Just received follwing email for some body --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 the suggested text into an e-mail and sending it to the address they list -- 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.