Monday, January 16, 2006

Freedom Of Assembly Under Attack In Nepal







Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article 20.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
PREAMBLE
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people

The government attacked freedom of speech forever and relentlessly. Now it has changed gears and is doing all it can to prevent the massive January 20 gathering in Kathmandu. This order may not be followed. People have to come out into the streets. Basic human rights may not be taken away by any regime. They are our birth rights. We do not derive them from any king, any regime, any army. We have them because we are, we exist. They are inherent to us. We claim them simply by being human beings.

The countdown has begun.

There is no reason to hold dialogue. The basic demand of the seven party alliance has to be met. And that is it. There is no reason for exploratory discussions.

Victory is in sight. You can just smell it.

Repeat Janakpur in Kathmandu. Hold a huge rally and then march towards Narayanhiti to totally surround it and lay it under siege.

Visitors

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In The News

Government bans peaceful demonstrations in Kathmandu .....a ban on public gatherings in the areas within the Ring Road with effect from January 17 to check Maoist infiltration in the protest programmes..... has appealed to the seven agitating political parties to call off their mass meeting in the capital slated for January 20 saying there might be infiltration of Maoists in the mass meeting........ also asked the agitating political parties to come to the negotiation tableto find an outlet to the present crisis...... urged people to refrain from participating in such mass meetings...... urged people to cooperate with the security check ups...... District Administration Offices of Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts have also imposed curfew from 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. with effect from Monday until further notice....... Leaders of the alliance however said that they will hold the mass meeting at any cost despite the government's prohibition.
Curfew imposed in Kathmandu, Lalitpur The curfew orders will be effective in areas within the Ring Road in Kathmandu Metropolitan City and Lalitpur Sub-metropolitan City until further notice...... The DAOs in their notices said security forces have been allowed to shoot anybody trying to break the curfew orders.
Curfew imposed in Biratnagar and adjoining areas district administration of Morang has imposed overnight curfew in the eastern town of Biratnagar from Monday- probably for the first time in the last five decades...... will hamper industries that operate overnight .... local authorities have also imposed curfew in eastern districts of Jhapa, Sunsari, Siraha and Saptari
Indian envoy leaves for New Delhi Nepal king imposes curfew in Kathmandu Times of India
Rebels in Nepal warn of more attacks; govt urges residents to ...
Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates
Nepal Army chief father's house bombed
Hindu, India
Nepal army says 28 killed in hunt for Maoists NewKerala.com

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