Kathmandu, 05/11/07: The South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) has issued a statement in which it strongly condemns the unconstitutional and autocratic move by Pakistan’s military dictator General Parvez Musharraf.

In addition to condemning Musharraf's recent actions, the SAAPE statement also includes demands for the restoration of democracy, freedom of the press and the protection of the fundamental human rights, including civil and political rights, of the people of Pakistan.

• Click here to read the SAAPE statement in full
• Click here to read the "Calls for Action to the European Union" from SAAPE and the Pakistan Coalition for Free and Fair elections (PACFREL) which were delivered at the recent European Parliament hearing on human rights in South Asia
• Click here to read a declaration by the Portuguese Presidency on behalf of the EU on the imposition of emergency rule (6 November 2007)
• Click here to read a statement by EU High Representative for CFSP Javier Solana about the declaration of a state emergency in Pakistan (4 November 2007)