2021-12-19
Group of youths physically assaulted and staged sit-in demanding to take legal action against Maniram Kharal, Chief Administrative Officer of Banke-based Khajura Village Municipality, and Pradip Sunar, Accounts Officer. Kharel and Sunar were accused of sexually assaulting a fellow female employee of the municipality on December 17. Chief administrative officer and accounts officer also claimed that they would be taking legal action against those demonstrators.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
Secondary Form | Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking |
Weapons | None |
Primary Cause | Issues related to legal action and access to justice |
Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 1 - Youth | youth |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 2 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
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