UN raps Nepali troops over anti-king crackdown
Reuters, Kathmandu
Nepal's army and police used excessive force to crack down on April's protests against King Gyanendra, causing deaths and injuries to demonstrators and civilians, the United Nations said yesterday. "Children and young people, as well as medical workers trying to treat the injured, were among those targeted," David Johnson, Officer-in-Charge of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal, said in a report. "OHCHR-Nepal staff themselves witnessed police using baton-charges into crowds, including peaceful assemblies, often aimed at the head and causing serious injury," he said.
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