Incident Reports

Protests in Janakpur demanding death penality for murderer

2019-03-07

Madhes, Dhanusha, Janakpur

A demonstration was organized in Janakpur on Thursday demanding a death sentence of a murderer. A 9-year-old girl, Reshma Rasaili, from Mithila Municipality-3, Hariharpur was raped, murdered and burnt. Reshma was studying in grade 2.  

School students, women, rights activists demanded the victims' families be compensated, and high-level investigations into the incident, strict action be taken against the culprits, and that other offenders be arrested immediately.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Issues related to legal action and access to justice
Actor 1 - Number of people 50
Actor 1 - Affiliations Protesters/demonstrators
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Rautahat

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