Signature Campaign in Sydney for human rights abuse in Nepal

 

 

Amnesty International Australia (Manly Group) lunched a signature campaign in Manly on 20th May 2006 with the theme Nepal. There were three letters presented for signatures: 1) asking Australian Government what they are doing to promote human rights in Nepal; 2) asking Nepalese government to implement the 10 recommendations of the UN Working Group on Enforced or involuntary Disappearances and 3) asking Nepal’s king to disclose the condition of disappeared people and requesting to stop the climate of impunity that allows disappearances to happen. They are very keen to get an answer from the parties addressed as soon as possible. This campaign ran for 6 hrs from 8:00 am to 14:00 pm. During this period Nepalese folk music were played and Nepalese food (SelRoti and Aaloo ko Achar) also served. Hundreds of people have signed the letters. Members from Nepalese Forum for Human Rights and People’s Democracy (NEHURIPD), Australia were also participated and helped to make more effective of signature campaign. NEHURIPD’s members were busy for answering questions from the public about current political developments and human rights situations in Nepal. The people signing the letters all seemed very pleased that Nepalese ‘People’s Power' resulted in the re-instatement of parliament and the release of some of the political prisoners. The signature campaign was the most successful to date hosted by the Manly group of Amnesty International Australia, and they collected more signatures than they ever  have before in support of ending human rights abuses. 

 

नेपालमा मानव अधिकार उल्ङघन को बिरुद्धमा सिड्नीमा हस्ताक्षर सङ्कलन

एम्नेस्टि इन्टरनेसनल अष्ट्रेलिया म्यान्ली समुहले नेपालको मानव अधिकार र राज्यले बेपत्ता बनाएका नागरिकको स्थिती सार्वजनिक गर्न माग गर्दै सिड्नीमा हस्ताक्षर सङ्कलन कार्यक्रम एहि मे २० मा सम्पन्न भयो । हस्ताक्षरकोलागि ३ वटा चिट्ठी प्रस्थुत गरिएको थियो । सयौ अष्ट्रेलियन नागरिकहरुले लाईनमा बसी प्रस्थुत  चिठिको पक्षमा हस्ताक्षर गरेका थिए । उक्त अवसरमा नेपाली लोक धुनहरु र रामेशको 'आउ मिलाउ हाम्राहातहरु' एलबमका गितहरु बजाउनुका साथै सेल र आलुको अचार उपलब्ध गराइएको थियो । मानव अधिकार तथा नेपाली लोकतान्त्रिक मंञ्च अष्ट्रेलिया (Nepalese Forum for Human Rights and People’s Democracy, NEHURIPD) को सदस्यहरुले हस्ताक्षर सङ्कलन गर्ने कार्य प्रभाबकारी बनाउन सहयोग गरेका थिए । भरखरै नेपालमा भएको राजनैतिक  परिवर्तन र मनवअधिकारको स्थितिको जिज्ञासाको बारेमा मंञ्चका सदस्यहरुले उपस्थित जनसमुदायलाइ जानकारी गराएका थिए । जनताको शान्ती पूर्ण बलद्वरा निरङ्कुश शाही सत्तालाई घुंडा  टेकाइ संसद पुर्नस्थापना भएको र नया सरकारले केही आस्थाका बन्दिहरुलाइ जेलबाट मुक्त गरेकोमा खुसी प्रकट गरेका थिए । सबैले  मंञ्चका सदस्यहरुलाई बधाइ दिएका थिए । समुहकी सदस्य किम मोब्सले कारेक्रम धेरै प्रभावकारी भएको र पहिले गरेका कारेक्रममा भन्दा धेरै हस्ताक्षर सङ्कलन भएको जानकारी गराएकी थिइन । हस्ताक्षर  क्याम्पेन ६ घन्टा विहान ८ बजे देखी दिनको २ बजे सम्म चलेको थियो ।

 

 Ramesh Pandey, Sydney, Australia