THRD Alliance

Terai Human Rights Defenders Alliance "THRD Alliance"
Motto The common goal of THRD Alliance is to strengthen the voice of the Madhes (Terai region) on social justice issues in Nepal, particularly through a legal focus on the state’s obligation to respect and protect human rights without discrimination of any kind
Founded 2011 (2011)
Founder Dipendra Jha
Type Non-profit
NGO
Headquarters Jaleshwor, Nepal
Location
  • Nepal
Services Promoting and protecting human rights
Fields Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation, Litigation, Research, and Lobby and Advocacy
Website www.thrda.org

Terai Human Rights Defenders Alliance (commonly known as THRD Alliance or THRDA[1][2]) is a non-governmental human rights organization working for promotion and protection of human rights and human rights defenders[3] in Nepal, with special focus in Terai region. It monitors, investigates, documents and researches on torture, extrajudicial execution, arbitrary arrest and detention, citizenship, inclusion and caste-based discrimination among other human rights issues in the Terai[4].

Major Works

Human Rights Situation Update/Analysis

THRD Alliance prepares the updates and analysis on human rights situation in Nepal, especially in Terai region. In 2015 and 2016, the organization extensively monitored, investigated and documented the constitution related protests[5] in Nepal[6]. The Kathmandu Post cites in THRD Alliance in this news story[7]: "National rights organisations, except Tarai Human Rights Defenders Alliance (THRD Alliance), have not report on protests in the southern plains of the country."

Here are some of key human rights updates/analysis by THRD Alliance

  1. Resistance Continues over Nepal Constitution[8]
  2. Nepal: Flood menace in Nepal’s Terai [9]
  3. Nepal Govt. ensures relief and recovery aid to flood-hit tenant farmers through petition launched by THRD Alliancel[10][11]
  4. Monitoring Excessive use of Force by the State in Nepal[12]
  5. Nepal Government needs to ensure fair trial in Mahottari[13]

Special Report: Nepal Protest and Repression[14]

THRD Alliance and Asian Human Rights Commission investigated the protests and deaths in Tikapur (Kailali), Birgunj (Parsa), Janakpur (Dhanusha), Jaleshwar (Mahottari), Rajbiraj, Bhardaha (Saptari) and Rangeli and Dainiya (Morang) districts. While not investigating the two incidents in Tikapur (Kailali) and Bhagawanpur (Mahottari) in which protestors were responsible for the killing of eight police and one APF officer, the AHRC and THRD Alliance condemn these killings in the strongest terms. Based on the findings of their investigation, the rights organizations demanded an independent investigations, prosecutions, and reparation in the cases by both side and measures as required by law. The report has been submitted to United Nations Human Rights Council[15]

Nepal Universal Periodic Report Submission and Update

THRD Alliance in collaboration with other human rights organizations led by TRIAL submitted the report to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review on Nepal in 2015. In April 2013, It has also collaborated with TRIAL to issue written information for the adoption of the List of Issues by the Human Rights Committee with regard to Nepal’s Second Periodic Report.

References

  1. ↑ Sharma, Mandira; Tamang, Seira (2016-10-25). A Difficult Transition: The Nepal Papers. Zubaan. ISBN 9789385932120.
  2. ↑ "The democratic treatment". Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  3. ↑ "Nepal: Physical assault by security personnel from the Nepal Police, the Armed Police Force and the Riot Police against a group of 6 human rights defenders from different organisations". Worldwide Movement for Human Rights (in French). Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  4. ↑ "Human Rights". World Justice Project. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  5. ↑ "THRD Alliance Report on Human Rights Violations during consultation on the draft Constitution in Terai | तराई मा संबिधान मस्यौदा परामर्श का बेला भएको मानब अधिकार उल्लङ्घन बारे प्रतिबेदन।". Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  6. ↑ Sharma, Bhadra (2015-11-22). "Nepal Police Kill 3 Protesters in Clashes Over Constitution". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  7. ↑ "Nepal govt should honour its commitment to OHCHR: NHRC". Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  8. ↑ "THRD Alliance Resistance Continues as Nepal Observes the 2nd Anniversary of Constitution Promulgation - THRD Alliance". thrda.org. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  9. ↑ "NEPAL: Flood menace in Nepal's Terai | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  10. ↑ "Online petition drive in support of tenant farmers". Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  11. ↑ "'Govt's package will cover tenant farmers'". Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  12. ↑ "THRD Alliance update on situation in Biratnagar and Mahottari | विरातनगर र महोत्तरीमा थर्ड एलायन्सद्वारा स्थलगत अनुगमन।". Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  13. ↑ "THRD Alliance: Terai Human Rights Situation Update, as of March 25, 2016". Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  14. ↑ AHRC humanrightsasia (2016-05-29), AHRC TV: JUST ASIA, Episode 124, retrieved 2017-10-21
  15. ↑ "Report Submitted to UN HRC" (PDF).
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