Our concern is that the right to peaceful rallies should be respected...There should not be unnecessary use of force.
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If it includes threats to the life or physical integrity of individuals taking no active part in hostilities, or the taking of hostages, such action would be a grave violation of international human rights standards.Ian Martin
The internationally guaranteed right is the right to peaceful assembly, and OHCHR-Nepal has called for demonstrations and rallies to remain peaceful. Excessive restrictions on peaceful assembly at a time of legitimate political debate, however, carry the risk of contributing to violence.
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This is the moment when the leadership of CPN (Maoist) must give clear and public instructions to its cadres to end all abductions of civilians, must release any other civilians still held after being abducted, and must ensure that those instructions are followed.
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One would expect them to be respectful of United Nations standards in their conduct at home.
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The great majority of these persons appear to have been arrested for exercising their right to freedom of peaceful assembly or expressing their political opinion.
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The government shouldn't deny the fundamental rights of people to organize peaceful protest program by carrying out arbitrary detention of leaders like in the past.
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