Posted 2005/12/22

International Human Rights Day in Nepal ends in one hundred arrests

12 December Hundreds of human rights defenders, journalists and members of civil society took to the streets in Kathmandu to promote human rights on Saturday 10 December - International Human Rights Day. The Nepalese police blocked off Ratna Park, the site of the protest and used water cannons against the protesters when they refused to move. By the end of the day, over one hundred human rights defenders had been arrested. To read more click here.