The Nepal Police recently made public the status of 55 people, who were on the disappearance and abduction lists of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

The Himalayan Times daily quoted an official at the NHRC as saying that report made public by the police claims that the security forces have released 47 individuals who were on the commission’s disappearance list, an NHRC official said. Three individuals are in custody at detention centres while five were killed in clashes between Maoists and security forces.

Nepal Police submitted the report to the NHRC after the latter sought information regarding disappearance and abduction.

Likewise, the rights watchdog has said that the Maoists have already released 214 individuals who were on the abduction list. Out of the 73 abducted by unidentified groups, 14 have already been released, the NHRC said.

Although the commission had officially called on the Nepal Army, the government and the Maoists to disclose the details of individuals on the disappearance and abduction lists, the commission is yet to get the details.

“Since we have been receiving fresh complaints everyday, there are still about 600 unresolved disappearance and 100 abduction cases with the commission,” the official said.