COURT DECIDES IN FAVOUR OF TORTURE VICTIM

11 April 2011. The District Court of Bardiya issued an order on 6 April, 2011, to award compensation amounting NRs 50,000/- to torture survivor Chinku Tharu and departmental action against the perpetrator involved.

Chinku Tharu, 23, a permanent resident of Deudakala VDC-9, Kakoura, Juraina village, Badia district was arrested by Area Police Post, Motipur Bansgadhi, Bardia district at around 7 pm on June 7, 2009, for allegedly stealing a copper vessel.  After being  held into custody Tharu was brutally tortured by Sub-Inspector Shanti Prasad Sapkota.
 
With legal assistance of Advocacy Forum, the Victim had filed a Torture Compensation Case (TCA) on 21 June, 2009.

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War victims boycott felicitation function

Added At:  2011-01-31 12:03 AM  

Last Updated At: 2011-01-31 12:03 AM

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HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE

MYGDI: The families of those people, who died in this district at the hand of the state’s security forces or the Maoists during the decade-long insurgency, refused to attend a programme scheduled today to mark the Martyrs’ Day to protest the state’s apathy towards their plight.

According to Durga Prasad Acharya, secretary of the Network for the War Victims’ Rights, the war victims boycotted the Local Peace Committee’s felicitation programme as it is futile to receive the honour at the expense of self-respect.

The government’s responsibility does not end by distributing Rs 1 lakh to each family of the victim, Acharya said, demanding that livelihoods of the victimised families be guaranteed.

He lambasted the local

administration for not providing scholarships to the martyrs’ children in local schools despite government’s directives.

“We lost our guardians during the war,” KP Adhikari, a war victim, said, termed the government’s act of offering shawls to the victimised family members insensitive.

The training session started at 1 pm. Rudra Kisan, a secretariat member of the peace committee, informed that they had to cancel the felicitation following strong criticism and pressure from the victims.

While a former coordinator of the committee, Netra Mahat, said the felicitation programme was cancelled after some victims said they will not attend such a programme unless the guilty are brought to justice.

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Nepal: Disappeared to be listed on billboard

Translated from Nepal Samacharpatra (accessed 30 Jan 2011)

In an attempt to bring conformity to number of disappeared, the Local Peace Committee of Kaski district in western Nepal has decided to list the names of such people from the district in billboards in all four of its constituencies. The committee coordinator informed that eighteen people have disappeared from the district but indicated the need for more investigation to confirm the number. 

The decade-long Maoist insurgency of Nepal resulted in at least a thousand individuals not accounted so far; however, lack of an official investigation has meant that the exact numbers of disappeared is disputed. The 2006 peace accord provides for the establishment of a commission of inquiry to look into cases of disappeared people but it is yet to form.

Nepal's government has formed local peace committees to carry out peacebuilding activities in districts, including identification of victims, recommendation for their healing efforts and monitoring the implementation, reconstruction of infrastructures destroyed and support to conflict resolution, among others.

बेपत्ता नागरिकको नाम होर्डिङ बोर्डमा

नेपाल समाचारपत्र, (कास्की), द्वन्द्वको समयमा बेपत्ता पारिएका नागरिकको नाम होर्डिङ बोर्डमा टाँसिने भएको छ। लामो समयको वार्ता र छलफलपछि गत पुसमा कास्कीमा गठन भएको शान्ति समितिले द्वन्द्वको समयमा बेपत्ता पारिएका नागरिकको नाम होर्डिङ बोर्डमा टाँस्ने निर्णय गरेको हो। 

शान्ति समिति गठनपछि बसेको बैठकले गरेका निर्णय मंगलबार सार्वजनिक गर्दै समितिका संयोजक रामजी बरालले आगामी फागुन १५ सम्ममा होर्डिङ बोर्ड बनाएर कास्कीका चार वटै क्षेत्रमा बेपत्ता नागरिकको नाम राखिने जानकारी दिनुभयो। बरालका अनुसार कास्कीमा द्वन्द्वको समयमा १८ जना बेपत्ता भएका छन्। द्वन्द्वपीडितहरुको समस्यालाई उजागर गरी त्यसको निराकण गर्नका लागि कास्कीका चार वटै निर्वाचन क्षेत्रमा अन्तरकि्रया कार्यक्रम पनि गर्ने भएको छ।

समितिले जनआन्दोलनमा घाइते नेत्रपाणी सुवेदीको शारीरिक अवस्था दयनीय भएकोले उहाँको उपचारको लागि शान्ति तथा पुनःनिमार्ण मन्त्रालयमा सिफारिस गर्ने निर्णय पनि गरेको छ। समितिका संयोजक बरालका अनुसार द्वन्द्व निवारण र शान्ति निर्माण सहयोग कार्यक्रम ०६७/०६८ बजेट माग गर्ने प्रस्तावना बनाई मन्त्रालयमा पेस गर्ने भएको छ।

समितिको कार्यसम्पादन गर्नको लागि ९ सदस्यीय सचिवालय समिति पनि गठन गरेको छ। द्वन्द्वका घाउमा मलमपट्टी लगाउने भूमिका खेल्न समिति गठन भएको छ -संयोजक बरालले भन्नुभयो- द्वन्द्वको समयमा क्षति भएका भौतिक संरचनाको पुनःनिमार्णको साथै वास्तविक द्वन्द्वपीडितको पहिचान गरी राहतको लागि पहल गर्नेछ। बरालका अनुसार द्वन्द्वपीडितलाई राहत उपलब्ध भए/नभएको अनुगमन गर्न पुनःनिर्माणका कामहरुको अनुगमन गर्नुका साथै द्वन्द्व निवारण र शान्ति निर्माणमा प्रत्यक्ष सहयोग पुग्ने कार्यक्रम गर्न समिति क्रियाशील रहनेछ।

द्वन्द्वपीडितको तथ्याड्ढ स्पष्ट नभएको भन्दै बरालले तथ्याड्ढलाई एकरुपता ल्याउन अनुसन्धान गर्नुपर्ने बताउनुभयो। बरालका अनुसार समितिको लागि शान्ति मन्त्रालयमार्फत वार्षिक ७ लाख बजेट निकास हुने र तीन जना कर्मचारीको खर्च पनि राज्यले नै व्यवस्था गरेको छ।

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3-wheelers for conflict-maimed cops

Added At:  2011-01-14 12:04 AM

   Last Updated At: 2011-01-14 12:04 AM

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HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE

KATHMANDU: Nepal Police today distributed three-wheel scooters to nine servicemen who were physically disabled due to injury during the decade-long insurgency.

They were honoured and gifted a three-wheeler each by Inspector General of Police Ramesh Chand Thakuri at a function in the Capital.

Servicemen whose body below the waist had become dysfunctional received the special package from the Police Welfare Trust. All of them were handicapped in the course of discharging their duty during insurgency.

Assistant Sub-Inspector Naresh Kumar Basnet from Fattepur of Saptari received the key of his scooter. Two bullets had pierced his spine in a Maoist attack in Solukhumbu.

“Since then, I have been compelled to crawl, but it’s always better late than never. Now, I’m happy. It’s safe and easy to ride.” Constable Lal Bahadur Khadka of Saptari said the gift was a boon for him and his family. “Earlier, I used to seek help from my kin to move about. Now, I can take them for a ride.” The Maoists had attacked him in Sankhuwasabha. But, SI Suryaman Nepal of Pyuthan was not satisfied. “The government should recognise our sacrifice and provide salary for life,” he said. Nepal had survived a bullet that hit his chest in Dang in 2001.

IG Thakuri said six other handicapped servicemen would benefit soon. Each three-wheeler cost Rs 150,000. Thakuri also gave away scholarship to 16 meritorious children of police officials and personnel.

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बेपत्ताकी पत्नी घरनिकाला

जनक नेपाल

नेपालगन्ज, पुस २३ -
बेपत्ता पतिको खोजीमा भौंतारिइरहेकी बर्दिया मोतीपुर ५ मदाहागाउँकी शोभारानी थारूलाई परिवारले घरनिकाला गरेका छन् । उनी नातेदारकहाँ बसेर पतिको खोजी र अंश मुद्दा लडिरहेकी छन् ।

'दुःखमा परेका बेला सहारा दिनुको साटो घरबाटै निकाले' उनले कान्तिपुरसित भनिन्, 'घरजग्गा, अंश केही दिएका छैनन् । ज्याला मजदुरी गरेर बाँचेकी छु,' उनले अंशबन्डाका लागि जिल्ला अदालतमा मुद्दा दिएकी छन् । त्यस्तै, बेपत्ता पतिको स्थिति सार्वजनिक हुने आशामा उनी राष्ट्रिय मानव अधिकार आयोग धाउँदै छिन् । स्थानीय शान्ति समितिले उपलब्ध गराएको एक लाख राहत मुद्दा लड्दा खर्च भएको शोभारानीले बताइन् । सासू-ससुराले एक बिघा १७ धुर जग्गा र घर सबै छोरीहरूलाई दिएपछि उनी बेसहारा भएकी हुन् । 'सासूससुराका चार छोरी छन् । छोरा बेपत्ता भयो, अब बुहारीलाई किन राख्ने भनेर घरबाट निकाले' उनले भनिन् ।

बाबुराम र शोभारानीका दुई छोरा थिए । उनीहरू बिरामी भएर मृत्यु भएपछि शोभारानी अहिले एक्लै भएकी छन् । थारू उत्थान केन्द्रले उपलब्ध गराएको ४ हजार सहयोगबाट गाउँमा सानो घुम्ती पसल राखेकी छन् । त्यसबाट जीविकोपार्जन नभएपछि उनी दैनिक ज्यालादारी गर्छिन् । शोभारानीका पति बाबुरामलाई सुरक्षाकर्मीले ०५९ असोज १६ मा पक्राउ गरी बेपत्ता पारेको हो । उनीसँगै गाउँका दरबारी, तुल्सीराम, लक्षीराम, कालीराम र बाँदु थारू पनि बेपत्ता छन् । राष्ट्रिय मानव अधिकार आयोगले उनीहरूको अवस्था यथाशीघ्र सार्वजनिक गर्न, दोषीको पहिचान गरी कारबाही र पीडितलाई अन्तरिम राहतस्वरूप एक लाख उपलब्ध गराउन सरकारलाई निर्देशन दिएको एक वर्ष बित्दासमेत निर्णय कार्यान्वयन भएको छैन ।

'राहत पाइन्छ कि भनेर आएकी हुँ' आयोगको क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय पुगेकी ३८ वषर्ीय शोभारानीले भनिन्, 'यो राहत पनि सासूससुराले लैजाने डर छ ।' आयोगले ०६६ मंसिर ८ मा  निर्णय गरी २२ गते प्रधानमन्त्री कार्यालयलाई उक्त निर्देशन दिएको हो । राष्ट्रिय मानव अधिकार आयोगका क्ष्ाेत्रीय निर्देशक मुरारी खरेलले आयोगका सिफारिस बाध्यकारी कार्यान्वयन भएमात्र दोषीले कारबाही र पीडितले न्याय पाउने बताए । 'दोषीको पहिचान गरी कारबाही गर्नुपर्ने सिफारिस एउटै पनि कार्यान्वयन भएको छैन,' खरेलले भने । इन्सेकका अनुसार राज्य र तत्कालीन विद्रोही माओवादीबाट १ हजार ६ जना नागरिक बेपत्ता छन् । बर्दियामा मात्र माओवादीबाट १४ सहित २ सय २० जना बेपत्ता छन् ।



प्रकाशित मिति: २०६७ पुस २४ ०९:२९

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‘Make statute child-friendly’

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KATHMANDU, DEC 28 -
In order to make the new constitution child-friendly, Secretariat of the National Coalition for Children as Zones of Peace and Child Protection (CZOPP) has urged the constitutional-drafting committee and the high-level taskforce to make corrections in the existing provisions.

Speaking at an interaction in the Capital on Tuesday, CZOPP Programme Coordinator Indu Tuladhar stressed the need to change the existing provision according to which a child with both parents of Nepali nationality is eligible for citizenship. However, this provision does not work in every case. 

“In this provision, where it is quoted as ‘mother and father’, should be changed into ‘mother or father’, Tuladhar said.

She also underscored the need to appoint a child rights officer in the National Human Rights Commission to effectively monitor the child rights condition in the country.

Tarak Dhital, spokesman for Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Centre, pointed out the need for changing contents regarding children’s rights for compensation. There is a provision that a victim child has a right to get an appropriate compensation from a perpetrator. “However, there should be added in the provision that if there is a condition where a perpetrator cannot pay compensation to the victim, the child has a right to get the compensation and protection from the state.”

Posted on: 2010-12-29 08:08