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As you may be aware, all democratic freedoms in Nepal have been suspended by King Gyanendra, following his dismissal of the government on 1 February 2005. Nepal is now under the rule of an absolute monarchy. This has included the arrests of senior political and trade union leaders, the suspension of all trade union rights and the banning of meetings of more than three persons. Three leaders of the Nepal Trade Union Congress, NTUC are in detention including its senior vice president Mr Puskar Acharya. Other union leaders are in hiding. Communication with the outside world has become extremely difficult with international phone lines cut off. Email after being closed for some days has been restored but it is not known for how long.
ICFTU Secretary General Ryder was with union leaders at an ICFTU APRO meeting in Kathmandu when these events took place. The ICFTU has launched immediate protests at the suspension of trade union freedoms and has pointed out that Nepal's problems, including the Maoist insurgency, cannot be solved by the suspension of democratic government and the violation of fundamental human rights.
The International Transport Workers Federation is calling on all its affiliates to immediately undertake the following actions:
• Organise a picket of the Nepalese Embassy in your country on Thursday 10 February 2005 as part of an International Day of union protest against the suspension of trade union rights in Nepal. I attach a list of embassies and consulates -Annex 1. It is important to mount even a small picket.
• Present to the Nepalese embassy in your country a letter of protest. I attach a draft model letter of protest--Annex 2.
• Write to your own government demanding that it exert maximum pressure on the Nepalese monarchy to restore all democratic rights and freedoms
Your action in support of trade union and democratic rights in Nepal is highly appreciated.
Yours fraternally
David Cockroft
General Secretary
Annex 1 - List of Embassies and Consulates
Annex 2 - Model Letter
Source: ITF ActionAlert.
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