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"en.20050224.13.4-155"2
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"Mr President, Nepal, one of the poorest countries in Asia, has had a very troublesome recent history not least because of the rebellion by powerful Maoist forces, which has been going on for the last nine years. In this period more than 11 000 people have been killed. In June 2001 the King of Nepal was murdered, along with other members of the royal family. His brother, Gyanendra, was crowned as the new King.
Gyanendra's democratic credentials have never been too obvious, quite the contrary. He has followed the line of aggravating confrontation with the rebels and he has side-stepped the country's political forces. In 2001-2002 a state of emergency was declared which led to an explosion of serious human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings and torture. Despite this, the King continued to enjoy the support of Western nations, including EU Member States, I am sorry to say. On 1 February this year, the King, supported by the Royal Nepalese Army, dismissed the government, assumed direct power and again declared a state of emergency. As expected, widespread human rights violations ensued.
This joint motion calls on the King to lift the state of emergency, to restore all fundamental democratic freedoms, including freedom of the media, and re-establish parliamentary powers. It also calls on the Council and the Commission to take practical measures such as imposing an embargo on military assistance to force the King to give up his dictatorship."@en1
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