Kathmandu, March 21 -- The National Human Rights Commission has held then-prime minister KP Sharma Oli, concerned ministers and officials as well as the organisers of the Gen Z uprising accountable for the huge loss of life and damage to property during the two-day movement.

The constitutional human rights body has concluded that the failure of the Oli administration to anticipate the magnitude of the protest contributed to the scale of the casualties and destruction on September 8 and 9.

Led by commission member Lily Thapa, a study team was formed to investigate alleged state excesses during the youth-led protest, which was followed by arson, looting and destruction of public and private properties. The committee, after six months of s...