The bench of the High Court Birgunj on May 28 acquitted Nepali Congress leader and former minister Mohammad Aftab Alam, of Rajpur Municipality-4. Earlier, on April 26, the Rautahat District
The body of Bishnu Sunar, 20, of Charaundi, Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-7 was found hanging inside the toilet of the District Jail on May 28. Sunuwar was in jail for
Police arrested five juveniles from the age group of 15 to 17 who are residents of Molung Rural Municipality-2 on May 27 for raping a 13-year-old girl. The aggrieved party
Police arrested a 15-year-old boy on May 27 for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl. Inspector Madhu Khadka of the Area Police Office said that the aggrieved party filed a complaint
Police arrested Bishal Yadav, 23, of Jagarnathpur Rural Municipality-6 on May 26 for raping a 14-year-old girl. The aggrieved party filed a complaint at the District Police Office, Parsa on
Police arrested 50-year-old man on May 21 for raping his 20-year-old daughter-in-law. DSP Kishor Lamsal stated that the aggrieved party filed a complaint at the at the District Police Office,
The aggrieved party has accused the police of opening fire on an unarmed civilian. The police opened fire on 55-year-old Ram Prasad Limbu of Barahakshetra Municipality-3, Sunsari, on May 24,
Police arrested Som Kumar Tamang, 21, of Panchkhapan Municipality-1 on May 25 for raping a 17-year-old woman. The aggrieved party filed a complaint against the accused at the District Police
Police arrested Sher Bahadur Thapa, 39, of Aathabis Municipality-6, Dailekh and currently residing in Birendranagar Municipality-7, on May 26 for the charge of caste-based discrimination. The National Dalit Journalists Association
Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, Tapa Bahadur Magar, has expressed dissatisfaction, stating that only a few of the recommendations made by the Commission are being implemented. He made
Police arrested 17-year-old boy and Sushil Bista of Krishnapur Municipality-7, Raikawar on May 25 for raping a 13-year-old minor on May 24. Inspector Rajesh Basnet of the Area Police Office
Unknown individuals claiming to be members of the Communist Youth Organization Nepal mistreated Chitrabahadur Chaudhary Chairperson of Joshipur Rural Municipality by smearing black soot on him on May 25. According to
The District Court sentenced Ram Bahadur Kumal,29, of Sandhikharka Municipality-5, balebang to seven years imprisonment for raping a 22-year-old woman. The bench of District Court Judge Shivalal Pandey on May
Police arrested Krishna Lingden,42, on May 25 for killing his wife Samjhana Bhattarai, 40 of Yangbarak Rural Municipality-5, Dahal gaun. It is reported that Lingden had brutally beaten his wife
Police arrested Raj Kumar Tamang alias Sujan, 25, Pujan Shrestha, 19, Nabin Shrestha, 20, and Jiwan Shrestha,20 all of Katahari Municipality-4, Gabuwa on May 24 for raping a 14-year-old girl.
Police arrested Gobinda Bista, 23, of Ilam Municipality-4 on May 23 for raping a 25-year-old woman. The aggrieved party filed a complaint at the District Police Office on May
Ramprasad Limbu, 55, from Barahachhetra Municipality-3, sustained injuries from police gunfire on May 24. Superintendent of Police Suman Timilsina of the District Police Office, Sunsari, reported that the police opened
The National Human Rights Commission has expressed serious concern over the dissatisfaction expressed by conflict victims regarding the formation process of the two transitional justice commissions recently constituted by the
The bench of District Court Judge Durga Gurung on May 22 sentenced Ashok Sunar, 18, of Madi Municipality-6 to 12-years-imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 500,000 for raping a
A discussion has been held among stakeholders for the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of human rights. The program, organized by the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC)
