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Curb violence, NHRC tells govt
KATHMANDU, JUN 28 -
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government and political parties to take measures to maintain law and order.
According to a press statement issued by the NHRC on Monday, there has been a marked increase in acts of violence in the country in the past three weeks.
Instances of impunity have also gone up with frequent cases of kidnapping, murder, extortion and attacks, the statement said.
The NHRC flayed the government for not being able to punish any of the culprits involved in human rights violations.
Rising crime
l Resignation of VDC secretaries of different districts in the last week of Jestha an example of escalating terror among people
l The murder of VDC secretary of Sarlahi district Indra Bahadur Shrestha on June 16.
l The murder of a business couple in Butwal Ramesh and Asha Bhandari on June 23.
l The murder of Kashi Tiwari, Chairman of Hindu Youth Federation on June 26.
l Abduction and release of Bishwanath Adhikari, manager of Rural Development Bank of the Central Development Region.
Posted on: 2010-06-29 08:03
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