2.5.4 Role Played by the Commission for Transforming the Present Conflict into Long Lasting Peace The prominent activities undertaken by the Commission for transforming the present conflict into long lasting peace may be given as: On August 27, 2002 The Commission called on the government to declare ceasefire for creating a peaceful environment so that the innate rights of the people be protected properly. It also called on the CPN (Maoists) to stop its violent activities. On October 22, 2002 The Commission wrote a letter to the Prime Minister informing him on the human rights violations at 35 districts and on the immediate measures to be adopted by him, which it had prepared on the basis of on the spot visits. Likewise, on October 23, 2002 it wrote a letter to Prachanda, Chairman of the Maoists, for pursuing its (Maoists') responsibility. On November 14, 2002 After paying on the spot observation visit to Khalanga, headquarter of Jumla, and Dhangadi on this day, the Commission had drawn the attention of His Majesty's Government as well as the CPN (Maoists) on the protection of human rights. On November 28, 2002 The Commission had drawn the attention of His Majesty's Government with regards to the following issues: 1. Conducting public service oriented institutions very smoothly at the earliest. Sending physicians and medicines to hospitals and personnel and manpower to other offices. 2. In order to acquire information on this event, the higher level representative of His Majesty's Government should be sent immediately. 3. Relief materials and compensation should be distributed to the family members of security forces, ordinary people of Jumla and police, women and female students of Bardia along with family members of former parliamentarian Chakra Bahadur Dagaura who were killed in the encounters. Likewise, compensation should be provided to the wounded and to the householders whose houses have been destroyed on such events. 4. Vigilance be maintained for stopping to make the institutions of public importance like educational institutions, temples, etc. the target of encounters. 0n January 31, 2003, the Commission, by welcoming the ceasefire declared by both the government and the Maoists as very timely and positive, appealed all the forces to create a favourable environment for holding talk. On February 5, 2003, the Commission appealed all the forces, by releasing a press communiqué, to respect human rights very honestly for solving economic, social, cultural and political problems and expected that the CPM (Maoists) will be fully committed in the direction of creating a human rights culture. On February 11, 2003, the Commission presented a code of conduct on ceasefire to both the parties for consideration so that the government and the Maoists could create at least a minimum understanding for maintaining the ceasefire. 15