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Nepal is at War but the process for Peace has begun

Nepal is the birth country of the peace loving Lord `Lord Buddha'. Ironically such a peace loving country is at war! The war is between the Maoist gorillas and the Nepalese Royal Army. Gorillas want their own communist republic while Nepalese Royal Army fight back taking the gorillas as the terrorists of the nation.

In the recently released State of the World's Mothers 2002, "Mothers and Children in War & Conflict", Nepal ranks 96 out of 105 conflict countries (1 being the best, 105 being the worst) in being able to meet the needs of their women and children.

Nepal War Facts :

• More than 12,000 Nepalese have died since the war began in February 13, 1996
• Royal Nepalese army consists of an army of about 40,000 troops while Maoist gorillas have 10,000 to 15,000 active fighters throughout Nepal
• Extreme geographical conditions of the country makes fighting difficult
• Trapped in the middle, many poor Nepalese are abused by the Royal army and the Maoist Gorillas
• Tourism has been hampered many fold by the civil war
• Amnesty International reports that due to civil war, prostitution in Nepal has increased due to children being abused and raped by army and gorillas
• Maoist forces have abducted, tortured and killed civilians
• There has not been a single attack on tourists. Tourists are welcome by Maoists
• Majority of Nepalese do not support either side except the side of peace. Most want to see a dialogue between the two parties so peace can prevail
• Nepal's poor suffer the most in civil war

A moment of Silence!

Please take a moment of silence with us. And pray for peace in Nepal. Many innocent people have been killed in the conflict which includes innocent Nepali children.

"Those who kill innocents will also
    be brought before the God" -- Anonymous

"There is no flag large enough to
    cover the shame of killing innocent people." -- Howard Zinn

WebLinks (open in a new window):

• raonline.ch:nepal-war-facts - nepal's civil war, maoist insurgency and reports
• strategypage.com:nepal-war - war Increases Prostitution
• washingtonontimes.com:article - poor suffer the most
• myfreenepal.com - articles and news posts on nepal's war