Protection of the right to life has been increasingly eroded in Nepal in 2007, said a report of United Nations Office of High Commissioner for human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal. The report that reviews the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Accord last year said as of the end of October, OHCHR has received reports of more than 130 killings of civilians since the beginning of the year.
Almost incidents of killings were taken place in the Central and Eastern regions of the Terai. The reports some 60 individuals were killed by armed groups mostly since May; 14 killed as a result of violence in Kapilvastu in September; five killings in which CPN-M cadres were directly implicated, and at least 24 people killed during the Madheshi Andolan in January/February.
Nineteen of those killed during the Madheshi Andolan and a further ten killed in other incidents were the result of police action. At least 45 CPN-M cadres have been killed, including 10 by armed groups and 27 brutally attacked during incidents related to violence following simultaneous protests by the Madheshi People’s Right Forum (MPRF) and the Young Communist League (YCL) in Gaur. Seven alleged members of armed groups were also killed by local people in incidents of “popular justice” in the absence of police action. Many other individuals have been injured in the course of the year, tated the report.
The report said gender discrimination still remained as one of the challenges. Gender-based violence, including domestic and sexual violence, the risk of trafficking, discriminatory laws and discriminatory practices continue to impact the lives of women, the report pointed out.
"The CPA contains a commitment to protect the rights of the women by immediately stopping all types of violence against women. Some 40 cases of sexual violence, 24 relating to girls under 18 years old, were reported to OHCHR this year, but fear and taboos surrounding sexual violence mean that many cases are unreported." added the report.
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