Friday, 15 April 2016

Nepalese Civil War: Families Demand Answers About the Disappeared

“Where are my sons?” she asks them with moist eyes. “What is their condition? Let me know!” Basnet is wrapped in a red saree. Bangles clink on her wrist, and glass beads adorn her neck. Dried tears stain her wrinkled face. And she is not alone. Hundreds of protesters carry photographs of their missing family members. Some carry red banners that read: “Give us information about the missing people.” “Punish the perpetrators.” “Basic needs for the families of the missing people.” Eventually, the protesters’ eyes and faces show their tiredness. They lay down their placards on the ground in font of them, tired physically and emotionally of having to fight six years after the war ended. Basnet too holds photos of her two sons who went missing during Nepal’s civil war.