Public Forum on Current Crisis in Nepal
You are cordially invited to a public forum organized by the Britain Nepal
Academic Council, concerning King Gyanendra's dissolution of Nepal's
coalition government and the suspension of fundamental rights and civil
liberties under a state of emergency. Brief presentations will be made by panel
members on a range of issues and concerns triggered by this crisis, followed by
a public discussion.
Venue: Room V111
Vernon Campus of School of Oriental and African Studies
Penton Rise off Pentonville Road, London
The nearest tube station is Kings Cross
Date: Wednesday 9th February 2005
Time: 17:30 - 19:30
Discussion chair: Dr Ian Harper, University of Edinburgh.
Speakers include, among others:
Dr Judith Pettigrew, University of Central Lancashire
"State of emergency: overview and implications for human rights and civil
liberties"
Mr Sudheer Sharma, Kantipur Publications and Mr Ravindra Mishra, BBC Nepali
Service
"Implications for the Nepal Media"
Dr Martha Caddell, Open University
"Implications for development assistance"
Professor Michael Hutt, School of Oriental and African Studies
"Political pasts and futures"
All welcome. Please circulate this invitation as widely as possible.
Ian Harper iharper@ed.ac.uk
Judith Pettigrew jpettigrew@uclan.ac.uk
Britain Nepal Academic Council.
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