KATHMANDU, DEC 29 - Human rights activists today reiterated their maxim that the solution to the ongoing conflict does not come through the barrel of guns. They were of the view that the conflict would neither lead to constituent assembly for the Maoists nor would it lead to ‘peace’ as the government envisions.Sudip Pathak, president of Human Rights Organisation (HURON), said the crisis could only be solved through the involvement of the king, Maoists, political parties and civil society in the peace process.
"The present crisis needs a political solution which can be attained through the joint efforts of the king, political parties, Maoists and civil society," said Pathak at a programme organised by HURON in the capital today.
He attributed the failure of the last peace talks to the absence of civil society in the peace talks.
Similarly, Charan Prasad Prasain, central member of HURON, said the political parties should rise above political interests and work towards solving the problem, which has now become more of a household problem than a political one.
Advocate Harihar Dahal was of the view that unless there was sincerity on the part of the parties to the peace talks, the problem would remain unresolved.
Likewise, Bhupal Lamichhane, central member of HURON, expressed that war has taken its toll in the country and placed it in the path of regression.
Kapil Shrestha, member of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), was critical towards the human rights institutions in Nepal, which he alleged, were dollar-oriented.Posted on: 2003-12-30 04:40

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