Maoists Bribing Street Urchins towards Protest

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agitation for four days. But they didn�t give one anything. Now, I

won�t go. � According to him, the protesters used street children

like him for damage the police beat and the bridge located at Samakhusi. In this

connection, the local Annapurna Women�s Group has stated that it would

protest any acts of burning tires and stone pelting by the protesters.

�They have not burnt tires now. We will protest if tires are

burnt,� said Radha Puri, a member of the Group. She said that no one

should resort to this act of burning tires as the smoke coming out of the tire

pollutes the environment and also has an adverse effect on the health. Although

some 20,000 street children are affiliated to some 600 organisations working for

child rights and their protection in Kathmandu, more than that number of street

children are in the streets, according to the District Child Welfare Committee,

Kathmandu.

Child rights and child psychologists have stressed that children should not be

drawn into the conflict or violent activities through deception. Meanwhile, the

Partnerships for Protecting Children in Armed Conflict (PPCC) has appealed to

all the warring sides of the ongoing conflict and those taking part in the

protest programmes to give top priority to the security of children. A large

number of children have been seen taking part in the protest programmes and

also in the frontline, resulting in serious injuries to many, the PPCC has said

and appealed to the parents and guardians to give due attention to the security

and protection of their children by encouraging them to stay away from such

protest programmes. A campaign initiated by various national and international

organisations working for the rights and wellbeing of children, the PPCC has

also urged the sides concerned to discourage children from participating in any

violent activities

and keep them in a safe

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