Agreement between the GoN and the Rastriya Badi Adkhikar Sangharsha Samiti
- Country/entity
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Nepal
- Region
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Asia and Pacific
- Agreement name
- Agreement between the GoN and the Rastriya Badi Adkhikar Sangharsha Samiti
- Date
- 15 Oct 2007
- Agreement status
- Multiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangement
- Yes
- Agreement/conflict level
- Intrastate/local conflict
- Stage
- Implementation/renegotiation
- Conflict nature
- Government
- Peace process
- Nepal related-local processes
- Parties
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Sd.
Uma Devi Badi
Coordinator
Rastriya Badi Adhikar Sangharsha
Samiti Talks Team
Sd.
Ram Chandra Poudel
Coordinator
GoN Talks Team - Third parties
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- Description
- A short agreement between the Government of Nepal and the Rastriya Badi Adkhikar Sangharsha Samiti agreed after several rounds of talks.
- Main category
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Page 1, 1: The report presented by the secretary-level task force formed as per the agreement of the two sides on October 2, 2007 shall be agreed to in principle. The use of words such as bhaand [those who bring social vices], badeni [female Badi], patar [characterless] [tr. all three words are discriminatory to Badis], etc shall immediately be stopped and provision shall immediately be made to provide citizenship to the Badi communities all over the country.
Page 1, 2: In order to sequentially implement all the points stated in the report, including the provision of scholarship to children of the Badi community, a Study Task Force shall be constituted under the coordination of gazetted first-class officers as determined by the Government of Nepal. The said Task Force shall include officer-level representatives from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Local Development, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Labour and Transport Management, Ministry of Land Reforms and Management, Ministry of Education and Sports, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, and Ministry of Health and Population and two representatives from the Badi community, including one female representative.
Women, girls and gender
- Participation
- Participation→Effective participationPage 1, 2: In order to sequentially implement all the points stated in the report, including the provision of scholarship to children of the Badi community, a Study Task Force shall be constituted under the coordination of gazetted first-class officers as determined by the Government of Nepal. The said Task Force shall include officer-level representatives from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Local Development, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Labour and Transport Management, Ministry of Land Reforms and Management, Ministry of Education and Sports, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, and Ministry of Health and Population and two representatives from the Badi community, including one female representative.
- Equality
No specific mention.
- Particular groups of women
No specific mention.
- International law
No specific mention.
- New institutions
No specific mention.
- Violence against women
No specific mention.
- Transitional justice
No specific mention.
- Institutional reform
No specific mention.
- Development
No specific mention.
- Implementation
No specific mention.
- Other
- Page 1, 1: The report presented by the secretary-level task force formed as per the agreement of the two sides on October 2, 2007 shall be agreed to in principle. The use of words such as bhaand [those who bring social vices], badeni [female Badi], patar [characterless] [tr. all three words are discriminatory to Badis], etc shall immediately be stopped and provision shall immediately be made to provide citizenship to the Badi communities all over the country.
Agreement between the GoN and Rastriya Badi Adhikar Sangharsha Samiti
Keeping in mind the discussions and conclusions reached at the different rounds of meeting between the Government Talks Team and the Rastriya Badi Adhikar Sangharsha Samiti [National Badi Rights Struggle Committee], at a meeting held today, October 15, 2007, at the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction, an agreement was reached between the two sides as follows:
1. The report presented by the secretary-level task force formed as per the agreement of the two sides on October 2, 2007 shall be agreed to in principle.
The use of words such as bhaand [those who bring social vices], badeni [female Badi], patar [characterless] [tr.
all three words are discriminatory to Badis], etc shall immediately be stopped and provision shall immediately be made to provide citizenship to the Badi communities all over the country.
2. In order to sequentially implement all the points stated in the report, including the provision of scholarship to children of the Badi community, a Study Task Force shall be constituted under the coordination of gazetted first-class officers as determined by the Government of Nepal.
The said Task Force shall include officer-level representatives from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Local Development, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Labour and Transport Management, Ministry of Land Reforms and Management, Ministry of Education and Sports, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, and Ministry of Health and Population and two representatives from the Badi community, including one female representative.
Sd.
Uma Devi Badi
Coordinator
Rastriya Badi Adhikar Sangharsha
Samiti Talks Team
Sd.
Ram Chandra Poudel
Coordinator
GoN Talks Team
Date:
October 15, 2007