Join us in Kathmandu for "From Accord to Action" — a conference in honor of the 20th anniversary of the CPA
Join us in Kathmandu for "From Accord to Action" — a conference in honor of the 20th anniversary of the CPA
Dates: 21-22 November
Location: Hotel Shanker – Palatial Heritage (Lazimpat, Kathmandu)
The conference will feature panels and presentations from key survivor leaders and civil society actors as well as transitional justice scholars and practitioners from across the globe. The tentative schedule is as follows:
21 November, 8am-6pm
Tea/Coffee
Conference inauguration
Keynote speech
Victim and Survivor Activist Panel
Lunch
Transitional Justice Resource Center Discussion
(Speaker Session 1) Looking back: Analysis of two decades of TJ
Civil Society Panel
High Tea
22 November, 8am-6pm
Tea/Coffee
(Speaker Session 2) Looking back to look forward: Contested memory and historical narrative
Lunch
(Speaker Session 3) Looking elsewhere: Lessons for Nepal
(Speaker Session 4) Looking forward: Considerations for the future of justice in Nepal
Conference closing
High Tea
We hope you will join us in conversation and learning this November. Please register ahead of time so that we know you are planning to attend using this form.
Centre for Human Rights and Victims of Violations (CHRV) - Lead Organiser
Kathmandu University Nepal Centre for Contemporary Studies (KU-NCCS)
Network of Families of the Disappeared in Nepal (NEFAD)
National Network of Victims and Survivors of Serious Violations
Conflict Victim Women National Network
National Network of Disabled Conflict Victims
Centre for Law and Transformative Change (CLTC)
Amnesty International Nepal
International Committee of the Red Cross, Nepal
INOVAS - Global Network of Victim Movements
For more information please contact chrv@kusoa.edu.np
FOR INTERESTED PARTNERS: AN INVITATION TO INVEST IN TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE
This conference represents a rare convergence: a historic anniversary, a transformed political moment, and an urgent generational demand for justice. It brings together conflict survivors, youth activists, legal practitioners, civil society organisations, academics and policymakers in a setting designed to produce not only knowledge but action.
The window for justice does not stay open indefinitely. This is a moment to invest in the possibility of a different future for Nepal’s conflict-affected communities, one that is built on truth, dignity and the active leadership of those who have waited longest for both.
Your partnership will enable:
Participation grants for conflict-affected victims and survivor leaders covering travel, accommodation and psychosocial support for those who could not otherwise attend.
Dedicated Gen Z and youth-led sessions ensuring the next generation of advocates has a genuine voice in shaping the conference’s outcomes and the field’s future.
Fully bilingual programming ensuring the conference is accessible to Nepali-speaking participants from across the country, including from rural and conflict-affected communities.
A peer-reviewed edited volume and open-access policy brief disseminating findings to national and international audiences and contributing to the global TJ knowledge base.
International comparative perspectives with the participation of scholars and practitioners from other transitional justice contexts whose experience can directly inform Nepal’s choices.
MHPSS and wellbeing support for survivor participants recognising that engagement with traumatic history requires professional psychosocial accompaniment, not only logistical provision.
To discuss partnership and sponsorship opportunities, please contact:
chrv@kusoa.edu.np • ram.bhandari@kusoa.edu.np