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Nepal: Fractured country, shattered lives
2 August 2005

This report documents the emergence of armed civilian groups or village defence forces in several districts of Nepal. Compelling evidence is presented showing that ...

Report       ASA 31/063/2005

Nepal: Further information on: Torture and ill-treatment ...
2 August 2005

Krishna Khatri Chhetri, known as Krishna KC, is reportedly being held in incommunicado detention and has been tortured. He is reportedly in poor health, and is ...

Urgent Action       ASA 31/064/2005

Nepal: Vigilante groups worsen human rights situation
2 August 2005

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: ASA 31/066/2005 (Public). News Service No: 208. 3 August 2005. Embargo Date: 3 August 2005 00:01GMT. ...

Press Release       ASA 31/066/2005

The Wire, August 2005. Vol. 35, No.7.
31 July 2005

1) Mass forced evictions in Zimbabwe continue 2) Japan's 'comfort women' demand public apology 3) Uganda's 'night commuters' seek protection from abduction 4) Asylum ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/007/2005

Nepal: Fear of torture or ill-treatment/ prisoner of conscience ...
28 July 2005

Gagan Thapa, a student leader and former General Secretary of the Nepal Students' Union (NSU), was arrested on 27 July by security forces in plain clothes. He is ...

Urgent Action       ASA 31/065/2005

Nepal: Children caught in the conflict
25 July 2005

This report describes some of the most serious human rights abuses being experienced by children in the context of the conflict in Nepal and highlights the failure ...

Report       ASA 31/054/2005

Nepal: Children caught in the conflict
25 July 2005

For more than nine years a conflict has raged in Nepal between government security forces and fighters of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). The conflict has ...

Action Document       ASA 31/061/2005

Nepal: Children victims of violence in ongoing civil conflict
25 July 2005

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: ASA 31/062/2005 (Public). News Service No: 191. 26 July 2005. Embargo Date: 26 July 2005 00:01GMT. ...

Press Release       ASA 31/062/2005

Nepal: Further information on: Possible "disappearance"/fear for ...
10 July 2005

Karna Bahadur Thapa Magar was released on 4 July on the order of the Supreme Court, but narrowly avoided being rearrested outside the court house in Kathmandu. ...

Urgent Action       ASA 31/060/2005

Nepal: Further information on: Fear for safety / fear of torture ...
3 July 2005

Krishna Pahadi was released on 4 July at the Kathmandu district court. He had spent nearly five months as a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for carrying ...

Urgent Action       ASA 31/058/2005