Nepal: Possible "Disappearance"/Fear for safety/Fear of torture or ill-treatment

Index Number: ASA 31/074/2005
Date Published: 6 September 2005
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Nepal

On 5 September, Radha Bhusal and Geeta Nepali were re-arrested by police shortly after they were released before the district court in Kapilvastu, in southern Nepal, close to the border with India. The reasons for their re-arrest are not known. They are at risk of torture, ill-treatment or "disappearance".