1, Dahchok, on charges
The Supreme Court has revoked the interim order given against the implementation of the Citizenship Bill approved by President Ramchandra Paudel on May 31, 2023.
The government has decided to empower the district courts to take initial action and dispose of cases in cybercrime cases. The meeting of the Council
The police arrested 11 protestors affiliated with the Citizenship Deprived Struggle Committee who demonstrated in front of the gate of the Supreme Court, on June
The police arrested Tribhuvan University Vice-Professor Prem Chalauney, during a sit-in protest at the District Court, against the decision of the Council of Ministers to
INSEC organized a discussion session on the recommendations received by Nepal in the third cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and the process of
Police arrested 13 activists of Netra Bikram Chandra ‘Biplab’ led, Nepal Communist Party, who argued in favor of individuals arrested in the case of fake
The Lumbini Provincial Government has enacted 10 human rights-friendly laws
Dhanrashi BK, 28, originally from Lamjung District and currently residing
An inmate who had escaped from the Regional Jail in
Police arrested Rakesh Shrestha, 28, of Jugal Rural Municipality-5, on