Hamro
Awaj "Our Voices" (Landmine Survivors Network Nepal)
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After participating the
training program "Raising The Voices" in Geneva, from 7 to 18
May 2003 we launched the following activities successfully. |
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3. Sharing
program with local government authorities in Rukum, Maoists cadres, Polices,
Army, Friends etc.
4. Participated in ICBL Mission to Nepal
5. Working with media
6. Published "Adhikar Sambandhi Teen Dhastabejharu"
means Three Documents Related to Rights.
1. Sharing Program on “Raising The Voices”
A sharing program was organized by NCBL on 21 May 2003. In that program the
members of NCBL, Youth for Peace, Women Development Society. In a program, the
victims shared their experiences and knowledge gained from the Geneva and also
discussed about the further activities.
2. Foundation of “Hamro Awaj” (Our Voices)
The same day a group “Hamro Awaj” is formed with affiliation of NCBL to
propagate the voices of the disabled people by landmines & IEDs and to
guarantee the rights stated on Human Rights Declaration. Mr. Hari Jang Shah,
Mrs. Bhagawati Dewi Gautam and Mr. Prabin Chitrakar from NCBL are in this group.
Mr. Shah and Mr. Chitrakar are the co-coordinator.
3. Sharing programs with local government authorities in Rukum, Maoists cadres,
Polices, Army, Friends etc.
Mrs. Bhagawati Dewi Gautam and Hari Jang Shah shared information
about the training program “Raising the Voices” held in Geneva to the
Village Development Committee Officers (VDC) of Rukum. People were curious about
the training. They tried to answer them. All the people are interested to know
if there will be any assistant program for the victims. They shared the
experience gained from the training program like providing artificial limbs,
health care, education, skill development trainings, collecting the data of
victims in local level etc.
They advised and requested people to raise the voice against the use, produce,
transfering, stockpiling of landmines. They also discussed on the few points of
Human Rights and peace in the
country. In their discussion they hotly discussed that every people must have
the rights of freedom and right to solve their problems by themselves.
Mr. Top Bahadur Khadka, a human rights
activist showed his interest to work together on the issue of Human Rights and
Peace.
4. Participated ICBL Mission to Nepal
Mrs. Bhagawati Dewi Gautam and Mr. Hari Jang Shah participated the ICBL Mission
to Nepal on 8-14 June 2003 and got an opportunity to share their feeling with
different personals and meetings:
a) Hon. Prakash Chandra Lohani, The Finance Minister and negotiator of peace
talk
b) Ramesh Nath Pandey, former minister and member of government negotiating team
c) Hon. Sushil Koirala, general secretary of Nepali Congress
d) Ex. Prime Minster Sher Bahdur Deuwa, president of Nepali Congress
(Democratic)
e) Ex. Deputy Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, general secretary of Communist
Party of Nepal (UML)
f) Mr. Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Maoists leader and member of peace talk team
g) Rt. Hon. Nayan Bahadur Khatri, Chair-National Human Rights Commission
h) Brig. Gen. Kul Bahadur Khadka
i) Additional Inspector General Ravi Kanta Aryal of Police
j) Additional Inspector General Ravi Raj Thapa of Arm Police Force
k) Participate in the meetings with Human Rights and peace organizations and
INGOs.
In Interaction program with Human rights and Peace organizations on behalf of
victim team Mr. Hari Jang Shah gave his speech.
After meeting with different people and participating different programs,
government, Maoists, different organizations are serious about the problem of
the landmines in Nepal. Brig. Gen. Kul Bahadur Khadka declared that they have
used about 10,000 landmines around 50 army posts. Most of those mines are victim
activated antipersonnel mine and some of the mines are made in the factory of
Nepal.
5. Working with Media
Mrs. Bhagawati Dewi Gautam and Mr. Hari Jang gave different interviews in Media.
Nepal Television, Radio and newspapers highlited the issue.
6. Published "Adhikar Sambandhi Teen Dhastabejharu"
means Three Documents Related to Rights.
Hamro Awaz/NCBL published booklet on “Adikar Sambandhi Teen Dastabejharu”
Three Documents related to rights in which Human Rights Declaration, Standard
Rules and Article 6.3 of MBT are included.
We hope disabilities people of landmines/IEDs can raise our voice all over the country and
to make them familiar with the rights.
We realize our participation did strongly
helped us to increase ability and to NCBL to its work against landmines.
We wish “Hamro Awaj” will be able to raise its voice for the people with
disability in all over the country in near future.