Stemningen er så spændt i Nepal, at FN opfordrer til at være tilbageholdende.
The United Nations human rights office in Nepal is urging restraint by all sides to prevent violence during upcoming protests announced by the Maoists.
The office stresses the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression.
APPEL TIL REGERINGEN
– I urge the Government of Nepal to ensure that fundamental rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression are fully respected and protected, said Richard Bennett, the Representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal
APPEL TIL DEMONSTRANTER
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), which announced the protests, is urged to ensure that demonstrators do not engage in any form of provocation, confrontation or hostile behaviour.