end
Victims in Nepal's Civil War
Basic Information
Civil War & Peace Process in Nepal
Victims of the conflict: Reports 2004
Victims of the conflict 2004
December 2004
Victims The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) said in a statement, that at least 2,700 Maoist rebels were killed and nearly 500 more rebels are suspected to have been killed during security operations since the breakdown of the last ceasefire in August 2003.

In the same period the Maoists rebels have killed a total number of 163 army personnel.

November 2004
Victims According to Nepali Government sources, the eight-year long insurgency has claimed the lives of 1265 policemen and 254 Armed Police Force excluding the casualties of the Royal Nepalese Army.

In the same period the Maoists rebels have killed a total number of 1593 civilians and government personnel.

A total of 6,500 Maoist insurgents were killed by the security forces since the Maoist insurgency was launched in 1996 in Nepal.

October 2004
Victims According to Nepali Government sources, the eight-year long insurgency has claimed the lives of 1491 security personnel excluding the casualties of the Royal Nepalese Army.

In the same period the Maoists rebels have killed a total number of 1484 civilians and government personnel.

A total of 6,000 Maoist insurgents were killed by the security forces.

August 2004
Victims According to the independent human rights organisation INSEC (Informal Sector Service Centre) the eight-year-old insurgency has claimed the lives of more than 10,100 persons. On 4 August 2004 the organisation has counted a total of 10,112 deaths. INSEC lists only verified deaths. Of those killed, 268 are children under 17.

INSEC says the Maoists have killed 3,469 people, while 6,643 have died at the hands of the security forces. Of the total, 4,141 were civilians, 1,478 were security personnel, about 400 were political workers and over 4,000 were Maoists. The army admits 500 soldiers have died in the past eight years, and that 1,300 police have been killed. RNA (Royal Nepal Army) sources said the the army has counted over 6,000 Maoist casualties in the past two years alone.

INFORMAL SECTOR SERVICE CENTRE INSEC
RNA
Royal Nepal Army
top