Participated in Civil and Political right program in Gandaki Pardesh.

The program was organized by INSEC of Gandaki pardesh in Teeka resort. The program was about the civil and political rights. In the program the participated are from different organization like government, non- government, media and advocacy. In the program there was around 50 people are participated. 

The program was opening by Mr.shiva khakurel by welcoming all the participation. And said that still there was also research problems. Government should serious on the problem which is arising on civil and political rights and help to find the solution. And he discuss about civil rights.

               

Second session was a presentation of Ms. Samjha shrestha. She shared the history of civil and political rights.

Mrs. Bina silwal is from Kopila Nepal of gandaki pardesh. She said that civil and political rights for her are new. So, she was interested in this program. She shared that education, food, and housing is very important in our life. Now a day's women violence is increasing so, government and other non government organization focused to control such violence. And she said that dalit people are still back.  Avoid the negative thought. Encourage the youth people.

Mr. Rohit Raj bastola is from high court of gandaki pardesht. He discussed on civil and political rights topics. He said that, first we should proper use of our rights. Government give equal rights to all people but they did not use. There was a positive side but always people talks about negative. Now a day's poison vegetables are increasing. Our civil right is to have a healthy food.

Mr. Chakra Bahadur Budha is a CDO of gandaki pardesh. He said that improvement of political parties. Only making law is not important but also important how to implement them. "We saw road side children. Now a day's increasing rape. Government gives facility to the pregnant women to check of their health. We have natural resources but we did not properly uses. The government should give awareness program to the village people."

Mr. Hari bahadur is a minister of law of gandaki pardesh. He focuses on three words that are   protection, use and development. When making the law civil also care about intervene.

Mr. Dhan bahadur karki is SP of gandaki pardesh. He talks about civil and political rights, economic and social rights and environment rights. He shared about the problems of police station. He talks about problem they faced in prison. In the prison male and female stay different place. He said that justice system and security system is not given more priority. In the prison they always attendance of prisoner and they had made a team leader.  Now a day's torture rate is decrease.

                                                                                                                

Then after Advocate Ms. Bidhya Chapagain. The presentation was about the Universal Periodic Review.

Then after there was a group works with all participation. In the group work participated are divided into four groups.

   

 Mr. Mohan parshad regime shared that human rights did great job so, we did not work against it. We had also responsibility towards human right organization. He also talks about the transportation and political parties of Nepal. Civil people are fight for their rights.

Mr. Deepak dhoj jung karki is a director of human rights organization of gandaki pardesh. He talks about the enquiry system and communication system. He shared that organization always did proper interrogation, documentation and proper reporting.

At last program was ended by Mr. Shri Ram Bajgai. He shared about human rights situation of individual people. Government should focus to protection the individual rights.

         

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Experience of Field visit in Kopila Nepal

                                              

                                                          

              

 I visit the Kopila Nepal in kaski, Pokhara.  Kopila Nepal is a non –profit, non- sectarian, non- government and making social organization which is established in 2000 but it is registered in 2001.  It is established by 9 people. The headquarter is in kaski, pokhara but works in 9 district. In the kopila Nepal there are total 29 staffs. In the Kopila Nepal we met the Tirtha Bahadhur Thapa(founder), Puspa Gurung(Supervisor), Navraj Dhakal (finance) and chyamata khadka (documentation officer).  Chyamata khadka shared with us, how it work, what is the aim of organization. They provide save home to the victims. There are two types of safe home. They are long term safe home: In the long term home they stayed for 14- 65 year old women. Transitional safe home: in this safe house they might be stayed 3-6 month but there were stayed 2 years if they have not identified, and their mental health problem is not so good.

Currently they have a 9 project works. Kopila Nepal victim referred through the government, District police office and court. First responsibility of victim is taken by their own guardian, then government and they referred to the Kopila Nepal. In the organization there was psycho therapist for the mental problems people. The organization helps 300 people per year. It focuses on women mental health problems. Kopila Nepal works with poor and marginalized women who are widows, abandoned, abused or victims of rape. It helps to built the women capacity by giving different types of training. The goal of organization is to empower women of the Nepal to become strong and independent businesswomen. 

                   

                    

Kopila Nepal work for the marginalized people in the society and they are fight for their fundamental rights and also working with marginalized women and children through developing and mobilizing their skill development training, education, psychosocial counseling, mental-health treatment, re-habitation and social re-integration and advocacy for rights. Kopila Nepal works with family, community members, school teachers, and policy maker to delivery their programmers.

Kopila Nepal collaborates with different human right organization in gandaki province. There are different projects in kopila Nepal works for child right. Kopila Nepal provides different training like agricultural, animal husbandry, irrigating coffee, tailor, handicraft etc to the marginalized women. It helps to women to build the capacity. Kopila Nepal is to improve quality of life of women, children and people with psycho social problem by building their own capacity and maximizing local resources.

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Challenges and measures of solution for Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights

On 29^th June 2019,

Challenges and measures of solution for Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights

The Interaction Program

 The interaction program was organized by National human right commission (NHRC) collaborating with Nil Hira Society at legacy hotel, Mustang road Pokhra, Ganadaki Pardesh. There were around 25 people participating in the program.  Government, non- government, department of Advocacy, department of police, and LGBT people are participated. Nil Hira Society fights for LGBT rights, freedom, supports as an advocacy and campaigning.  The Main aim of the program was equality and given equally right for lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT).  In the program there was many LGBT people participated.

In the program the officer of NHRC Mr. Deepak Jung Dhoj shared his presentation about the act of our country for LGBT people. The Nepalese Constitution recognizes LGBT rights as fundamental rights. The Nepalese Constitution, approved by the Constituent Assembly on 16 September 2015, includes several provisions pertaining to the rights of LGBT people. These are the right to have their preferred gender displayed on their identity cards, a prohibition on discrimination on any ground including sex or sexual orientation by the State and by private parties, eligibility for special protections that may be provided by law, substitution of gender-neutral terms for the previous "male", "female", "son" and "daughter", and the right of access to public services for gender and sexual minorities.

Based on a ruling of the Supreme Court of Nepal in late 2007, the Government was also looking into legalizing same-sex marriage. According to several sources, the new Constitution was expected to include it.  Although the Constitution does explicitly include that "marginalized” communities are to be granted equal rights under the law and also mentions that LGBT people in Nepal particularly fall under that marginalized group, it appears to not address the legalization of same-sex marriage explicitly.

Despite these supportive laws and provisions, LGBT people still face societal discrimination in Nepal and there is significant pressure to conform and to marry a partner of the opposite sex.

 At the end he told that people have equal rights, freedom and positive discrimination. He told that how NHRC works and it supports the LGBT people. In every district there was a one person for work. They had made several meeting, training with people and they always support them.

There are some challenges faced by LGBT.  In the education sector, also while getting birth certificate, problem of house rent and marriage certificate.  They hide their private lives from colleagues and clients because of fear of homophobia, exclusion. They did not have job.

There were some cases like Shreya thapa, He is a gay. He stays with his friend.  They got married. After sometime they get separated. His wife got married with other man. And he also married with girl.  They had 3 children. They had one boy and 2 girls. He faced many problems because of his identify. When he went school with his son other people told that he is gay. He works in Pariwartan Nepal, distributes contraceptive device at night to the LGBT groups.

  Sonam karki Chettri is a boy. Before three years ago, he realized that he is a gay. But he said that he did not feel sad that he is gay.  Now he have been in a relationship with a guy s and he just wants his relationship be acceptable in society. He told that media also support them. There were several complaints about having discrimination by police, government office, in work place, by family, relatives and society.

Ms. Bina Silwal managing director of Kopila Nepal motivates LGBT groups to fight for own rights and to build up their courage, strength and face challenges. Also she suggested not have biased or discrimination between themselves. Also she informs to have more public awareness and scientific presentation about LGBT among public.

 

There was some open discussion in the program. Some LGBT shared that police arrest them without their mistake. So, the district police said that we did not arrest them without their mistake. When they did mistake only they arrested them. The LGBT people also involved crime sector.

 

At last Mr. Rajendra Ghimire shared that Society still did not accept LGBT people. Still women faced domestic violence and marginalized community people also faced different problems. Government has given them several rights so they should face the problem fight for it and go ahead. Government provides the awareness, training, programs.

From this program I saw that LGBT faced many problems.  The government, society, did not support them. I felt so sad when they shared their problems. According to  constitution they have  equal rights and freedom. 

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