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Human Rights Watch Asks Nepal to stop working for China
By KTM Metro Reporter in Kathmandu
On Thursday, March 20, 2008, the Nepalese police arrested more than 20 Tibetans preparing to stage a sit-in at the United Nations (UN) building in Kathmandu. US-based international rights group called Human Rights Watch (HRW) asked the Government of Nepal headed by Girija Prasad Koirala to refrain from making arbitrary arrests and harassing Tibetans that have been carrying out peaceful protests in Kathmandu. The Government of Nepal should cease arbitrary arrests and detentions, harassment, and the use of excessive force to silence Tibetan protesters, activists and journalists, HRW said in a statement. The rights group also asked the Nepalese Government to reaffirm its commitment to the freedom of assembly, association, and expression.
Asia director of HRW Brad Adams said that the Nepalese police were violently dispersing peaceful Tibetan protestors in Kathmandu. "How can a government that came to power on a wave of public protests against an authoritarian regime justify crushing peaceful protests by Tibetans?" Adams questioned, and added, "Now is the time for the Nepali government to protect Tibetans - not to do the bidding of Beijing."
