| August212005 | »NHRC probe: A team of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has concludeda field visit to Pili in Kalikot district where at least 55 RNA soldiersand over 25 Maoists rebels were killed in a deadly gunbattle earlier thismonth. | August22
2005 | »Landmine: Four policemen were killed and three others injured whenthe police vehicle was hit by landmine planted by Maoist rebels in Rupandehidistrict.
»Kalikot clash: Human rights group INSEC said in a statement that 27RNA soldiers captured after that battle were safe in rebel custody. INSECexpressed its concern about the treatment of these soldiers. INSEC calledthe Maoist rebels to respect the Geneva Convention.
»Escalation: Nepalese military gears up to counter escalating insurgency,Jane magazine said in a report.
»Shut down: More than 150,000 students have been affected after theMaoist-aligned All Nepal National Independent Students' Union-Revolutionary(ANNISU-R) forced all educational institutions in Chitwan district to closedown. | August25
2005 | »Kalikot captives: The spokeman of the Maoist Western Division saidin a press release that it has been keeping up with respectful and humanlybehaviour towards the prisoners of war captured after the clash of Kalikot.CPN (M) leader Prachanda said in a statement that the reports about 40captured RNA soldiers killed by the Maoists in cold-blood are totally false.52 RNA soldiers are in Maoist detention. The rebels have released the namesof the captured soldiers and say they are being treated well.
»Press freedom: The 12 international media groups that went on a jointmission to Nepal in July have released a more comprehensive report on theirfindings. The report, titled "The Defence of Press Freedoms and Freedomof Expression in Nepal,"focuses on six issue areas: rights and free expression,official harassment and detentions, media laws, censorship, and radio.
»Collaboration: CPN (M) chairman Prachanda said in an interview thatcollaboration between the seven party opposition alliance and the Maoistswould break ice of the existing trilateral power balance in the country.
»Damage: EU mission in Kathmandu condemned Maoist attacks on industriesin Nepal. "The Maoist actions violate the human rights of workers and causegreat damage to the livelihoods of thousands of innocent people, theirfamilies, and the overall economy of Nepal," said a joint statement issuedby the Industrial Security Group and heads of European Union mission inKathmandu.
»Raped woman: >Localjournalists reported that Maoists have raped over two-dozen women inSaptaridistrict. Threats from Maoists had forced tthe women and their realtivesto remain quiet about the crime. The Maoists denied the allegations.
»Landmine: At least 5 security personnel were killed and two otherswere injured in a landmine explosion on the Mahendra highway in Kapilvastudistrict. |
|  | | August272005 | »Landmine: At least 5 security personnel were killed and two otherswere injured in a landmine explosion on the Mahendra highway in Kapilvastudistrict.
»Landmine: At least six bus passengers have been killed in explosionsand at least four injured seriously while trying to move road-blocks placedby Maoist rebels on the Mahendra highway in Kapilavastu district.
»Royal visit: Maoist rebels threatened they would enforce shutdowns,blockades and other measures to prevent a visit of King Gyanendra in somewestern districts.
»No mass rape: Local Maoist leaders in Saptari district denied againthat members of their party were involved in a mass rape of Dalit women.The leaders are counter-accusing vigilante groups formed in villages.
»Abductions: According to RNA sources Maoist rebels have abducted oncemore students and other civilians from Darchula, Gorkha and Morang districts. | August31
2005 | »Abductions: Maoists abducted at least 130 civilians from remote villagesin Salyan district. The Maoists forced the civilians to take part in their"ideological" programmes.
Maoistrebels abducted two forest officers from Ilam district and five teachersfrom Taplejung district.
»Disappearance: Issuing a statement , the UN Working Group on Enforcedof Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) said, "The WGEID regrets that familiesof disappeared persons or human rights defenders are harassed, hamperedfrom locating their loved ones, and even accused by the authorities oftrying to destabilize the country".
»Release: Maoists have freed three journalists after detaining themfor four days in Jhapa district.
»Bus torched: >Maoistsrebels torched two passenger buses for defying their strike at Kadmaharoad section in Udayapur district. |
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