Police arrest rights activists demanding justice for Nirmala Kurmi
Seven activists including Ruby Khan, were arrested from Babarmahal while protesting against the government’s lack of response in Nirmala’s disappearance and death case.
KATHMANDU: Gagan Kumar Thapa, the general secretary of the Nepali Congress, has extended gratitude to the government for the apprehension of Krishna Bahadur Mahara, former Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) and Vice Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center).
During a parliament
KATHMANDU: On Friday, police apprehended 16 members of the Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES) Nepal, who were staging a demonstration at the south gate of Singha Durbar. The activists, affiliated with HURPES, organized the protest to seek justice for victims and the punishment of perpetrators in accordance with the Peace Agreement’s principles. They also […]
The arrestees identified as Basudev Thami of Sindhupalchok and Megh Bahadur Tamang of Sindhuli have been accused of stealing the pistol and bullets that belong to Prabhakar Khadka, the private security officer of Supreme Court justice Nahakul Subedi, said the police.
An international arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin raises the prospect of the man whose country invaded Ukraine facing justice, but it complicates efforts to end that war in peace talks.
Kathmandu police have suppressed a protest organised by loan shark victims who have come to the capital from various districts in the southern plains demanding justice.
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WASHINGTON, April 21: US President Joe Biden called systemic racism a "stain on our nation's soul" in a televised address to the nation Tuesday after a white former police officer was convicted of murdering a Black man during an arrest.
Biden spoke out after a jury in the Midwestern city of Minneapolis found Derek Chauvin guilty of intentionally suffocating handcuffed George Floyd as he lay defenseless, with the officer's knee pressing on his neck for more than nine minutes.
The president called for "confronting head on systemic racism and the racial disparities that exist in policing and our criminal justice system" -- but pleaded for protesters to steer clear of violence.
"There are those who will seek to exploit the raw emotions in the moment -- agitators and extremists who have no interest in social justice," he warned. "We can't let them succeed."
A jury deliberated less than 11 hours before finding the 45-year-old Chauvin guilty of all three charges against him -- second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter.
The unanimous verdict came after a racially charged three week trial that was seen as a pivotal test of police accountability in the United States.
Appearing alongside Biden, Kamala Harris, America's first Black vice president, spoke first to articulate the "relief" the nation was feeling over justice being served but acknowledged that the result couldn't "take away the pain" of Floyd's murder.
"A measure of justice is not the same as equal justice. This verdict brings us a step closer. We still have work to do. We still have to reform the system," she said.
She vowed to work with Biden to urge the Senate to pass "long overdue" legislation on police accountability, saying Black men had been treated as "less than humans" throughout US history.
"Here is the truth about racial injustice: It is not just a Black America problem or a 'people of color' problem. It is a problem for every American," she said.
The prosecutor general in Jordan's capital Amman on Tuesday banned the publication of any information about an alleged plot said to involve the king's half-brother, Prince Hamzah, state television said.
"In order to keep the security services' investigation into Prince Hamzah and the others secret, (it is decided) to ban the publication of anything related to this inquiry at this stage," prosecutor Hassan al-Abdallat said in a statement.
"The ban on publication involves all audiovisual media and social networks, as well as the publication of all images or video clips relating to this subject on pain of legal action," added the statement shown on television.
The order came after Hamzah, who has been highly critical of the government, late Monday pledged loyalty to King Abdullah II, two days after being placed under house arrest.
The government has accused Hamzah, an ex-crown prince, of a "wicked" plot and involvement in a seditious conspiracy to "destabilise the kingdom's security".
Hamzah -- who said he was placed under house arrest, while at least 16 others were arrested -- had on Monday struck a defiant tone, insisting he would not obey orders restricting his movement.
But in an apparent easing of the tensions, the 41-year-old prince later pledged his backing to King Abdullah.
"I will remain... faithful to the legacy of my ancestors, walking on their path, loyal to their path and their message and to His Majesty," he said in a signed letter, quoted by the palace.
"I will always be ready to help and support His Majesty the King and his Crown Prince," he is quoted as writing.
Hamzah -- whom Abdullah stripped of the title of crown prince in 2004 -- has emerged as a vocal critic, accusing Jordan's leadership of corruption, nepotism and authoritarian rule.
In a video he sent to the BBC on Saturday, he lashed out at "incompetence that has been prevalent in our governing structure for the last 15 to 20 years and has been getting worse".
"No-one is able to speak or express opinion on anything without being bullied, arrested, harassed and threatened," he charged.
KATHMANDU, Nov 1: With the arrest of murder convict and Maoist Centre leader Balkrishna Dhungel in an eight-year-old case, it has been shown that the filing of contempt of court charges can be an effective tool for the enforcement of justice.
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