Agreement between the GoN and the Rastriya Badi Adkhikar Sangharsha Samiti

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Country/entity
Nepal
Region
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 ( Nepalese Insurgency (1996 - 2006) )
Stage
Implementation/renegotiation
Conflict nature
Government
Peace process
Nepal related-local processes
Parties
Sd.
Uma Devi Badi
Coordinator
Rastriya Badi Adhikar Sangharsha
Samiti Talks Team

Sd.
Ram Chandra Poudel
Coordinator
GoN Talks Team
Third parties
-
Description
A short agreement between the Government of Nepal and the Rastriya Badi Adkhikar Sangharsha Samiti agreed after several rounds of talks.

Agreement document
NP_071015_GoN and Rastriya BadiAdhikar Sangharsha Samiti.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth
Groups→Children/youth→Substantive
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.
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
Groups→Social class→Substantive
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.

Gender

Women, girls and gender
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.
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
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.
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
Rights related issues→Citizenship→Citizen delimitation
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.
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, 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.
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
Land, property and environment→Land reform/rights→Land reform and management
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.
Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
Environment
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.
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
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
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 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