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emergency on April 29, the conflict has continued to underrnine stability throughout the counûry. Excessive restrictions on inforrnation and freedom of rnovernent rerrrain in place. Even the use ofrnobile phones is restricted. Amesty International sent a team to Nepal to report on the situation. Its findings were recently published, and although they ofrer only a snapshot ofthe cunent troubles, there was considerable evidence ofan increa^sing disregard for hurna- rights, It is clear there are perpelrators on both sides of tJ¡e conflict. The result is rno¡e killings of civilians, widespread displacement of "n already vulnerable population, 'nd alrnost cornplete impunity for the hurnan rights violations that are taking place daily. The CPN and the Royal Nepali Arrny (RNA) are engaged in daily tit-for-tat violence in the countСside that routinely involves imocent civilians. Reports of illegal detentions and tortue of suspected CPN rnernbers are rife. The CPN has abducted and recruited rnernbers forcibly frorn vulnerable villagers. Alarrning cases ofchildren being dragged into the conflict despite denials from both sides have been reported. While the CPN has rna¡ched into schools a¡rd abducted children for "political education", there is mounting ewidence of its forcible recrritrnent of children. Meanwhile the RNA is allegedly irnprisoning and torturing child¡en on a regular basis. [n one case, a worna¡r Êorn Sr¡rkhet district told how goveñunent security forces took away her lO-year-old son days a.fter his father's death at the hands of the arrny. The boy was held a¡rd beaten for six days. Follornring his release, the security forces rnade firther visits to his fatnily, threatening to rape his l2-year-old sister. Reports ofsexual violence against wornen are also coÍürlon, The violence a¡rd instability have led to a breakdown of norrnal econornic a¡rd social conditions exacerbating poverty and disease. Villagers have increasingly tried to flee their hornes, rnaking thern increasingly vulnerable. Estirnates a¡e unreliable, t¡ut the numbers of displaced people since 1996 have been conservatively
volatile situation. A swift solution to the troubles in Nepal is unlikely. flowever a good start rnust involve the govement taking the initiative to respect its obligations to the international treaties it has
put as high as 200,000. Arnnesty International noted with considerable concern the recent developrnent of Village Defence Forces. Ostensibly established to protect villagers, in reality trhese groups have sirnply added to the violence in the countryside, clearly with govemrnent approval but with no legitirnacy. Reports ofhurna¡r rights abuses by these
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What is the ICM? The ICM is the supreme governing body of Amnesty InternationaÌ. It decides on AI strategies, political, financial and organisational issues.
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Contentious issues at this
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around the world expressed particular concerns lrom their sections and tried hard to come up with a position that AI, as a cohesive intemational human rights movement, could embrace. The use of military lorce resolution has been renamed as I he protectron ol human
rights through conflict prevention, intervention and condemnation of force" ro suess the importance of conflict prevention. The final resolution recognises that the peaceful resolution ofconflicts is a prerequisite for the realisation of human rights, that arned conflicrs inevitably result in human rights abuses, and that research and action can contribute to conflic( prevention and resolution. It further decides that: . AI generally takes no position on the desirabiïty of military interventions, but demands that a1l participants respect intemational human rights and humanitarian law. . In exceptional circumstances, Af may: . oppose the use or threat of use
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Guidelines and procedures on making such ca.lls will be further consulted with the movement. The resolution on Sexual and reproductive rights afñrms that a policy supporting the rights of access to information about sexual and reproductive health and access to sexual and reproductive health services will be developed with consultation within the movement. The resolution further states that a consultation, education, and awareness-raising process on the issue of abortion should be undertaken to enable AI to make an informed decision on the question of whether a woman's right to physicaì and mental integdry includes her right to terminate her pregnancy, subject to reasonable limitations, and of whether abortion should therefore be legal, sale and accessible to all
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