Agreement between GoN and Nepal Pichchada Varga Mahasangha

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Country/entity: Nepal
Region: Asia and Pacific
Agreement name: Agreement between GoN and Nepal Pichchada Varga Mahasangha
Date: 21 Jun 2009
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/local 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 related-local processes
Parties: On behalf of Nepal Pichada Varga (OBC) Mahasangha Talks Team: Bharat Prasad Mahato, Talks Team Coordinator and Central Chairperson, Nepal Pichada Varga (OBC) Mahasangha

On behalf of GoN Talks Team: Rakam Chemjong, Talks Team Coordinator and Minister for Peace and Reconstruction
Third parties: -
Description: This agreement provides a timeline for the formation of the the Backward Community Uplift Development Committee in Nepal.

Agreement document: NP_090621_GoN and Nepal Pichchada Varga Mahasangha.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth: No specific mention.
Disabled persons: Groups→Disabled persons→Substantive
Page 1, 3. The Government of Nepal shall make arrangements for the treatment of the injured in the course of the agitation launched by Nepal Pichchada Varga (OBC) Mahasangha since June 16, 2009 upon receiving the list of names through the local administration.
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: Groups→Social class→Substantive
Page 1, 1: In the context of the Government of Nepal having issued the Backward Community Uplift Development Committee (Formation) Ordinance 2065, the said committee shall be given a complete shape within a period of maximum one month and brought into operation. For this purpose, the said committee shall be formed based on, among others, Point 2 of the report of the Recommendation Committee based on the agreement signed on March 24, 2009.

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: Page 1, 4: All agitation programmes launched by Nepal Pichchada Varga (OBC) Mahasangha are withdrawn with immediate effect.
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: 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: Socio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Socio-economic development
Page 1, 1: In the context of the Government of Nepal having issued the Backward Community Uplift Development Committee (Formation) Ordinance 2065, the said committee shall be given a complete shape within a period of maximum one month and brought into operation. For this purpose, the said committee shall be formed based on, among others, Point 2 of the report of the Recommendation Committee based on the agreement signed on March 24, 2009.
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: No specific mention.
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, 4: All agitation programmes launched by Nepal Pichchada Varga (OBC) Mahasangha are withdrawn with immediate effect.
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, 2: The process of releasing the individuals arrested and those against whom cases have been filed in the course of the agitation launched by Nepal Pichchada Varga (OBC) Mahasanghs since June 16, 2009 shall be commenced as soon as the list of names is made available and after investigations.
Vetting: No specific mention.
Victims: Page 1, 3: The Government of Nepal shall make arrangements for the treatment of the injured in the course of the agitation launched by Nepal Pichchada Varga (OBC) Mahasangha since June 16, 2009 upon receiving the list of names through the local administration.
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 GoN and Nepal Pichchada Varga Mahasangha

Agreement concluded on June 21, 2009

1. In the context of the Government of Nepal having issued the Backward Community Uplift Development Committee (Formation) Ordinance 2065, the said committee shall be given a complete shape within a period of maximum one month and brought into operation.

For this purpose, the said committee shall be formed based on, among others, Point 2 of the report of the Recommendation Committee based on the agreement signed on March 24, 2009.

2. The process of releasing the individuals arrested and those against whom cases have been filed in the course of the agitation launched by Nepal Pichchada Varga (OBC) Mahasanghs since June 16, 2009 shall be commenced as soon as the list of names is made available and after investigations.

3. The Government of Nepal shall make arrangements for the treatment of the injured in the course of the agitation launched by Nepal Pichchada Varga (OBC) Mahasangha since June 16, 2009 upon receiving the list of names through the local administration.

4. All agitation programmes launched by Nepal Pichchada Varga (OBC) Mahasangha are withdrawn with immediate effect.

On behalf of Nepal Pichada Varga (OBC) Mahasangha Talks Team:

Bharat Prasad Mahato, Talks Team Coordinator and Central Chairperson, Nepal Pichada Varga (OBC) Mahasangha

On behalf of GoN Talks Team:

Rakam Chemjong, Talks Team Coordinator and Minister for Peace and Reconstruction