Agreement between the GoN and Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party

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Country/entity: Nepal
Region: Asia and Pacific
Agreement name: Agreement between the GoN and Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party
Date: 31 Dec 2008
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/local conflict
Stage: Ceasefire/related
Conflict nature: Government/territory
Peace process: Nepal related-local processes
Parties: On behalf of TSJKP
Sd.
Gajendra Kumar Mandal
'Anurag'
Coordinator

On behalf of GoN Talks Team
Sd.
Janardhan Sharma
‘Prabhakar’
Coordinator
Third parties: -
Description: An agreement in which the Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party agree to suspend their violent activities and engage in dialogue with the Government of Nepal.

Agreement document: NP_081231_GoN and Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party.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: Groups→Racial/ethnic/national group→Substantive
Page 1, 4: The Government has already issued an order for the formation of Other Backward Classes (OBC) [Committee] and is committed to taking forward the necessary legal provision regarding the OBCs (Madhesh) after its formal formation.
Religious groups: No specific mention.
Indigenous people: No specific mention.
Other groups: No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons: No specific mention.
Social class: Groups→Social class→Substantive
Page 1, 4: The Government has already issued an order for the formation of Other Backward Classes (OBC) [Committee] and is committed to taking forward the necessary legal provision regarding the OBCs (Madhesh) after its formal formation.

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): Page 1, Untitled Preamble: On December 31 2008 in Kathmandu, a dialogue was held in a cordial atmosphere between the Talks Team of the GoN and the Talks Team of the Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party [Terai Joint People’s Revolution]. With the belief that the institutional development and strengthening of Nepal’s progressive transformation and of the federal democratic republic can take place only through a new people-centric constitution and embracing the principles of sovereignty, integrity, national interest and national unity, an agreement was reached on the following points.
State configuration: Page 1, Untitled Preamble: On December 31 2008 in Kathmandu, a dialogue was held in a cordial atmosphere between the Talks Team of the GoN and the Talks Team of the Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party [Terai Joint People’s Revolution]. With the belief that the institutional development and strengthening of Nepal’s progressive transformation and of the federal democratic republic can take place only through a new people-centric constitution and embracing the principles of sovereignty, integrity, national interest and national unity, an agreement was reached on the following points.
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: Governance→Constitution→Constitutional reform/making
Page 1, Untitled Preamble: On December 31 2008 in Kathmandu, a dialogue was held in a cordial atmosphere between the Talks Team of the GoN and the Talks Team of the Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party [Terai Joint People’s Revolution]. With the belief that the institutional development and strengthening of Nepal’s progressive transformation and of the federal democratic republic can take place only through a new people-centric constitution and embracing the principles of sovereignty, integrity, national interest and national unity, an agreement was reached on the following points.

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: Page 1, Untitled Preamble: On December 31 2008 in Kathmandu, a dialogue was held in a cordial atmosphere between the Talks Team of the GoN and the Talks Team of the Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party [Terai Joint People’s Revolution]. With the belief that the institutional development and strengthening of Nepal’s progressive transformation and of the federal democratic republic can take place only through a new people-centric constitution and embracing the principles of sovereignty, integrity, national interest and national unity, an agreement was reached on the following points.
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: No specific mention.

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: Page 1, 1: The GoN shall be responsible for the security of the members of the Talks Teams during the period of dialogue.
Ceasefire: Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
Page 1, 2: The Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party shall suspend its violent and aggressive activities and the GoN shall treat the leaders and activists of the party as political actors.
Police: No specific mention.
Armed forces: No specific mention.
DDR: No specific mention.
Intelligence services: No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces: Page 1, 2: The Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party shall suspend its violent and aggressive activities and the GoN shall treat the leaders and activists of the party as political actors.

Page 1, 5: Initiative shall be taken for bringing the other agitating political groups operating in the Terai to the negotiation table.
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: Page 1, 3: The Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party shall make available to the GoN a list of the people imprisoned in the course of agitation and the GoN shall gradually release them after investigations.
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: No specific mention.
Related cases: No specific mention.
Source: Asian Study Center for Peace & Conflict Transformation (2011), From Conflict to Peace in Nepal: Peace Agreements 2005-2010.

Agreement between the GoN and Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party

On December 31 2008 in Kathmandu, a dialogue was held in a cordial atmosphere between the Talks Team of the GoN and the Talks Team of the Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party [Terai Joint People’s Revolution].

With the belief that the institutional development and strengthening of Nepal’s progressive transformation and of the federal democratic republic can take place only through a new people-centric constitution and embracing the principles of sovereignty, integrity, national interest and national unity, an agreement was reached on the following points.

1. The GoN shall be responsible for the security of the members of the Talks Teams during the period of dialogue.

2. The Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party shall suspend its violent and aggressive activities and the GoN shall treat the leaders and activists of the party as political actors.

3. The Terai Samyukta Janakranti Party shall make available to the GoN a list of the people imprisoned in the course of agitation and the GoN shall gradually release them after investigations.

4. The Government has already issued an order for the formation of Other Backward Classes (OBC) [Committee] and is committed to taking forward the necessary legal provision regarding the OBCs (Madhesh) after its formal formation.

5. Initiative shall be taken for bringing the other agitating political groups operating in the Terai to the negotiation table.

On behalf of TSJKP

Sd.

Gajendra Kumar Mandal

'Anurag'

Coordinator

On behalf of GoN Talks Team

Sd.

Janardhan Sharma

‘Prabhakar’

Coordinator