Thursday, August 10, 2006

Indigenous People Kathmandu Declaration








Dr. Om Gurung: Derar friends, Please find the Kathmandu joint declaration 2006 which we made on August 9 during the International Day of the Woeld Indigenous Peoples 2006. The declaration was prepared on the basis of the two day national political seminar held on August 5-6, 2006. Om.

In The News

Joint letter to UN a positive step: leaders NepalNews
Nepal should sell the 'Tilganga model' to rest of the world: Experts
Mistura encouraged by govt., Maoist agreement
Businessmen fix donation amount for Maoists
Maoists set up first PLA camp in eastern region
Maoist release youths on condition of not joining the Army
Indigenous groups opt for republican state Various indigenous organizations in the country have agreed that a democratic republic was necessary for bringing about massive reforms ....... general secretary of in the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Peoples (NEFIN) Dr Om Gurung .... in the proportional representative electoral system for the constituent assembly, all citizens above 16 years of age should be allowed to vote and those above 21 years should be allowed to give candidacy. The declaration stressed for 50 seats for women. .....
Drafting committee to submit draft of interim constitution by Friday
Nepal and Guatemala establish diplomatic ties
Japan provides US $ 2 million to UNHCR’s Nepal programme

500 Youths Leave Country Every Day For Jobs Abroad Himalayan Times
Pokhara Reeling Under Power Outages
UML Meet: Leaders Flay Ministers the party's 12th central committee meeting that kicked off on August 5. ...... the partners of the seven-party alliance made a mistake by lifting the red-corner notice and terrorist-tag from the Maoists before reaching agreement on ceasefire and human rights accords. .......
Sherchan Claims Credit For Govt-Maoist Accord his recent speech, in which he had threatened to quit if the peace process did not make progress, had made way for a government-Maoist agreement. ...... Sherchan was speaking at a special function organised by the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities and Indigenous Nationalities Joint Struggle Committee at Dasharath stadium to mark the International Day of the World's Indigenous People. ....... "Nobody can stop indigenous nationalities from ruling this country." ..... voting rights for the Nepalis living abroad ..... Dr Gurung said campaigns for the CA should be conducted in all languages of the indigenous nationalities of the nation. ...... Founder general secretary of the NEFIN Suresh Ale Magarappealed to the people to be ready for the next movement. "The people who support the suppressor king would be withered away by the upcoming republican wave," he said, adding that the Constitution should recognised Nepal as a secular state. ...... DPM Sherchan also felicitated Anjana Rajbanshi, reportedly the topper of this year's SLC examinations. ...... thousands of indigenous people had taken out a rally. The rally, which passed through main thoroughfares of the city, converged into a mass meeting at Khulamanch.
Bid on to turn Valley into Newar republic: Yami A central committee member of the CPN-Maoist, Hisila Yami, said today the party is making “special efforts to turn the Kathmandu Valley into a Newar Autonomous Republic”. “We are here to ensure that the valley turns into a Newar Autonomous Republic shortly,” she said while addressing the Newar Ganatantrik Swaniga Abhiyan, a campaign launched with the objective of turning the valley into a republic. .... Newar National Liberation Front (NNLF) ..... Yami termed the pact signed between the government and the Maoists “a defeat for the US government”. “Notwithstanding what the US government did or has been doing here to wreck the peace process, the agreement proves that peace is possible in Nepal.”
Dramatic rise in divorce cases The Mahottari District Land Revenue Office and Mahottari district court have been witnessing a steep rise in the number of people, who want divorces and ownership of parts of their land transferred to their kin. The rise has been attributed to the possibility of government imposing a ceiling on land holdings.Cases of property partition settlement and divorce have increased significantly in Mahottari. The office settles over 100 property transfer cases every day. “More and more people have been opting for divorce not because of rows, but because they want to split land and evade land ceiling,” says advocate Narayan Prasad Adhikari.

Nepal parties welcome Govt-Maoist ceasefire agreement Daily News & Analysis, India
UN receives separate requests from Nepal,Maoist Hindu, India
Nepal delays finalizing draft of interim constitution People's Daily Online, China
Nepal finalizes interim constitution People's Daily Online
Draft interim constitution ready: panel Gulf Times “It is only a draft and both sides can debate it and make necessary changes”

India welcomes govt-Maoist agreement on arms management Kantipur Publications
Mistura submits report to UN Secretary-General
Maoist excesses continue unabated
NT to launch CDMA mobile phone service
Maoists of Nepal, India reassert unity
Indigenous people want republic While World Indigenous Day was being marked around the globe Wednesday, the indigenous people of Nepal have agreed on a democratic republic for bringing about reform in the country. Thousands of indigenous people from around the country gathered in Kathmandu, took out a cultural possession along city thoroughfares and chanted the slogan "Democratic Republic, Election for Constituent Assembly and State Reforms, the desire of indigenous people." ..... The declaration has demanded a proportional electoral system for the CA. .... It has also demanded 50 per cent women's representation at all levels of the state. ..... Speaking at the program Amik Sherchan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health, said that the government should declare August 9 a national day....... Suresh Ale Magar, central member of CPN-Maoist .... they would never accept a power center like the king, "which never acknowledged the identity of the indigenous people". They said that those advocating the relevance of monarchy would be washed away along with the monarchy. ....... Nepal has not yet ratified Article 169 of the International Labor Organization Convention, which is an important international human rights instrument for the rights of indigenous people. ......
हतियार व्यवस्थापनमा सहमति
विस्थापित र्फकन सकेनन्
अन्तरिम संविधान साझा सहमतिसहित
रक्षाबन्धन मनाइयो
सहमति सकारात्मक’
जनसेना सडक निर्माणमा
आदिवासी गणतन्त्रका पक्षमा
चार वर्षदेखि बसपार्क सेनाको कब्जामा
प्रहरी चौकी पुनस्र्थापना गरिने
अर्को उपलब्धि
महिला पत्रकार संस्था
राज्यको एउटा खाका
आदिवासी लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्रमा आदिवासी जनजातिले राजतन्त्रसँग आफ्नो प्रमुख अन्तरविरोध भएको उल्लेख गर्दै नयाँ नेपाल गणतन्त्रात्मक हुने घोषणा गरेका छन् । घोषाणापत्र प्रस्तुत गर्दै आदिवासी जनजाति महासंघका महासचिव डा. ओम गुरुङ भने- 'आदिवासी जनजातिहरू संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र राज्य स्थापना गर्ने घोषणा गर्छन् ।' साउन १९ र २० गते मुलुकभरका ७ सयभन्दा बढी आदिवासी अगुवाको भेलाले संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र स्थापनाको निष्कर्ष निकालको हो । एक लाख जनसंख्याको एक सिट र न्यूनतम एक समुदायबाट एक जनाको प्रतिनिधित्वको व्यवस्था गरिनुपर्ने तथा मतदाताको उमेर १६ र उम्मेदवारको २१ हुनुपर्ने उल्लेख छ । ... जातीय प्रादेशिक स्वशासनका आधारमा राज्य पुनर्संरचनालाई प्रत्याभूत गर्नुपर्ने उल्लेख छ ।
कांग्रेस, एमाले र माओवादी प्रचण्डसँग जनताका रूपमा रहेका -सैनिक पोसाक नभएकाले) माओवादी कमान्डो जबर्जस्ती गोप्य हतियारसहित प्रधानमन्त्री निवास प्रवेश गर्न सफल भए । श्रीमती र सहयोगी बाबुरामसँगै दिनभरि बालुवाटारमा बस्दा नेता प्रचण्डले एक क्ष्ाण पनि असुरक्ष्ाित महसुस गर्नुभएन होला । ...... गिरिजाप्रसाद माओवादीका पनि प्रधानमन्त्री हुन् । ..... सैनिक पोसाकका माओवादी ढुक्क भएर विभिन्न नगरपालिका छेउछाउ ठूलो फाँट खोजेर अस्थायी शिविर खोलेर बसेका छन् । माओवादी नेता विभिन्न सभामा सधैंजसो सात पार्टीका नेतासँग विचार गरिरहेछन् । प्रतिनिधिसभा र मन्त्रिपरिषद्मा सात पार्टीले प्राप्त गरेको सुविधा र व्यवहार माओवादीले पनि समानरूपले पाउनु पर्नेमा दुविधा छैन । ..... जनसेना माओवादी कार्यकर्ता हुन् । कुनै पार्टीको राजनीतिक कार्यकर्ता पाल्ने जिम्मा राज्यले लिएको छैन भने माओवादीको मात्र कसरी लिन सकिन्छ ? ..... हालका लागि विशेष अवस्था खडा गरी राष्ट्रिय वा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सहयोगको अपेक्ष्ाा गरेको हो भने तीनतीन महिने युद्धविराम घोषणा गर्नुभएन । शान्तिको चाहनामा विश्वासको व्यवहार हुन्छ घुर्कीको घोषणा हुँदैन । सधैं माइत जान्छु भन्ने श्रीमतीबाट घर त चल्दैन भने म्यादी कुरा गर्ने माओवादी नेताहरूलाई कति विश्वास गर्न सकिन्छ ? .... संविधानसभाको माग विशुद्ध माओवादी आकांक्ष्ाा हो । राज्यबाट प्रदान गर्नुपर्ने आममाफीको आवश्यकता नभई सम्पूर्ण माओवादीले आमनागरिकको अधिकार प्राप्त गर्नु माओवादी विजय हो । माओवादी पीडितलाई आज सबैले बिर्सेका छन् । उनीहरूको सम्पत्तिसमेत प्राप्त गर्न र आफ्नै घर फर्किन सरकारले नम्रतापूर्वक माओवादीलाई अनुरोध गर्नुपरेको छ । विगत तीन वर्षमा श्री ५ को सरकारबाट भएका गल्तीका लागि जिम्मेबार व्यक्तिको अनेक निकायबाट खोजी भइरहेछ तर माओवादी आतंकमा परेको अवस्था प्राकृतिक प्रकोपमा परेकाको झैं सन्तोष गर्नुपर्ने भएको छ । ...... कांग्रेसको विभाजनमा दरबारको संलग्नता छ भनी शेरबहादुरको कांग्रेसलाई शाही कांग्रेस भनिन्थ्यो । प्रधानमन्त्रीमा उनको नियुक्ति, निष्कासन र पुनःनियुक्ति सबै राजनीतिक चाखका विषय छन् । एमाले महासचिव माधव नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्रीका लागि चढाएको बिन्तीपत्र अझै राजदरबारको फाइलमा होला । ........

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Masterful Political Work: Compromise Takes Guts


Content of the joint letter sent to the UN

Further to the Eight-Point Understanding between the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) of June 16, 2006 and the commitment expressed by the Government of Nepal (GON) to the Agreement, the GON and the CPN-M heberby request the United Nations to provide its assistance as follows with a view to creating a free and fair atmosphere for the election of a Constituent Assembly and the entire peace process:

1. Continue its human rights monitoring through the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR, Nepal)

2. Assist the monitoring of the Code of Conduct during the ceasefire.

3. On the basis of the agreement to seek UN assistance in the “management of arms and armed personnel of both the sides”, deploy qualified civilian personnel to monitor and verify the confinement of CPN-M combatants and their weapons within designated cantonment areas. Later the modalities for all agreements, including of arms and munitions, will be worked out among the parties and the UN.

4. Monitor the Nepal Army to ensure that it remains in its barracks and its weapons are not used for or against any side. The modalities will be worked out among the parties and the UN.

5. Provide election observation for the election of the Constituent Assembly in consultation with the parties.

Federal Republic Guaranteed
Mainstream Jay Krishna Goit Also
Arms Management: Break It Down Into Smaller Pieces
Madhesi Caucus In Interim Parliament Needed
Paying For Democracy
Hindi Is At The Core Of The Madhesi Identity

In The News

Govt, rebels send letters to the UN NepalNews
Content of the joint letter sent to the UN
Drafting committee to submit draft of interim constitution by Friday
India revokes four percent additional duty on Nepali goods
CoAS expresses full support to ongoing peace process Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) General Pyar Jung Thapa has expressed the Nepal Army's full support for the ongoing peace process. .... Lieutenant General of Nepal Army, Rukmangad Katawal and Major Generals Govinda Bahadur Gurung and Kiran Shumser Thapa were also present on the occasion. .... need for united efforts of the government, people and security forces to overcome all the problems facing the country.
Nepal: Southern Discomfort and Emerging Dynamics The Indian media's wide coverage of the Maoists' harassment of Indian nationals in Nepal and New Delhi's firm acknowledgement of ideological and operational ties between the Nepalese rebels and Indian Naxalites, among other things, convey sufficient bitterness. The timing of the chill, in the aftermath of reported Chinese overtures to the rebels, adds to the overall anxiety. ...... Prachanda has acknowledged that Indian officialdom had played a major role in creating the broad anti-palace alliance. ...... The CPI (M)'s advice to Indian Naxals to follow their Nepalese allies' example of moderation could have only added the proverbial insult to the Maoists' festering injuries. .... By amplifying the India-related component of their 40-point demand of 1996, they could hope to carve their space on the nationalism plank hitherto espoused by the palace. .....

NEPAL: Government and Maoists reach agreement over UN's role Reuters AlertNet, UK
NEPAL: Interview on demobilisation of child soldiers Reuters AlertNet, UK

Deadline to submit interim constitution deferred Kantipur Publications
Govt, Maoists submit five-point joint letter to UN
ICDC to submit proposed constitution today
PM Koirala, Sitaula discuss joint letter to UN; Sharma flays govt for delay
ँहतियार व्यवस्थापनको टुंगो दुई दिनभित्र’
एक सदनात्मक संसद् प्रस्ताव समितिले बुझाउने मस्यौदामा अन्तरिम संसद्, अन्तरिम सरकार, संविधानसभाको प्रक्रिया र ढाँचाबारे सैद्धान्तिक पक्ष मात्र समावेश हुनेछ । संसदीय दल र माओवादीले साझा निर्णय नगर्दा कतिपय राजनीतिक प्रश्नमा समितिका १६ सदस्यहरूबीच मतैक्य हुन सकेको छैन । माओवादी पक्षले प्रस्तावनामै संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र राख्न र जनअदालतलाई राज्यका अदालतसरह मान्यता दिन राखेको प्रस्तावमा लामो विवाद भएको समिति स्रोतले बतायो । अन्तरिम जारी भएको एक वर्षभित्र संविधान बनाइसक्नुपर्ने, विशेष अवस्था परे ६ महिना थप्न सक्ने व्यवस्था मस्यौदामा छ ।
एक रुपैयाँमा २० दाना स्याउ उनले दुई डोको स्याउ पकाएर भै ंसीलाई ख्वाएको बताए । उत्पादनको १० प्रतिशत पनि बजार पुग्दैन । गाउँमा स्याउ प्रशोधनका कुनै प्रविधि पनि प्रयोगमा छैनन् ।
एमाले-माओवादी वार्ता माओवादीले प्रधानमन्त्री वार्ता भाँड्ने षड्यन्त्रमा लागेको आरोप लगाएको छ । छलफलमा डा. बाबुराम भट्टराई र वामदेव गौतम सहभागी थिए ।
ँराजनीतिक समाधान र हतियार व्यवस्थापन सँगै हुनुपर्छ’
कणर्ालीमा डल्पिmन भएको दाबी
सर्वस्वहरण गरिएकाको सम्पत्ति फिर्ता भएन
ँमाओवादी संरक्षणमा अवैध व्यापार’
सैनिक स्कुलमा पुरानै राष्ट्रियगान
सुशीलको शल्यक्रिया उपचारका लागि अमेरिका गएका कांग्रेस उपसभापति सुशील कोइरालाको जिब्रो र घाँटीको शल्यक्रिया सोमबार सफलतापूर्वक भयो । उनलाई मेमोरियल स्लोन केटरिङ क्यान्सर सेन्टरमा उनलाई सोमबार बिहान भर्ना गरिएको थियो । वरिष्ठ चिकित्सक जटिन शाहको टोलीलाई शल्यक्रिया गर्न करिब दुई घन्टा लागेको थियो । डा. शाहका अनुसार कोइरालाको अवस्था सामान्य छ । उनी २६ गतेसम्म डिस्चार्ज हुन सक्नेछन् ।
राजनीतिमा आदिवासी
छायाको छायाको पनि छाया

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