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September 2005
Parents of two top Maoist leaders have appealed their sons to stop violence and resume peace talks, reports said.
RSS news agency reported that Muktiram Dahal, father of CPN (Maoist) chairman Prachanda alias Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Nanda Kumari Thapa, mother of senior Maoist leader 'Badal' alias Ram Bahadur Thapa have urged their sons to lay down arms and come to the peace talks.

June 2005
The EU condemns the Maoist bomb attack on a civilian bus in Chitwan on 6 June, in which dozens of people have been killed or injured. The EU condemns the use of violence for political ends in the strongest possible terms. Such attacks can only set back the cause of peace in Nepal and prolong the suffering of the Nepalese people. Deeply shocked by this brutal act the EU offers its heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased and it's sympathy to those injured in the bomb attack. The EU recalls its statement of 15 December 2004, following an EU Troika visit to Nepal, in which it urged the Maoists to renounce violence and commit to democracy and human rights, and condemned the Maoists' considerable human rights violations. The EU again calls upon the Maoists to end their culture of violence and intimidation, cease their human rights abuses and return to the negotiating table. The EU urges all parties to recognise that there cannot be a military solution to the conflict and instead commit themselves to a joint approach towards re-establishing dialogue and peace based on a negotiated settlement.

December 2004

SECRETARY-GENERAL: APPEALS FOR RESUMPTION OF PEACE PROCESS

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Annan calls for end to fighting in Nepal, urges talks between Government and Maoist rebels

23 December 2004 With reports of an escalation in fighting and continued grave human rights violations emanating from Nepal, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for a quick end to hostilities and the start of talks between the Government and Maoist forces in the Himalayan kingdom.

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is deeply troubled by reports of an escalation of fighting in Nepal and of continued grave human rights violations. The conflict is undermining democracy and human rights and seriously hindering development activities.

Reports that human rights defenders in Nepal face grave threats to their safety and security are very disturbing. The safety and ability of the National Human Rights Commission and all human rights activists to carry out their essential work should be guaranteed. In that regard, the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between His Majesty's Government of Nepal and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is a welcome step.

The Secretary-General once again calls for an urgent cessation of fighting and the initiation of dialogue between the Government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) with the participation of all political and civil forces. He stands ready to assist such a national effort.

Appeals for peace

December 2004 A massive peace rally was organised by CPN-UML's student wing All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU) and Civil Peace Commissionin in Kathmandu to pressurize the government and the Maoists for peace process on December 26, 2004. More than 50'000 people, other sources said more than 100'000, have participated the rally. The organisers urged both sides of the conflict to give up violence and to and initiate a peace process.
The organisers said also that athough nearly every sector in the country has been calling for peace restoration, both side of the conflict the Government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) were not serious in restoring peace.
The co-ordinator of the Civil Society for Peace announced that the civil society was planning to organise another massive rally to be attended by over 400,000 people in Kathmandu.

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