Hospital: Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) and Kanti Children's Hospital

Victims: 3 doctors returning residence after end of shift

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The security personnel from Maharajganj Police Circle had reportedly manhandled three doctors, two from Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital and one from Kanti Children’s Hospital, while returning home after their shift on night. The police had baton-charged on them though they had disclosed their identity through ID cards, and informed that they had just returned after completing their shifts. The incident had occurred behind Kanti Children’s Hospital.

News Links:

1. Departmental action should be initiated against police personnel who manhandled doctors, committee concludes (kathmandupost.com)
2. Police take action against DSP Lamsal for ‘beating’ doctors (risingnepaldaily.com)

Perpetrator(s):

1. Umesh Lamsal (DSP of Nepal Police at the time of incident)

Hospital: Kanti Children Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (demonstration)

Event: After death of an 8-year-old boy who had been taken to the hospital for the treatment, the family had staged a demonstration claiming that the death was due to the wrong medicine. However, the hospital had defended saying that the death was due to the seizure attack.

News Links:

1. उपचारका क्रममा बालकको ज्यान गएपछि कान्ति बाल अस्पताल तनावग्रस्त | Ujyaalo Online

24 April, 2007 (College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur)

• At night, 2 doctors and other healthcare workers were attacked.

16 June, 2007 (Koshi Hospital, Biratnagar)

• At night 8:30 PM, bomb was blasted targeting the residence of the head of department of the Pediatrics department of the hospital.

4 August, 2007 (Nepalgunj Medical College)

• The relatives of the patient, who was being treated at the Nepalganj Medical College Teaching Hospital, hurled stones at the doctor's residence and beat him up.

18 August, 2007 (Lifeline Hospital, Damak)

• Locals attacked Lifeline Hospital, Damak and seriously injured the doctors and health workers and vandalized the hospital, ambulance and other vehicles and tried to set fire to it.

11 September, 2007 (Kanti Children Hospital)

• Relatives of the patient beat the doctors at Kanti Children's Hospital regarding the death of the patient.