Agreement between the GoN and Kirant Janawadi Workers Party

Country/entity
Nepal
Region
Asia and Pacific
Agreement name
Agreement between the GoN and Kirant Janawadi Workers Party
Date
18 Jan 2009
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict
Stage
Ceasefire/related
Conflict nature
Government
Peace process
Nepal related-local processes
Parties
On behalf of Kirant Janawadi Workers Party Sd.
Anant Kranti
Coordinator

On behalf of GoN Talks Team
Sd.
Janardhan Sharma ‘Prabhakar’
Coordinator
Third parties
-
Description
An agreement in the Government of Nepal agree to consider the demands of the Kirant Janawadi Workers Party in the next round of talks and the Kirant Janawadi Workers Party agree to suspend violent activities in order to participate in the negotiations.


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
Groups→Indigenous people→Substantive
Page 1, 4: The GoN has already ratified ILO Convention 169. In the course of its implementation, the acts and laws shall be amended, as necessary.
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)
Page 1, Untitled Preamble: A dialogue was held in a cordial atmosphere between the Talks Team of the Government of Nepal (GoN) and the Talks Team of the Kirant Janawadi Workers Party on January 18, 2009 in Dharan. With the belief that the institutional development, strengthening of Nepal’s progressive transformation and 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: A dialogue was held in a cordial atmosphere between the Talks Team of the Government of Nepal (GoN) and the Talks Team of the Kirant Janawadi Workers Party on January 18, 2009 in Dharan. With the belief that the institutional development, strengthening of Nepal’s progressive transformation and 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: A dialogue was held in a cordial atmosphere between the Talks Team of the Government of Nepal (GoN) and the Talks Team of the Kirant Janawadi Workers Party on January 18, 2009 in Dharan. With the belief that the institutional development, strengthening of Nepal’s progressive transformation and 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
Page 1, 4: The GoN has already ratified ILO Convention 169. In the course of its implementation, the acts and laws shall be amended, as necessary.
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: A dialogue was held in a cordial atmosphere between the Talks Team of the Government of Nepal (GoN) and the Talks Team of the Kirant Janawadi Workers Party on January 18, 2009 in Dharan. With the belief that the institutional development, strengthening of Nepal’s progressive transformation and 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 committee during the period of dialogue.
Ceasefire
Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
Page 1, 2: The Kirant Janawadi Workers Party shall suspend its violent activities and shall not engage in any unlawful activities. In addition, the GoN shall treat the party leaders and activists 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 Kirant Janawadi Workers Party shall suspend its violent activities and shall not engage in any unlawful activities. In addition, the GoN shall treat the party leaders and activists as political actors.

Page 1, 3: The Kirant Janawadi Workers Party shall make available to the GoN a list of the people imprisoned in the course of agitation, and the GoN shall immediately release them after investigations.

Page 1, 5: Many of the demands put forth on the negotiation table by the Kirant Janawadi Workers Party shall be reconsidered and the GoN shall categorize the demands, carry out additional studies and homework, and discuss them in the next round of talks. The date of the next round of talks shall be decided on mutual understanding.
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 Kirant Janawadi Workers Party shall make available to the GoN a list of the people imprisoned in the course of agitation, and the GoN shall immediately 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 Kirant Janawadi Workers Party

A dialogue was held in a cordial atmosphere between the Talks Team of the Government of Nepal (GoN) and the Talks Team of the Kirant Janawadi Workers Party on January 18, 2009 in Dharan.

With the belief that the institutional development, strengthening of Nepal’s progressive transformation and 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 committee during the period of dialogue.

2. The Kirant Janawadi Workers Party shall suspend its violent activities and shall not engage in any unlawful activities.

In addition, the GoN shall treat the party leaders and activists as political actors.

3. The Kirant Janawadi Workers Party shall make available to the GoN a list of the people imprisoned in the course of agitation, and the GoN shall immediately release them after investigations.

4. The GoN has already ratified ILO Convention 169.

In the course of its implementation, the acts and laws shall be amended, as necessary.

5. Many of the demands put forth on the negotiation table by the Kirant Janawadi Workers Party shall be reconsidered and the GoN shall categorize the demands, carry out additional studies and homework, and discuss them in the next round of talks.

The date of the next round of talks shall be decided on mutual understanding.

On behalf of Kirant Janawadi Workers Party

Sd. Anant Kranti, Coordinator

On behalf of GoN Talks Team

Sd. Janardhan Sharma ‘Prabhakar’, Coordinator