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From the International Nepal Solidarity Network
http://www.insn.org
If you want to participate, you can easily do so by just cutting and pasting
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or faxing it.
>
>INSN requests your help with this item. Please take a minute to add your
>voice.
>
>SINCE THERE IS IMMINENT DANGER OF ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE IN NEPAL, WE
>REQUEST YOU TO COPY AND FAX OR EMAIL THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO KING
>GYANENDRA TO URGE HIM TO START THE PROCESS OF PEACE AND RECONCILIATION
>THROUGH REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY. YOU CAN EVEN WRITE MORE THAN ONCE, THE
>LOUDER OUR VOICE IS HEARD THE BETTER.
>
>Nepali:
>
>Shree Panch Maharajadhiraj,
>
>Tapain ra tapainko sarkarko shanti, loktantra ra manavadhikar prati
>kunai pratibadhtata nabhayaekoma mero ghambir appati chha. Shanti ra
>loktantra ka nimti tapinle abhilambha sakaratmak kadaam chalnu anubarya
>chha. Tapainlai khyal rahosh, sara sabhya sansarle tapainko pratyeek
>kadamlai niyalera heriraheko chha.
>
>English:
>
>Your Royal Highness
>
>I'm very concerned about your lack of commitment for peace and
>representative democracy in your country and for the increasing
>violation of human rights. Please take action as soon as possible. The
>world is watching you.
>
>Yours Sincerely,
>
>YOUR NAME
>
>FAX to +977 - 1 - 4419454, +977 - 1 - 4228755, +977 - 1 - 4351404
>
>EMAIL to
press@ntc.net.np >
>(Please BCC to
loktantra2062@yahoo.com so that we can know how many
>emails have been sent.)
>
>This is a campaign started in Nepal and around the world by INSN,
>International Nepal Solidarity Network. For more information, you can
>visit our website at
www.insn.org or write to any of the INSN country
>groups.
>
>Please give maximum diffusion to this email. Thanks!
>
>***
>
>Appeal to King Gyanendra
>Background
>
>Nepal is currently experiencing a serious political and human rights
>crisis.
>
> >From 1996 to date (2006) over 12000 people have been killed, and tens of
>thousands have been involuntarily displaced in the conflicts between
>Maoists insurgents and state forces. Material losses to infrastructure,
>production, and businesses have been devastating. In 2001 the state
>deployed the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) and in 2002 King Gyanendra
>dismantled the parliament. Both conflicting parties are responsible for
>extra judicial killings, torture, rape and other forms of gross human
>rights violations.According to Amnesty International, in 2003 and 2004
>Nepal had the highest number of disappeared people in the world.
>
>The conflict has been escalating since February 1, 2005 when King
>Gyanendra took full power in a royal military coup, suspending most
>constitutional rights and imposing martial law under a State of Emergency.
>
>Although the Emergency was officially lifted on April 29, 2005, very
>little has changed on the ground.
>
>Recent developments
>
>Within the last 4 months of unilateral ceasefire declared by CPN
>(Maoist), Nepal has experienced low intensity conflict. For the first
>time since the beginning of the war in 1996, the seven major political
>parties and the CPN (Maoist) have reached a 12 point agreement for peace
>and democracy through drafting of a new constitution by a popularly
>elected constituent assembly.
>
>Significantly, this is also the first time that the CPN (Maoist) has
>accepted fundamentals of democracy and human rights.
>
>Unfortunately the king's government did not reciprocate the ceasefire
>and instead decided to hold municipal elections in the beginning of
>February 2006. The seven political parties alliance and the CPN (Maoist)
>have already announced their plans to boycott these elections. In this
>situation, the forthcoming elections will not resolve the conflict and
>restore democracy for the following reasons:
>
>1. The present government is not elected and therefore is illegitimate.
>Any election held would also be illegitimate.
>2. There is no atmosphere at the moment to have free and fair elections.
>3. The king's decision to hold elections has dismissed the possibilities
>of dialogue and reconciliation.
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