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H L  *****   A 31May2002  "...followingthedissolutionoftheParliament,whichwasdoneinaccordancewiththerelevant   provisionsoftheConstitutionoftheKingdomofNepal-2047,HisMajesty'sGovernmentofNepal l! hasdecidedtoholdthegeneralelectionsonNovember13,2002inafreeandfairmanner.Inview X"  ofthecurrentsecuritysituationinthecountrypromptedbytheMaoistinsurgency,theGovernment D#! hasalsoextendedthestateofemergencybythreemoremonths.TheGovernment,however,is 0$" committedtoliftingtheemergencyassoonasthereisanimprovementinthesecuritysituationto %l # facilitatefreeandpeacefulgeneralelections. &X!$ ...inspiteofthesesteps,theGovernmentwillstaythecourseinrespecttodevelopmentprograms '0#& and_socio_-economicreforms." ($' w   ***** *%)   +&* 21November2002  (Dated19November2002)    "...Withreferenceto[...]note0076/2002dated22February2002andpursuanttoclause3ofArticle t 4oftheInternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights1966,...[theGovernmentofNepal] ` liftedthestateofemergencyinthecountry,effectivefrom20August2002." L    ***** $ t 16February2005  ` "ThePermanentMissionoftheKingdomofNepaltotheUnitedNationspresentsitscompliments  8  totheSecretaryGeneraloftheUnitedNationsand,pursuanttoParagraph3ofArticle4ofthe $  InternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights(1966),hasthehonourtoinformhimthatin   viewofagraveemergencythreateningthesovereignty,integrityandsecurityoftheKingdomof   Nepal,HisMajestytheKinghas,inaccordancewithclause(1)ofArticle115(1)oftheConstitution   oftheKingdomofNepal,1990(2047),issuedanorderofaStateofEmergencyinrespectofthe   wholeoftheKingdomofNepalon1February2005withimmediateeffect.Asthesituationinthe p countryhadreachedapointwherethesurvivalofmultipartydemocracyandthenation'ssovereignty \ hadbeenseriouslythreatenedandthepeopleofNepalhadtogothroughamiserableperiodoftime H duetountoldsufferingsbroughtaboutbytheriseinterroristactivitiesthroughoutthecountry,and 4 asthegovernmentsformedduringthepastfewyearshadnotbeenseriousenoughaboutinitiating  p adialoguewithterrorists,HisMajestyastheprotectoroftheConstitutionandthesymbolofnational  \ unity,hadnoalternativebuttodeclareastateofemergencytomeettheexigenciesinexerciseofHis H StateauthorityandinkeepingwiththespiritoftheConstitutionoftheKingdomofNepal,1990and 4 takingintoaccountArticle27(3)oftheConstitution,toprotectandpreservethesovereigntyofthe   Nation.HisMajestytheKinghasalso,inaccordancewithclause(8)ofArticle115ofthe   Constitution,suspendedsubclauses(a)freedomofthoughtandexpression,(b)freedomtoassemble  peaceablyandwithoutarms,and(d)freedomtomoveandresideinanypartofNepal,ofclause(2)  ofArticle12;clause(1)ofArticle13pressandpublicationrightwhichprovidesthatnonewsitem,  articleoranyotherreadingmaterialshallbecensored;andArticle15:rightagainstprivatedetention; l Article16:righttoinformation;Article17:righttoproperty;Article22:righttoprivacy;andArticle X  23:andtherighttoconstitutionalremedy(withtheexceptionoftherighttotheremedyof_habeus_ D! corpus)oftheConstitutionoftheKingdomofNepal,1990(2047). 0"  ThePermanentMissionwouldfurtherliketoinformtheSecretaryGeneralthatsuchmeasuresare $X" notinconsistentwithNepal'sotherobligationsunderinternationallawanddonotinvolve $D # discriminationsolelyonthegroundofrace,colour,sex,language,religionorsocialorigin. %0!$ ThePermanentMissionwouldalsoliketoinformtheSecretaryGeneralthatthenon_derogable_ '#& rightsassetforthinArticles6,7,8(paragraphs1and2),11,15,16and18oftheInternational (#' CovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights,whichareguaranteedbytheConstitutionoftheKingdom )$( ofNepal,1990,havebeenkeptintact." |*%)  h+&*   *****  29March2005  "8.followingthedeclarationofaStateofEmergencythroughouttheKingdomofNepalon1 ` February2005,[theGovernmentofNepal]hasderogateditselffromtheobligationsunderthe L  articles,mentionedbelow,oftheInternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights(_ICCPR_)for 8  aperiodoftheStateofEmergencyinthecountry.1.DerogationfromArticle19ofthe_ICCPR_ $ t followingthesuspensionofsubclause(a)ofClause2ofArticle12,Clause(1)ofArticle13and  ` Article16oftheConstitution(freedomofopinionandexpression,righttopressandpublicationand  L  righttoinformationrespectively).2.DerogationfromArticles12.1and12.2ofthe_ICCPR_Ԁfollowing  8  thesuspensionofsubclause(d)ofClause2ofArticle12oftheConstitution(freedomtomoveand $  resideinanypartoftheKingdomofNepal).3.DerogationfromArticle17ofthe_ICCPR_Ԁfollowing   thesuspensionofArticle22oftheConstitution(righttoprivacy).4.DerogationfromArticle2.3of   the_ICCPR_ԀfollowingthesuspensionofArticle23oftheConstitution(righttoconstitutionalremedy   exceptthewritofhabeascorpus)."     ***** \ $5May2005 4 On5May2005,theSecretaryGeneralreceivedfromtheGovernmentofNepalanotification,dated  \ thesame,informinghimthat,asrequiredbyArticle4(3)oftheInternationalCovenantonCiviland H PoliticalRights,1966,thatHisMajestytheKinghas,inaccordancewithclause(11)ofArticle115 4 oftheConstitutionoftheKingdomofNepal,1990(2047),revokedtheOrderofStateofEmergency   proclaimedon1February2005inrespecttothewholeoftheKingdomofNepal.