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The April Protests Democratic Rights and the Excessive Use of Force - Findings of OHCHR ­Nepal’s Monitoring and Investigations (September 2006)
Abstract:
The 19­day protest movement organized by the Seven­Party Alliance (SPA) and civil society, with CPN­M support, from 5 April brought hundreds of thousands of protesters onto the  streets throughout the country. Many of the protests (known as the Jana Andolan or People’s Movement) were peaceful, though there were significant incidents of violence at times. Curfews, bans on demonstrations and sometimes intense violence on the part of the security  forces did not dampen the motivation of protestors, and participation grew until 24 April, when the King announced the restoration of the House of Representatives (HoR). OHCHR continued to monitor demonstrations and the police response throughout the period of protests, and has since completed detailed investigations into allegations of excessive use of force and in particular the cases of those who died in the context of the protests. This report analyses the information gathered in the course of both monitoring and investigating activities. Part One looks at the nature of the demonstrations, the response of the security forces and the types of human rights violations documented, as well as the question of accountability for the violations which occurred. It concludes with a series of recommendations. Part Two comprises 15 case studies, 14 related to the April protest movement and one case which relates to the killing of a demonstrator in February. #OHCHR #UN #2006 #Monitoring #Investigations
Publisher: OHCHR Type / Script:
Progress Report  in  English
Keywords:
 HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, RIGHT TO FREEDOM, RIGHT TO MOVEMENT, SECURITY FORCES, WAR CRIMES, HUMAN SECURITY, HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION, HUMANITARIAN STANDARDS, MANKIND, HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY
Thematic Group:
UNOHCHR , (2006)
Thesaurus:
14.02.02 - Human Rights
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Feeder: DINA JANGAM, Editor: SANJIYA SHRESTHA, Auditor:
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The April Protests Democratic Rights and the Excessive Use of Force - Findings of OHCHR ­Nepal’s Monitoring and Investigations (September 2006)
Abstract:
The 19­day protest movement organized by the Seven­Party Alliance (SPA) and civil society, with CPN­M support, from 5 April brought hundreds of thousands of protesters onto the  streets throughout the country. Many of the protests (known as the Jana Andolan or People’s Movement) were peaceful, though there were significant incidents of violence at times. Curfews, bans on demonstrations and sometimes intense violence on the part of the security  forces did not dampen the motivation of protestors, and participation grew until 24 April, when the King announced the restoration of the House of Representatives (HoR). OHCHR continued to monitor demonstrations and the police response throughout the period of protests, and has since completed detailed investigations into allegations of excessive use of force and in particular the cases of those who died in the context of the protests. This report analyses the information gathered in the course of both monitoring and investigating activities. Part One looks at the nature of the demonstrations, the response of the security forces and the types of human rights violations documented, as well as the question of accountability for the violations which occurred. It concludes with a series of recommendations. Part Two comprises 15 case studies, 14 related to the April protest movement and one case which relates to the killing of a demonstrator in February. #OHCHR #UN #2006 #MONITORING #INVESTIGATIONS
Publisher: OHCHR Type / Script:
Progress Report  in  English
Keywords:
 HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, RIGHT TO FREEDOM, RIGHT TO MOVEMENT, SECURITY FORCES, WAR CRIMES, HUMAN SECURITY, HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION, HUMANITARIAN STANDARDS, MANKIND, HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY
Thematic Group:
UNOHCHR , (2006)
Thesaurus:
14.02.02 - Human Rights
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Feeder: DINA JANGAM, Editor: PRATIVASHRESTHA, Auditor:
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The April Protests Democratic Rights and the Excessive Use of Force
Abstract:
The 19­day protest movement organized by the Seven­ Party Alliance(SPA) and civil society, with CPN­M support, from 5 April brought hundreds of thousands of protestors onto the streets throughout the country. Many of the protests (known as the Jana Andolan or People’s Movement) were peaceful,though there were significant incidents of violence at times.Curfews,bans on demonstrations and some times intense violence on the part of the security force s did not dampen the motivation of protestors, and participation grew until 24 April,when the King announced the restoration of the House of Representatives (HoR). Throughout the protests, inspite of many constraints, OHCHR monitored the conduct of the security forces and demonstrators to assess whether the response of the Ne pal Police (NP),Armed Police Force (APF) and Ne pal Army (NA–known at the time as the RNA,Royal Nepali Army) was necessary and proportionate,to follow up the many cases of arrest and also to maintain contacts with and promote dialogue be tween all actors in an attempt to prevent or minimise violence .
Publisher: OHCHR Type / Script:
Progress Report  in  English
Keywords:
 HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, RIGHT TO FREEDOM, RIGHT TO MOVEMENT, SECURITY FORCES, WAR CRIMES, HUMAN SECURITY, HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION, HUMANITARIAN STANDARDS, MANKIND, HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY
Thematic Group:
UNOHCHR , (2006)
Thesaurus:
14.02.02 - Human Rights
PDF | File Size: 1.03 MB   Download
Feeder: DINA JANGAM, Editor: , Auditor:
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