Thousands of children have been killed, raped, tortured or recruited to fight in areas of insurgency-wracked Nepal were fighting has recently escalated, Amnesty International said yesterday.
The London-based human rights group said both sides have violated the fundamental rights of children. It accused security forces of killing children suspected of helping the rebels, and accused the rebels of killing children of soldiers and policemen. Other children have been victims of bombings and attacks on civilian targets, it said.
"This conflict is a disaster for the children of Nepal," Amnesty's Purna Sen said in a statement.
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