My name is sabina Lama and I am eighteen years old. I was convicted for eleven years and a $2500 fine in a drug case. I am married and my husband is also imprisoned for the same crime. We have spent ten months in prison, and do not have any legal and family support. I […]
Sanil is a nine year old boy, who recently graduated from grade two. Since he was four years old he had been looked after by a local childcare center. Nevertheless, he has been suspended from the childcare center because of ‘unusual behavior’. As result, he is back in prison with his mother. His mother was […]
Setu Nepal ran an appeal to rescue a six years old girl named Rebika B.K, who was living with her drug using father. We are proud to announce that with the help of FNC (Friends of needy Children), Setu Nepal has been successful in rescuing Rebika B.K . She was at risk with if she […]
Anita Lama-35, who lives in Manmaiju, Kathmandu, has small stall outside school where her three daughter study. Her husband, Buddha Lama-40, used to work as laborer in a manpower company. Now, he is imprisoned for three years and has four and half years left before he is released. He was convicted for a drug felony […]
A Seventy- six years old woman, who was accused of trafficking girls, was imprisoned for six years and an Rs.25000 cash penalty. However, the woman is adamant that she is innocent and that she has been made the scapegoat for somebody else's crime. According to the woman, she acted as a witness for a transaction […]
Setu Representative came across a woman during a visit to the Central Prison in Kathmandu. The woman prisoner convicted of murder shared her plight about her elderly parents who were living in a village in Parsa District of Nepal. Thereafter, on a field trip to prison outside the valley, Setu Representative decided to meet up […]
A 6 year old girl child from Maida Tole – 8, Makawanpur needs to be rescued urgently. Her mother, Sarada B.Ka, who is serving time in prison for drug peddling has appealed to rescue her daughter from her husband, Babu B.Ka., who is a drug user as well as a HIV positive. The child is […]
Uma Kadel came at SETU Nepal Halfway Home along with her son all the way from Geeta Nagar, Chitwan district in 17th June 2006. Uma Kadel ha already started her cooking training since she wants to open her own small restaurant and wants to become an independent women. SETU is supporting her children. Uma lost […]
Thuli Tamang was accused of trafficking of her ex-step daughter to India. The petition was filed by her own ex-husband and his younger brother ( Thuli Tamang’s brother-in Law). Thuli and her second husband had a small restaurant in Kathmandu valley. Thuli’s ex- brother in law used to eat on credit in her restaurant. When […]
After spending 5 years in prison, Tara B.K came to Setu Nepal. She was Shy and timid, Tara was married at age 13 to a 16 year-old boy in her village in the outskirts of Pokhara valley. Tara’s married life was smooth until she gave birth to the couple’s third daughter. After that time, her […]
Sumita Rai, 30, was married in1993 at the age of 14. She was forced to get married by her family. She was not happy with their decision and lived in her parent’s house for 5 years and after five years she was sent to his husband house. She lived there for one year and she […]
Sita Pun, who was sentenced in 2001 for killing her own husband, approached SETU Nepal on 25th Sep. 2007 in the search for better opportunities. She was released on the occasion of “Loktantra Diwas” 24th April 2007. She killed her husband because he used to drink alcohol and tortured Sita physically and mentally. He used […]
