30 December, 2013
Amnesty International Nepal organised a Human Rights Training Workshop for police personnel in Bhairahawa, Rupandehi on 30 December 2013. The training was attended by 33 police personnel (11 Female and 22 Male). AI Nepal’s Director Rameshwar Nepal, Lawyer Shalikram Banjade and Police Inspector Chintamani Budhathoki facilitated various sessions on (i) human rights, (ii) Nepal’s obligation to respect, protect and fulfill national and international standards of human rights, (iii) role of police in protecting human rights and (iv) situation of transitional justice in Nepal.
At the inaugural session Justice of Appellate Court Butwal Kishor Silwal, Director of AI Nepal Rameshwar Nepal, Deputy Superintendent of Police Kushal Purush Dhakal, MSP Coordinator of AI Nepal Karun Khanal, Lawyer Shalikram Banjade and Convenor of AI Nepal Balkumari Bhandari spoke about the importance of the police’s role in protecting human rights.