UPDATE (Nepal): Additional list of people arrested in Nepal

UPDATE ON URGENT APPEAL UPDATE ON URGENT APPEAL

ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - URGENT APPEALS PROGRAM

2 March 2005

[Re: UP-18-2005: NEPAL: Additional lists of arrested political leaders/activists and human rights defenders; UP-16-2005: NEPAL: List of arrested political leaders and human rights defenders; International intervention is urgently required; UG-01-2005: NEPAL: Latest information on the situation in districts in Nepal; FA-05-2005: NEPAL: Updates regarding emergency situation on Nepal; FA-03-2005: NEPAL: Latest information regarding emergency situation on Nepal]
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UP-21-2005: NEPAL: Additional list of people arrested in Nepal

NEPAL: Latest details of arrests in Nepal
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Dear friends,

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward an updated list of persons arrested in Nepal since 1 February 2005. Though we have already distributed lists of a similar nature, the following names were provided by the UN Information Centre, Kathmandu, and are in addition to those we have already reported. You can view previous lists of arrested persons through our urgent appeals programme (UP-18-2005, UP-16-2005).

The situation in Nepal is most serious. In a February 7 order, the District Administration Office Nepalgunj in Nepal instructed members of the media to falsify news in favour of the government, which since February 1 has been under the absolute power of the king. The order follows a February 3 notice from the Ministry of Information and Communication to the effect that all and any media reports opposing the takeover by the king have been banned. (See further: AS-19-2005)

Under the circumstances, all independent media have been silenced and the arrest and detention of large numbers of democrats, human rights activists, journalists and students have not been reported. The names listed below reveal perhaps only a small amount of the actual number of people arrested. Our concern, therefore, is not only for those we have listed, but also those we have not.

We again call for your support and intervention regarding the desperate state of affairs Nepali people find themselves in. You can find a sample letter and contact information of Nepali authorities in a previous urgent appeal on this case (UP-16-2005). Please be sure to revise the number of people arrested in the sample letter. The correct number now is 628 people (though some of these people have since been released).

Urgent Appeals Desk
Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)
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UPDATED INFORMATION:

Additional list of people arrested


Name/Title/Organisation/Arrested on/Arrested from/Detained at

1. Amrit Bohara/Dy-General Secretary/CPN UML/1 Feb/Sitapaila/House arrest
2.Anis Ansari/Ex-State Minister/ CPN/UML/1 Feb/Saptari/Detained under PSA in Rajbiraj Jail
3. Bachaspati Devkota/Leader/NC/1 Feb/Kathmandu District/Kathmandu
4. Basang Shaha/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Pokhara/
5. Bhairav Singh Aeir/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Kanchanpur/Mahendranagar Jail
6. Bhim K. Bhdamagar/Leader/-/1 Feb
7. Bibek Gurung/Student/Prithivi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
8. Bijaya K. Gachedar/Former Minister/Leader/NC(D)/1 Feb/ Pokhara
9. Binood Dhakal/Student/CPN(UML)/1 Feb/Morang District/Biratnagar Jail
10. Binood Poudel/Student/Prtihivi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
11. Chakra Bastola/CEC Member/Nepali Congress/1 Feb/Birtamod/Jhapa District/Chandragadhi Jail
12. Chiranjibi Wagle/Leader/NC Democratic/1 Feb
13. Damador Gyawali/Student/Prithivi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
14. Damador Koirala/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Morang/Biratnagar Jail
15. Deepak Kumar Rai/CEC Member/NC Democratic/1 Feb/Kathmandu District
16. Deepak Shaha/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Saptari/Rajbiraj jail
17. Dekandra Bhattarai/President/Shanker Dev Campus/1 Feb/Kathmandu
18. Dhaniram Bohara/Activist/CPN UML/1 Feb/Kanchanpur
19. Dhaniram Bohoro/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Mahendranagar/Mahendranagar Jail
20. Dhoj Bahadur Rawal/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Kanshanpur
21. Dilli Bohora/Secretariate Member of student wing of CPN (ML)/AFNSU/1 Feb/Chitwan/Bharatpur Jail
22. Dipak Gaire/Student/Prithvi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
23. Dipendra Bhandari/Student/ Prithvi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
24. Dipendra Poudel/ Student/ Prithvi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
25. Divakar Devkota/District Secretary/CPN UML/1 Feb/Saptari District/Saptari
26. Dr. Banshidar Mishra/Leader/NC/1 Feb/Kathmandu District
27. Dr. Minendra Rijal/CEC member-spokesperson/NC Democratic/1 Feb/Kathmadu District/APB, Naxal
28. Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat/Central Committee member-former State Member/NC (D)/1 Feb/Baluatar
29. Gagan Thapa/Student Leader/NSU/1 Feb
30. Gobinda Bista/Student Leader/-/1 Feb/Kanchanpur
31. Gopal Raj Bhandari/Activist/Nepal Student Union/1 Feb/Morang/Biratnagar jail
32. Gopal Raj Pahadi/CEC member/NC/1 Feb/Panchkhal/Panchkhal
33. Guransh Manandhar/Student/-/1 Feb/Pokhara
34. Homnath Dahal/CEC Member/NC Democratic/1 Feb/Baluatar/APB, Naxal
35. Indra P. Lamichhaney/Student/-/1 Feb/PN Campus Pokhara
36. Ishor Pokhrel/Standing Committee Member-Former Minister/CPN (UML)/1 Feb/Saptari/Rajbiraj Jail
37. Jagadish Shah/Former MP/CPN UML/1 Feb/Saptari/Rajbiraj jail
38. Jagannath Shaha/-/NC/1 Feb/Saptari/detained under PSA in Rajbiraj jail
39. Jit Gurung/Student/Prithvi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
40. K.P. Sharma Oli/Standing Committee Member/CPN UML/1 Feb/-/Kakani
41. Kapileshower Shaha/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Sapatari/Rajbiraji
42. Karan Bahadur Shah/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Kanchanpur/Kanchanpur
43. Karna Bahadur Shah/Activist/NC/1 Feb/ Mahendranagar/Mahendranagar Jail
44. Keshab Poudel/Student/Prithvi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
45. Khaganath Gaire/Leader/NSU/1 Feb/Chabbil
46. Khem Bhandari/Editor/Abhiyan/1 Feb/Mahendranagar
47. Krishan KC/Student/Prithvi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
48. Kishor Kumar Yadhav/Activist/NSP/1 Feb/Saptari/Rajbiraj Jail
49. Kishor Singh Rathod/Leader/NSU Democratic/1 Feb/Dhobidhara
50. Krishna Pd. Bhattarai/Founder of NC and former Prime Minister/NC/1 Feb/Kathmandu District/Bhaisepati
51. Laxaman Basnet/Chairperson/NTUC/1 Feb/Morang/Biratnagar Jail
52. Laxman Bista/-/-/1 Feb/Pokhara
53. Laxman Ghimire/CEC Member/NC/1 Feb/-/APF Training Centre, Kakani, Nuwakot
54. Laxmi Acharya/Youth Leader/Balmiki College/1 Feb/Kathmandu
55. Leela Mani Pokharel/Vice Chairman/United People Front (UPF)/1 Feb/Kathmandu/GBA, Duwakot
56. Leknath Neupane/President/NC, Bhaktapur/1 Feb/-/APF Battalion, Duwakot, Bhaktapur
57. Lila Mani Pokharel/Vice-chairman/Janamorcha Nepal/1 Feb
58. Lila Mani Pokhrel/Vice-chairperson/PFN/1 Feb/-/Koteshwor
59. Madhu Aacharya/District President/NC, Kavre/1 Feb/Dhulikhel/-/APF Training Centre, Kakani, Nuwakot
60. Mahendra Pandey/Central Committee Member and Former MP/CPN (UML)/1 Feb/Kathmandu/Maharajgunj
61. Mahesh Yadhav/Activist/Nepal Sadvabana Party/1 Feb/Saptari/Rajbiraj Jail
62. Manju Bhattrai/Leader/Nepal Trade Union Congress/1 Feb/Newroad/District Police Office, Hanumandhoka
63. Nanda K. Prasai/Central Committee Member/ CPN MLM/1 Feb/Kathmandu/House Arrest
64. Narayan Datta Panta/Student/NC/1 Feb/Kanchanpur/Mahendranagar Jail
65. Narayan Man Bijukche/Chairman/NWPP/1 Feb/-/House Arrest
66. Narhari Aacharya/CEC Member/NC/1 Feb/Maharajgunj/Kakani
67. Nava Raja Koirala/CEC Member/Nepal Worker and Peasants Party/Leftist/1 Feb/-/APF Battalion, Duwakot, Bhaktapur
68. Pawan Shing/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Saptari/Rajbiraj Jail
69. Prakash Karki/Student/-/1 Feb/Rajbiraj
70. Prakash Khatiwada/HRYB District Representative/INSEC/1 Feb/Rajbiraj
71. Prakash Tiwari/Student/Prithivi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
72. Pushkar Acharya/Leader/NTUC/1 Feb/Biratnagar/Biratnagar Jail
73. Raghuji Panta/CEC Member/CPN UML/1 Feb/Tinkune/House Arrest
74. Raju Poudel/Student/Prithivi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
75. Ram Chandra Paudel/Central Committee Member and former Minister and Speaker of HoR/NC/1 Feb/Damauli/Tanahu Jail
76. Ram Kumar Chaudhary/NC/1 Feb/Kanchanpur
77. Ram Naresh Yadhav/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Morang/Biratnagar Jail
78. Ram P.B.K./Student/Prithivi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
79. Ram Shing Bishowkarma/Activist/CPN (UML)/1 Feb/Chitwan District
80. Ram Singh Aeir/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Kanchapur/Mahendranagar Jail
81. Ramakanta Sapkota/Zonal Committee Member/CPN (UML)/1 Feb/Chitwan District/Bharatpur Jail
82. Ramdutta Shaha/-/NC/1 Feb/Saptari/Rajbiraj Jail
83. Rameshwor Pariyar/Student/Prithivi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
84. Ranjan Rai/-/UML/1 Feb/Kathmandu
85. Riti Raj Chataut/Political Activist/-/1 Feb/Mahendranagar/Mahendranagar jail
86. Rudraraj Chattaut/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Kanchanpur/Kanchanpur
87. Rukmina Koirlala/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Morang/Biratnagar Jail
88. Rupnarayan Shrestha/Student Leader/ANNFSU/1 Feb/Party Office Balkhu/Maharajgunj
89. Salik Ram Shahi/Student/Prithivi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
90. Santosh Buda/Student/Prithivi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
91. Santosh JC/Student/ Prithivi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
92. Santosh Poudel/-/Prithivi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
93. Saroj Neupane/Student/ Prithivi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
94. Sharad Acharya/-/-/1 Feb/Morang
95. Sher Bahadur Deuba/Ex Prime Minister/NC Democratic/1 Feb/Kathmandu/Budhanilkantha
96. Shiva Kumar Basnet/Leader/Nepali Congress/1 Feb/Kathmandu/APF Training Centre, Kakani, Nuwakot
97. Shiva Narayan Shina/-/-/1 Feb/Morang
98. Shree Dhar Prajuli/-/-/1 Feb/Pokhara
99. Shree Krishna Poudel/Student/Prithivi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
100. Sindhunath Pyakurel/Sr. Advocate/NBA/Huron's Ex Ad/1 Feb/Kathmandu/APF Battalion, Duwakot, Bhaktapur
101. Surendra Prasad Chaudhary/Former MP/Nepali Congress/1 Feb/Parsa/Birgung Jail
102. Surya B.K.C./Student/Prithivi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
103. Surya B Thapa/Founder Chairman and former MP/National Democratic Party (RRP)/1 Feb/Kathmandu/Maligaun
104. Surya Prasad Dhakal/Student/-/1 Feb/Pokhara
105. Sushi Sewa/District Secretary/NC/1 Feb/Saptari
106. Tara Datta Avasthi/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Kanchanpur/Mahendranagar jail
107. Tarka Raj Bhatta/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Kanchanpur
108. Than Prasad Pokharel/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Kathmandu
109. Umesh Mishra/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Saptari/Rajbiraj Jail
110. Umesh Misra/Activist/NC/1 Feb/Rajibiraj/Rajibiraj Jail
111. Vasu Koirala/-/-/1 Feb/Morang
112. Yagya Sunuwar/CEC Member/All Nepal National Free Student Union/1 Feb/-/Maharajgunj
113. Yogesh Bhandari/Ex Chairman/ANNFSU/1 Feb
114. Yuba Raj Gautam/Student/Prithivi Narayan Campus/1 Feb/Pokhara
115. Deependra Bhandari/Student/-/2 Feb/Pokhara
116. Deependra Poudel/Student/-/2 Feb/Pokhara
117. Hari Bhattrai/Unit President/NSU Democratic/3 Feb/Mahendra Morang Campus
118. Lok Raj Pant/Coordinator Surkhet/Nagrik Samaj/3 Feb/Surkhet/Birendranagar Jail
119. Lokendra Bhadur Shahi/-/-/3 Feb/Pokhara
120. Shushi Koirala/Secretary/NC/3 Feb/Nepalgunj/Nepalgunj Jail
121. Bimlendra Nidhi/Central Committee Member and former Minister/NC Democratic/4 Feb/Party Office Maharajgunj/Armed Police Battalion, Naxal
122. Jabindraram Ghale/Former DDC President/4 Feb/Lamjung
123. Mayanath Adhikari/Party Secretary/-/4 Feb
124. Mrigendra Rijal/Spokesperson/NC Democratic/4 Feb
125. Prakesh Man Singh/CEC Member/NC Democratic/4 Feb/Kathmandu/APB, Naxal
126. Prakashsharan Mahat/Leader/NC Democratic/4 Feb/Maharajgunj/APB, Naxal
127. Kamal Raj Sunuwar/Chairman/Minbhawan Campus/5 Feb
128. Rajendra R Thala/Secretary/UML Bhaktapur District/5 Feb
129. Bijaya Rai/Chairman/TU Student Union/7 Feb/-/Hanuman Dhoka
130. Dr. Lok Raj Baral/Professor/TU, Kirtipur/7 Feb/Kathmandu
131. Chauan Lai Shrestha/Leader/NSU/8 Feb/Kathmandu
132. Manoj K. Myangbo/Ex-Mayor Dharan/CPN(UML)/8 Feb/Dharan/District Police Office, Dharan
133. Murari Subedi/District Committee Member/CPN UML/8 Feb/Dharan/District Police Office, Inaruwa
134. Shyam Pokharel/Activist/NSU/8 Feb/Dharan/Dharan
135. Suka Ram Maharjan/Vice President (HRO 1 Branch, Kirtipur)/Huron, Kirtipur Ch./8 Feb/Kathmandu
136. Baburam Chaudhary/Vice Secretary/-/9 Feb/Rupandehi/House Arrest
137. Balaram Aryal/Treasurer/HURPES/9 Feb/Putalisadak
138. Basu Dev Devkota/member/HURPES/9 Feb/Putalisadak
139. Chandra Mani Budhathoki/Activist/ANNFSU/9 Feb
140. Jaya Ram Basnet/Member/HURPES/9 Feb/Putalisadak
141. Jeeva Lal Kharel/Member/HURPES/9 Feb/Putalisadak/Baneshwor
142. Lila Giri/District Secretary/CPN UML/9 Feb/Shankarnagar/District Police Office
143. Narayan Dutta Kandel/CEC Member/HURPES/9 Feb/Putalisadak/Baneshwor
144. Pushkar Acharya/Leader/Nepal Trade Union Congress/9 Feb/Biratnagar
145. Puspanjali Upadhaya/District Chairperson/CPN UML Women's Wing/9 Feb/Rupandehi/District Police Office
146. Suresh Chandra Pokharel/Vice-Chairman/HURPES/9 Feb/Padmodaya-Putalisadak/Baneshwor
147. Ajaya Aryal/FSU Secretary, Mahendra Ratna Campus Tahachal/ANNFSU/11 Feb/Kathmandu/District Police Office
148. D.R. Panta/Correspondent/Kantipur Publications/15 Feb/Dadeldhura/DPO
149. Ganesh Dutta/Activist/NC/15 Feb/Pokhara
150. Tika Adhikari/-/NSU/15 Feb/Kathmandu
151. Khagendra P. Khanal/Secretary/ANNFSU/16 Feb
152. Sujeev Bajracharya/Editor-Publisher/City Post Sandhyakalin/16 Feb/Office of the Newspaper, Asan/District Police Office
153. Abdul Khan/Member/UML/17 Feb/Bagbazar
154. Gauri Pradhan/President/CWIN/17 Feb/Airport/Police HQ
155. Govinda Dhital/Office Staff/-/17 Feb
156. Heramba R/ Bastola/Dy, Secretary/Mahendra Ratna Campus Union/17 Feb/Kathmandu
157. Raju Nepal/Treasurer/NSU/17 Feb/Kathmandu
158. Shailendra Adhikari/Student/Mahendra Ratna Campus, Tahachan/17 Feb/Kathmandu
159. Ghana Shayam Upadhaya/Activist/NC/18 Feb/Doti
160. Ghanashyam Pathak/Representative for General Assembly/NC/18 Feb/Doti
161. Jamuna Shrestha/Activist/NC/18 Feb/Kaski
162. Kamal Bahadur Gurung/Activist/NC/18 Feb/Kaski
163. Keshab Parajuli/Activist/NC/18 Feb/Kaski
164. Keshab Upadhaya/Activist/NC/18 Feb/Doti
165. Khagendra Bhattarai/Activist/NC/18 Feb/Doti
166. Khagendra Bhattrai/Ex President/Nepal Pradhyapak Sangh/18 Feb/Kathmandu
167. Khem Bhandari/Journalist/Editor-Abhiyan Daily, Mahendra Nagar/18 Feb
168. Khem Kumari Poudel/Activist/NC/18 Feb/Kaski
169. Mukti Pandit/Activist/NC/18 Feb/Kathmandu
170. Nabin Poudel/Actibist/NC/18 Feb/Pokhara
171. Nar Bahadur Thanth/Activist/NC/18 Feb/Dhangadhi
172. Narayan Mishra/Ex Chairman/NC/18 Feb/Dhangadhi
173. Pallav/-/-/18 Feb/Shankar Dev Campus
174. Parbati Chand/-/NC/18 Feb/Doti
175. Prem Joshi/Activist/NC/18 Feb/Dhangadhi
176. Rajendra Mani Thapa/Activist/NC/18 Feb/Kathmandu
177. Ram Kumari Kunwar/Leader/ANNFSU/18 Feb/Kathmandu
178. Ram Prasad Upadhdhya/District Secretary/NC/18 Feb/Doti
179. Ram Rokaya/-/NC/18 Feb/Doti
180. Rishi Ram Kafle/Activist/NC/18 Feb/Kaski
181. Shamsher Bahadur Thapa/Activist/NC/18 Feb/Pokhara
182. Sharada Poudel/Activist/NC/18 Feb/Kaski
183. Sunil Bhandari/CEC Member/NC/18 Feb/Janakpur
184. Yagyaraj Pathak/District Chairperson/NC/18 Feb/Doti
185. Anil Tiwari/Editor/Ankush Daily/21 Feb/Parsa
186. Lok Bdr. Karki/Unit President/NSU Baneshwor Campus/21 Feb/Bhaktapur
187. Kamal Mani Dhakal/President/NSA (NC)/22 Feb/Pokhara/DPO
188. Ram Bahadur Bista/Ex-minister/NC/23 Feb
189. Narendra Shahi/Secretary/ANNFSU
190. Aamod Pd. Upadhaya/Ex-minister/Nepali Congress (NC)/-/Morang District
191. Ashok Rai/Leader/CPN UML/
192. Badri Aryal/-/NC
193. Bal Ram Neupane/Activist
194. Chudamani Budhathoki/Student/RR Campus
195. Kishor Gautam/-/NC/
196. Nara Bahadur Dhami/CEC Member/ANNFSU/-/Mahendra Nagar
197. Naryan Bharati/-/NC
198. Nirajan Sedhain/Student
199. Padam Adhikari/-/NC
200. Padam Raj Giri/Student Leader/-FSU/-/Kaski/Kaski
201. Pushkar Acharya/-/NC
202. Rajan Bhetwal
203. Ram Prasad Adhikari/-/NC
204. Sagar Thapa/Student/-/-/Kaski
205. Sailaja Acharya/Leder/NC/-/-/House Arrest
206. Sarad Bhattarai/Chairman
207. Surendra Choudhari/Leader/NC
208. Surendra Hamal/Treasurer/NSU
209. Tek Bahadur Chokhayal/Leader/NC/-/Kathmandu District
210. Urba Dutta Panta/Leader/NC/-/Kathmand District

ANNFSU All Nepal National Free Students Union
ANWA All Nepal Women's Association
APF Armed Police Force
CPN (ML) Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist)
CPN (MLM) Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)
CPN (U) Communist Party of Nepal (United)
CPN (UML) Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
DDC District Development Committee
DNYF Democratic National Youth Federation
FSU Free Students Union
HoR House of Representatives
MP MP
NC Nepali Congress
NC (D) Nepali Congress (Democratic)
NRSA Nepal Revolutionary Student Association
NSP Nepal Sadhvawana Party
NSP (A.) Nepal Sadhvawana Party (Anandidevi)
NSU Nepal Students Union
NSU (D) Nepal Students Union (Democratic)
NTD Nepal Tarun Dal
NWA Nepal Women Association
NWPP Nepal Workers Peasants Party
PFN People's Front Nepal
PSA Public Security Act
RPP Rastriya Prajatantra Party
TU Tribhuvan University

Thank you.

Urgent Appeals Programme
Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)