NHRC urges Maoists to give exact data of losses on their side

March 26, 2006
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged Maoists to provide exact data of loss of its cadres in clashes saying false information provided by the Maoists in this regard has made it increasingly difficult to search for disappeared people.

Speaking at a discussion in Biratnagar on Saturday, NHRC member Sudip Pathak said that the Maoists should make public the name and address of people killed in clashes, according to reports.

The central representatives of NHRC arrived in the eastern development region a few days ago under a one month campaign of making public the whereabouts of the disappeared people.

They have been holding discussion, collecting data and counseling with civil society, media persons, victim’s families and security bodies.

Speaking at the function, rights protection officer of the NHRC, Shyam Babu Kafle, said the campaign has been initiated to pressurise both the government and the Maoists to make public the list of disappeared people.

It was stated that 201 people have been disappeared in eastern development region. Among them, 95 are disappeared by the rebels. Though cases of some people are in the process, there was no information on 63 cases.