OHCHR holds RNA responsible for 49 missing Nepalese

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Kathmandu, May 27 (UNI) The United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) here has alleged that the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) was responsible for the 'disappearance' of at least 49 people, who were in its custody between September and December 2003.

Head of the UNOHCHR mission here, Ian Martin, said (the OHCHR) investigations found that most of the hundreds of individuals who were arrested by the then RNA in 2003 and detained for various periods in Maharajgunj barracks in Kathmandu were subjected to severe and prolonged ill-treatment and torture, with a principal role played by the Bhairabnath battalion.

''The investigations have concluded that at least 49 people, and probably a significantly higher number, remain disappeared,'' said Mr Martin ..

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