Appendix I: Glossary of Abbreviations

CPN-M     Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)

FIR      First Information Report: A formal complaint lodged with the police which forms the basis for police investigations

NA     Nepal Army

APF     Armed Police Force

DPO     District Police Office

UCPN-M     Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)

TRC     Truth and Reconciliation Commission

DAO     District Administration Office

NHRC     National Human Rights Commission of Nepal

CPA     Comprehensive Peace Agreement: An agreement between Nepal’s government and the CPN-M, signed on November 21, 2006.

UNMINUnited     Nations Mission in Nepal: Established in early 2007, with a limited political mandate.

CPN-UML     Communist Party of Nepal–United Marxist Leninist

OHCHR-Nepal     Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal

CDO     Chief District Officer: Highest (civilian) official at the district level to whom the police are legally accountable.

VDC     Village Development Committee