1. The second categorization process of former Maoist army combatants was completed.
2. Intensive discussions on contentious constitutional issues underway were seen to be encouraged by the Supreme Court verdict disallowing any further extension and the media "countdown" campaign on the deadline to promulgate a new constitution before 28 May.
3. Serious backtracking on transitional justice occurred during April when party leaders agreed to increase the future commission’s power to grant amnesties for all types of crimes even without the consent of victims.
4. In the lead up to the 28 May deadline for promulgating the new constitution, April saw an increasing number and intensity of protest programmes and bandhs in all regions with increasing impacts on the operational space of Basic Operating Guidelines (BOGs) signatories.
5. Escalating local identity politics and activism on federalism in the Far West Region raise concerns of potential violence.
6. The sister wings of various political parties and other groups have carried out an indefinite FWR bandh demanding that the entire FWR is kept together as a unified province.
7. The Joint Tharu Struggle Committee (JTSC), comprised of 27 Tharu organizations, is demanding the establishment of a Tharuhat province that would include the Tarai districts of Kanchanpur and Kailali.
8. Kailali and Kanchanpur Districts remain tense since last week as the two sides organize near simultaneous demonstrations and rallies every day and the first inter-group clashes.
9. Increasing identity and federalism activism in the rest of Nepal.
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Keywords:
CONSTITUTIONS, POLITICAL CONDITIONS, POLITICAL PARTIES, STRIKES, POLITICAL MOVEMENTS, FEDERALISM, AMNESTY, POLITICAL LEADERS, PROTEST MOVEMENTS, POLITICAL VIOLENCE, YOUTH MOVEMENTS, UNIFORM LAWS, ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS, ETHNIC CONFLICT, JURISDICTION
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Thematic Group:
UNRCHCO (UNRCO)
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UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator Office (UN Resident Coordinator Office)
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01.03.00
- Maintenance Of Peace And Security
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