Letters regarding Madhes protests 2015. Feel free to copy/paste and send these under your own name.

Letter to India Embassy in Nepal - Disruption of Medical Supplies.MD

To: [email protected] - Press Information Wing, India Embassy

To: [email protected] - Economic Cooperation Wing, India Embassy

To: [email protected] - Economic Wing, India Embassy

Namaste,

I am concerned about the disruption of essential medical supplies to Nepal's medical community. Can you tell me what India is doing to coordinate with the Nepal government to ensure that medicine and other equipment will reach the people whose lives depend on it?

Thank you,

Robert Penner

Resident of Lalitpur

Letter to Nepal Police Human Rights Unit - Investigation Into Madhes Killings.MD

To: [email protected] - Human Rights Unit of Nepal Police

Namaste,

During the weeks leading up to the constitution's promulgation, around 36 civilians and 9 police officers were killed in Madhes protests, as documented by the Human Rights Watch report.

https://www.hrw.org/report/2015/10/16/we-are-not-nepali/protest-and-police-crackdown-terai-region-nepal

I have three questions:

1. Is there currently an investigation into the alleged use of excessive force by police officers?

2. Have any police officers been charged in connection with the civilian deaths or other injuries?

3. Which civilians have been arrested for killings of police?

Sincerely,

Robert Penner

Resident of Lalitpur