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＜事件No. NPL 070708＞
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No.4065 ネパール：身に覚えのない罪状で逮捕された男性が警察で殴る蹴るの乱暴を受けました。
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（ジュネーブ発 7月7日）
SOSトーチャー国際事務局はネパールにおける以下の状況に関して皆様の緊急の働きかけをお願いします。
＜事件の概要＞
SOSトーチャー国際事務局は信頼できる情報筋及びSOSトーチャー・ネットワークメンバーであるアンテナ・インターナショナルから、カトマンズのダル地区に滞在しているグルング・シェカーさん(35歳)が拘禁中に警察官から拷問及び虐待を受けたという情報を入手しました。
情報によると、2008年5月31午後7時半ごろ、グルング・シェカーさんはカトマンズのマイティデヴィ地区にあるレストラン・ヘランブで友人と食事をしているところを逮捕され、カトマンズのシンガダーバー警察署に連行され、暴力行為を働いたとして告訴されました。
グルング・シェカーさんは独房に拘禁されたようです。なぜ逮捕されるのかと尋ねたら、殴られ罵声を浴びせられたと彼は言います。5人の警察官(1人は監察官補、1人はその補佐、3人は巡査)は彼の足裏、足首、ひざの裏、太ももを竹の棒で殴ったそうです。そして彼の体を無差別に25回から30回ほど殴り続けたそうです。その内の一人の警察官は彼の右脇腹を竹の棒で殴ったといわれています。
2008年6月1日、グルング・シェカーさんはカトマンズ警察署管区のハヌマンドカに移送され、同日、起訴されて再拘禁されました。2008年6月19日、カトマンズ地方裁判所は保釈(保釈金は7000ルピー)を命令しましたが、保釈金を払うことができなかったために彼はカトマンズ警察署に拘禁されつづけています。情報によると、グルング・シェカーさんは移送後は拷問や虐待を受けていないということです。
情報によると、2008年6月6日にグルング・シェガーさんと面会できた人権NGOのアドボカシー・フォーラムは、体の痛みを訴えられたため、医師の診察を求める申請書を2008年6月9日にカトマンズ地方裁判所に提出しました。翌日6月10日にグルング・シェガーさんはビル病院に連れていかれて診察をうけました(診断書は閲覧不可とのこと)。
SOSトーチャー国際事務局は拘禁中にグルング・シェカーさんが受けた拷問や虐待を深く懸念します。国際事務局はネパールが残虐な、非人道的な又は品位を傷つける取り扱いを禁じる「国連拷問等禁止条約」および「市民的及び政治的権利に関する国際規約(ICCPR)」の締約国であることを指摘します。これらの条約上の義務に従い、拷問及び虐待を受けたという被害者からの申立てを真剣に検討し徹底的な調査を行う義務をネパール当局は負っています。
＜行動要請＞
ネパール関係当局に以下の内容の要請をお願いします。
1．いかなる情況にあろうとも、グルング・シェカーさんの心身の安全を保障するとともに、即時無条件で家族や弁護士と面会して必要な医療手当てを受けられるよう保障すること。
2．国際法および国際基準と合致していない正当な嫌疑が不在の中、彼を即時無条件で釈放すること。もしそのような嫌疑が存在するならば、彼を公正で資格のある裁判に付し、その間の手続き上の権利をすべて保障すること。
3．責任者をすべて特定し、裁判に付し、法に基づいて刑事あるいは行政罰を適用できるよう、これら事件、とりわけ拷問行為について徹底的で公正な調査を命じること。
4．グルング・シェカーさんに適切な補償がなされるよう保障すること。
5．国内法および国際法にもとづき、国内全土における人権尊重と基本的自由を保障すること。とりわけ、あらゆる形態の拷問は拷問等禁止条約第１条の条文にそって刑事法のもと犯罪として規定されるよう保障すること。また、拷問等禁止条約第4条で規定されているように犯罪の深刻度合いを考慮に入れながら適切な刑罰で罰せられるべきである。
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＜要請先＞
内務大臣: Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula
Government of Nepal, Ministry of Home Affairs
Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Fax: 97714211232 Email: moha@wlink.com.np
内務省人権局: Mr. Baman Prasad Neupane
HR Cell, Government of Nepal Ministry of Home Affairs
Singha Durbar, Kathmandu
Nepal
Fax: +977 1 4211266
検事総長: Mr. Yagya Murti Banjade
Attorney General, Office of Attorney General
Ramshahpath, Kathmandu, Nepal
Fax: +977 1 4262582, Email: attorney@mos.com.np
警視総監: IGP Om Bikram Rana
Chief, Nepal Police Head Quarter
Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal
PO. Box No.: 407
Fax: +977 1 4 415 593. Email: phqigs@nepalpolice.com.np; info@nepalpolice.gov.np
警視庁人権局: SP Nava Raj Silwal
HR Cell, Nepal Police Head Quarter
Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal
PO. Box. No.: 407
Fax : 9771415593 E-mail: hrcell@nepalpolice.gov.np
人権委員会委員長: Mr. Kedar Nath Uppadhya
Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission
Pulchowck, Lalitpur, Nepal
Fax: +977 1 5547973, Email: nhrc@nhrcnepal.org; complaints@nhrcnepal.org
国連大使: Permanent Mission of Nepal, 81 rue de la Servette, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Fax: +4122 7332722, E-mail: mission.nepal@ties.itu.int
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Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula
Government of Nepal, Ministry of Home Affairs
Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Dear Minister Krishna Sitaula,
I am writing you to express my concern over the arbitrary arrest and alleged torture of Mr. Gurung Shekhar in Kathmandu on May 31, 2008. I would like to urge you the followings:
1.To guarantee, in all circumstances, the physical and psychological integrity of Mr. Gurung Shekhar as well as guarantee him immediate and unconditional access to his family, lawyer and appropriate medical treatment he may require;
2. To order his immediate release in the absence of valid legal charges that are consistent with international law and standards, or if such charges exist, bring him before an impartial and competent tribunal and guarantee his procedural rights at all times;
3. To order a thorough and impartial investigation into these events, notably the acts of torture, in order to identify all those responsible, bring them to trial and apply the penal and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law;
4. To guarantee that adequate compensation is awarded to Mr. Gurung Shekhar;
5. To ensure the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards, in particular ensure that all acts of torture are clearly defined in law as offences under criminal law in accordance with the provisions set out in Article 1 of the Convention against Torture and shall be made punishable with appropriate penalties which take into account the grave nature of the crimes as required under Article 4 of the Convention against Torture.
I thank you for your attention to my request.
Yours truly,
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＜以下、原文＞
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Case NPL 070708
Torture and ill-treatment/ Risk for safety
The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Nepal.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by a reliable source and Antenna International, a member of OMCT SOS-Torture network, about the torture and ill-treatment of 35 year old Mr. Gurung Shekhar, temporary resident in Kathmandu Sub-metropolitan City, Dallu, Kathmandu, by police officers while in detention.
According to the information received, Mr. Gurung Shekhar was arrested on 31 May 2008 at about 7.30pm while chatting with a friend at Helambu Restaurant in Maitidevi, Kathmandu Sub-metropolitan city and then taken to the Singhadarbar Metropolitan Police Sector, Kathmandu, accused of hooliganism and contributing to violence.
Once there, Mr. Gurung Shekhar was reportedly detained in a separate room. He was allegedly beaten when he tried to ask questions about his arrest and severely blamed and shouted at. Then, five policemen (one sub-inspector, one assistant sub-inspector and three police constables) allegedly beat him on both soles of his feet, ankles, back of his knees and both thighs with a bamboo stick. They allegedly further beat him indiscriminately one after another for about 25 to 30 times continuously. At the meantime, one of the policemen also beat him on the right side of his stomach with bamboo sticks.
On 1 June 2008, Mr. Gurung Shekhar was transferred to Kathmandu Metropolitan Police Range, Hanumandhoka and was remanded on the same day on the charge of public offence. On 19 June 2008, District Court of Kathmandu ordered his release on bail (7'000 rupees) but as Mr. Gurung Shekhar has been unable to pay he remains detained at Kathmandu Metropolitan Police Range. According to the information, Mr. Gurung Shekhar has not suffered further torture and ill-treatment since his transfer.
According to the same information, Human Rights NGO Advocacy Forum, who managed to see Mr. Gurung Shekhar on 6 June 2008, drafted an application for a physical and psychological checkup of Mr. Gurung Shekhar with the Kathmandu District Court on 9 June 2008, after he had complained of pain. Mr. Gurung Shekhar was subsequently brought to Bir Hospital on 10 June 2008 (the medical report is reportedly not available).
The International Secretariat of OMCT expresses its deep concern about the acts of torture and ill-treatment suffered by Mr. Gurung Shekhar in custody. OMCT recalls that Nepal is a State party to the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which both prohibit cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. In line with their obligations under these treaties, it is incumbent on the Nepalese authorities to consider seriously any allegations of torture and ill-treatment made by the victim, and to undertake a thorough investigation in this regard.
Action requested
Please write to the authorities in Nepal urging them to:
i. Guarantee, in all circumstances, the physical and psychological integrity of Mr. Gurung Shekhar as well as guarantee him immediate and unconditional access to his family, lawyer and appropriate medical treatment he may require;
ii. Order his immediate release in the absence of valid legal charges that are consistent with international law and standards, or if such charges exist, bring him before an impartial and competent tribunal and guarantee his procedural rights at all times;
iii. Order a thorough and impartial investigation into these events, notably the acts of torture, in order to identify all those responsible, bring them to trial and apply the penal and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law;
iv. Guarantee that adequate compensation is awarded to Mr. Gurung Shekhar;
v. Ensure the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards, in particular ensure that all acts of torture are clearly defined in law as offences under criminal law in accordance with the provisions set out in Article 1 of the Convention against Torture and shall be made punishable with appropriate penalties which take into account the grave nature of the crimes as required under Article 4 of the Convention against Torture.
Addresses
- Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Government of Nepal, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal. Tel: +977 1 4211211 / 4211264, Fax: 97714211232 Email: moha@wlink.com.np
- Mr. Baman Prasad Neupane, HR Cell, Government of Nepal Ministry of Home Affairs, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal. Tel: + 977 1 4 211 205/ 97714211206 Fax: +977 1 4211266
- Mr. Yagya Murti Banjade, Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Ramshahpath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Fax: +977 1 4262582, Email: attorney@mos.com.np
- IGP Om Bikram Rana, Chief, Nepal Police Head Quarter, Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal, PO. Box No.: 407, Tel: +977 1 4 412 737 / +977 1 4 412 732, Fax: +977 1 4 415 593. Email : phqigs@nepalpolice.com.np; info@nepalpolice.gov.np
- SP Nava Raj Silwal, HR Cell, Nepal Police Head Quarter, Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal PO. Box. No.: 407, Tel: +977 1 4 411 618 Fax : 9771415593 E-mail: hrcell@nepalpolice.gov.np
- Mr. Kedar Nath Uppadhya, Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Pulchowck, Lalitpur, Nepal; Email: nhrc@nhrcnepal.org and also complaints@nhrcnepal.org, Fax: +977 1 5547973
- Permanent Mission of Nepal, 81 rue de la Servette, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland, Fax: +4122 7332722, E-mail: mission.nepal@ties.itu.int
Please also write to the embassies of Nepal in your respective country.
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Geneva, 07 July 2008
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