The presence of military forces at playgrounds and near schools remains a serious concern among child rights activists in Nepal, who said on Monday that both the armies of the government and rebels had failed to remove the sentry posts and barracks from the areas.
– Appeals from parents and rights workers to remove them had been ignored, said prominent child rights activist Usha Thapaliya, describing the current situation as “shocking” to the UN news service, ReliefWeb.int
The Nepalese government and Maoist rebels are failing to safeguard children’s rights as part of the country’s peace process, say increasingly frustrated child rights activists.
Nepal’s decade-long conflict ended in April when the Maoists and new interim government – formed by the country’s seven main parties after mass protests ended King Gyanendra’s direct rule – agreed a ceasefire.
According to Child Workers in Nepal, a child rights group, some 462 children had been killed and more than 1,000 injured during the conflict.
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