Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala
Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Singh Durbar 
P.O. Box 23312
Kathmandu, Nepal 

Your Excellency,
I am writing to you, to express my deep sorrow regarding the treatment of Tibetans attempting to take part in peaceful protests in Nepal. It is my understanding that Nepal police have consistently, and with excess force, suppressed peaceful protests by exiled Tibetans, who are merely attempting to express their deep anxiety about human rights violations in Tibet.
I wish to express my grave concerns regarding restrictions imposed by your government on the rights of non-refoulement, movement, assembly, and expression of the Tibetan community in Nepal. As a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the government of Nepal is responsible for the protection of the human rights of any individual living within its borders. 
Since the 10th of March 2008, there continues to be demonstrations/protests throughout the three provinces of Tibet, which has drawn widespread international attention and support. During these uprisings, many Tibetans are killed, tortured and continues to be imprisoned.
To show solidarity to their effort and our common cause, the Tibetan refugees in Nepal, like other Tibetans in Diaspora, hold peaceful protests and rallies. We are saddened to hear that many Tibetans including three Tibetan community leaders have been detained.
We, therefore, request your Excellency to kindly intervene, so that the refugees are treated democratically. Last but not the least, the Tibetan refugees, may kindly be allowed the freedom of expression.
I understand that in the period since 10 March, the Nepal police have:
- detained without justification countless people, including many pre-emptively, in an attempt to prevent protests from taking place.
- used lathis and tear gas and handled protestors with excessive force, resulting in numerous injuries. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have said that direct interviews with detainees suggest a pattern of delayed and limited medical treatment, and have reported beatings in Boudha and Singha Durba police stations.
- restricted freedom of movement of Tibetans in parts of Kathmandu; this especially applies to monks and nuns.
- formally arrested three leading Tibetans on 19 June and accused them of harming Nepal’s good relationship to China.
Various human rights organizations have documented unnecessary and excessive use of force during arrests, as well as ill treatment during arrests and detention. I am particularly concerned by increasing evidence of police use of sexual and other forms of assault, including of minors, during arrests, violating the right to physical integrity. Police have also used lathis and tear gas on some occasions without necessity or with excessive force, resulting in numerous injuries. 
Furthermore, your government has threatened to deport Tibetans who engage in protest. As many governments have pointed out on a number of occasions in the past, this places the individuals concerned in extreme danger of torture and imprisonment by China. As a party of the Convention against Torture, Nepal should respect its to Article 3 and not deport individuals to any country where they may be tortured.
The government of Nepal should immediately restore the rights of freedom of assembly, expression, and movement, by allowing Tibetans to go about their daily lives and carry out peaceful protests without fear of arrests or threat of deportation. Should the Nepal police continue to engage in conduct that was condemned by all of the current governing parties, Nepali human rights defenders, and the international community, during the People’s Movement of 2005-2006, it will betray its own record of restoring in April 2006 fundamental civil and political rights.  
Yours faithfully,