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December
01
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Security Council: UNSC welcomes 21 November
peace agreement in Nepal, agrees United Nations should respond quickly
to assistance request. |
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December
02
2006
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Donation drive: Maoists continue to collect
"donations" and "taxes" from teachers and transportation entrepreneurs
and to "loot" agricultural products from farmers in Banke, Ilam, Siraha
districts.
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Police posts: The Maoists have raised
serious concerns about the recent reinstating of police posts in Bardiya
district by the interim government prior to the establishment of a government
that includes the Maoists. |
December
06
2006
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Satellite camps: The joint team of the
United Nations, the Maoists and the government to finalize the 21 satellite
camps soon.
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Arms monitoring: The arrival of 60 monitors
this week will lay the ground for monitoring by the UN of the management
of the arms and armies. |
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December
13
2006
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Police post: The Maoists have recaptured a police post at Sunawal,
Nawalparasi district, along the East-West Highway as per the directives
of our party high command.
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Disarmament: Seventy storage containers
meant for storing the Maoist arms have arrived in Birgunj from India.
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Maoists ill in camps: At least 300 Maoists
drank contaminated water in one camp in Kailali district, while elsewhere
others have pneumonia, a rebel's spokesperson said. |
December
16
2006
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Interim constitution: SPA and Maoist leaders finalized the 169-article
draft constitution. The interim constitution will come into force only
after the process of arms management is complete. |
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December
19
2006
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Maoist central committee: The central committee meeting of the CPN
(Maoist) started on Friday in Bhaktapur.
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Nationwide strike: The CPN (Maoist)announced
a two-day nationwide general strike demanding the withdrawal of the government's
decision to nominate new envoys to foreign capitals.
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Ambassadors: CPN (M) chairman Prachanda said the government has, by
naming the ambassadors to 14 missions, violated the agreements signed in
the recent months. |
December
22
2006
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Human Rights: Ending impunity should be taken seriously by the government
. The Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
in Nepal has expressed serious concerns over the lack of effective measures
to address impunity in the country.
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New ideology: The CPN (Maoist) chairman Prachanda said the Maoists
were practicing a "new ideology" in Nepal developed for the 21st century,
after permanently ending a decade-long insurgency. Prachanda appealed to
the international community not to be afraid of Nepali Maoists and asked
for its support in the development of Nepal.
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PLA camps: A joint inspections team visited the People's Liberation
Army ((PLA) camps in Ilam and Sindhuli districts to determine the sites
for arms storage.
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UN support: The UN has approved a total of US$ 9.3 for the monitoring
process in Nepal. |
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December
27
2006
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Indefinite curfew: Unruly groups attempted to disrupt preparations
for a goodwill rally that the eight parties had planned to stage in Nepalgunj,
the district headquarter of Banke district, and started rampant lootings
at small shops. Tensions had risen following a scuffle that ensued between
Madheshis (people from Terai region) and Pahades (people from Hilly region)
during a Madhesh banda (general strike) called by Nepal Sadbhawana Party
(Anandidevi) (NSP-A). Ten persons including Maoists, policemen and locals
were injured when they clashed at Gulariya of Krishnanagar. |
December
29
2006
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Violations: The Maoists' continued violation of Nepal's peace agreement
is a serious concern, say human rights groups. The Conflict Study Centre
(CSC), a prominent research and policy group, said Maoist cadres had not
stopped extorting taxes and levies from civilians and were still running
their "people's courts".
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Arms monitoring: The United Nations will launch its first arms monitoring
operation in Nepal beginning on 7 January 2007 to implement its support
to the peace process.
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Police posts: Maoist chairman Prachanda had agreed to restoration of
the police posts. |
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December
31
2006
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Police posts: Maoists in Sankhuwasabha district to strongly object
to the restoration of police posts.
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UN workforce: UN Secretary General's personal representative to Nepal,
Ian Martin, said that the six UN arms monitors have arrived in Kathmandu and
will be going about their tasks from 7 January 2007. The UN workforce,
numbering from 150 to 200 personnel, will be ready by 1 February 2007.
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No Maoists' support: India's
Home has said that there was no evidence of Nepal's
Maoists providing support to rebels in India. |
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