Kathmandu, Nov.12: Leaders of London-based human rights organization Amnesty International submitted a memorandum to Inspector General of Police Pradip SJB Rana Sunday to stop torture in Nepal.

Amnesty activists including General Secretary Pierre Sane drove to police headquarters in a motorcycle rally from the Birendra International Convention Center and delivered the note.

Amnesty has been meeting in the capital for the last three days to chalk out its future activities.

“Torture is society’s leprosy. It must be eliminated from the world,” Amnesty said. The 1000 kms motorcycle rally will drive past major Nepali cities and create public awareness against torture.

” Both the police and Maoists in Nepal have been torturing innocent civilians. This must stop,” AI said. nepalnews.com br

Nepal Has Important Contribution to Conservation Effort

Kathmandu, Nov.12: President of the World Wildlife Fund Prof. Rudd Lubbers said Sunday Nepal was selected the venue of a major international conservation this week for its successful conservation efforts.

“Nepal has been successfully implementing important conservation projects to save biodiversity,” the former Dutch Prime Minister told reporters.

The WWF and leaders of 11 major religions, including Hinduism and Buddhism, are meeting from Tuesday to chalk out conservation strategies to encompass 4 million people or two-thirds of the world population.

“This is an unique effort though this is not the first time such a meeting is taking place,” Lubbers said.

Nearly 7000 Buddhist sherpas at the foot of Mount Everest will be recruited to plant and protect threes in the Khumbu region to protest a world heritage site.

“It was not easy to get the faiths interested in conservation efforts,” said WWF Director General Claude Martin.