Kathmandu, Sept. 14 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on escaped inmates to return to their prisons and surrender any weapons taken during recent jailbreaks.

In a statement issued on Saturday, the commission expressed concern that the mass prison breaks during Monday and Tuesday's Gen Z protests have created an atmosphere of fear and insecurity in society. It said reports had also emerged of juveniles fleeing from reform centres.

The NHRC warned that the escape of convicted prisoners undermines victims' rights as guaranteed under Article 21 of the constitution, the Crime Victim Protection Act, 2018, and the 1985 UN Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power.

"The jailbreak...