Nepal: Refrain from excessive use of force to suppress protests and ensure indigenous rights in new constitution
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)Public Statement 3 September 2015 – AIPP expresses its grave concerns on the excessive use of force by security agencies in the spiraling protests against the draft of new constitution in Nepal. At least 23 have died and hundreds injured in the violence ensued over a period of two weeks. Most …