PRESS RELEASE I, Gagan Kumar Thapa, in my capacity as a former general secretary of Nepali student wing affiliated to the Nepali Congress deeply condemned the move of King Gyanendra who has assumed the absolute power on the 1st of February, 2005 at 10.25 a.m. (Nepali time) through his royal proclamation. He has suspended all the democratic rights and values of the constitution of 1990 that has been materialise by the people of Nepal by laying their precious life. He has further put the leaders of all the political parties in the house arrest and has captured the young leaders and sent them to the army barracks. We don't know about their status. The media has been put into strictest survelliance by the security forces. My life is under severe threat as I have been advocating for the Republic set-up in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal. So far I am safe and sound. But anything can happen with my life. My free movement has been curtailed. My family members are simultaneously receiving the threats and are passing through a mental trauma from the security personnel. I hereby, call upon the international media, humanrights organisations, United Nations, and all the peace and freedom lover people and governments of the world to act quickly upon a highly deteriorating human rights violation that is taking place in Nepal. Since the communication has been cut-off and the emergency been imposed since the royal proclamation, we know nothing about the whereabouts of many democratic political leaders and their status. Many of them are believed to be killed by the security forces. I would like to thank everyone helping us to fight against the authoritarian rule that has disguised itself in the name of democracy and human rights. Sincerely, Gagan Kumar. Thapa Former-General Secretary, Nepal Student (Affiliated to the Nepali Congress). Name of the key leaders, human rights activists and social activist missing in Nepal. 1. Narhari Acharya (Nepali Congress) 2. Kundan Kafle (Student leader- affiliated with the Nepali Congress) 3. Pradeep Nepal ( leader of the CPN-UML) 4. Roop Narayan Shrestha (student leader of the CPN- UML) 5. Khagendra Sangraula ( Social activist) 6. Kishor Singh Rathor (Student leader of the Nepali Congress Democratic) Some of the leaders who have been put into house Arrest 1. Girija Pd. Koirala ( Senior leader & President of the Nepali Congress) 2. Madhav Kr. Nepal (Senior leader & Secretary of CPN UML) 3. Pashupati Shamsher (Senior leader & President of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party) 4. Daman Nath Dhungana ( Former Speaker of the house of representatives and presently a human-rights activist). And many more but their names have not yet been confirmed