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Nepal War Crime Laws May Grant Amnesty To Civil War Offenders: Lawyers
Newly amended laws in Nepal to tackle crimes committed during its decade-long bitter civil war could instead deprive victims of justice and grant amnesty to those culpable, rights lawyers warned Thursday.
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Nepali Army Officer Accused of Torture in London Court
A Nepali army officer was accused by a British prosecutor today of torturing two men in 2005, during his country's civil war, in a rare use of laws that allow British courts to prosecute certain serious crimes wherever they took place.
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Nepal Supreme Court Rejects Amnesty for War Crimes
Nepal's Supreme Court has rejected the possibility of amnesty for perpetrators of serious human rights abuses during a decade-long civil war, in a victory for human rights activists and victims' groups.
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Nepal Hunger Striker Died Seeking Justice for War Crimes
More than two weeks after a Nepalese hunger striker died, his frozen corpse still lies unclaimed in a hospital morgue - a grim reminder of the desperate struggle for justice by the families of victims of the decade-long civil war.
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Nepal War Crime Laws May Grant Amnesty To Civil War Offenders: Lawyers
Newly amended laws in Nepal to tackle crimes committed during its decade-long bitter civil war could instead deprive victims of justice and grant amnesty to those culpable, rights lawyers warned Thursday.
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Nepali Army Officer Accused of Torture in London Court
A Nepali army officer was accused by a British prosecutor today of torturing two men in 2005, during his country's civil war, in a rare use of laws that allow British courts to prosecute certain serious crimes wherever they took place.
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Nepal Supreme Court Rejects Amnesty for War Crimes
Nepal's Supreme Court has rejected the possibility of amnesty for perpetrators of serious human rights abuses during a decade-long civil war, in a victory for human rights activists and victims' groups.
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Nepal Hunger Striker Died Seeking Justice for War Crimes
More than two weeks after a Nepalese hunger striker died, his frozen corpse still lies unclaimed in a hospital morgue - a grim reminder of the desperate struggle for justice by the families of victims of the decade-long civil war.
