Kathmandu, Sept. 9 -- International and national rights organisations have condemned the killings of protesters in Kathmandu and Sunsari on Monday and demanded a transparent investigation into the horrendous act.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights said it was shocked by the killings and injury of protesters in Nepal and urged a prompt and transparent investigation.

"We have received several deeply worrying allegations of unnecessary or disproportionate use of force by security forces during protests organised by youth groups demonstrating against corruption and the recent Government ban on social media platforms," Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani of the UN rights body said, issuing a statement from Geneva o...