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September
01
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Disappeared:
The UN Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal has urged the government
and the Maoist leadership to clarify the state of hundreds of people who
are missing in course of the decade-long armed conflict.
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Disappeared:
The National Human Rights
Commission says it has received 1,768 complaints of people disappeared
by the security forces till second week of August. Similarly, 750 complaints
were filed in reference to people missing hands of the Maoists and 73 at
the hands of unidentified people.
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Warning:
US ambassador to Nepal J. F.
Moriarty has reiterated his government's objection to inducting armed Maoists
in an interim government, warning that the armed groups would not renounce
violence even after joining the government.
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Development work:
The British government
has said it may suspend development work in a hill district in north-western
Nepal following threats from Maoists.
The
Department for International Development (DfID) said the rebels wanted
it to register with them or stop work in the Parbat area. |
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September
03
2006
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No arms management:
A CPN (M) press statement
said that there will be no settlement of its army before political issues
get resolved. The Maoist statement said also that the SPA government had
been breaching the 12-point and eight-point agreements and was trying to
sideline the Maoists.
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Press freedom:
A high-level international
mission on press freedom and freedom of expression is visiting Nepal to
review the media situation after the restoration of democracy in the country.
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Protests:
CPN (Maoists) threatened to
launch street protests to press the multiparty government for early elections
to an assembly that would draw up a new constitution. |
September
05
2006
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Rescue work:
Security personnel and Maoists
have jointly carried out rescue work and distribution of relief materials
for landslide and flood victims in west Nepal.
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Missing rebels:
More than 1,000 rebels
are said to have disappeared during operations by security forces over
the past 10 years.
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Displaced villagers:
Several people who
returned home following the Government-Maoists agreement on a ceasefire
code of conduct have been forced to leave villages rebels once again after
Maoist rebels insisted that they submit donations.
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Recruitment camps:
Maoists are running
temporary recruitment and training camps in Bhojpur district, reports said. |
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September
08
2006
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Maoist activities:
The Industrial Security
Group (ISG), which brings together concerned Embassies such as the Embassies
of France, Germany, India, the United Kingdom, the United States and the
Delegation of the European Commission, bilateral Chambers of Commerce and
industry associations, has expressed its concerns about the reports of
increased Maoist extortion and threats made to employees, employers and
entrepreneurs engaged in commercial, industrial and tourism activities
during the ceasefire period.
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Peace process:
With peace talks in Nepal
due to resume next week, the process aimed at ending the decade-long armed
conflict between the state and Maoist rebels is still on track, said representatives
from both side. |
September
10
2006
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India role:
Claiming that of late some
doubts had arisen about India's role in the peace process, Prachanda (aka
Pushpakamal Dahal), said India must not "retreat" from its encouragement
and support for establishing peace., CPN (M) chairman Prachanda said in
an interview with an Indian newspaper.
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Donation drive:
Maoists have begun extorting
money from the schools of rural areas in Sankhuwasabha district.
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Rally:
A huge Maoist rally brought Kathmandu
to a standstill.
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Rights abuses:
Both the Nepali government
and Maoist rebels are killing people and violating human rights despite
their truce, rights group Informal Service Sector Centre (INSEC) reported.
INSEC also reported the Maoists had violated the truce 144 times compared
to 22 cases involving government forces. |
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September
12
2006
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Landmines:
At least 1,290 people have
been killed by landmines planted by government troops and Maoist rebels
since 1996.
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Peace process:
The ongoing peace process
in Nepal has failed to take a speed despite commitment from both the government
and Maoist rebels to go the Constituent Assembly election for the final
solution of all the crisis facing Nepal. |
September
15
2006
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Maoist threats:
Maoists in Morang have
warned the authorities of severe consequences if they reestablish police
posts and small customs. Nepalese security agencies of the eastern districts
had decided to reestablish police posts and customs one by one.
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Maoist excesses:
General secretary of
CPN-UML M. K. Nepal has said urged the Maoists to immediately stop excesses
like murders, abductions and collection of forceful donations.
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Maoist activities:
US ambassador to Nepal J. F. Moriarty has said Maoist
activities are not conducive to peace. The rebels Maoist rebels cannot
claim to be a political party until they surrender arms, the US ambassador
said also.
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No forceful collection of donations:
Maoist
leader Bhusal, a central committee member of the CPN (M), refutes claims
of forceful collection of donations. "The Maoists are not forcing peoples
for donations, it is voluntary," Bhushal said. |
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September
16
2006
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Abductions:
Maoist affiliated Tham Mukti
Morcha (Tham Liberation Front) abducted 19 children. 3 of them succeeded
to escape from Maoist captivity in the Sailung area, Dolkaha district.
parents and guardians of children of Charikot have warned that they would
stage an agitation.
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Use of children:
he United Nations Children's
Fund (UNICEF) has expressed grave concern over the growing tendencies of
using children by adults in demonstrations and rallies. Maoists affiliated
student organisations has been using children in its various programmes
including demonstrations and rallies in protest against the government. |
September
18
2006
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Summit talks:
PM Koirala and CPN (M) Chairman
Prachanda discussed arms management and the finalization of the interim
constitution. Both sides agreed to hold the second round of "summit talks"
between the seven-party alliance SPA government and the Maoists before
the Dashain festival begins.
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Mistrust:
Analysts say say the peace process
has stalled after the two sides agreed to a ceasefire in May 2006. The
government says the rebels must disarm their 35,000-strong rebel force
before they join the cabinet. The Maoists refuse, saying the government
is setting new conditions. |
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September
21
2006
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Interim government:
CPN-UML general secretary
M. K. Nepal has said that he was confident of the formation of an interim
government, including the Maoists, by November 16, 2006.
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Constituent assembly poll :
The constituent
assembly elections should be held by mid-June 2007, the CPN-UML general
Nepal said.
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Maoist victims :
Police have arrested dozens of protesters near
Kathmandu who were demanding help for victims of the Maoist insurgency. |
September
22
2006
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Civil supremacy:
The newly appointed Chief
of Army Staff Rukmagad Katawal has urged the ranks of the Nepalese Army
(NA) to acknowledge that, in a democratic system, security agencies must
remain under 'civil supremacy'.
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Roadmap for peace talks:
Civil society
leaders have presented their six-point "roadmap" for the durable restoration
of permanent peace in Nepal. Peace could not be restored in the country
without incorporating Maoists into the interim government, the leaders
pointed out.
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Monarchy issue:
Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai revealed that the SPA
and the Maoists are on the verge of reaching a consensus regarding monarchy
in the country. |
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September
24
2006
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Summit talks:
Maoist spokesman and coordinator
of the Maoists' talk team K. B. Mahara has said that the homework for the
summit talks was in the final phase.
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Maoist extortion:
Tourism sector has been
hard-hit by extortions and political activities after the restoration of
democracy in Nepal, the president of Hotel Association of Nepal Prakash
Shrestha said. |
September
26
2006
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Abuses of human rights:
The office of
the high commissioner for human rights (OHCHR has accused Nepal's Maoist
rebels of continuing to commit human rights abuses despite repeated pleas.
The OHCHR called on the Maoists to be serious about punishing those responsible
for abuses.
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Summit talks: The Seven-Party Alliance
has decided to hold summit talks with the Maoists on September 28 to finalize
the interim constitution and immediately start the arms management process. |
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September
29
2006
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Differences:
Maoists accused the new interim
government of setting new conditions in a bid to hold on to power.
Some political parties say the rebels must give up arms before becoming
a part of the administration.
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Summit talks:
Prime Minister G. P. Koirala
and CPN (M) chairman Prachanda will hold summit-level talks on 8 October
2006. |
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