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“Disappointment” and “Dismayed,” says BHRC, at Nepal’s continued prosecution of Madhesi activist, Dr Chandra Kant Raut

January 23, 2019
BHRC has issued a public statement raising concern over the continued detention, prosecution and treatment of Madhesi human rights activist, Dr Chandra Kant Raut, in Nepal. Dr Raut was arrested on 7 October 2018 on a charge of a crime against the state for his alleged involvement in a gathering that took place in support of...
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BHRC writes letter to Nepalese PM regarding the death of protestors and police in the Terai region

January 25, 2018
BHRC has published an open letter to the Prime Minister of Nepal raising concern  for the government’s response to the death of 66 people, including 10 police officers in the Terai region of Nepal in 2015 and 2016. The protests began in the final weeks of Nepal’s protracted constitution drafting process. In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake which...
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BHRC sends open letter to Prime Minister of Nepal in response to arrest and prosecution of Madhesi activist Chandra Kant Raut

November 7, 2014
On 6 November 2014, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) sent an open letter to the Prime Minister of Nepal in response to the arrest and prosecution of Madhesi activist Chandra Kant Raut. On 14 September 2014, Dr Raut was placed under detention and then subsequently charged for allegedly inciting separatism...
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BHRC and ISLP-UK write to the Minister of Peace and Reconstruction in Nepal to express concerns regarding the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act

September 29, 2014
On 29 September 2014, the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) and the International Senior Lawyers Project UK (ISLP-UK) wrote to the Minister of Peace and Reconstruction in Nepal to express their concerns about the Truth and Reconciliation Act 2014. Whilst the Act seeks to move forward the process of setting up a Truth and Reconciliation...
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BHRC sends letter of concern to the Nepalese authorities regarding threats and incitement to commit violence against Ms Mandira Sharma

March 12, 2013
Ms Sharma is the founder of Advocacy Forum in Kathmandu, an organisation set up to provide legal assistance to the victims of human rights violations in Nepal. The threats have arisen after Ms Sharma made a complaint to the Police in the United Kingdom in respect of Colonel Lama – a Nepalese Army Colonel accused of war...
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BHRC x ABA ROLI ‘Edge of Law’ Virtual Dialogue Series concludes with report and recommendations to be published in September 2022

September 5, 2022
Image Credit: catastrophe_OL / Shutterstock BHRC was proud to partner with the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) on a series of four virtual dialogues held between November 2021-March 2022, through which BHRC and ABA ROLI sought to and succeeded in creating a regional platform where practitioners, academics, civil society actors and...

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