Incident Reports

Protest in Kathmandu demanding Mahara's arrest

2019-10-01

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

The independent group of people, on 1st October, gathered at Maitighar Mandala on Tuesday demanding an arrest of Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahar in connection to his alleged involvement in sexual harassment of a female employee working in the parliament secretariat.  Amid criticism from all fronts, the speaker has resigned from the post on October 1.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Issues related to legal action and access to justice
Actor 1 - Number of people 30
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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