| Advocacy Groups Speak Out
International advocacy groups view King Gyanendra's
takeover only helping to worsen the situation. They paint a gloomy future of
the country. The Brussels-based International
Crisis Group says
the King's move only boosts the Maoists by confirming their view of the monarch
as opposing democracy. It believes opposition party inclusion is a must,
military solution is likely to fail, support to monarchy will sink further,
donor support will decline, and corruption may continue unabated. Similarly,
the London-based Amnesty
International, has called on the government,
donors and international community to respond to the looming crisis.
• A
long ignored human rights crisis is now on the
brink of catastrophe, Amnesty, Feb 17/09
• Nepal rapidly plunging into deep rights crisis: Groups,
IPS, Feb 09/05
• Nepal’s royal coup: making a bad situation worse , Intl Crisis Group, Feb 09/09 Report