Rajendra Prasad Dhakal v. Government of Nepal
- Case
- Rajendra Prasad Dhakal v. Government of Nepal
- Court
- Supreme Court of Nepal
- Year
- 2007
- Area
- Enforced disappearance / Right to life
- Related article
- 16
- Summary
Habeas corpus petitions over conflict-era disappearances led the Court to direct the criminalisation of enforced disappearance and a commission of inquiry — a cornerstone of Nepal's transitional-justice jurisprudence.
- Holding
Enforced disappearance violates fundamental rights; the State was directed to enact a law criminalising disappearance and to constitute an independent commission of inquiry.
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