Human Rights & Peace Society

[HURPES]

   

Ongoing Campaigns /Programs

Non-Violence Day celebrated.

  • HURPES organized a talk program on 2nd October , 2011 in Kathmandu to commemorate International Day of Non- Violence  under the theme of " Non-violence Harmony Tolerance and Nepalese Society".

MP Ram Chandra Poudel, Vice Chair of Nepali Congress Party and leader of NC Parliamentary committee was the chief guest of the program while Chair of Constitutional committee of CA MP Nilambar Acharya, Krishna Pahadi , Puskar Shah, Dr. Arjun Karki, Kumar Raj Subedi, Ratna Laxmi Shrestha, Mahesh Acharya were other speakers. The program was chaired by HURPES CEC chair Homa Kanta Chaulagai.

HURPES celebrated International Day of Peace

HURPES organized a talk  program in Kathmandu to celebrate International Day of Peace on 21 September 2011. Various speakers from different walk of life shed light on the theme "Peace accord , respect of human rights and  constitution drafting".

Former speaker Daman Nath Dhungana, Prof. Lok Raj Baral, Prof. Krishna Khanal, Shyam Shrestha, Literature Parashu Pradhan,Dr. Kedra Narshing KC, Dr. Sushila Malla, Govinda Bandi, Tula Narayan Sah, Krishna Kandel and Mahesh Acharya were the speakers of the program.

In the program KRISHNA PAHADIKA KAVITA [collection of poems] written by Krishna Pahadi were also released .

  • HURPES organized a sit-in infront of constituent Assembly in Kathmandu on 5th of August 2011 demanding timely drafting of human rights based  constitution

  • HURPES organized a sit-in infront of CPN UML  party office in Kathmandu on 2nd August 2011 demanding timely drafting of human rights based  constitution

  • HURPES organized a sit-in infront of Nepali Congress party office in Kathmandu on2ndAugust 2011 demanding timely drafting of human rights based  constitution

  • HURPES organized a sit-in infront of UCPN Maoist party office in Kathmandu on 1st August 2011 demanding timely drafting of human rights based  constitution

  • HURPES organized a press conference in Kathmandu on 31 July 2011 [15 Sawan 2068}

  • HURPES district committees organized nationwide sit-in program in the month of August demanding timely drafting of human rights based new constitution .

 

  • HURPES anniversary day celebrated

HURPES organized a talk program on 2nd June [19 Jestha] in Kathmandu and celebrated its 16th anniversary day. Various personalities from different walk of life including Krishna Pahadi  Founding Chair of HURPES, Human Rights activist  Sushil Pyakurel, Writer Khagendra Sangraula, Journalist C.K. Lal, Former Chair of Nepal Medical Association  Kedar Narshingh K.C. , General Secretary of Nepal University Teachers Association  Rameshwor Upadhyaya, Director Of AI Nepal Rameshwor Nepal, Chair of NCBL Purna Shova Chitrakar , Human Rights activist Krishna Kandel ,Gangadhar Adhikari, Mahesh Acharya, Kumar Raj Subedi and three youth leaders  of three major political parties[ Ram Bahadur Thapa , Constituent Assembly member from UCPN, Lokesh Dhakal of Nepali Congress and Sher Bahadur Tamang of UML Party]  expressed their opinion on the subject "Honesty  is   needed for constitution writing and peace process". This function was presided by HURPES Chair Homa Kant Chaulagai. More than 300 persons from different organizations and HURPES members attended the function.

Human Rights & Peace Society was established on 1st June 1996.

 

  • HURPES celebrated Republic Day

HURPES organized special program in Kathmandu on  29 May  2011 [ 15 Jestha] to celebrate 4th Republic day .In the function , Krishna Pahadi  Founding Chair of HURPES, Civil Society leader Dr. Devendra Raj Panday , Youth leader of Nepali Congress Party   and Constituent  Assembly [CA]member Gagan Thapa,  Youth leader of UML Party and CA member Rabindra Adhikari , Former Minister Hom Nath Dahal ,Chair of Democratic thought Society Professor Dr. Jiva  Raj Pokhrel,General Secretary of Amnesty International Nepal Section Rashmila Bhochimaya,Human Rights activist  Krishna Kandel, Gangadhar Adhikari, Mahesh Acharya  was the speaker of the program. The function was presided by HURPES  Chair Homa Kant Chaulagai. More than 200 persons from different walk of life participated the function.

Nepal was declared 'Republic' on 15 Jestha 2065 B.S.  and HURPES was leading organization which campaigned to establish Democratic Republic through non-violent struggle.

 

  • HURPES is organizing various programs to pressurize the political parties to draft  new constitution through this Constitution Assembly in a given time frame.

  • HURPES District Committees are conducting District Trainings Programs.

  • HURPES District Comittes organized a Sit-in demonstration in-front of District Administration Office Nationwide on 27 April 2011 demanding timely drafting and promulgation of new constitution and handed over a memorandum to the Prime minister through the respective CDO office.

  • HURPES organized a Sit-in demonstration in-front of Constituent Assembly Building, Kathmandu on 27 April 2011 demanding timely drafting and promulgation of new constitution.

  • National Training Workshop: HURPES organized a 3 day National training workshop in Beni Myagdi starting from 4 February to 7 February. 80 Persons from HURPES District committees and coordinators participated in the programs. This training was conducted and imparted by HURPES founding chair- Krishna Pahadi, CEC chair - Homa Kanta Chaulagai, Vice Chair- Mohan Prasad Dhital, General Secretary- Gangadhar Adhikari and Director of AI Nepal  Rameswor Nepal  . In the training workshop, various issues widely discussed including   Comprehensive Peace Accord and provision of Human Rights, Issues of Human Rights to be included in the new constitution, ICC, Human Rights, Peace, Nonviolence, and Democracy. Meanwhile on 4th of February HURPES organized 10 interaction programs in 10 local schools on Child rights in Myagdi.  A human rights poem symposium also held .HURPES also organized a peace rally. Finally HURPES also organized 4 KM walk /rally focusing on health rights .HURPES Myagdi district committee host these events and covered all expenses of the workshop.

  • HURPES organized special talk program in Kathmandu to celebrate 62nd international human rights day on 10 December,2010. A book [Marusthalko Yatra] written by Krishna Pahadi, was released in the function

  • HURPES organized 4 separate interaction programs on human rights and peace in association with 4 colleges and higher secondary schools in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur district

  • HURPES  organized nationwide programs on the occasion of 62nd International Human Rights Day [10 December 2010]. HURPES  prepared a concept paper for the program  and circulated to its district committees focusing on timely drafting of new constitution and successful completion of peace process.

  • HURPES organized 15 programs in 15 School of Kathmandu on the occasion of International Child Rights Day [20 November]  focuing on the rights of the Child. HURPES representatives presented papers on the occasion. These programs were jointly organized with several Schools and PABSON western regional committee of Kathmandu.

  • HURPES GORKHA district committee alone organized 8 programs in 8 Schools in that occasion.

  • HURPES delegation met with chairman of Constituent Assembly [CA]  Subash Nembang on 3rd November. and drew attention for timely drafting of new constitution. HURPES also urged to contribute to make success peace process.

  • HURPES organised Sit-in demonstration in  Kathmandu on 3rd November 2010 demanding timely drafting and promulgation of new constitution.

  • HURPES district committees organised more than 6 symposia in Sindhupalchowk, Baglung, Myagdi, Parvat, Kathmandu and Gorkha districts in October- November ,as part of its campaign to exert pressure to draft new constitution on time. HURPES also demanded Human Rights based democratic  constitution .HURPES presented concept paper on this theme. Representatives of various political parties, civil Society expressed their opinion.

  • HURPES delegation  met with UNMIN chief Karin Landgren on 12 October.

  • HURPES organised a sit-in demonstration in front of Constituent Assembly [CA] building on 11th October 2010, demanding timely drafting and promulgation of new constitution. HURPES urged immediate ratification if ICC statute.HURPES also urged to stop animal sacrifice in the name of rituals.

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  • HURPES organized a press conference in Kathmandu on 6th  October 2010 and announced its future campaigns and programs for next 3 months.