Rita Gole, 24 years old from Kavre Palanchowk, has been sentenced for 21.5 years imprisonment, which equates to 10 years in the Nepali justice system, where day and night are counted as separate periods. She has spent the last 9 months in Chitwon Jail with her two and a half year old son. Her son is an innocent victim of the […]
We would like to thank the well-wisher who supported the recently rescued child and her mother from Doti district of Nepal. Actually, Latika is improving. She is less fearful and smiles much more. Because of what she has been through, it takes time for her to trust the new people she meets, and we are […]
Bina, a 7 year old girl, was admitted to MSPN (a centre that treats children with HIV) in 2008 when she was 2 years old. She is originally from a small, rural village in eastern Nepal, around 350km from Kathmandu. Bina has been infected with HIV virus from birth as her mother Balkumari is also […]
Latika, 15 years old Latika’s mother, Kalawati, was abandoned by her husband and subjected to abuse and neglect at the hands of his family. This caused her mental health to deteriorate drastically. She and her three-year-old daughter, Latika, were forced to live in a jungle cave in horrifying conditions for half a year. With the […]
Manju Gupta, 18 yrs inmates in Birgunj jail is from well family but unfortunately she is involved in taking drugs forcefully from friends. After few days she got involved by her own will. Then she became complete drug user for five years. One day police arrested her red handed while buying drugs and sentenced for […]
Padma Rana, 45 years old lady has recently (15 June 2013) been released from jail after 5.4 years of imprisonment. She was welcomed by her children, younger sister and Setu as well, when she got released. However, she did not seem much excited in spite of her release after such a long time and reunion […]
Setu Nepal had posted an appeal to rescue a nine years old boy from the jail whose mother is convicted for fifteen years. We would like to express our gratitude to Child home of Nepal government (Nepal Bal Sangthan) who rescued him for his good nurturing as he deserves a better, chance at life and an opportunity […]
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 […]
