JANAKPUR, NOV 14 - Amid rising cases of human rights violation, Nepali Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala has appealed to the United Nations to take initiatives for the protection of human rights in Nepal.
Talking to the mediapersons at guesthouse of the Janakpur Cigarette Factory today, the octogenarian leader disclosed that he had already talked to UN Secretary General Koffi Annan’s special envoy about the deteriorating human rights situation in Nepal. "UN body should interfere to safeguard human rights and democracy in the country," Koirala said, adding that both the state and the Maoists were equally responsible for the human rights violations. He also accused that the government was not cooperating with National Human Rights Commission and was trying to compel the independent body to act as its mouthpiece.Posted on: 2003-11-13 09:15

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