UK Arrest Highlights Nepal’s Failure to Address Torture

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2013. The arrest in the UK of a Nepali man on allegations of torture is a welcome indication of the UK’s readiness to comply with its international obligations in combating torture. It could also be an important step for victims failed by the Nepali justice system Amnesty International said.

UK police on 3 January 2012 arrested a 46-year man, reportedly a high-ranking army official,   on suspicion of torture of detainees in 2005,…