Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Six P FORMULA: of Crime Prevention Plan: Kiran Bedi, Former IPS Officer, Indian Police


Presented by Kiran Bedi, Former IPS Officer, Indian Police, during Expert Round Table on Violence and Organized Crime in the Terai Region and Kathmandu Valley, Organized by IDS, UK. Nov.26th 013.
There are Six partners/players:-
P: 01: People:
Citizen's group; Coordinates with People, Universities, Researchers and activists from different sections of society.
P: 02: Politicians: Learn from the people; first P; what kind of law and structures are needed. What more facilities are to be availed?
P: 03: Police: Focuses on crime-detection, prevention. Makes public its yearly crime prevention plan; Prepares in-house strategy to combat crime.
P: 04: Prosecution: Is Home ministry's prime and leading responsibility. It's very sensitive, otherwise could sabotage good works done by P 01 to 04. The role of Home/Interior is to Lead, facilitate and Coordinate actors involved in crime prevention.
P: 05: Prison: Reform in prison is vital which begins with humane relations and motivational support to the prisoners. They should be allowed to utilize their skills and knowledge and bring them closer with society.
Working module with prison incorporates 3 Cs; Collective – Corrective – and Community based. NGOs, Civil Society involved in social reform and services should join together. This effort begins with identifying the quality and capacity of the prisoners first. Education, health and skills oriented expertize from within the prisoners and outside prison will be happy to collaborate. And there are visible experiences that such activities can be performed like NON- MONEY- INVESTMENT formula. Kinds, knowledge and attitudes bring the result with NO or LITTLE investment.
P: 06: Press/Media/Dissemination: There should be an adjoined strategy to involve disseminators; Media, Social Researchers, Religious Preachers, Principles of surrounding educational institutions and other professional groups. 
Stale holders of P6 conduct meeting on fixed interval, say quarterly. That meeting will be a platform to exchange experience and find possibilities; respect contributions and refine initiations.
Each P needs Data Collection, Analysis of interrelationship between 6P activity and outcome, and structured preparation of planning- monitoring and advocacy.

All stakeholders and partners to success.

Violence and Organized crime in the Terai region and Kathmandu

IDS (Institute of Development Studies):
Expert Round-Table on  Violence and Organized crime in the Terai region and KathmanduValley:
Himalaya Hotel:  Kathmandu, 26th November, 2013.
During conflict 1996 – 2006, Notice and formal record of organized crime in rural area of Nepal was rare factor. That was an era of Terror, crime and injustice:
Maoist used to punish petty criminals including gamblers, money lenders and polygamy.
State was more focused on suppressing violent activities of Maoist.
Most of the crimes went unattended by the state which was recorded as violation of peoples' right to justice in human rights documentation.
Structural violence and war crimes which accounts for crime against humanity done by Maoist were not properly recorded. The crime done by the state security forces and armed militia went unrestricted.
Extortion was rampant act by Maoist and their supporters. Rape was regular strategy of security forces to repress and terrorize public mass besides indiscriminate killing, torture and disappearance. Even Maoists were indulged in Rape, forceful recruitment in their Army and heinous killing besides other kinds of crime.
In those days, displaced persons came to Cities, Regional Head Quarters and the capital city Kathmandu. Mostly youths deserted from their place to avoid forceful recruitment by Maoist.
Kids became street children. Young girls were bound to work in Night Clubs which was a door to prostitution. Teen agers indulged in burglary. And some of youths, deserters from Maoist army and or Government security forces indulged in organized crime. 
           Peace process and thereafter: Lack of post conflict reparation plan:
After the peace process, civil society demanded for (DDR) Demobilization, Disarmament and Democratization of Maoist Red Army and (SSR) Security Sector Reforms in government forces possibly with integration of rebel army in Nepal Army.
Limited effort were invested and priority was given towards monetary rehabilitation, professional training and limited recruitment in the Nepal Army.
Though Maoist claimed 31 thousand rebel army the actual number was below 19 thousand. Out of which more than 4 thousand were minors.
The militia and general peoples from rural area were unaccounted, unnoticed.
Any provision for displaced persons' resettlement plan was not properly drawn and implemented.

Other factors Influencing Crime and criminal attitude:
Impact of conflict related displacement, lack of employment, destruction of infrastructures and hopeless political environment caused younger generations involvement in crime. 
Porous border and cultural bond between India and Nepal are like adjoining factor for criminal's hinterland. Notorious criminals fled from Bihar after Nitish Kumar's stern action against them. They misused provision of liberal citizenship drive run by Nepal Government under Madhesi leader's pressure according to which any one could get citizenship with three citizen's recommendation.
Recently we have noticed several criminal organizations operating from each other's soil between India and Nepal. This is the obvious outcome of Indian intelligence's involvement in politics rather than controlling the crime and respecting cultural friendship.
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In recent years we have noticed 63% rises in domestic violence.
The reasons could be: Tremendous rise in complaining due to increased awareness.
Installation of Government's arrangement to record and redress the crime invited courage to complain. All area police offices have women police and at the central, regional and district police offices there are women's cell. PMO has women's special division and hotline. VDC have women's desk. And separate budget head for projects related with Women's Development. Awareness against violence against women has been prime focus of civil society, media and judiciary. On account of international law Nepal is party to international covenants.
Other pushing factor: Cultural and structural factors.
56% of household are sending family members for foreign employment in Middle East and South East Asian countries. Women are looked down by culture. Husbands go to foreign countries and wives become vulnerable.
Society still dominated by dogma. Gender discrimination is considered as natural and purely family matter dominated by masculine thought.
State structures related with Security, Medical investigation and protective measures including awareness through education and preventive strategies have lacking in knowledge and infrastructures. 

Challenges:
Political protection to the criminals.
Cultural dogma against women. Police and law enforcing agencies pressure for agreement under pressure from society.
Lack of opportunities to the unemployed youths.
Agriculture at the subsistence level whereas 65% of the population is based on agriculture.
Costly basic necessities, including health, education.
Youth's attraction towards lavish life due to internet, TV and media;  
InTerai 3 Ms, Money, Motorbike and Mobile.
Out of total abduction cases for ransom more than 70% cases are from Terai.
Crime rates are on high rise in Terai.
More than 70% cases of crime against women are from Terai.
Cases of discrimination against Dalit accounts for around 80% from Terai.
The aforesaid impact are seen in Kathmandu valley as hiding place for post crime, searching place for economic livelihood and center of political protection. Urban centers taking shape of Hinterlands of Crimes and Criminals.
There is lack of scientific documentation and monitoring of crime and criminal's record.



Thursday, November 21, 2013

विवेकशील जनताको अपेक्षा:



                                                     
सुबोधराज प्याकुरेल, (स्वच्छ निर्वाचनका लागि नागरिक अभियानको यात्रा सन्दर्भमा)

हाम्रो देशमा हजार बाह्र सय बर्ष पुरानो बर पीपल र अरु रुखहरु छन् जसको जनताले पूजा गर्छन. ति रुखका जरा दह्रो संग गाडिएका र फैली रहेका हुन्छन. बटुवालाई छहारी, पाकालाई चौतारी र किसानलाई पशु आहार पनि दिन्छन ति रुखले. पूजा र धर्म-कर्म गर्नेलाई त रुख पवित्र केन्द्र नै हो. अहिले नेपाली कांग्रेसले सम्झिनु पर्छ, स्थिरता उसको पहिचान हो, दायीत्व हो र जिम्मेवारी हो. यो जिम्मेवारीलाई उसले प्रजातान्त्रिक समाजवादको बाटोमा उदारतापूर्वक अगाडी बढ्दा मात्र पुरा गर्न सक्छ. आफ्नो बिगत र सैद्धान्तिक टाट उल्टाई बाट नेपाली कांग्रेस मुक्त होस भन्ने चाहनाका साथ् जनताले उसलाई पत्याएका हुन.
एमालेले पाएको मत मदन भण्डारी र उहाँले प्रतिपादन गर्नु भएको जनताको बहुदलीय जनवादको सेवा लिने आतुरताको प्रकट  चाहना हो. धेरै ठाउँमा सामान्य जनताले मदनलाई यति सम्मानका साथ् सम्झी रहेका रहेछन कि म त भाव बिभोर भएँ. तिनको एक स्वर थियो, " बरा लाइ सुनियो, चित्त बुझाइयो तर उनले गरेको हेर्न पाइएन, अकालमै मारे ". लोकतान्त्रिक बिधि, कानुनको शासन र जनमत लिएर
सामाजिक न्यायका लागि जनताको गोरु बन्ने एमालेको चाहना साकार होस भन्ने उनीहरुको आशिर्वाद छ.

एमाओवादी अति उत्ताउलियो भन्ने जनताको ठहर छ. उनीहरु चाहन्छन उसका असल चिन्तनका लागि उसले असल व्यवहार, असल कार्यकर्ता-नेता र स्पष्ट नीति पनि ल्याउनु पर्छ. उनीहरुलाई अलमल छ, यो पार्टी नेताका लागि हो कि जनताका लागि. देश प्रति केहि नेताले द्रोह गरे र जातीय नारामा अरुलाई उरालेर सामान्य जनताको जीन्दगीलाइ विखण्डित पारे भन्ने ठुलो गुनासो छ उनीहरुको एमाओवादी प्रति. तर परि आउँदा जस्तो सुकै कठिनाइ मोल लिन सक्ने पार्टी एमाओवादी हो भन्ने उनीहरुको ठम्याई छ.

मधेस र जनजाती पार्टीका लाइ आम रुपमा पद को लोभ र आहारिसले खोलिएको जमात ठानिएको छ. कतिपय व्यक्ति पार्टीले इज्जत नदिएकोले पनि त्यता तिर लागेका छन् भन्ने ठानिएको छ. ठुला पार्टीले बुद्धि पुय्राउने हो भने यिनीहरु त्यतै लाग्छन भन्ठान्ने हरु प्रशस्तै छन्.

सबै पार्टीहरु बाट सैद्धान्तिक कुरा होस, स्वच्छताको व्यवहार होस भन्ने चाहन्छन आम नेपाली. पुराना पुस्तामा बी पी, पुष्पलाल र नया पुस्तामा मदन भण्डारी लोकप्रिय छन्. गगन थापा र बिकाशानन्द को क्रेज भएका तन्नेरी हरु शहर र शहर उन्मुख गाउँ हरुमा प्रशस्त पाइयो.
५६% घरका मानिसहरु बैदेशिक रोजगारीमा गएका ले होला, त्यस बिषयमा कुनै पार्टीको घोषणापत्र पनि सविस्तार भएन भन्ने ठुलो गुनासो छ. सरकारले गर्न नसकेको कुरा मध्ये सबभन्दा बढी गुनासो इन्टरनेट र फोन को दुर्दशालाइ लिएर छ. परदेश गएको खसम संग राम्ररी कुरा गर्न, भाइबर, स्काइपे मा साक्षात्कार गर्न नपाएकोमा बिशेषत: युवतीहरु आक्रोशित पनि छन्.
सुदुर पश्चिमान्चलका आम जनता बिकाश र एकताको उदाहरणका रुपमा आफ्नो क्षेत्र लाइ प्रमाणित गर्न सकिन्छ भन्ने ठान्दछन. सुदुर पुर्व देखि सुदुर पश्चिम सम्म हरेक तिर आफ्नो भूगोल प्रति गौरव छ. उन्नतिको सम्भावना प्रतिको चेतना पनि छ. ज्ञान को भोक छ. राज्यले जानकारी र सहजीकरण मात्र गरि देओस, हामी हाम्रो बिकाश आफै गर्छौं भन्ने प्रतिवद्धता पनि छ. स्थानीय निकायको निर्वाचन झट्टै होस भन्ने उनीहरु चाहन्छन. अचम्भ के लग्यो भने संघीय राज्यका बारेमा आम जनताको उत्साह त्यति छैन.

सबैमा साझा चिन्ता छ र आक्रोश पनि छ कि नेताहरुमा चेतना, ज्ञान, बुद्धि र विवेकको कमि छ. सबै नेता आम जनता होइन कि आसे-पासे लाउकेको भर पर्ने गर्छन. ठुला नेता हरु त पार्टी भित्र वा बाहिर रहेका सबैको उत्तिकै हित चिन्त, निरन्जन हुनु पर्नेमा गुट का नाइके बन्छन र आफु र देशलाई ध्वस्त पार्छन.
कति विवेकशील छन् नेपाली जनता. के नेता त्यस्ता छन्? यस पटकको नेपाल यात्राको आंशिक चरणमा मलाइ यहि प्रश्नले लखेटी रह्यो, अझै लखेटी रहेको छ. भोली सम्ममा प्रत्यक्ष तर्फको परिणाम आइसक्ने छ. त्यसमार्फत केहि राहत पाउन सकूँ. सबैको जय होस.


Rejection of UCPN-Maoist's walk-out from vote-counting

21 November 2013, Thursday
Citizens' Statement


We hereby express our strong objection to the overnight move by the UPCN (Maoist) to walk out of the Constituent Assembly ballot-counting process, a full dozen hours after the exercise began. We welcome the commitment of the Election Commission and the Government of Nepal to continue with the process of ballot-counting and declaring winning candidates. We reject any and all demands being employed by the UCPN (Maoist) to obstruct the vote tallying process, including the call for 'negotiations', and ask for uninterrupted continuation of the electoral procedures.
We are all aware of the intense involvement of the committed Nepali electorate in the Constituent Assembly elections of 19 November. The UCPN (Maoist) leaders, including Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Vice-Chairman Baburam Bhattarai, have themselves publicly praised management of the elections and security arrangements.
We also note that the UCPN (Maoist) had taken the political lead in all developments related to these polls, from the establishment of the interim election government to defining the electoral regulations and process, up to the conclusion of the balloting-casting. We find the midnight statement released by the UCPN (Maoist) spokesperson as well as the views expressed by Chairman Dahal in the morning of 21 November to be wholly contradictory to the involvements of the party listed above.
At this critical hour, as a party which is supposed to have abandoned the use of violence in favour of peaceful politics, we demand that the UCPN (Maoist) accept the democratic process. We call on it to accept the people's verdict, take care that its actions not be an embarrassment before the world, return to participate in the ballot-counting process, and prove its commitment to democracy through its deeds.
Signatories:
                       

     Amuda Shrestha                                                            Kanak Mani Dixit
Professor, 9851029859                                                     Journalist, 9851053209
                  

                  
     Chandrakishore                                                              Charan Prasain
Journalist, 9855025917                                  Chairperson, Human Rights Samyukta Manch
                                                                                                   9851042681


Subodh Raj Pyakurel
Coordinator, Citizen Campaign for Clean Election, 9851026841