U.N. raps Nepal troops over anti-king crackdown
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Nepal's army and police used  excessive force to crack down on April's protests against King  Gyanendra, causing deaths and injuries to demonstrators and  civilians, the United Nations said on Thursday.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the Security Council in a report issued on Tuesday to impose sanctions on armies and groups that make use of child soldiers in at least a dozen countries.
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Ethnic unrest in southern Nepal that has blighted the country's fragile peace process has to be tackled before crucial polls to decide Nepal's political future, the United Nations said.
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Nepal's King Gyanendra called for the success of a fragile peace process in the Himalayan nation on Monday, his first public comments since being forced to cede political power in April.
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KATHMANDU, Nepal  - Nepali troops backed by  helicopters have attacked Maoist camps in the jungles in the  west of the country, as part of a new offensive against the  rebels launched after the king seized power a week ago.
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Nepal has put its security forces on high alert as Maoist guerrillas threaten to blockade the capital, Kathmandu -- beginning Wednesday.
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BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Tuesday he has asked the United Nations to send troops to help secure elections promised in January and voiced concern over a manpower shortage in the Iraqi police.
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The UN and human rights groups express concern over the number of people who disappear in Nepal.
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The 34-page draft report, which was obtained by The Washington Post, accuses U.N. peacekeepers from Morocco, Pakistan and Nepal of seeking to obstruct U.N. efforts to  investigate a sexual abuse scandal.
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Georgia is accused by a rights group of "excessive force" in its crackdown on November's opposition protests.
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Police arrest dozens of protesters demanding help for victims of Nepal's conflict, activists say.
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UNITED NATIONS, Aug 10 (IPS) - Two leading human rights groups have criticised the  U.N. Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee for  refusing to castigate governments that crack down on human rights  in the name of fighting terrorism.
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The US State Department has decried acts of "terrorism" by Maoist rebels against civilians in Nepal, after the leftist insurgents cut off roads to Kathmandu and bombed a luxury hotel in the Himalayan country's capital.
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Nepal ordered more troops to patrol highways and warned against hoarding in an effort to break a Maoist blockade across the nation, the biggest challenge so far to King Gyanendra's seizure of absolute power this month.
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Nepal extended a curfew in its capital Thursday to prevent fresh rioting as the embattled Hindu kingdom ended a day of mourning for 12 Nepalis killed by an Islamist militant group in Iraq.
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Nepal ordered more troops to patrol  highways and warned against hoarding in an effort to break a  Maoist blockade across the nation, the biggest challenge so far  to King Gyanendra's seizure of absolute power this month.
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The United Nations mission in Nepal has told the Himalayan nation's government to move on and organise scheduled elections crucial to the impoverished country's future.