Agreement between the GoN and Kirant Janawadi Workers Party
Export agreement coding (PDF)Country/entity
NepalRegion
Asia and PacificAgreement name
Agreement between the GoN and Kirant Janawadi Workers PartyDate
18 Jan 2009Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict ( )Stage
Ceasefire/relatedConflict nature
GovernmentPeace process
Nepal related-local processesParties
On behalf of Kirant Janawadi Workers Party Sd.
Anant Kranti
Coordinator
On behalf of GoN Talks Team
Sd.
Janardhan Sharma ‘Prabhakar’
CoordinatorThird 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.
Agreement document
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 peopleGroups→Indigenous people→SubstantivePage 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 configurationPage 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.
- ConstitutionGovernance→Constitution→Constitutional reform/makingPage 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 incorporationPage 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.
- DemocracyPage 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 GuaranteesPage 1, 1: The GoN shall be responsible for the security of the members of the talks committee during the period of dialogue.
- CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPage 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 forcesPage 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 releasePage 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.
- SourceAsian 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