Incident Reports

5 injured as police, protesters clash outside PM's residence

2016-03-25

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Ward 4

Five people were injured rights activists clashed with police personnel outside the Prime Minister's residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu on Thursday. Police rounded up demonstrators during the clash. Rights activists and conflict victims, on the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, were staging a protest outside the PM's residence with placards demanding the truth of what happened to their relatives during the decade long insurgency. Rights activist Charan Prasai, Ram Bhandari, Kamala Rai, Lenin Bista among others have been detained, while at least five persons have been injured in a clash with police. Police also snatched an iPad from a bystander who was taking pictures of the demonstration. DSP Lokendra Shrestha said the detainees will be released after the demonstration is over. "We have detained some protesters who tried to obstruct vehicular movement. We will release them after demonstrators leave the protest site," said Shrestha. However, the demonstrators said they would not leave the protest site unless the detained are released. "This is not even a prohibited zone. We want our friends released first, " said Gyanendra Aran, a member of Conflict Victims Common Platform, an alliance of 13 organizations of conflict victims that organized today's demonstration. 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Demonstration
Secondary Form Group Clash
Weapons None
Primary Cause Issues related to legal action and access to justice
Secondary Cause Issues related to legal action and access to justice
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations HRD
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total Injured 5
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