Kathmandu, Nov 14: Charging the government and the Maoists of violating human rights, opposition Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala has sought United Nations' intervention to restore democracy and human rights in the Himalayan kingdom. Both the Maoist rebels and the government are violating human rights in Nepal and the UN should take initiatives to restore democracy and human rights in the country, Koirala told mediapersons in Janakpur.

Koirala said that he has appealed the UN to intervene in the matter through a special envoy of Secretary General Kofi Annan. He will also make efforts to mobilise international opinion in favour of the ongoing five-party agitation in the country to restore multi-party democracy, Koirala added. The former Prime Minister criticised the Surya Bahadur Thapa government for including police and civil servants under the unified command of the Royal Nepal Army, terming the move as "militarisation" of the country.

The anti-king agitation being launched in the country will continue till full-fledged democratic rights are restored in the country, he said.

Bureau Report