Incident Reports

Whistle rally in Kathmandu in protest of Rukum incident (video)

2020-06-22

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

KATHMANDU: The Joint Political Dalit Struggle Committee on Tuesday staged a whistle rally in Kathmandu against the killing of six people, including a Dalit youth, at Soti in West Rukum.

Participants in the demonstration alleged that the incident has not been investigated in depth. They chanted slogans saying that the perpetrators of ethnic genocide should be punished to the utmost.

They were stopped by the police when they tried to march towards Baneshwor.

The struggle committee had announced a phased agitation against the Rukum incident on Monday.



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 50
Actor 1 - Affiliations Dalit Organizations
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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