There are alarming and confirmed reports of children participating in violent protests and bandhs. In Nepalgunj, for example, on 3 and 4 February, a considerable number of children aged between seven and fifteen years old, some of whom carried sticks, were observed supporting the enforcement of the bandh. In Duhabi, Sunsari District, a number of children between the ages of eight and twelve years were seen manning a roadblock armed with sticks. The crowd that attacked a group of Nepali Congress members in Darchula District on 5 February also reportedly included at least a hundred children and students, some in school uniforms. Children have been seen at several other locations during the Terai-wide bandh including the violent protests in Nepalgunj on 17 February, during which one person was shot dead and several injured by bullets, including a fourteen year-old boy.
UNICEF and OHCHR urge all parties to respect the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Nepal is a signatory, and to take all necessary measures to avoid exposing all boys and girls under the age of eighteen to risk of harm.
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UNICEF, OHCHR
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Press Release
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Keywords:
CHILDREN, CHILD WELFARE, CHILD GUIDANCE, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD NEEDS, CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD CARE, CHILD SURVIVAL, SAFETY EDUCATION, SAFETY REGULATIONS, SAFETY OF CHILDREN.
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Thematic Group:
UNOHCHR
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
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14.02.02
- Human Rights
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