2020-10-07
Sher Bahadur Lama of Tadi village, Nuwakot who was admitted in the Kist hospital, Lalitpur after being infected with corona died mysteriously after falling in the bathroom on October 7. Relatives of the deceased have picketed the hospital demanding an investigation and accusing the hospital administration of not providing adequate and satisfactory information on the death, for not providing proper treatment and mainly for destroying CCTV footage.
Relatives have claimed that the deceased died before he was taken to the ICU after looking at the body. Police have intervened as the aggrieved relatives tried to enter the hospital. A large number of riot police have been deployed at the hospital and discussions are underway between the hospital administration and the relatives of the deceased.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking |
Weapons | None |
Primary Cause | Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services |
Actor 1 - Number of people | N |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | N |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Health sector/health workers, doctors |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |
THE NEPAL PEACE MONITOR ANNUAL REVIEW: 2020
October 25, 2021
Human Trafficking / LGBT+ Rights / GBV / Political / Children’s Rights / Senior Citizens’ Rights / HRD Issues / Human Rights / Interpersonal Violence / Governance / Covid-19 / Civic-Space / PwD