April 12, 2006

The meeting of the topmost leaders of the seven political parties is held today in the afternoon in Kathmandu. The decisions of the meeting are made public through this communiqu�:

1. The peaceful joint movement launched under the leadership of the seven political parties for an end of the autocratic monarchy and for the establishment of full-fledged democracy is becoming more effective and forceful. It is our conclusion that o­nly the joint peaceful mass movement can fulfill the objective of the o­ngoing movement. In this movement, the participation of broad masses of the people including the leaders and activists of political parties, mass organizations, media workers, professional and community organizations and human rights workers has been widening. In the course of the movement six brave persons has got martyrdom. Thousands of people are arrested and wounded. We pay our heartfelt homage to the martyrs and extend our thanks to all those who have participated in the movement. We cordially appeal to all workers, peasants, women, youths, students, intellectuals, civil servants, employees of all public and financial institutions, teachers, university teachers, doctors, engineers, industrialists, business person, journalists, human rights workers, writers, litterateurs, artists and brothers and sisters of all caste, language, religion and region to participate more effectively in a peaceful and non-violent way in the movement.

Dear sisters and comrades,

Warm greetings from Committee for Asian Women.

We call upon your urgent and serious attention o­n the latest situation in Nepal and plead for your strong solidarity to the democratic movement. For the last 10 days, a mass struggle, called by all the democratic forces in Nepal, has brought thousands and thousands of people from all over the nation, to the streets of all main cities. People have been resisting regardless of arrests and curfews. People have defied the curfew and prohibition orders. Katmandu valley and majority of the municipalities were under curfew last week, but everywhere curfew was broken by the people .

Due to increasing support from the masses-the people, the nationwide strike and street protests have continued and will continue indefinitely till the autocratic king steps down!

In response to the people�s movement, the autocratic King of Nepal has used excessive armed force to suppress the peaceful democratic movement. As a result, many people have been seriously injured, killed or imprisoned. Hence the repression from the government side is increasing as well!

At this point in the history of Nepal, your strong solidarity/protest is urgently needed in order that the democratic movement is victorious and the regime of the autocratic king comes to an end.