Incident Reports

Rapti Samachar: Indigenous nationalities form human chain

2017-03-25

Lumbini, Dang, Ghorahi

Dang District Coordination Committee of Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities on Saturday formed a human chain in Ghorahi demanding cancellation of the government's decision to dissolve Nepal Indigenuous National Foundation For Development of Indigineous Nationalities. The human chain that commenced from the office of Local Peace Committee ended at Tulasipur Chowk. They have demanded withdrawal of the decision to dissolve Nepal Indigenuous National Foundation For Development of Indigineous Nationalities, amendment of constitution to address of genuine concerns of indigenous communities, and review into the local level structures which are formed by fragmenting the settlements of indigenous communities. The human chain was formed as a symbolic protest, said Sabina Buda, Vice President of Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities Dang. 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Event Duration More than 1 day
Primary Form Other forms of non-violent protest
Primary Cause Ethnic or caste-based collective tensions
Secondary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Actor 1 - Number of people 100
Actor 1 - Affiliations Adivasi/Janajati
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
Local Newspaper - Dang

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