Violence in Nepal

Since 1996, south Asian least developed nation Nepal has witnessed violence which has killed nearly 9,000 people. The chief cause of the violence is the revolutionary people's war launched by Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist). Calling for the overthrow of traditional setup in the country, these devout communists want to establish a people's republic. They have made many demands like constituent assembly, round table conference and all party government.
Despite reasonable aims, the rebels are resorting to violence to elimininate opponents, attack army, police and government official. Rebels also kidnap schoolchildren and conscript them for military service. They kill with impunity. Reign of terror has been unleased by these people who can be called terrorists.

The government forces and police lead by people with low awareness are also committing gross human rights violations. The number of people killed by security forces has excceded those eliminated by rebels. The security forces claim all people killed by them are rebel activists.

Nepal needs international mediation to solve this problem. However, local leaders do not agree with this and say there is no need of foreign assistance to resolve this problem. Best solution would be invite UN peacekeepers and deploy them across Nepal.