Representation of Resistance Modality of Madhes and Tharu Movements in Human Rights Organization's Reports

Abstract

This research attempts to explore the representation of resistance modality of Madhes and Tharu Movements in prominent human rights organization's reports from the perspective of theory of representation. It critically examines the reports on Gaur and Tikapur Riot by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and United Nations Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) as primary texts. But some evidence has been brought from the report no 199 and 276 of The International Crisis Group (ICG) and National English Newspaper with the reference to the articles and news published in The Himalayan Times, The Kathmandu Post and The Republica. It tries to seek how these organizations from Western Eurocentric Positionality reflect people of third world like Madhesi and Tharu and produce some sort of knowledge. The key concern of this study is to explore the underlying cause of their bias motives while covering the incidents of Gaur and Tikapur. The theory of representation by Stuart Hall, Michel Foucault and Ferdinand de Saussure have been brought to show the politics of representing Madhesi and Tharu Movement negatively by OHCHR and HRW. Key Words: representation, resistance, modality, carnage, riot, HRW, OHCHR and violence