Agreement reached between the Government of Nepal and the CPN (Maoists) at Kupodole

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Country/entity: Nepal
Region: Asia and Pacific
Agreement name: Agreement reached between the Government of Nepal and the CPN (Maoists) at Kupodole
Date: 15 Jun 2006
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/intrastate conflict
Nepalese Insurgency (1996 - 2006)
Inspired by the Maoist insurgency in Peru in the early 1990s, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) – CPN(M) – declared war on the Nepalese government in February 1996. A key demand was the transformation of Nepal from a monarchy into a ‘People’s Republic’. Following a pronounced Maoist military strategy, the CPN(M) focused their insurgency on the rural areas. They gained significantly in strength and it took heavy international military support to stabilize the Nepalese government in 2002. After public protests escalated in Kathmandu in 2004, the Nepalese King Gyanendra took authoritarian control over the government. In the cities, a strong popular movement for democracy emerged, forcing the government into fast progressing peace negations in 2006 that concluded with the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Accord on 21 November 2006.
Stage: Implementation/renegotiation
Conflict nature: Government
Peace process: Nepal peace process
Parties: On behalf of the CPN-Maoist: Coordinator: Krishna Bahadur Mahara
On behalf of the Government of Nepal: Coordinator: Krishna Prasad Sitaula
Third parties: -
Description: A Short agreement establishing mechanisms to monitor negotiations between the Government of Nepal and the CPN-Maoists, implementation of the 12 point Understanding, and the Code of Conduct for the Ceasefire agreed on 26 May 2006.

Agreement document: NP_060615_Kupondole Agreement.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth: No specific mention.
Disabled persons: No specific mention.
Elderly/age: No specific mention.
Migrant workers: No specific mention.
Racial/ethnic/national group: No specific mention.
Religious groups: No specific mention.
Indigenous people: No specific mention.
Other groups: No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons: No specific mention.
Social class: No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender: No specific mention.
Men and boys: No specific mention.
LGBTI: No specific mention.
Family: No specific mention.

State definition

Nature of state (general): No specific mention.
State configuration: No specific mention.
Self determination: No specific mention.
Referendum: No specific mention.
State symbols: No specific mention.
Independence/secession: No specific mention.
Accession/unification: No specific mention.
Border delimitation: No specific mention.
Cross-border provision: No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed): No specific mention.
Elections: No specific mention.
Electoral commission: No specific mention.
Political parties reform: No specific mention.
Civil society: No specific mention.
Traditional/religious leaders: No specific mention.
Public administration: No specific mention.
Constitution: No specific mention.

Power sharing

Political power sharing: No specific mention.
Territorial power sharing: No specific mention.
Economic power sharing: No specific mention.
Military power sharing: No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general: No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar: No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation: No specific mention.
Civil and political rights: No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights: No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship: No specific mention.
Democracy: No specific mention.
Detention procedures: No specific mention.
Media and communication: No specific mention.
Mobility/access: No specific mention.
Protection measures: No specific mention.
Other: No specific mention.

Rights institutions

NHRI: No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions: Rights institutions→Regional or international human rights institutions→Monitoring calls
Page 2, 3: A request shall be made to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal to provide assistance in monitoring the issues related to human rights to the National Monitoring Committee constituted to monitor the Code of Conduct for Ceasefire, and to monitor the human rights.

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law: No specific mention.
State of emergency provisions: No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts: No specific mention.
Prisons and detention: No specific mention.
Traditional Laws: No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction: No specific mention.
National economic plan: No specific mention.
Natural resources: No specific mention.
International funds: No specific mention.
Business: No specific mention.
Taxation: No specific mention.
Banks: No specific mention.

Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights: No specific mention.
Pastoralist/nomadism rights: No specific mention.
Cultural heritage: No specific mention.
Environment: No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access: No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees: No specific mention.
Ceasefire: Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
Page 1, 2: A National Monitoring Committee on Code of Conduct for Ceasefire shall be has formed as follow to monitor the implementation of the 12- points understanding reached between the Seven Political Parties and the CPN (Maoists) and the Code of Conduct for Ceasefire agreed on 26 May 2006:-
1. Coordinator Prof. Dr. Birendra Mishra*
2. Member Dr Arjun Karki
3. Member Dr Om Gurung
4. Member Prof. Kapil Shrestha
5. Member Dr. K. B. Rokaya
6. Member Keshav Bhattarai
7. Member Krishna Pahadi
8. Member Gauri Pradhan
* Earlier the above mention committee was formed on june 15, 2007 under the coordinatorship of Dr. Deverndra Raj Pandey and Pursuant to an agreement concluded on june 26, 2006 Dr. Brirendra Misra was designated as coordinator
9. Member Chandi Raj Dhakal
10. Member Charan Prasain
11. Member Taranath Dahal
12. Member Nilamber Acharya
13. Member Padam Lal B. K.
14. Member Prof. Dr. Bhupati Dhakal
15. Member Malla K. Sunder
16. Member Dr. Mahesh Maskey
17. Member Madhav Banskota
18. Member Raman Shrestha
19. Member Dr. Ramman Shrestha
20. Member Wangchhe Sherpa
21. Member Bishnu Nisthuri
22. Member Bishnu Pukar Shrestha
23. Member Shanta Shrestha
24. Member Shyam Shrestha
25. Member Shiv Gaunle
26. Member Sushil Pyakurel
27. Member Engr. Saroj Devkota
28. Member Dr. Sudha Sharma
29. Member Subodh Pyakurel
30. Member Sushil Chandra Amatya

Page 2, 3: A request shall be made to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal to provide assistance in monitoring the issues related to human rights to the National Monitoring Committee constituted to monitor the Code of Conduct for Ceasefire, and to monitor the human rights.

Page 2, 4: The following eminent personalities shall be the observers in the negotiations to be held between the Government and the Maoists:-
1. Laxman Prasad Aryal
2. Devendra Raj Pandey
3. Padma Ratna Tuladhar
4. Daman Nath Dhungana
5. Mathura Prasad Shrestha
Police: No specific mention.
Armed forces: No specific mention.
DDR: No specific mention.
Intelligence services: No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces: No specific mention.
Withdrawal of foreign forces: No specific mention.
Corruption: No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime: No specific mention.
Drugs: No specific mention.
Terrorism: No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general: No specific mention.
Amnesty/pardon: No specific mention.
Courts: No specific mention.
Mechanism: No specific mention.
Prisoner release: No specific mention.
Vetting: No specific mention.
Victims: No specific mention.
Missing persons: No specific mention.
Reparations: No specific mention.
Reconciliation: No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory: No specific mention.
Other international signatory: No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement: No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar: No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism: Page 1, 2: A National Monitoring Committee on Code of Conduct for Ceasefire shall be has formed as follow to monitor the implementation of the 12- points understanding reached between the Seven Political Parties and the CPN (Maoists) and the Code of Conduct for Ceasefire agreed on 26 May 2006:-
1. Coordinator Prof. Dr. Birendra Mishra*
2. Member Dr Arjun Karki
3. Member Dr Om Gurung
4. Member Prof. Kapil Shrestha
5. Member Dr. K. B. Rokaya
6. Member Keshav Bhattarai
7. Member Krishna Pahadi
8. Member Gauri Pradhan
* Earlier the above mention committee was formed on june 15, 2007 under the coordinatorship of Dr. Deverndra Raj Pandey and Pursuant to an agreement concluded on june 26, 2006 Dr. Brirendra Misra was designated as coordinator
9. Member Chandi Raj Dhakal
10. Member Charan Prasain
11. Member Taranath Dahal
12. Member Nilamber Acharya
13. Member Padam Lal B. K.
14. Member Prof. Dr. Bhupati Dhakal
15. Member Malla K. Sunder
16. Member Dr. Mahesh Maskey
17. Member Madhav Banskota
18. Member Raman Shrestha
19. Member Dr. Ramman Shrestha
20. Member Wangchhe Sherpa
21. Member Bishnu Nisthuri
22. Member Bishnu Pukar Shrestha
23. Member Shanta Shrestha
24. Member Shyam Shrestha
25. Member Shiv Gaunle
26. Member Sushil Pyakurel
27. Member Engr. Saroj Devkota
28. Member Dr. Sudha Sharma
29. Member Subodh Pyakurel
30. Member Sushil Chandra Amatya

Page 2, 3: A request shall be made to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal to provide assistance in monitoring the issues related to human rights to the National Monitoring Committee constituted to monitor the Code of Conduct for Ceasefire, and to monitor the human rights.
Related cases: No specific mention.
Source: Government of Nepal Peace Secretariat: http://www.ncf.org.np/upload/files/775_en_cover%20and%20con.pdf

Agreement Reached Between the Government of Nepal and the CPN (Maoists) at Kupondole

The following decision has been made in the second talk held between the Government of Nepal and the CPN (Maoists) on the 15 June 2006:-

1. Negotiations shall be organized between the Government of Nepal and the CPN (Maoists) in the participation of the top leaders of the seven political parties and the CPN-Maoist as soon as possible.

2. A National Monitoring Committee on Code of Conduct for Ceasefire shall be has formed as follow to monitor the implementation of the 12-

points understanding reached between the Seven Political Parties and the CPN (Maoists) and the Code of Conduct for Ceasefire agreed on 26 May 2006:-

1. Coordinator Prof. Dr. Birendra Mishra*

2. Member Dr Arjun Karki

3. Member Dr Om Gurung

4. Member Prof. Kapil Shrestha

5. Member Dr. K. B. Rokaya

6. Member Keshav Bhattarai

7. Member Krishna Pahadi

8. Member Gauri Pradhan

* Earlier the above mention committee was formed on june 15, 2007 under the coordinatorship of Dr. Deverndra Raj Pandey and Pursuant to an agreement concluded on June 26, 2006 Dr. Brirendra Misra was designated as coordinator

9. Member Chandi Raj Dhakal

10. Member Charan Prasain

11. Member Taranath Dahal

12. Member Nilamber Acharya

13. Member Padam Lal B. K.

14. Member Prof. Dr. Bhupati Dhakal

15. Member Malla K. Sunder

16. Member Dr. Mahesh Maskey

17. Member Madhav Banskota

18. Member Raman Shrestha

19. Member Dr. Ramman Shrestha

20. Member Wangchhe Sherpa

21. Member Bishnu Nisthuri

22. Member Bishnu Pukar Shrestha

23. Member Shanta Shrestha

24. Member Shyam Shrestha

25. Member Shiv Gaunle

26. Member Sushil Pyakurel

27. Member Engr.

Saroj Devkota

28. Member Dr. Sudha Sharma

29. Member Subodh Pyakurel

30. Member Sushil Chandra Amatya

3. A request shall be made to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal to provide assistance in monitoring the

issues related to human rights to the National Monitoring Committee constituted to monitor the Code of Conduct for Ceasefire, and to

monitor the human rights.

4. The following eminent personalities shall be the observers in the negotiations to be held between the Government and the Maoists:-

1. Laxman Prasad Aryal

2. Devendra Raj Pandey

3. Padma Ratna Tuladhar

4. Daman Nath Dhungana

5. Mathura Prasad Shrestha

On behalf of the CPN-Maoist , Coordinator:

Krishna Bahadur Mahara

Signature:

Sd 15 June 2006

On behalf of the Government of Nepal, Coordinator:

Krishna Prasad Sitaula

Signature:

Sd 15 June 2006