This article introduces individual- level, micro-data on victims of violence in Nepal’s civil war
(1996 - 2006). The data being presented in this study are unique in that they are a census – not a
sample – of the known population of victims for which information could be collected. The unit
of analysis is the individual victim and the data provide information on: whether the victim was
killed, injured, or disappeared; the districts and villages where they were targeted; their
permanent home addresses; the circumstances of the attack (combat, extra judicial, etc.); socioeconomic
information; whether they had any affiliation to rebel groups or other political parties;
identification of the perpetrator; and whether the victim was considered to be a government or
Maoist informant. After describing the data, an application of the data is performed and some
preliminary findings are discussed on the differences in targeting behavior between the
government and the Maoist rebels