To mark the first anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA), the Amnesty International is launching 60 days of action to hold both the Government and the Maoists accountable for commitments made in the CPA.

"The first anniversary offers an opportunity for the Nepali Government to renew its commitment to the promises of justice, security, social, cultural and economic equality and inclusion and set in motion the mechanisms in the CPA for the realization of these values," states a press release by AI.

The international human rights watchdog AI has said that it believes that without delivering on the promises of justice, security and inclusion in the CPA, there is a real danger of Nepal's recent tragic history repeating itself. "Anything less would be a gross betrayal of the victims of violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, including hundreds of families still anxiously awaiting news of their missing relatives," it said.

"The Nepalese are hungry for justice after a war in which at least 13,000 people died, among them thousands of civilians killed by the security forces. At least 900 people disappeared after they were detained by the security forces. The CPN (Maoist) is responsible for several hundreds of killings, abductions and torture of people seen as opposed to their cause. Around 200 remain unaccounted for in CPN (Maoist) detention."

The AI has also reminded the promises of four transitional justice mechanisms - Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC); National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC); High-Level Inquiry Commission on Disappeared Citizens (Disappearances Commission); and a High-Level State Restructuring Recommendation Commission (SRRC).



nepalnews.com sd Nov 21 07