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Commemorating the Missing Foreword k|fSsyg Many people go missing during armed conflict and some never come åGådf w]/} JolQmx¿ a]kQf x'G5g\ / s]xL JolQmx¿ slxNo} kms{b}gg\ . åGå ;dfKt back; they remain unaccounted for even years after the conflict has eP kl5 klg pgLx¿sf] cj:yf c1ft g} /xG5 . a]kQf JolQm dl/;s] ls hLpFb} ended. Not knowing if their relative is dead or alive, families search and wait, hoping against hope, unable to find an emotional closure because 5g\ eGGf] hfgsf/Lsf] cefjdf kl/jf/x¿ vf]Hg tyf k|ltIff ug{ afWo x'G5g\ . a]kQf of the uncertainty of the fate of their loved one. The emotional and JolQmsf] cj:yf c1ft /xFbf oL kl/jf/x¿ g t cfzf dfg{ ;S5g\ g logn] s'g} psychological suffering is severe. As per the ICRC study of 2008, the efjgfTds lgsfz g} kfpF5g\ . a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿ efjgfTds / dgf]j}1flgs ultimate need of the families was the need for an answer on the ;d:ofaf6 u|:t x'G5g\ . ;g\ @))* df cfO{;Lcf/:fLåf/f ul/Psf] Ps cWoogn] whereabouts of the missing relatives to bring closure to the a]kQf cfkmGtnfO{ s] eof] eGg] s'/f yfxf kfpg' g} kl/jf/x¿sf] k|fylds cfjZostf ambiguity. Despite the ICRC’s efforts on clarifying the fate of their missing ePsf] oyfy{ phfu/ u/]sf] lyof], h;n] kl/jf/nfO{ låljwfk"0f{ kl/l:yltaf6 d'Qm relatives during and after the armed conflict, over 1300 people still remain ub{5 . cfO{;Lcf/;Ln] åGåsfndf a]kQf ePsf JolQmx¿sf] cj:yf / l:yltaf/] sfo{ unaccounted for in relation to the ten-year long armed conflict that ub}{ cfPsf] 5 . ;g\ @))^ df bz aif]{ nfdf] åGå ;dfKt eP tfklg åGåsfndf ended in 2006 in Nepal. a]kQf ePsf !# ;o eGbf a9L JolQmx¿sf] cj:yf cem} c1ft 5 . In 2010, the ICRC launched an accompaniment programme ;g\ @)!) df cfO{;Lcf/;Ln] xft]dfnf] gfds dgf];fdflhs ;xof]u sfo{qmd k|f/De (Hateymalo) to address the multifaceted needs of the families that came u¥of] . a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿n] ;fdgf ub} cfPsf ax'cfoflds sl7gfO{x¿nfO{ to completion in 2016 benefitting over 1200 families. In the course ;Daf]wg ug{ ;+rflnt pQm sfo{qmdaf6 !@)) eGbf a9L kl/jf/x¿ nfeflGjt of the implementation of the Hateymalo, the families expressed the ePsf lyP . ;g\ @)!^ df pQm sfo{qmd ;dfKt eof] . xft]dfnf] sfo{qmd cGtu{t desire to remember and recognise their loved ones and undertook initiatives to build commemorative memorials. Besides the construction a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿n] cfkm\g} cu'jfO{df a]kQf cfkmGtsf] :d[lt hLjGt of the memorials, the families also performed prayer ceremonies and /fVg] rfxgf adf]lhd ;+:d/0ffTds ;+/rgfx¿ lgdf{0f u/]sf 5g\ . ef}lts ;+/ wrote poems. The exposure visits of the families to different Hateymalo rgfx¿ lgdf{0f ug{'sf ;fy ;fy} sljtf n]vg tyf wfld{s sfo{÷k"hf ;df/f]x ;d]t districts played an important role in sharing experiences regarding the u/]sf lyP . ;fy} cGt/ lhNNff e|d0fdf ePsf cg'ej cfbfg k|bfgn] ;+:d/0ffTs process of commemoration. sfo{ tyf k|s[ofdf dxTjk"0f{ e"ldsf v]n]sf] lyof] . This photo book 'Commemorating the Missing' presents efforts of of] k|sfzg æa]kQfsf] ;DemgfdfÆ n] a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿n] a]kQf cfkmGtsf] the families of the missing in Nepal to commemorate their loved ones. :d[lt hLljt /fVgsf nflu ul/Psf k|of;x¿nfO{ k|:t't u/]sf] 5 . a]kQf JolQmsf Fifty-nine commemorative memorials such as water wells, pillars, gates, kl/jf/x¿n] #( lhNNffdf hDdf %( j6f ;+:d/0ffTs ;+/rgfx¿ h:t} M xft]kDk, waiting places, and temples were constructed in the name of missing :tDe, k|j]zåf/, k|tLIffno tyf dlGb/ lgdf{0f u/]sf 5g\ . o:tf ultljlwx¿n] persons in 39 districts. Apart from keeping the positive memory of a]kQf cfkmGtsf af/]df ;sf/fTds :d/0f tyf ;Demgfsf] ;fy;fy} a]kQf JolQmsf missing persons alive, such initiatives also provided recognition to the kl/jf/x¿nfO{ ;fd'bflos klxrfg / ;Ddfg lbnfof] . ;fj{hlgs k|of]hgsf nflu families. The fact that the memorial structures have public utility and lgdf{0f ul/Psf pQm ;+/rgfx¿af6 ;Dk"0f{ ;d'bfo nfeflGjt x'G5g\ eg] a]kQf benefit all community members also brought them one step closer to JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿nfO{ ;dfhdf 3'nldn x'g / kf/:kl/s ;xof]u k|fKt ug{ klg being reintegrated and supported by their communities. Since they are unable to undertake the proper final rites, creating commemorative ;3fpF5 . a]kQf cfkmGtsf] bfx;+:sf/ ug{ tyf cfzf}r afg{ c;Ifd eO{/x]sf] cj:yfdf spaces enabled them to collectively share their feeling of loss while also a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿åf/f ;fd"lxs ?kdf ul/g] ;+:d/0ffTds ultljlwx¿n] building awareness of and solidarity for their plight. cfkm\gf efjgf JoQm ug{ tyf Psa4 x'g d2t k'Ub5 . The ICRC partnered with non-governmental organisations and the cfO{;Lcf/;Ln] :yfgLo u}/;/sf/L ;+:yfx¿ tyf g]kfn /]8qm; ;f];fO6L;Fusf] Nepal Red Cross Society to implement the Hateymalo in 46 districts. ;fem]bf/Ldf xft]dfnf] sfo{qmd $^ lhNnfx¿df ;~rfng u¥of] . cfO{;Lcf/;Ln] The ICRC thanks all governmental and non-governmental agencies and

Commemorating the Missing partner organisations for joining us to make the programme successful. ;/sf/L, u}/;/sf/L / ;fem]bf/ ;+:yfx¿nfO{ sfo{qmd ;kmn agfPsf]df wGojfb I appreciate the partnership of the Nepal Red Cross Society both at the JoQm ub{5 . To:t}, g]kfn /]8s|; ;f];fO{6L s]Gb|Lo sfof{no tyf lhNNff zfvfx¿af6 headquarters and district level to carry out this programme. I also thank k|fKt ;xof]usf] sb/ ub{5 . ;fy} a]kQf kl/jf/ ;dfhnfO{ k|sfzgsf] nflu k|fKt National Network of Families of Disappeared and Missing Nepal (NEFAD) ;xof]usf nflu wGojfb lbg rfxG5 . To;}u/L xft]dfnf] sfo{qmddf cg'alGwt eO{ for their inputs in producing the photo book. I wish to express my sincere sfo{qmd cjlwe/ k|lta4 / ;dlk{t eP/ nfu]sf]df cfO{;Lcf/:fLsf sd{rf/Lx¿nfO{ thanks to all ICRC colleagues associated with the Hateymalo programme wGojfb 1fkg ub{5' . for their commitment and dedication during the entire project period. This book is a tribute to the entire families of the missing in Nepal and g]kfn tyf ;+;f/el/sf a]kQf ePsf JolQmsf ;Dk"0f{ kl/jf/x¿sf nflu ck{0f other parts of the world. Through this book, the ICRC would also like to :j?k of] k|sfzg ul/Psf] 5 . ;fy}, o; k|sfzg dfkm{t cfO{;Lcf/;Ln] ;DalGwt draw the attention of the concerned authorities in Nepal to the plight lgsfox?nfO{ k|tLIff/t a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿sf] cfjZostfnfO{ clanDa of the families of the missing and ask them to respond to their needs ;Daf]wg ug{ cfu|x ;d]t ub{5 . without further delay.

André Paquet cGb|] kfs] Head of Mission lgof]u k|d'v Nepal g]kfn

Commemorating the Missing Landscapes of Memory and Remembering the Disappeared in Nepal g]kfndf a]kQf JolQmx¿sf] ;Demgf Introduction kl/ro The conflict in Nepal (1996-2006) resulted in more than 1300 cases of g]kfndf ;g\ !((^ b]lv @))^ ;DDf -lj=;= @)%@ b]lv lj=;= @)^#_ rn]sf] ;z:q enforced disappearances and missing. National Network of Families of åGåsf sf/0f !# ;o eGbf a9L JolQmx¿ a]kQf /x]sf 5g\ . a]kQf kl/jf/ ;dfh the Disappeared and Missing Nepal (NEFAD) demands that every case is -g]kmf8_ tL k|To]s dfdnfsf] ;dfwfg kl/jf/sf] rfxgf / OR5f cg';f/ ul/g' k5{ resolved in accordance with the needs and desires of the families. eGg] dfu ub{5 . From Individual Suffering to Collective Activism JolQmut a]bgf b]lv ;fd'lxs cleofg;Dd Many families suffered because of the disappearances during the åGådf cfkmGt a]kQf ePsf sf/0f y'k|} kl/jf/hgn] b'Mv kfPtfklg a]kQf JolQmsf conflict, however there were no voices or associations to represent independently or to advance the families' demands and campaign kl/jf/sf dfux¿ tyf ;To, Gofo / ;Demgfsf nflu pgLx¿sf] cleofgsf] :jtGq on their behalf for truth, justice and memory. In the aftermath of the k|ltlglwTj ug]{ s'g} cfjfh cyjf ;+u7g lyPgg\ . åGåsf] cGTo kl5 -@)^# kl5_, conflict (2006 onwards), families themselves began to form Family b]zel/sf a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿ :jt:k"{mt ?kdf ;+ul7t x'b} cfkm\gf cfjZostf Associations (FAs) and networks across Nepal to speak out for their / dfux? phfu/ ug{ yfn] . Psn tyf ;+ul7t kl/jf/x¿n] cfkm\gf ;~hfnx? needs and rights. Individual family activists and FAs in some districts Af9fpFg'sf ;fy;fy} ;DaGw la:tf/ tyf ;fd"lxs ?kdf ufpFb]lv lhNNff;Dd ljleGGf have worked to extend their network, built contacts and increased solidarity through mobilization and the launching of various campaigns cleofgx? ;+rfng u/], h'g /fli6«o:t/sf] cfjfh aGg k'Uof] . s]lx lhNnfdf in villages, districts, geographical regions to bring all families together Psn tyf ;+ul7t kl/jf/ ldn]/ ;~hfn lj:tf/ ug]{, ;Dks{x¿ :yfkgf ug]{ tyf to have a national voice. P]Soa4tf a9fpg ufpF, lhNnf, ef}uf]lns If]qx¿df kl/rfng / ljleGg cleofgx¿ dfkm{t ;a} kl/jf/nfO Ps} 7fpFdf NofP/ /fli6«o cfjfh lgdf{0f ug]{ h:tf sfd NEFAD was founded in 2009 to support families of those whose loved ones disappeared either on account of the actions of the State or ug{ yfn] . Maoist forces, and to help families advocate for their rights to truth, ;/sf/ / dfcf]jfbL b'j} kIfåf/f a]kQf kfl/Psf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿nfO{ ;xof]u ug{ memory and justice. NEFAD represents all those affected by conflict and disappearance, regardless of ethnicity, social background or political tyf ;To / Gofosf lglDt pgLx¿sf] clwsf/sf nflu jsfnt ug]{ pb]Zosf ;fy affiliation. g]kmf8 ;g\ @))( df :yfkgf ePsf] xf] . g]kmf8n] ;fDk|bflostf, ;dflhs k[i7e"dL cyjf /fhgLlts cfa4tfsf]] cfwf/df geO ;dfg ?kn] ;Dk"0f{ åGå kLl8t tyf Since the 2006 comprehensive peace agreement, families of the a]kQf kl/jf/x¿sf] k|ltlglwTj ub{5 . disappeared have waited for answers about their loved ones. It has however remained difficult to hold perpetrators accountable. NEFAD ;g\ @))^ df ePsf] a[xt zflGt ;Demf}tf b]lv g} Psflt/ a]kQf kl/jf/x¿ cfˆgf – the only organization of, by, and for victims of disappearances - a]kQf cfkmGthgaf/] pQ/sf] k|ltIffdf /x]sf 5g\ eg] csf]{lt/ bf]ifLnfO{ hjfkmb]xL brings the agenda of families to the national level and demands both accountability and the creation of sustainable support measures for agfpg sl7gfO /xFb} cfPsf] 5 . g]kmf8 Ps dfq o:tf] ;+:yf xf], h;n] ljz'4 ?kdf families. The Government of Nepal has not made a serious commitment åGå kLl8t a]kQf kl/jf/x¿sf laifo j:t'nfO{ phfu/ ug{'sf ;fy;fy} bL3{sflng to investigate disappearances despite establishing a commission, ;f]r cg'?k kl/jf/x¿nfO{ :yfgLo b]lv /fli6«o :t/;DDf ;xof]u ul//x]sf] 5 . with no policy of exhumation, memorialization and comprehensive cfof]u agfpg'sf afjh'b klg g]kfn ;/sf/n] a]kQfx¿sf ;Gbe{df 5fgljg reparation to the families. A majority of families face poverty and suffer ug]{ s'g} uDeL/ k|lta4tf hgfPsf] 5}g eg] zj pTvgg, ;+:d/0ffTds tyf from social and economic inequalities. Women are particularly affected. kl/jf/x¿sf nflu a[xQ kl/k'/0fsf] gLlt g} 5}g . clwstd kl/jf/x¿ ul/aLsf] rk]6fdf 5g\ / ;fy ;fy} ;fdflhs / cfly{s c;dfgtfaf6 kLl8t 5g\ . ljz]ift M dlxnfx¿ a9L k|efljt 5g\ .

Commemorating the Missing From Memory to Action ;+:d/0f b]lv sfo{;Dd NEFAD itself is becoming a symbol of the fight against injustice and g]kmf8 cGofosf la?4 ;+3if{ ug]{ tyf g]kfnsf a]kQf JolQmsf ;Demgfsf nflu memorial works in Nepal for the families and relatives of the disappeared pgLx¿sf kl/jf/ tyf cfkmGthgx¿;Fu sfd ug]{ Ps k|lts aGb} uO/x]sf] and missing. The process of framing memory must seek to bring people 5 . :f+:d/0fsf lglDt ul/g] lqmofsknfx¿sf] Wo]o dflg;x¿nfO{ ljeflht u/fpg] together and not to divide them. The memorial sites (e.g. those built by the Hateymalo accompaniment programme) become places for eGbf glhSofpg] tkm{ x'gk5{ . :d[lt :ynx¿ -h:t}M xft]dfnf] sfo{qmd cGtu{t dialogue and the reunion of the families and communities. The families lgld{t ;Demgf :tDe_ kl/jf/ tyf ;d'bfox¿sf lglDt s'/fsfgL tyf al;ljofFnf] are affected by a number of factors: the legal and political, cultural ug]{ 7fpF ePsf 5g\ . a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿ PseGbf a9L sf/sx¿åf/f k|efljt and religious, moral and social issues, and the ways in which collective eO/x]sf 5g\, tL x'g\M sfg"gL tyf /fhg}lts, ;fF:s[lts tyf ;fd'bflos, g}lts memory is constructed and narratives emerge. The way families and tyf ;fdflhs ljifo / ;fd'lxs :d[ltsf] clen]lvs/0f ug]{ k|lqmofx¿ . kl/jf/ communities define their relationship to the past is also closely linked to their belief system and approaches to life and death, right and tyf ;d'bfox¿n] ljut;Fusf] ;DaGwnfO{ kl/eflift ug]{ tl/sf pgLx¿sf] ljZjf; wrong, good and evil, and innocence and culpability. Divergent values, Pj+d hLjg / d[To', ;xL / unt, c;n / v/fa tyf lgbf]{if / cleof]HotfnfO{ misconceptions, stigmas and alienation still exist in local communities x]g]{ wf/0ff;Fu glhsaf6 hf]l8Psf] x'G5 . a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿sf dfem :yfgLo around families of the missing. ;d'bfodf leGg dfGotf, unt wf/0ff, sn+s tyf Psf+sLkgf cBfalw /x]sf 5g\ . Memorialization in Nepal is an age old concept, as a means of honouring, ;Ddfg, klxrfg / ;Demgfsf] nflu ;+:d/0f ug'{ g]kfnsf] Ps k|frLg cjwf/0ff recognizing and remembering someone. The families, both individually xf] . xfd|f] ;d'bfodf klg kl/jf/x¿n] gLlh tyf ;fd"lxs tj/df a]kQf agfOg] and collectively, in our communities have begun to focus on ways to address the past, placing at its centre the emotional and moral needs of 36gfsf kLl8tx¿sf ;+j]ufTds / g}lts cfjZostfx¿nfO{ s]Gb|df /fVb} ljutnfO{ victims of disappearance. ;Daf]wg ug]{ t/Lsfx¿ tkm{ Wofg lbg yfn]sf 5g\ .

NEFAD has been engaging across Nepal with the families and their g]kmf8 b]zel/ g} kl/jf/ tyf pgLx¿sf ;+u7gx¿;Fu ldn]/ k}/jL, kfl/jfl/s associations on advocacy, building a family movement and leadership, cleofg tyf g]t[Tj lgdf{0fsf ;fy;fy} :yfgLo :d[lt tyf ljljw cleofgx¿df as well as local memory initiatives and various campaigns, while ;+nUg 5 . o;sf cnfjf /]8s|;sf] cGt/f{li6«o ;ldlt -cfO{;Lcf/;L_ tyf partnering and coordinating with the Nepal Red Cross Society (NCRS) g]kfn /]8s|; ;f];fO{6L;Fusf] ;fem]bf/Ldf ;xof]u tyf gLlt lgdf{0fx?df pGd'v and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for family support and policy lobbying, most broadly in the Hateymalo programme /x]sf] 5, ljz]iful/ a[xt xft]dfnf] sfo{qmd dfkm{t, h;n] () k|ltzt eGbf a9L that has covered more that 90 percent of the families of missing from a]kQf kl/jf/x¿nfO{ ;d]6\g ;kmn /x\of] . kl/0ffd:j?k, kfl/jfl/s cleofgx¿df the conflict. This has increased the level of solidarity and willingness to ;xefuL x'g] tyf P]Soa4tf hgfpg] qmddf a[l4 ePsf] 5, h;n] klxnf ljeflht join the family campaign, contributing to the rebuilding of relationships ;d'bfoaLrsf] ;DaGw ;'dw'/ agfpg t ;3fPsf] 5 g}, ;fy} kl/jf/x¿nfO{ between previously divided communities, providing spaces for families ;dfhdf klxrfg :yflkt ug{ tyf k'glgdf{0f ug{ ;xof]u u/]sf] 5 . dfgj cjz]if to be recognized and reintegrated into society. In the absence of human remains, memorial works can provide spaces for mourning ge]l6Psf] cj:yfdf ;Demgf sfo{ tyf ;Demgf :tDex¿n] bL3{sflng ?kdf and reflection and contribute to long term healing. The range of local kl/jf/x¿nfO{ cfkmgf] zf]snfO{ la;{gdf ;xof]u ug{ ;S5 . :yfgLo :t/df ul/g] ljleGg commemoration and memory events have advanced truth-telling k|sf/sf ;+:d/0ffTs sfo{qmdx¿n] jf:tljstf aflx/ Nofpg an k'¥ofPsf] 5 eg] and the establishment of the historical record by the families, through kl/jf/sf P]ltxfl;s clen]v klg :yflkt u/fPsf] 5 . o;sf cltl/Qm o:tf the process of memorialization, and helped to promote constructive sfo{qmdn] :yfgLo b]lv /fli6«o :t/;Dd /rgfTds ;+jfb, 5nkmn tyf ax;sf] dialogue, discussion and debate from local to national level. k|a4{g ug{ ;d]t d2t k'¥ofPsf 5g\ . NEFAD engagement on commemoration and memory initiatives: ;+:d/0f tyf ;Demgfsf k|of;x¿df g]kmf8sf] ;+nUgtf NEFAD has been fully engaging to advance the family campaign g]kmf8n] :yfgLo :t/b]lv /fli6«o :t/;Dd ;+:d/0fsf ultlalw dfkm{t kfl/jfl/s through memory initiatives from a family level to villages, districts, and on the national stage. In coordination with NRCS and ICRC, it has been cleofgsf] kxn ul//x]sf] 5 . cfO{;Lcf/:fL / g]kfn /]8s|; ;f];fO{6Lsf] ;xsfo{df

Commemorating the Missing commemorating the International Day of the Disappeared (August w]/} aif{ cl3b]lv cGt/f{li6«o a]kQf lbj; -#) cu:t_ dgfpg'sf ;fy} kf]:6sf8{ 30) for many years by sending out solidarity messages and memory dfkm{t ;fd"lxs ?kdf ;+b]z klg k7fpg] ub{5, h'g efjgfTs ?kdf alnof x'G5g\ . post cards to the families across Nepal, which has been powerful and emotional. ;g\ @)!@ df g]kmf8n] t:aL/ k|of]u u/]/ tyf a]kQf JolQmsf] ;Demgf / k|efa ;lxt æINVISIBLE NO MOREÆ eGg] cleofg z'? u¥of] . o; cleofgdf a]kQf In 2012, NEFAD launched the ‘INVISIBLE NO MORE’ campaign, and used photographs, and personal effects of the disappeared in a MEMORY BOX JolQmx¿sf t:aL/ tyf JolQmut ;fdfu|Lx?nfO{ Pp6f MEMORY BOX df /fv]/ to link these initiatives to the family campaign. In later years, NEFAD pQm k|of;nfO{ kfl/jfl/s cleofg;Fu hf]8\g vf]lhof] . kl5Nnf aif{x¿df g]kmf8n] also organised a Family-Walk to Bhairabnath (the Army Barrack in the /fhwfgL l:yt e}/jgfy u0f;Dd -hxfFaf6 7"nf] ;+Vofdf JolQmx? a]kQf ePsf lyP_ capital where the mass disappearance occurred), a Memory Walk in Family – Walk tyf lhNNff ;b/d'sfddf Memory – Walk h:tf sfo{qmd cfof]hgf district headquarters and commemorated the international Day of the u/]/ a]kQf JolQmx¿nfO{ JolQmut Pj+d ;fd"lxs :t/df ;Demg] sfo{ klg u/]sf] Disappeared both at the individual and collective level. NEFAD has also linked memory to the arts and theatre for wider civic engagement and 5 . ;fy} a[xt gful/s ;xeflutf tyf ;fj{hlgs lzIff dfkm{t gofF k':tf;Dd public education to send messages to the new generation about Nepal’s b]zsf] lx+;|s ljut / a]kQfx?af/] ;Gb]z k'¥ofpg] x]t'n] g]kmf8n] snf tyf violent past and disappearances. To continue the construction of local /+ud+rx¿;Fu ;d]t ;DaGw :yflkt u¥of] . :yfgLo txdf :d/0f tyf kfl/jfl/s memory and family activism, NEFAD has launched a quilting initiative cleofg lgdf0f{nfO{ lg/Gt/tf lbg g]kmf8n] dWoklZrd If]qdf a]kQf JolQmsf with the wives of the disappeared in the mid-western region, where the >LdtLx¿;Fu Pp6f ;+:d/0ffTds ;fdu|L agfpg] cleofg k|f/De u/]sf] 5, hxfF former Hateymalo members continue to come together to share their stories and produce a memory quilt to remember their lost husbands. xft]dfnf] sfo{qmdsf k"j{ ;b:ox¿ ;d]t ;xefuL eP/ pgLx?sf syf ;f6\b} tL This process will be continued and extended throughout the nation. >LdtLx¿nfO{ pgLx¿sf kltsf] ;Demgfdf s]lx ;fdu|L agfpg ;3fO/x]sf 5g\ . of] k|s[ofn] lg/Gt/tf kfpFg'sf ;fy;fy} b]zel/ lj:tf/ ;d]t x'Fb}5 . NEFAD is committed to recording a history of the disappeared and the families as oral history, as a part its long term “Truth, Memory and Justice” g]kmf8n] bL3{sfnLg æ;To, ;Demgf tyf GofoÆ cleofg cGtu{t a]kQf JolQm tyf Campaign. It will continue to collect and document oral narratives, kl/jf/x¿sf] Oltxf;nfO{ Ps df}lvs Oltxf;sf] ?kdf ;+u|x ug{ k|lta4 5 . o;sf establish places of memory and remember the disappeared through nflu df}lvs a[QfGtx¿ tyf ;+:d/0fsf :yflkt :yfgx?sf] ;+sng / clen]v various memory activities and initiatives. /fVg] of]hgdf 5 / ;+:d/0fsf ljljw lqmofsnfk tyf k|of;x¿ dfkm{t a]kQfx¿nfO{ NEFAD is happy to be a part of this publication, and appreciates the ;Demg rfxG5 . o; k|sfzgsf] Pp6f c+u aGg kfPsf]df g]kmf8 xlif{t 5 / åGå role of the ICRC, both during the conflict and in its aftermath, and its / To; kl5sf lbgx?df cfO{;Lcf/;Lsf] e"ldsf, kfl/jfl/s cleofg, ;+:d/0fsf contribution to build family activism, memory initiatives and national kxnx¿ tyf /fli6«o ;r]tgf lgdf{0fdf o;sf] of]ubfgsf] sb/ ub{5 . of] k|sfzgn] awareness. This publication will play a significant role in remembering ;a} a]kQf JolQmx?sf] ;Demgf lbnfpg dfq geO{ o; ;DaGwL lzIff tyf xfd|f] those disappeared relatives and will serve as an archive for education and the history of our time. ;dosf] Oltxf;sf] hu]gf{ ug{ ;d]t pNn]vgLo e"ldsf v]Ng]5 .

/fd s'df/ e08f/L Ram Kumar Bhandari President cWoIf NEFAD a]kQf kl/jf/ ;dfh

Commemorating the Missing Introduction Kfl/ro In 2010, the ICRC launched an accompaniment programme called Hateymalo. While providing psychosocial support to the families ;g\ @)!) df cfO{;Lcf/;Ln] xft]dfnf] gfds dgf];fdflhs ;xof]u sfo{qmd of missing persons, the ICRC in collaboration with national non- k|f/De u¥of] . o; sfo{qmd cGtu{t :yfgLo u}/;/sf/L ;+:yfx¿ / g]kfn /]8qm; governmental organisations (NGOs) and the Nepal Red Cross Society ;f];fO6L;Fu ;xsfo{ ub{} cfO{;Lcf/;Ln] a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿nfO{ dgf]j}1flgs, (NRCS) delivered psychological, economic, legal, administrative and cfly{s, k|zf;lgs÷sfg"gL, ;fdflhs÷;fF:s[lts ;xof]u k|bfg u¥of] . ;xof]uL sociocultural support to them. With support groups being at the core ;d"xx¿sf] cjwf/0ffdf cfwfl/t ax'cfoflds ultljlwx¿ ;~rfng ub}{, o; of its multifaceted interventions, the programme helped families to cope with their specific problems and rebuild social and community sfo{qmdn] kl/jf/x¿nfO{ cfˆgf d'Vo ;d:ofx¿sf] ;fdgf ug{ / ;fdflhs tyf bonds. The Hateymalo which was implemented in 46 districts of the 75 ;fd'bflos ;DaGwx¿sf] k'glgdf{0f ug{ ;xof]u u¥of] . ;g\ @)!^ df ;dfKt ePsf] districts of Nepal came to an end in 2016 benefitting more than 90% pQm sfo{qmd ljleGg r/0fdf la:tf/ eP/ g]kfnsf] &% lhNNffdWo] $^ df u/L () of the families of the missing (FoMs) and was carried out in five phases. k|ltzteGbf a9L a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿nfO{ ;d]6\g ;kmn eof] . h'nfO{ @)!^ The totals number of the missing persons stands at 1334 as of July 2016. df cBfalws ul/Psf] cfO{;Lcf/:fLsf] clen]v cg';f/, g]kfndf !##$ JolQmx? The Hateymalo programme reflects the ICRC’s philosophy of cem} a]kQf /x]sf 5g\ . accompaniment and was built upon long-standing approaches to psychosocial work that uses both peer support and para-professionals xft]dfnf] sfo{qmd cfO{;Lcf/;Lsf] dgf];fdflhs ;xfotfsf] l;4fGtdf cfwfl/t from FoMs and the wider community. The programme mobilized lyof] . a]kQf kl/jf/hg tyf a[xt ;d'bfosf dgf];fdflhs sfo{stf{x¿sf] Nepali psychologists, counsellors, and para-professionals. The approach ;xsfo{NffO{ canDag ug'{sf] ;fy} sfo{qmdn] g]kfnL dgf]lj1, dgf]ladz{stf{ tyf respected and nurtured community-driven, bottom-up, and culturally dgf];fdflhs sfo{stf{x¿nfO{ kl/rfng u/]sf] lyof] . ;d'bfo cg'?ksf] ultljlwdf relevant practices, instead of directly replicating the Western approach of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). Networking with cfwfl/t tnaf6 dfly;Dd l;Sb} hfg] tyf klZrdL ;+:s[ltdf cfwfl/t k|ToIf local actors - both governmental and nongovernmental - sensitizing dfgl;s :jf:Yo ;]af ;DaGwL pkRff/fTds k2lteGbf km/s lyof] . :yfgLo them to the needs of FoMs, and linking FoMs to the resources available ;/sf/L tyf u}/;/sf/L ;+:yfx¿;Fu ;dGjo u/L pknAw >f]t / ;fwg dfkm{t kl/ through referrals were the approaches adopted. of]hgfn] a]kQf kl/jf/x¿sf cfjZstf k'/f ug{ cGo ;+:yfx¿df l;kmfl/; ;DaGwL The resource mobilisation process was, in particular, relevant to helping sfdx¿sf] ;dGjo ;d]t u¥of] . FoMs meet their needs. The selection and capacity-building of grassroots organisations and district chapters of the NRCS were also appropriate >f]t kl/rfng k|lqmof d"nt M a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/nfO{ pgLx¿sf cfjZostf and relevant: these local bodies provided FoMs with speedy support k'/f ug{ ;3fpgsf lglDt ;fGble{s lyof] . :yfgLo ;+3;+:yf tyf /]8qm;sf lhNnf and sustained the learning of benefactors from a variety of sectors. zfvfx¿sf] 5gf]6 / Ifdtf clea[l4 klg pko'Qm Pjd\ ;fGble{s lyof] . :yfgLo tL ;+3;+:yfx¿n] a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿nfO{ tTsfn ;xfotf pknAw u/fpg'sf By making support groups, a core component of its multi-faceted interventions, the Hateymalo was designed to help FoMs to cope with ;fy} cGo ljljw If]qsf l;sfO{nfO{ ;d]t ;d]6]sf lyP . the emotional and psychological challenges of having a loved one missing. Simultaneously, it also aimed to discover new connections cfkmGt a]kQf JolQm;Fu ;DalGwt efjgfTds tyf dgf]j}1flgs nufotsf and resources to enable FoMs to move ahead in life. In addition, the r'gf}tLsf] ;fdgf ug{sf nflu xft]dfnf] sfo{qmdn] ;xof]uL ;d"xx¿ Uf7g programme emphasised on building solidarity networks of other local u/]sf] lyof] . ;fy;fy}, sfo{qmdn] laleGg >f]tx? klxrfg u/]/ a]kQf kl/jf/x¿nfO{ service providers and mobilizing them to provide FoMs with assistance; ;xof]u u/]sf] lyof] . To;}u/L, sfo{qmdn] a]kQf kl/jf/x¿nfO{ rflxg] cfly{s, primarily the economic, legal, and administrative. sfg"gL tyf k|zf;lgs ;xof]u ug{ ;]jf k|bfos ;+3;+:yfx¿;Fusf] ;DaGw Core interventions lj:tf/df hf]8 lbPsf] lyof] . dxTjk"0f{ sfo{x¿ Through support groups, FoMs received emotional, social and cultural, economic, legal, administrative, therapeutic support and advice about ;xof]uL ;d"x dfkm{t kl/jf/x¿n] efjgfTds, ;fdflhs, ;fF:s[lts, cfly{s, their right to know. The accompaniers functioned as key persons sfg"gL, k|zf;lgs, dgf}j}1flgs tyf a]kQf cfkmGtaf/] hfGg kfpg] h:tf dxTjk"0f{

Commemorating the Missing in providing emotional support to and connecting FoMs with local ;"rgf ;+k|]if0f u¥of] . sfo{qmdsf] dxTjk"0f{ e"ldsfdf /x]sf dgf]ladz{stf{n] resources through community mobilisation. A summary of the activities laz]ifu/L efjgfTds / :yfgLo :t/df pkNfAw >f]t ;fwgdf kl/jf/sf] ;xh conducted under each component of the programme are as follows kx'Frsf nflu ;xhLs/0f u/]sf lyP . o;sf ;fy;fy} xft]dfn] sfo{qmdn] tn . pNNf]lvt d'Vo sfo{x¿ ;DkGg u/]sf] lyof] .

Components Activities d'Vo sfo{x¿ ultlalwx¿ Mental health Focus groups for the mothers, wives, and Dffgl;s :jf:Yo / • a]kQf JolQmsf cfdf, afaf, >LdtL;Fu and psychological fathers of missing persons support dgf]j}1flgs ;xof]u laifo s]lGb|t 5nkmn Individual counselling for screened persons • kl/jf/hgx¿sf nflu JolQmut dgf]ladz{ Psycho-education on stress and coping 5nkmn Life skills training for adolescents • Tfgfa Joj:yfkgsf nflu dgf]a}1flgs Consultation, referral, and support for lzIff mental health • o'jfx¿sf nflu hLjg pkof]uL lzIff Family support Information sessions • dfgl;s :jf:Yosf nflu ;Nnfx, ;Dks{, ;xof]u tyf l;kmfl/; Referral to organizations specializing in mediation Kffl/jfl/s ;xof]u • hfgsf/L cbfg k|bfg Spiritual and cultural Construction of commemorative public • dWo:ytfsf nflu ;DalGwt ;+:yfx¿df support spaces like chautara, community buildings, l;kmfl/; and water supply systems cfWoflds ;fF:s[lts / • ;fj{hlgs :yfgx¿df rf}tf/f, ;fd'bflos Commemorative rituals (puja and family wfld{s ;xof]u ejg / kfgL wf/f lgdf{0f solidarity picnics). • k"hf tyf ;fd"lxs ef]h Social and Community sensitization activities (street community support theatre/ plays, art exhibitions) ;fdflhs / ;fd'bflos • ;fd'bflos ;r]tLs/0f tyf cled'vLs/0f ;xof]u sfo{qmdx? h:t} ;8s gf6s, lrqsnf Community gatherings and interactions k|bz{gL Mobilization of community leaders and local • :yfgLo hgk|ltlglw tyf ;/f]sf/afnfx?sf] organizations pkl:yltdf cGt/s[of, 5nkmn District-level workshops and interactions • lhNNff :t/Lo 5nkmn tyf cGt/s[of Economic support Distribution of livestock, seeds, and/or cfly{s ;xof]u • cfly{s nfe k|fKt ug{sf nflu kz' tyf financial support for income generation aLpaLhg lat/0f Training in cornerstone principles of Heifer • x]km/ O{G6/g]zgnsf] æpkxf/ k|bfgÆ International, effective livelihoods, both on- cawf/0ffdf cfwfl/t hLjgf]kof]UfL tflnd, and off-farm, and kitchen gardening Jofj;flos kz'kfng, v]tLkftL tyf au}rf Group sustainability training (cooperative Joj:yfkg tflnd management) and exposure visits • ;d"x bLuf]kgfsf nflu :yfgLo:t/df Passing on the gift (formation of groups, kmfO{gfG; ;+rfng tyf cGt/lhNNff e|d0f training, and ceremonies). • ;d"x lgdf{0f, tflnd, æpkxf/ k|bfgÆ

Commemorating the Missing Legal and Information and orientation to FoMs k|zf;lgs tyf sfg"gL • a]kQf kl/jf/x¿sf nflu cfjZos administrative about legal provisions and administrative ;xof]u k|zf;lgs tyf sfg"gaf/] hfgsf/Lsf] support processes ;Dk|]if0f tyf cled'vLs/0f Accompaniment through the processes of • k|zf;lgs sfuhft h:t} hGdbtf{ k|df0fkq, accessing administrative and legal rights gful/stf, gftf k|dfl0fs/0f, cGtl/d (obtaining legal documents, certificates, interim relief, scholarships, social security /fxt, z}lIfs 5fqa[lQ, ;fdflhs eQf funds, citizenship, and the like) • lgMz'Ns :jf:Yo hfFr tyf cf}ifwL pkrf/sf Support for access to free health check-ups nflu ;xhLs/0f and medication. • ;DalGwt lgsfo tyf a]kQf JolQm tyf Study and dissemination of the civil kl/jf/;Fu ;DalGwt sfg"gLaf/] hfgsf/L legal Issues related to FoMs in Nepal to cbfgk|bfg tyf 5nkmn stakeholders and relevant authorities hfGGf kfpg] clwsf/ ;DaGwL • cGt/f{li6«o a]kQf lbj;, a]kQf JolQmx¿sf] Right –to- know Dissemination of information to FoMs about ;xof]u ;"rL k|sfzg dfkm{t a]kQf ePsf their rights and procedures regarding the gful/sx¿sf] oyfy{ cj:yfaf/] hfgsf/L whereabouts of the missing persons through the International Day of the Disappeared k|fKt ug]{ pkfo Tfyf k|s[ofaf/] ;"rgf and publication of a list of missing persons ;Dk|]if0f a]kQf JolQm;Fu ;DalGwt hfgsf/L ;+sng, Follow up on individual cases of missing • persons through family visits and follow-up cg'udg tyf kfl/jfl/s tyf ;d"xut group meetings e]63f6 Support to family associations at the local • :yfgLo tyf /fli6«o:t/df a]kQf kl/jf/ and national levels ;dfhnfO{ ;xof]u Table 1 Tfflnsf ! List of activities by component d'Vo sfo{sf cfwf/df ul/Psf ultljlw¿sf] ;"rL tyf d'Vo lrqx¿

Missing Total districts Total Total Af]kQf JolQmsf] s"n lhNNff ;+Vof hDdf 3/w'/L s"n hg;+Vof persons households population ;+Vof 1295 46 1350 7965 !@(% $^ !#%) &(^%

Commemorating the Missing Number of sup- Families hav- Individual Individual ;xof]uL ;d"x ;+Vof cfly{s JolQmut JolQmut :jf:Yo port groups ing received counselling mental Health ;xof]uaf6 dgf]ladz{ ;]jf l;kmfl/; economic referral nfeflGat kl/jf/ support ;+Vof 182 1112 316 20 !*@ !!!@ #!^ @)

Number of Families Families Families hav- ;Demgf :tDe hfGGf kfpg] k|zf;lgs tyf a]kQf cfkmGtsf] commemorative having having ing received memorials and attended received an official in- lgdf{0f clwsf/ ;DalGw sfg"gL cj:yfaf/] monuments ‘Right to legal & formation on a}7sdf pkl:yt ;xof]uaf6 cflwsfl/s know’ Meet- administra- whereabouts kl/jf/ ;+Vof nfeflGat hfgsf/L k|fKt ings tive support of the missing kl/jf/ ug]{ kl/jf/ persons 59 1080 636 179 %( !)*) ^#^ !&(

Commemorating the Missing Commemorating the Missing Table of Contents ljifo ;"rL

Pilot Phase...... 1 gd"gf r/0f======!

First Phase...... 9 klxnf] r/0f======(

Second Phase...... 19 bf]>f] r/0f======!(

Third Phase ...... 27 t]>f] r/0f======@&

Forth Phase...... 39 rf}yf] r/0f======#( Poems ...... 59 slatf======%( Commemoration Sites...... 70 :df/s :ynx¿======&)

Commemorating the Missing Commemorating the Missing Pilot Phase

The ICRC launched the pilot phase of its Hateymalo Accompaniment Programme in Bardiya district in August 2010. The programme covered 267 Families of Missing persons (FoM). By the end of the pilot phase in June 2012, the families of missing persons had conducted two worships ceremony, constructed 6 waiting places, 1 monument, 5 water pumps and 1 temple and organised tree plantation programme in the memory of their loved ones.

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/]8s|;sf] cGt/f{li6«o ;ldlt -cfO{;Lcf/;L_ n] @)^* df xft]dfnf] sfo{qmd gd'gf r/0fsf] ?kdf alb{of lhNNffdf k|f/De u¥of] . gd'gf r/0fsf] o; sfo{qmdn] lhNnfsf a]kQf JolQmsf @^& kl/jf/x¿nfO{ ;d]6]sf] lyof] . @)&) ;fndf ;DkGf ePsf] o; sfo{qmd cGtu{t a]kQf cfkmGtsf] :d[ltdf kl/jf/x¿n] @ 7fFpdf k"hf ;Ddf/f]x, ^ j6f k|tLIffno lgdf{0f, ! j6f :df/s lgdf{0f, % j6f xft]kDk h8fg, ! j6f dlGb/ lgdf{0f tyf a[Iff/f]k0f ;d]t u/]sf lyP .

Commemorating the Missing 1 Commemorating the Missing 2 ©YADAV Ajay/ICRC ©YADAV

Waiting place k|tLIffno Magaragadhi – 5, Sunpur, Bardiya du/fu9L – %, ;'gk'/, alb{of 2011 @)^* Commemorating the Missing 3 ©YADAV Ajay/ICRC ©YADAV

Community home ;fd'bflos ejg Motipur - 7, Satariya, Bardiya df]ltk'/ – &, ;tl/of, alb{of 2011 @)^* Commemorating the Missing 4 ©YADAV Ajay/ICRC ©YADAV

Hand pump xft]kDk Thakurdwara – 5, NRCS Sub chapter premises, Bardiya 7fs'/b\jf/f – %, g]/];f] pkzfvf kl/;/, alb{of 2011 @)^* Commemorating the Missing 5 ©YADAV Ajay/ICRC ©YADAV

Hand Pump xft]kDk Khairichandanpur – 2, Bardiya v}/LrGbgk'/ –@ ,alb{of 2011 @)^* Commemorating the Missing 6 © ICRC

Saraswati Temple ;/:jtL dlGb/ Mahamadpur – 8, Bardiya dxdbk'/ –*, alb{of 2012 @)^( Commemorating the Missing 7 © ICRC

Waiting Place k|tLIffno Motipur – 5, Madaha, Bardiya df]ltk'/ – % dbxf, alb{of 2011 @)^* Commemorating the Missing 8 First Expansion

The programme expanded, for the first time, to nine additional districts namely: Dang, Banke, Kapilvastu, Rupandehi, Nawalparasi, Chitwan, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur in March 2011. The first expansion covered 326 additional families. Families of missing residing in these nine districts accomplished 9 worships ceremony and constructed 6 waiting places, 1 monument and 1 memorial gate, also organised tree plantation before the completion of the programme in June 2013.

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@)^( df xft]dfnf] sfo{qmd klxnf] r/0fsf] ?kdf bfË, afFs], slknj:t', ¿kGb]xL, gjnk/f;L, lrtjg, sf7df8f}, nlntk'/ / eQmk'/ u/L ( a6f lhNNffdf la:tf/ eof] . klxnf] r/0fsf] o; la:tfl/t sfo{qmdn] yk #@^ a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿nfO{ ;d]6]sf] lyof] . @)&) ;fndf ;DkGf o; sfo{qmd cGtu{t a]kQf cfkmGtsf] :d[ltdf kl/jf/x¿åf/f ( 7fFpdf k"hf, ^ j6f k|tLIffno lgdf{0f, ! j6f :df/s lgdf+{0f, ! :df/s k|j]zåf/ lgdf{0f tyf a[Iff/f]k0f ul/Psf lyP .

Commemorating the Missing 9 ©GALENT Arnaud/ICRC

Monument and Community building :df/s tyf ;fd'bflos ejg Purano Naikap – 7, Kathmandu k'/fgf] g}sfk – &, sf7df8f}+ 2012 @)^( Commemorating the Missing 10 © ICRC

Tree Plantation in memory of missing a]kQfsf] ;Demgfdf a[Iff/f]k0f Devghat, Chitwan b]j3f6, lrtjg 2012 @)^( Commemorating the Missing 11 © ICRC

Waiting place k|tLIffno Padampur – 8, Chitwan kbdk'/ – *, lrtjg 2012 @)^( Commemorating the Missing 12 © ICRC

Entrance gate to the temple dlGb/sf] k|j]zåf/ Shivmandir – 8, Maharajasthan temple, Nawalparasi lzjdlGb/ – *, dxf/fh:yfg dlGb/, gjnk/f;L 2011 @)^* Commemorating the Missing 13 rf}tf/f

A prayer ceremony for the missing. a]kQfsf] ;Demgfdf k"hf Rupandehi ?kGb]xL 2011 @)^* © ICRC

Commemorating the Missing 14 © ICRC

Resting Place rf}tf/f Kohalpur – 3, Banke sf]xnk'/ –#, afFs] 2012 @)^( Commemorating the Missing 15 © ICRC

A prayer ceremony being organized for the missing. a]kQfsf] ;Demgfdf k"hf Duruwa, Dang 8'¿jf, bfË 2011 @)^* Commemorating the Missing 16 © ICRC

Waiting Place k|tLIffno Rajhena – 2, Banke /em]gf – @, afFs] 2012 @)^( Commemorating the Missing 17 Commemorating the Missing 18 Second Expansion

In November 2011, the Hateymalo Accompaniment Programme expanded to six more districts. The expansion facilitated access to 121 Families of Missing residing in Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Kaski, Tanahu and Lamjung districts. Families of Missing constructed 4 waiting places, 1 monument and 1 memorial gate during the programme implementation period. The programme was concluded in September 2014.

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@)^* df xft]dfnf] sfo{qmd bf]>f] k6s la:tf/ eof] . emfkf, df]/+Ë, ;'g;/L, sf:sL, tgx'F / ndh'Ë nufotsf ^ lhNNffx¿df la:tf/ ePsf] sfo{qmdn] yk !@! a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿nfO{ ;d]6]sf] lyof] . @)&! ;fndf ;DkGGf o; sfo{qmd cGtu{t klg a]kQf cfkmGtsf] :d[ltdf kl/jf/x¿n] $ j6f k|tLIffno, ! j6f :df/s tyf ! :df/s k|j]zåf/ lgdf{0f u/]sf lyP .

Commemorating the Missing 19 © ICRC

Monument :df/s Kankai Municipality –4, Kotihome, Jhapa sgsfO{ gu/kflnsf –$, sf]6Lxf]d emfkf 2014 @)&! Commemorating the Missing 20 © ICRC

Waiting Place k|tLIffno Koshi zonal Hospital, Biratnagar, Morang sf]zL c+rn c:ktfn , la/f6gu/ , df]/+Ë 2014 @)&! Commemorating the Missing 21 © YADAV Ajay/ICRC © YADAV

Waiting Place k|tLIffno Taltalaiya, Itahari, Sunsari tfntn}of, O{6x/L, ;'g;/L 2014 @)&! Commemorating the Missing 22 © ICRC

Welcome gate with the names of the missing persons a]kQf gfdfanL ;lxtsf] :jfutåf/ District Administration office, Damauli, Tanahu lhNNff k|zf;g sfof{no, bdf}nL, tgx'F 2012 @)^( Commemorating the Missing 23 © ICRC

A Prayer ceremony being organised for the missing. a]kQfsf] ;Demgfdf k"hf Fedikuna - 9, Bhotewodar, Lamjung km]bLs'gf–(, ef]6]cf]8f/, ndh'Ë 2013 @)&) Commemorating the Missing 24 © ICRC

Waiting place k|tLIffno Shahid Park –7, Pokhara, Kaski zxLbkfs{ –&, kf]v/f , sf:sL 2013 @)&) Commemorating the Missing 25 Commemorating the Missing 26 Third Expansion

The third expansion of the Hateymalo began in March 2013 and delivered services to 256 families living in Kailali, Kanchanpur, Surkhet, Gorkha, Dhading, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Mahottari, Dhanusha, Siraha and Saptari districts. The relatives of missing persons carried out three worships ceremony and constructed 10 resting places, 1 monument, 1 memorial gate and 1 water supply memorial project. The programme was phased out in September 2015.

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@)&) df xft]dfnf] sfo{qmd t]>f] k6s la:tf/ eof] . s}nfnL, s~rgk'/, ;'v]{t, uf]/vf, wflbË, g'jfsf]6, /;'jf, dxf]Q/L, wg'iff, l;/xf / ;Kt/L lhNNffdf la:tf/ ePsf] o; sfo{qmdn] @%^ a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿nfO{ ;d]6]sf] lyof] . @)&@ ;fndf ;DkGGf o; sfo{qmd cGtu{t a]kQf cfkmGtsf] :d[ltdf kl/jf/x¿n] !) j6f k|tLIffno lgdf{0f, ! j6f :df/s lgdf{0f, ! :df/s k|j]zåf/ lgdf{0f tyf ! j6f xft]kDk h8fg u/]sf lyP .

Commemorating the Missing 27 © ICRC

Waiting place k|tLIffno Sakhada Bhagawati temple, Chhinnmasta, Saptari ;v8f eujtL dlGb/, l5GGfd:tf, ;Kt/L 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 28 © SHRESTHA Sandesh/ICRC

Waiting place k|tLIffno Siraha Municipality–1, Siraha l;/xf gu/kflnsf – !, l;/xf 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 29 © SHRESTHA Sandesh/ICRC

Waiting place k|tLIffno Bengadabar –6, NRCS Sub chapter premises,Dhanusha a]Ëf8fa/ –^, g]/];f] pkzfvf kl/;/, wg'iff 2014 @)&! Commemorating the Missing 30 © SHRESTHA Sandesh/ICRC

Waiting place k|tLIffno District Health Office, Jaleshwor, Mahottari lhNNff c:ktfn, hn]Zj/, dxf]Q/L 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 31 © GALENT Arnaud/ICRC

Resting place rf}tf/f Jogimara –5, Hekrang, Dhading hf]uLdf/f –%, x]s/fË, wflbË 2014 @)&! Commemorating the Missing 32 © MAHARJAN Sujen Man/ICRC © MAHARJAN

Waiting place k|tLIffno Dhading Besi, Nilkantha municipality, Dhading wflbË a];L, lgns07 gu/kflnsf, wflbË 2016 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 33 © MAHARJAN Sujen Man/ICRC © MAHARJAN

Entrance gate to the temple dlGb/sf] k|j]zåf/ Dupcheshwor Mahadev, Rautbesi –8, Nuwakot b'Kr]Zj/ dxfb]j, /fpta]+;L–*, g'jfsf]6 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 34 © ICRC

Waiting place k|tLIffno District Administration office, Gorkha lhNNff k|zf;g sfof{no, uf]/vf 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 35 © ICRC

Waiting place k|tLIffno Latikoeli –9, Bulbuliya, Surkhet nf6Lsf]O{nL – (, a'na'lnof, ;'v]{t 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 36 © ICRC

Resting place rf}tf/f Belauri Municipality –6, Kanchanpur a]nf}/L gu/kflnsf –^ , s~rgk'/ 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 37 Commemorating the Missing 38

Fourth Expansion

One and a half year of support from Hateymalo Accompaniment Programme was provided to 325 Families of Missing from Achham, Baitadi, Jumla, Kalikot, Dailekh, Jajarkot, Salyan, Rolpa, Rukum, Baglung, Myadi, Parbat, Syangja, Kabhre, Sindhupalchok, Ramechhap, Sindhuli, Rautahat and Makwanpur districts since May 2014. By the end of the programme in March 2016, families of missing persons accomplished one worship ceremony and constructed 12 resting places, 4 monuments and 1 water supply memorial project.

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8]9 aifL{o xft]dfnf] sfo{qmdn] c5fd, a}t8L, h'Dnf, sflnsf]6, b}n]v, hfh/sf]6, ;Nofg, /f]Nkf, ¿s'd, afUnË, DofUbL, kj{t, :ofª\hf, sfe|]knfGrf]s, l;Gw'kfnrf]s, /fd]5fk, l;Gw'nL, /f}tx6 / dsjfgk'/ lhNNffsf #@% a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿nfO{ ;d]6]sf lyof] . o; sfo{qmd cGtu{t klg a]kQf cfkmGtsf] :d[ltdf kl/jf/x¿n] !@ j6f k|tLIffno lgdf{0f, $ j6f :df/s lgdf{0f / ! j6f xft]kDk h8fg u/]sf lyP . sfo{qmd @)&@ sf] cGTodf ;DkGg ePsf] lyof] .

Commemorating the Missing 39 © SHRESTHA Jay Prakash/NRCS © SHRESTHA Jay

Waiting place k|tLIffno Manthali municipality–2, Bhutekhola, Ramechhap dGynL gu/kflnsf– @, e'6]vf]nf, /fd]5fk 2016 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 40 © ICRC

Resting place rf}tf/f Kamala Mai municipality–6, Khullamancha, Sindhuli sdnfdfO{ gu/kflnsf–^, v'nfdGr, l;Gw'nL 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 41 © ICRC

2015, Sindhuli @)&@, l;Gw'nL Families of missing on their way to participate in a a]kQf JolQmsf cfkmGtx¿ ;xef]h sfo{qmd :yn hfb} . solidarity picnic – a major event and part of the xft]dfnf] sfo{qmd cGtu{t ;xef]h klg Ps d'Vo sfo{qmd xf] . Commemorating the Missing 42 Hateymalo programme © THAKUR Dipendra/NRCS

Monument :df/s Shahid Park Chandranigahpur, Rauthat zxLb kfs{ rGb|lgufxk'/, /f}tx6 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 43 © ICRC

Monument :df/s Shahid Park, Hetauda municipality–11, Makwanpur zxLb :df/s, x]6f}8f gu/kflnsf, dsjfgk'/ 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 44 © MAHARJAN Sujen Man/ICRC © MAHARJAN

Establishment of Ganesh idol u0f]zsf] d"lt{ :yfkgf Devisthan–1, Dhulikhel, Kavrepalanchowk b]jL:yfg–!, w'lnv]n, sfe|]knfGrf]s 2016 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 45 © KHADGI Kapil/ICRC

Waiting place k|tLIffno Chautara –3, Sindhupalchok rf}tf/f –#, l;Gw'kfNrf]s 2016 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 46 © MAHARJAN Sujen Man/ICRC © MAHARJAN

Waiting place k|tLIffno Tribhuwan Adarsh School premises, Syangja Bazar, Syangja lqe'jg cfbz{ ljBfno, :ofª\hf ahf/, :ofª\hf 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 47 © KOIRALA Binod/ICRC © KOIRALA

Waiting place k|tLIffno Kalika temple premises, Baglung Bazar, Baglung sflnsf dlGb/ kl/;/, afUn'Ë ahf/, afUn'Ë 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 48 © PURI Khagendra/NRCS

Monument :df/s Musikot -1, Rukum d'l;sf]6 –!, ?s'd 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 49 ©YADAV Ajay/ICRC ©YADAV

Waiting place k|tLIffno Mijhing –7, Shulichour, Rolpa ldlemË –& ;'lnrf}/, /f]Nkf 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 50 © NEUPANE Sebak Raj/NRCS © NEUPANE

Waiting place k|tLIffno District Administration Office, Salyan lhNnf k|zf;g sfof{no, ;Nofg 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 51 © SHAHI Dil Bahadur/NRCS

Waiting place k|tLIffno Khalanga –4, Jajarkot vn+uf– $, hfh/sf]6 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 52 © MAHARJAN Sujen Man/ICRC © MAHARJAN

Monument :df/s Smriti Chowk, Dailekh Bazar, Dailekh :d[ltrf}s, b}n]v ahf/, b}n]v 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 53 © SHAHI Tapendra/NRCS

Water tap wf/f Bharta –8, Jitegadha, Kalikot e/tf–*, lht]u9f, sflnsf]6 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 54 © MAGAR Kabiram/ICRC © MAGAR

Waiting place k|tLIffno Jumla airport, Chandannath municipality –1, Jumla h'Dnf Po/kf]6{, rGbggfy gu/kflnsf –!, h'Dnf 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 55 © SHAHI Naresh/Accham

Waiting place k|tLIffno Mangalsen–5, District Hospital premises, Accham d+un;]g –%,lhNNff c:ktfn kl/;/, c5fd 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 56 © SUNAR Dan Bahadur/ICRC

Waiting place k|tLIffno Satbanjha, Chauraha, Baitadi ;taf+em, rf}/fxf, a}t8L 2015 @)&@ Commemorating the Missing 57 Commemorating the Missing 58

Some poems written by the Families of Missing Persons

a]kQf JolQmsf kl/jf/x¿åf/f n]lvPsf s]xL sljtfx¿

Commemorating the Missing 59 hfb'u/ –a'l4;fu/ p;n] Pp6f gful/stf Pp6f b'O{ lsnf] rfdnsf] s'kg Pp6f ltn:dL /x/ lbP/ Pp6f ef]6 dfu]sf] lyof], /, d a'l9 cf}+nfsf] gËdfly ykSs a;]sf] sfnf] bfudf x/fPsf] lyPF . p;n] gf+Unf]hqf] uf]nf] / ;fF3'/f] ;+;f/ ePsL d]/L cfd}l;t nf]ssyfsf] rfdTsfl/s gfos em}+ cfP/ cg]s ltn:dL syf ;'gfP/ Pp6f zxLb dfu]sf] lyof] /, d}n] /lGsb} cfPsf] uf]nLn] 5ftLsf] b]a|] s'gf g]/ gS;fsf] 6\of6' vf]kfPsf] lyPF . o;n] cfkm\gf cfFvfaf6 kmn]sf] ;Ddf]xgsf] aN5L d]/f cfFvfsf] tnfpdf km\ofFs]/ Df]/f cfFvfsf] Ps wsf]{ rds pg]/ nu]sf] lyof] p;n] hfb'oL zAbsf] u'nfaL ?dfn d'vaf6 tfg]/ nf]Eofpb} SYNOPSIS d]/f ar]/f h:tf sf]dn / sfFkL /x]sf cfjfh kf]sf] kf/]/ nu]sf] lyof] . p;n] ;kgfsf] dvdnL sk8fn] dnfO{ 5f]k]/ atf;df p8fpb} The Magician d]/f 9''s9'sLx¿ l;Ssf em} uf]hLdf af]s]/ 5g\5g\ ahfPsf] lyof] . - Buddhi Sagar ha a'em]F p;sf] 5n The poem tells how the people are shown the ha d}n] p;sf] 6'gfaf6 vf]h]F d'lQm dream by the politicians and how the common /, dfFu] ;a yf]s, people follow them only to realise everything was o;n] cWofF/f s'gflt/ aGb'ssf 3f]8fsf] 6fksf] cfjfh h:tf] r'6\sL ahfof] Rof6\6 false. /, d kl/alt{t ePF–lah'nLsf] kf]n / Kn]sf8{x¿df 6fFl;Psf kDkn]6x¿df ;/sf/L clkm;sf 9';L kl/;s]sf 98\8fx¿df /, ;dosf rfp/Lx¿df x/fpg] cfFz'sf dl;gf w;f{x¿df .

Commemorating the Missing 60 hnhnf kxf8 –ladnf t'Dv]jf cfkm\g} :d[ltn] 3'dfpb} NofOk'¥ofpF5 dnfO{ ltd|f] ;Demgf;Dd afbneGbf l56f] l56f] lx8\b} r/gdf afv|fsf ayfgx? wkfpFb} xfdLn] ;f6]sf cfTdLotf cem} klg 9's9's ul//x]5 oL hnhnf kxf8df ltd|f] dfofdf of] ljzfn r§fgdf d}n] n]v]sf] 5' ld7f] uLt dx;'; u/ t atf;df auL/x]sf] 5 . s;d vfP/ uPsf] ltdL SYNOPSIS To; lbgb]lv kmls{P/ cfPgf} nfdf] ;do latL;Sof] The Jaljala Hill ltdLnfO{ ;Demb} ltd|f] gfddf /f]k]sf] - Bimala Tumkhewa xn'jf a]bsf] af]6 kmNg z'? e};s]sf] 5 . In this poetry, the poet recalls the childhood & oxfFsf dflg;x?n] adolescent days that she spent together with o'4 lal;{;s]sf 5g\ her loved one who left her vowing to come back ltdLn] 6]s]sf] df6f] which, however, never happened. His memory af]a dfnL{n] sxfF sxfF k'¥ofO{;Sof] still visits her time and time again. d, 5' pbf; cfkm\g} :d[ltn] 3'dfpb} NofO{k'¥ofpF5 lsg, ltd|f] ;Demgf;Dd .

Commemorating the Missing 61 a]kQf gful/ssf] 8fo/L –/fat r/f / rf}kofn] klg gfafns ;Gtfgsf] afa' af; a;]sf] ;fFem d}n] cfˆg} 3/df af; kfO{g h;n] egf{ ul/lbg' lyof] o;}kfnL ;/sf/L :s'ndf km"n l6k]em}+ 6kSs l6k]/ s'g atf;n] dxfzo, r9fOlbof] d Ps a]kQf gful/s Û s'g 9'Ë]–O{Zj/sf] uf]8fdf < d]/f] lhGbuL Rofltbf af]s]/ ;+u;+u} Rofltof]– cfFv}e/L hnlaGb' cfsfz ;+lawfgsf] Pp6f kfgf s'g :ju{k'/L gu/Ldf 5' d < ;+u;+u} Rofltof]– Dffgjtfsf] Pp6f ls:;f r'Fl8Psf] rËfem}+ ;+u;+u} Rofltof]– /Gkmlgb} /Gkmlgb} e'd/Ldf s;/L cf]em]n ePF, Ps Ps cfFvfaf6 < dxfzo, d Ps a]kQf gful/s Û dxfzo, d Ps a]kQf gful/s Û elglbg'– d x/fpFbf w'/L cfFaf]df em'08\ofPsf] k'/fgf] sf]6 d;Fu d dfq x/fOgF /, 9f]sf 5]pdf /fv]sf] Pshf]/ h'Qf pg}sf] ef] d;+u} x/fof]– afpcfdfsf] hjfg 5f]/f] st} bf]af6f] rf}af6f]df d]/L cfdfn] h;n] gla/fO{ v'jfpg' lyof] 5ftL lkl6/x]sL b]Vg'eof] eg] Ifo/f]usf] lgMz'Ns cf]vtL Elglbg'– d PSn} 5}g, of] cb[Zo nf]sdf d ;+u} x/fof]– t?gL >LdtLsf] nf]Ug] st} d]/L >LdtLn] h;n] lslglbg' lyof] 9f]sf p3f/} /fv]sL 5 eg] cfpg] bz}df Ps;/f] wf]tL elglbg'– l;/fgLdf 5 lax]sf] t:aL/ d ;+u} x/fof]–

Commemorating the Missing 62 3';vf]/L / b]zb|f]xLn] /S;L lkPsf] ;fFem d}n] cfˆg} 3/df kfgL lkpg kfO{g r9fP/ sfnf] afo'k+vL 3f]8f s'g lawftfn] 5f]l8lbof] of] cgsG6f/df of] d's{§f a:tLdf s;sf] 6fpsf] af]s]/ sf] xfF;L/x]5– of] c§fxf; xfF;f] < dxfzo, d Ps a]kQf gful/s Û st} d]/f afn] ;/sf/L sfof{nosf] 9f]sfdf SYNOPSIS lgwf/ 7f]sL/x]sf] b]Vg' eof] eg] A Memoir of a Disappeared Person st} d]/f ;Gtfgn] - Rabat yfKnf]df cgfysf] kl/ro af]s]/ dnfO{ vf]lh/x]sf] e]6\g' eof] eg] The memoir of a disappeared person gives the account of how the b]vfOlbg' – laxfg} pbfpg] 3fd lives of a father, a mother, a wife and a child take a difficult turn /, 6fpsf] dflysf] lgnf] cfsfz when a young person -the breadwinner of the family- disappears. The diary portrays the hardships of the dependents of the disap- dxfzo, peared person. d Ps a]kQf gful/s Û cGtdf, b]zn] vf]lhxfNof] eg] egLlbg'– b]zsf lgDtL d}n] b'Old6/ æsfqf]Æ hf]ufOlbPsf] 5' .

Commemorating the Missing 63 /f]lsPsf] ;do –k|la0f vltj8f d]/f] ;do ToxLF /f]lsPsf] 5 6Ss dflns d]/f] nf]6gn] slxNo} a/km ag]/ tkfFOnfO{ g/fd|f] u/]sf] 5}g d]/f] nf]6gn] slxNo} ltdL cfnL nufpFb} lyof} tkfO{sf] s'enf] lrtfPsf] 5}g dflnssf] k}lt; la3]df d :ofpnf kf] a6'Nb} lyPF clnk/ a]xf]; eof] Û 9Nof] Û lsg /flsof] xF, ;]gfsf] uf8L < s7\of+lu|P/ sqmSs k/]/ lsg xfdkmfNb} cfP pgLx? ltdLlt/ < /flsPsf] 5 d]/f] ;do lsg n5fb}{ l3;f/] ltdLnfO{ < oxLF lg/ Û eg sxfF nu] ltdLnfO{ < aNn tNn d'lem{P/ kl5 d vf]lh/x]5' ltdLnfO{ oxL 7fFpdf x]bf{x]b}{ To;} lbgaf6 nuftf/ dflns t;f{pg] ;]gf klg cfP xf]===== d]/f] ;do ToxL cl8Psf] 5 , tf]8] ;f/f tfnf 9Ss kmf]8] ;f/f 9's'6L cfF;'sf] lxFp ag]/ n'6] dflnssf] esf/L klg ltd]/ s} nflu xf] eGb} dflnsn] eGb} lyP b'Orf/ hgf 3f]8f r9] d dfly ltd|f] n'ufdf ufef/fsf] kmf]6f] lyof] /] Û ntfl/b}F lyPF d ca ltdLn] ;f:tL kfpF5f} /] Û xf]Og dflns x'Fb} x}g xf];df cfFpbf d ToxLF lyP p t ldtn] dn]l;ofaf6 k7fOb]sf] e]i6df lyof] hxfFaf6 ltdL x/fPsf lyof} To;df t Pp6f la+8L vfg] Pstf/] afaf lyof] ltdLn] nfpFbf nfpFb} 5f]8]sf] cfnLdf xf] ToxL t xf] uef/f yf]]/} /utsf 6f6fx?;+u laZjqmflGtsf] gfos ntkltPsf] / s6\sl6Psf] dflns ulh{P==== cfˆgf] hfF3 5fDb} d}n] tl;{P/ sfFk]sf] :j/df eg]F d ltdLnfO{ klv{/x]5' la/fof] dflns d]/f] nf]6gn] xf] oxLF g]/ t /f]lsPsf] 5 hfg]sf] eP nfpg] lyPg d]/f] ;do Tof] d'nf yfª\gf] 9Ss a'em]sf] eP ldtn] k7fpg] lyPgg hd]sf] ;d'Gb| eP/ Tof] Hofgdf/f kmf]6f] v} s] s] e};Sof] /] b]zdf /fhf klg 5}g /]

Commemorating the Missing 64 Dfflns klg x'Gg /] t/ ltdL cfPgf} c? klg Nofof] s]s] cfof] /] ls sf6fsf6 xf] ldn]/ a;]sf] ufFpdf< cxF, ltdL cfFpb} cfPgf}=== qmflGteg]sf] hftsf] lgdf{0f xf] ls hftsf] lagfz< k|To]s dfl3df a0f{ / au{sf] z'?jftxf] ls cGTo d ltd|f] af6f] x]5'{ . k|To]s ci6dLdf p;f]eP eg t=== d ltd|f] lrq sf]5'{ slt xhf/ aif{kl5 c;ndf bf; dflns aG5 clg rf8af8 bz}ltxf/ ;a} cfFp5==== dlns rfxLF bf; < t/ ltd|f] af6f] x]/]sf] xf] ot} lt/ oltsf aif{ e};Sof] d]/f] ;do /f]lsPsf] 5 , g ltdL cffp5f} 8Dd hd]sf] ;u/dfyf eP/=== g s'g} clk|o ;dfrf/ cflv/ 5f} sxfF ltdL < g cfFz'n] kvfNg ;S5 o;nfO{ sxfF nu] ltdLnfO{ < g cfuf]n] kufNg dg'iosf] s'/f u5{ oxLF g]/ t hd]sf] 5 d]/f] ;do hfaf] ;/sf/ 9Ss ltd|f] kvf{O{df lgnf] dfg;/f]a/ eP/ xf] t e]6]b]lv ltdL of dg'iosf] s'/f u5{ ltd|f] kmf]6f]df ePsf] dfG5] -uef/fnfO{_ hfaf] ;/sf/ ;f]Wg' lyof] Pp6f k|Zg Û ltd|f] kvf{O{df . s] qmfGtL eg]sf] b]zsf] c+za08f xf] < ls sf6fsf6 xf] ldn]/ a;]sf] ufFpdf < qmflGt eg]sf] hftsf] lgdf{0f xf] ls hftsf] lagfz < a0f{ / au{sf] z'?jft xf] ls cGTo < SYNOPSIS

The Time On Hold - Prabin Khatiwada

A Wife's narration of how her husband was taken away by one of the parties to the conflict even though he had nothing to do with the conflict and was not involved in any way. The poem also presents how the innocent people suffered at the hands of both parties to the conflict.

Commemorating the Missing 65 a]kQf d lrxfg leqaf6 – k'?iff]Qd vgfn d d/]sf] 5}g dnfO{ dfl/Psf] 5 / ufl8Psf] 5, of] lrxfgleq .nfO{ hnfpFg' kYof]{ cfuf]sf] /fkdf c:t' klg ge]l6g] u/L v/fgL agfP/ / aufpg' kYof]{ sfnLsf] kljq hndf d hn]sf] v/fgL .. d v/fgL eP/ hNg] lyPF eg] oltv]/ d cGt} st} x'g] lyPF cfk\mgf] g7fGg] cfkmGthgx?sf] oL s'?k cg'xf/x?b]lv 6f9f ++=== w]/} 6f9f ufnf d';f/]/ uw{g ;dfTg] ldq egfpFbfx¿sf] / sfvdf lnP/ 6f]Sg] cf>o bftfx¿sf] oL s|'/ k~hf / bfx|fx¿eGbf aflx/ === w]/} aflx/ .. o;f] x'+bf sd;]sd, cfkmGtx¿k|ltsf] d]/f] e|d 6'6\g] t lyPg ldqx?k|ltsf] d]/f] cf:yf 6'lqmg] t lyPg clg d]/f] ljZjf;sf] aln r9\g] t lyPg .. oltv]/ d]/f] lrxfgdf d ;+u} ufl8Psf 5g\ d]/f ljrf/x¿ d ;+u k'l/Psf 5g\ d]/f cfbz{x¿ d dfl/Psf] 5' / a]kQf kfl/Psf] 5' .. d[To';+u} d]/f] klxrfg x/fPsf] 5 d]/f] ult ;lsPsf] 5 ca d}n] d]/f] :jtGqtf / d'lQmsf] nflu s/fpg' / gs/fpg'sf] s'g} cf}lrTo 5}g s/fPF eg] klg d]/f cfjfhx¿ s'g} lsrsGgLsf cfjfhx¿ aGg] 5g\

Commemorating the Missing 66 lx+8] eg]klg d]/f rfnx¿ s'g} e"t jf lkzfrsf] t;f{pg] syf aGg]5g\ / d dfly cf/f]ksf aiff{ x'g]5 . d]/f] O{R5f lj?4 d dfl/Psf] 5' d ufl8Psf] 5' of] lrxfgleq .. d]/f] lrxfgdfly 6]s]/ lx8\g t lxl8/x]s} 5g\ c;+Vo dfG5]x?, d]/f ldqx¿ / d]/f cfkmGtx¿ . t/, s;}n] Ps y'Ëf k"mn r9fPsf 5}gg, d]/f] lrxfgdfly Ps yf]kf cfFz' r'xfPsf 5}gg d]/f] d[To' zf]sdf .. SYNOPSIS d]/f] lrxfgdfly k'mn]sf 5}gg s'g} dvdnL k"mnx¿ Disappeared Me - From The Graveyard c8]sf 5}gg s'g} k/]jfx? - Purushottam Khanal Dffq lu4sf ayfgx? 3'ld/x]5g .. t/ oL lu4x¿sf aLrdf klg This is a lamentation from a person in a grave. He says he is not dead, but he d]/f] lrxfg glhs} Pp6L a'9L ljwjf was killed and buried under the earth. With his burial, buried are his opinions km"nsf] Jofkf/ ul//xlG5g / and his ideologies, adds he. ;fydf s]lx yf]kf zLtn cfFz' klg .. wGo slxNo} gd?g\ tL a'9L cfd} slxNo} gcf]O{nfpg tL k"mnx? / g;'sf];\ cfFz' Tof] cfzfsf] d lrxfgleq a]kQf cj:yfaf6 z'esfdgf lbO{/x]5' cfh xf/] klg, ef]lnsf] nflu s/fO{/x]5' …..

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Commemorating the Missing 68 s;nfO{ kf] e]6\g lal;{g\ pGfn] ;a}sf] Pp6} pQ/ cfof] …g nf; kfO{of] g ;f; kfOof]Ú . ;kgf em} nfUg] Pp6f gld7f] P]7gh:tf] xf], ToxL P]7gn] ah|kft Nofof] ntfs'~h em} lhGbuLdf PsfPs t'iff/fkft eof] . ;]gf k|x/Lsf dfG5]n] /ftsf] lgZtAw cGw]/Ldf ;f]wk'5 ug'{ 5 eGb} sfnf aGb's t]:of{P/ sfnf] uf8Ldf nu]sf / t clxn];Dd klg g vf]hL u5{g SYNOPSIS g hjfkm ;xL lbG5g\ Where Did He Go ? dfG5]sf] hLGbuL;+u - Durga Kaphle cflv/ v]naf8 lsg< /+u pb]lnPsL km'ndfof A story of a woman -Phulmaya - who is waiting the arrival of her husband. ;kgf eTsfOPsL km'ndfof Despite her incalculable attempts to get an answer on her husband who cfsf+Iff hnfOPsL km'ndfof was taken away forcefully, all she has, after 14 long years, is one single Pp6} cg'Ql/t k|Zg ul5{g question: Where did he go ? sxfF uP pgL < egg ;a}n] cflv/ sxfF uP pgL <

Commemorating the Missing 69 COMMEMORATION SITES BUILT BY THE FAMILIES IN MEMORY OF THEIR LOVED ONES

SN Districts Place Type Date of Inauguration District Hospital premises, 1 Accham Waiting place 2015 Mangalsen – 5 Kali temple premises, Ba- 2 Baglung Waiting place 2015 glung Bazar 3 Baitadi Satbanjha, Chauraha Waiting place 2015 4 Banke Rajhena-2, Maitihawa Waiting place 2012

5 Banke Kohalpur, Chauraha Resting place 2012 Dhadhawar – 7, Thanphena 6 Bardiya Waiting place 2012 Dugdha 7 Bardiya Gola-7, Tingharuwa Water/hand pump 2011 Khairichandanpur-3, Man- 8 Bardiya Water/hand pump 2011 galpur 9 Bardiya Magaragadhi -5, Sonpur Waiting place 2011

10 Bardiya Mahamadpur-8, Bhaisahi Temple in school compound 2012

11 Bardiya Manau- 8, Nauranga Water/hand pump 2011

12 Bardiya Manau -8, Parsenipur Water/hand pump 2011

13 Bardiya Rajapur-16, Bikrampur Waiting place 2011

14 Bardiya Basgadhi – 5, Madaha Waiting place 2011

15 Bardiya Basgadhi – 8, Satariya Community home 2011

Commemorating the Missing 70 16 Bardiya Basgadhi – 8, Nebada Waiting place 2011

17 Bardiya Sorahawa – 2, Jagatiya Waiting place 2011 Thakurdwara-5, temple pre- 18 Bardiya mises inside NRCS subchap- Water/hand pump 2011 ter Rapti municipality-5, bhan- 19 Chitwan Waiting place 2012 dara Kalika Municipality-11, 20 Chitwan Waiting place 2012 Padampur 21 Dang Bela-2, Kathberuwa Resting place 2012 Smriti Chowk, Narayan 22 Dailekh Monument 2015 Municipality 23 Dhading Hekrang, Jogimara - 5 Monument and resting place 2013 Dhading Besi, Nilkantha 24 Dhading Resting place 2015 Municipality NRCS Premises, Bangad- 25 Dhanusha Waiting place 2014 abar-6, Dhanusha Jibisa Chowk-3, Prithivi Na- 26 Gorkha Waiting place 2015 rayan Municipality 27 Jajarkot Bherimalika-4, Bohara tole Waiting place 2015 Kankai Municipality –4, Ko- 28 Jhapa Monument 2014 tihome Jumla airport, Chandannath 29 Jumla Waiting place 2015 Municipality-1 Dododhara – 7, Bauniya 30 Kailali Water tap 2015 bazaar 31 Kalikot Bharta-8, Jitegada Water tap 2015

Commemorating the Missing 71 Belauri Municipality – 6, Be- 32 Kanchanpur Resting place 2015 lauri Bazar 33 Kanchanpur Krishanpur - 4, Bani Resting place 2015 Barkalpur - 09, Chouhanna- 34 Kapilvastu Resting place 2012 pur 35 Kapilvastu Sirshihawa - 08, Rupgunj Resting place 2012 Sahid Park, Ward No 7, 36 Kaski Pokhara sub metropolitan Waiting place 2013 city Chandragiri municipali- Monument and community 37 Kathmandu 2012 ty-21, Purano Naikap building 38 Kavrepalanchowk Devisthan-1, Dhulikhel Established of Ganesh idol 2016 Fedikuna-9, Bhotewodar Renovation of temple and 39 Lamjung 2013 VDC Lamjung Puja (worship) District Health Office prem- 40 Mahottari ises, Jaleshwor municipali- Waiting place 2015 ty-4 Hetauda municipality-11, 41 Makwanpur Monument 2015 Sahid Smarak Biratnagar Sub-metropoli- 42 Morang Waiting place 2014 tan city-10, Hospital road 43 Nawalparasi Daunne temple Statue of Goddess Saraswati 2011 Shivamandir - 08, Mahara- 44 Nawalparasi Entrance gate to the temple 2011 jasthan temple Dupcheshwor Mahadev, 45 Nuwakot Entrance gate to the temple 2015 Rautbesi - 8 Manthali municipality-2, 46 Ramechap Waiting place 2016 Bhutekhola Sahid Park Chandranigah- 47 Rauthata Monument 2015 pur, Rauthat

Commemorating the Missing 72 48 Rolpa Liwang-6 , Hospital chowk Waiting place 2015 Mijhing – 7, Shulichour ba- 49 9Rolpa Waiting place 2015 zar 50 Rukum Musikot – 1 Monument 2015 District Administration Of- 51 Salyan Waiting place 2015 fice, Salyan Sakhada Bhagawati temple 52 Saptari Waiting place 2015 , Chhinmasta-4 Kamalamai municipality-6, 53 Sindhuli Waiting place 2016 Khullamancha Chhautara Municipality-3, 54 Sindhupalchok Waiting place 2015 Tudikhel Siraha municipality-1, Shiva 55 Siraha Waiting place 2015 Chowk Itahari Sub-metropolitan 56 Sunsari Waiting place 2013 city-3, Taltalaiya 57 Surkhet Latikoeli – 9, Bulbuliya Waiting place 2015 Patali bazar-1, Tribhuwan 58 Syangja Waiting place 2015 Adarsha School District Administration Of- Welcome gate with names of 59 Tanahu 2012 fice, Damauli bazaar the missing

Commemorating the Missing 73 a]kQf cfkmGtsf] :d[ltdf kl/jf/x¿n] lgdf{0f u/]sf :df/sx¿

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Commemorating the Missing 74 !* bfË a]nf–@, s7a]?jf rf}tf/f @)^( !( b}n]v :d[tL rf}s , b}n]v ahf/ k|tLIffno @)&@ g]/];f] pkzfvf kl/;/, @) wg'iff k|tLIffno @)&! a]Ëf8fa/–^ wflbªa]F;L, lgns07 gu/ @! wflbª k|tLIffno @)&@ kflnsf @@ wflbª x]s/fª, hf]ludf/f–% :df/s tyf k|tLIffno @)&! @# gjnk/f;L bfpGg] dlGb/ ;/:jltsf] d"lt{ :yfkgf @)^* lzjdlGb/–*, dxf/fh:yfg @$ gjnk/f;L dlGb/sf] k|j]zåf/ @)^* dlGb/ @% g'jfsf]6 b'Kr]Zj/ dxfb]j, /fpta]F;L–* dlGb/sf] k|j]zåf/ @)&@ @^ alb{of v}l/rGbgk'/–@, wf/f÷Xof08\kDk @)^* @& alb{of uf]nf–@,kftfef/ wf/f÷Xof08\kDk @)^* 7fs'/åf/f–%, g]/];f] pkzfvf @* alb{of wf/f÷Xof08\kDk @)^* kl/;/ @( alb{of wwjf/–&, b'Uwf k|tLIffno @)^( #) alb{of du/fu9L–%, ;'gk'/ k|tLIffno @)^( #! alb{of dgfp–*, gf}/Ëf wf/f÷Xof08\kDk @)^( #@ alb{of dgfp–*, k;]{gL wf/f÷Xof08\kDk @)^( ## alb{of dxdbk'/–*, e};fxL ljBfno kl/;/df ;/:jlt dlGb/ @)^( #$ alb{of dfgk'/6k/f–*, ljqmdk'/ k|tLIffno @)^* #% alb{of df]ltk'/–@, g]jf8f k|tLIffno @)^* #^ alb{of df]ltk'/–%, dbfxf k|tLIffno @)^( #& alb{of df]ltk'/–&, ;tl/of ;fd'bflos ejg @)^* #* alb{of ;f]/xjf–@, hul6of k|tLIffno @)^*

Commemorating the Missing 75 #( afFs] sf]xnk'/–#, rf}/fxf rf}tf/f @)^(

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, /]8qm;sf] cGt/f{li6«o ;ldlt -cfO{;Lcf/;L_ lgikIf, t6:y / :jtGq ;Ë7g xf] neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian h;sf] Ps dfq dfgjLo nIo ;z:q åGå / lx+;fsf cGo kl/l:yltx¿af6 kLl8t mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict JolQmx¿sf] hLjg / dof{bfsf] ;+/If0f ug'{ / pgLx¿nfO{ ;xof]u pknAw u/fpg' and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance. xf] . cfO{;Lcf/;Ln] dfgjLo sfg"g / ljZjJofkL dfgjLo l;4fGtx¿sf] k|jw{g The ICRC also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. / ltgnfO{ ;'b[9 kf/]/ kL8fnfO{ /f]Sg] k|oTg klg ub{5 . ;g\ !*^# df :yflkt Established in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions cfO{;Lcf/;Laf6 g} h]g]ef dxf;lGwx¿ tyf cGt/f{li6«o /]8qm; tyf /]8lqm;]G6 and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It directs cleofgsf] pTklQ ePsf] xf] . o;n] ;z:q åGå / lx+;fsf cGo kl/l:yltx¿df and coordinates the international activities conducted by the Movement /]8qm; cleofgåf/f ;~rflnt cGt/f{li6«o ultljlwx¿sf] lgb]{zg / ;dGjo ub{5 . in armed conflicts and other situations of violence. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

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