Kathmandu, May 5: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to make arrangement for bringing back the dead bodies of those who died in war abroad and cremate them according to their religion and rituals.
In a press statement issued by Commission’s Spokesperson Dr Tikaram Pokharel on Sunday, the national rights watch requested the government to take a diplomatic initiative for managing treatment for those injured ones and rescuing others waiting to return home.
The human rights watchdog has also appealed to the government to safeguard Kritu Bhandari’s life who has been staging hunger strike in Kathmandu for 17 days, demanding prompt rescue of the Nepalis in risk of the war.
Bhandari is a family member of one of the Nepalis joining Russian Army. Bhandari, along with war victims’ family members, has been demanding release and rescue of their family members serving the Russian military.
The NHRC has reminded the government that it is the responsibility of the government to rescue those Nepalis stranded abroad and protect their human rights regardless of their situation and whereabouts.
It has been confirmed that 39 Nepalis serving in the Russian Army have lost their lives in the war between Russia and Ukraine while some are injured and undergoing treatment at present.
Meanwhile, the NHRC inspected the hunger strike zone at Ratnapark after receiving complaints from the families of war affected persons.
The health condition of protesting Bhandari was fragile, according to the watchdog.
The Commission on December 16 last year had also drawn the attention of the government to rescue the Nepalis abroad at risk and end the situation of youths going abroad for foreign employment through illegal means.
