Thursday, April 14, 2005

A Victory For The Democrats, Monarchists, Maoists


Now there is going to be UN monitoring of human rights in Nepal. This is a big step in the right direction. The Maoists asked for it. The democrats asked for it. The Monarchists resisted it for as long as they could, but now they have caved in.

All parties should co-operate to make the UN operation a success. This could lead to the two warring parties signing the Human Rights Accord. Possibly to a ceasefire. And possibly to UN-mediated peace talks.

The democrats need to realize democracy begins at "home." The style where one leader decides for all democrats is simply not democratic. Where is the debate and the discussion among the parties? The journey to a Common Minimum Program has to be made in a public, participatory way.

On another note, I read the Maoist press statement signed by Prachanda, and it does look like some sort of disciplinary action was taken against one of its top leaders, possibly Baburam. The best hope the Maoists have is to cooperate with the UN, for now.

As for the democrats, the next big push ought be for the restoration of all fundamental rights. Once that materializes, the debate and discussion can begin in earnest. Let the people speak freely.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

mon archies are terrible
look at saudi arabia, it has teh lowest life expectancy per wealth on earth, and has caused by imposing sharia law on sudan it's civil war of 1983, plus wars in algeria by funding isalmists, and wars in yeme,, afghnaistan, sends [peopel to iraq, to kill nepalis, and and look at swaziland, where teh king spends teh whole budget on himself, and stealing otehr men's wives, who after recieving cars off him then flee to south africa from this jabba teh hut, and it has made this land overtake every counytry in africa, to have teh hioghest hiv rates on earth,

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