Govt, Maoists urged to respect human rights
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KATHMANDU, Dec.1 : Human Rights activists, Law Practioners
and politicians have urged both the state and the Maoist side to stop killing people and
'disappearing' and torturing them from today.
Addressing an interaction programme on the topic 'Right to life: Human rights' organised
by the Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES) on the occasion of the 54th Human Rights
Day here today, speakers demanded that the state stop arbitrary detentions and detentions
without warrant and make public the names of those abducted by the Maoists.They stressed
that both sides should respect people's right to life.The speakers also underlined the
need for the state and the Maoists both to help in creating an environment congenial for
talks which both sides can have confidence in.
At the programme, HURPES advisor Purushottam Dahal, president Krishna Pahadi, Sindhunath
Pyakurel, Krishna Prasad Bhandari, Dr. Meena Acharya, Ajit Narayan Singh Thapa and others
pointed out the need for human rights activists and civic society to take initiatives
towards mediation.
The society is going to organise seminars and interactions on 'right to life' in 40-50
districts across the Kingdom throughout the month of December.
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