Families demands whereabouts of disappeared people

The Society of the Families of the Disappeared Citizens by the State has urged the government to immediately publicize the whereabouts of all people who were disappeared by the government.

The society handed over a memorandum to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala through Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula on Monday and demanded to immediately publicize their whereabouts saying right to information is the fundamental rights of people.

The society condemned the passivity of previous governments in this regard saying those government had deceived the people by not publicizing their whereabouts.

The society demanded action against those involved in the disappearance of the said people and prosecution of such cases in civilian courts.

The society further demanded to release all the political detainees to create conducive environment for talks between the government and the Maoists.

The society also demanded an independent probe committee comprising journalists, legal practitioners and representatives of the society to investigate the disappeared people.

The society also demanded compensation for physical and mental tortures they received from security forces and other agencies while searching for the disappeared people.

The society has given 15-day deadline to fulfill their demands.

Talking to Nepalnews, coordinator of the society, Santa Bhandari said they will organize indefinite sit-in protests in the premises of Singha Durbar. She informed that they have the statistics of nearly 200 people disappeared by the State in the capital alone, adding, “We will compile the data of disappeared people throughout the country within 15 days.”

She informed that representatives of the society also submitted their memorandum at the parliamentary parties of all seven political parties