OHCHR-Nepal is concerned about the growing number of reports from various districts that the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) and associated organizations have coerced or forced persons who were under 18 years old at the time of their recruitment to return to cantonment sites of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) after they had voluntarily left the camps. Forcing or pressuring young people under 18 to return to cantonment sites violates the rights of children, as well as the commitment made by the CPN-M, and the Government of Nepal, in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) to immediately release minors who had been associated with a fighting force, and to provide “necessary and proper cooperation” for their rehabilitation and reintegration.
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Publisher:
UNOHCHR
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Press Release
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Keywords:
REINTEGRATION OF MINORS, CANTONMENT, COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AGREEMENT(CPA), HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, RIGHTS OF MINORS, COMMUNIST PARTY OF NEPAL- MAOIST (CPN-M), RIGHTS OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY (PLA), ARMED FORCES, ARMED GROUPS, SECURITY, NEPAL POLICE, HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS
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Thematic Group:
UNOHCHR
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Thesaurus:
14.02.02
- Human Rights
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