मानव अधिकार तथा शान्ति समाज नीतिद्वारा निर्देशित संस्था हो । राष्ट्रिय परिषद् शान्ति समाजको सर्वोच्च नीति निर्णायक अंग हो जस्ले १०० भन्दा बढी नीति प्रतिपादन गरिसकेको छ । केही नीतिहरु शान्ति समाज दर्पणमा प्रकाशित छ जुन यो वेवसाइटको Publication खण्डमा प्रकाशित छ ।

HURPES doesn’t accept fund from any government or political party or any donor organization or foundations.HURPES solely depends upon its own resources & does not apply for any grant to any where.

A.Financial Policy

Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES) is fully run by the financial contributions from it members and well wishers. HURPES has adopted a 10-points policy related to receiving financial contributions which are as follows:

HURPES shall not receive any financial support from any foreign governments.
HURPES shall not receive any financial support from any embassies or donor agencies.
HURPES shall not submit any funding proposal to any foundations and shall not receive any financial donations from them.
HURPES shall not submit any funding proposal to any inter-governmental organizations (IGOs) and INGOS and shall not receive any financial donations from them.
HURPES shall not submit any funding proposal to Nepal Government and shall not receive any financial donations from it.
HURPES shall not accept financial donations from any religious organizations.
HURPES shall not accept any financial support from any political parties.
HURPES shall not accept any financial support from cigarette companies and tobacco related industries.
HURPES shall not accept any financial donations from anyone which might be detrimental to its values and principles.

B.Transparency

Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES) is a highly transparent organization. Transparency in its internal and external works is one of the functional values of HURPES. Following are the polices adopted by HURPES in relation to transparency:

The annual activity report endorsed by the National Council Meeting is made public through the press.
HURPES makes available its activity reports to more than 50 media based in Kathmandu every year.
The annual financial report endorsed by the National Council Meeting is made public through the press. HURPES makes available its financial reports to more than 50 media based in Kathmandu every year.
If there are any queries about such activity and financial reports, the press is requested to lodge them within 3 days after it is distributed to the press. They can even access to related documents if needed.
All the decisions of the central executive committee are made available to district executive committees and the national coordinators
To ensure regular communication, all the district committees are sent Weekly mailings. As a part of internal transparency policy, all information related to organization’s activities, campaigns, publications, press releases, CEC decisions, membership distributions, and financial status are sent to district executive committees.

C.Inclusion and Democratic Decision Making Process

Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES) has adopted following policies to ensure maximum inclusion and democratic decision making process:

Mandatory inclusion of at least 40 percent women in central executive committee and district executive committee.
Mandatory inclusion of person with disabilities in central and district committee.
Mandatory inclusion of at least 2-3 Dalit representation in central and 1 in district executive committees.
The National Council shall convene every year and the Council is the highest decision making body.
Central Executive Committee is elected every two years.
The district general meeting shall convene every year.
The district executive committee is elected every two years.
The central executive committee shall meet for at least 4 times every year.
The district executive committee shall meet for at least 4 times every year.
All the expenses including travel, accommodation, and food while attending the central executive committee meeting or district executive committee meeting shall be the responsibility of the concerned member. Similarly, those attending the National Council Meeting also need to bear their own travel.

D.HURPES: A Completely Volunteer Organization

Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES) is a completely volunteer and not-for-profit organization. Members from around the country involve themselves in its campaign as volunteers. HURPES has proposed 10 points qualities of a good volunteer.

E.Samaya Aandolan (Time Movement)

Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES) has initiated a tradition to begin all kinds of programme on the sharp time which is popularly known as Samaya Aandolan (Time Movement). As per this policy, if the invitation card mentions that the event will begin at 1 pm, it will sharply being at 1 pm. However, if there are less than 12 people, the event will be postponed, but it will not resume even if more people join in after some time. In the case of public mass meetings, if there is the presence of less than 50 people, the meeting will be postponed; no more participants/audience will be waited.

HURPES has adopted the following policies related to keeping time:

Where ever it be, mountain, hill, plain or the valley, and whenever it be, day or night, the declared programme should begin at the decided time.
After beginning the programme at the right time, attempts should be made to conclude it at the designated time. Participant should be pre-informed about how long the programme will last.
The format of the programme should be prepared and endorsed in advance to conclude the programme on time.
The speakers of the programme also should deliver his/her speech within given time. For this, the speaker should be informed about how much time s/he can take.
The person responsible to conduct the programme will have to give a reminder cheat (in written) to the speaker about the time limit.
HURPES has been continuously requesting other organizations to begin their programmes on time.
If the office bearers or members of HURPES have accepted the invitation of other organizations, it becomes their responsibility to reach to those programmes on time.
If the member seems to unable to reach the programme on time because of the time limitation or other responsibilities, they can also pre-inform the organizers and join the programme within the stipulated time.
Representatives of HURPES are not obliged to sit for the programmes of those organizations that start late.
To begin the programme on time, and to show an example of appropriate time management, it needs similar kind of organizational structure, commitment and preparation of the programme, along with proper attention about the choice of speakers and participants.

F.Thematic Days and other Regular Programmes of HURPES

HURPES has decided to observe the following international and national days by organizing relevant events:

8 March, International Women’s Day

21 March, International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination

11 Baisakh, Loktantra Diwas (Democracy Day-Nepal)

1 May, International Labor Day

3 May, Press Freedom Day

15 Jeth, Republic Day-Nepal

5 June, World Environment Day

14 June,World Blood Donor Day

26 June, United Nations Day for the Support of Victims of Torture

26 June, International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

21 September, International Day of Peace

1 October, International Day of Older persons

2 October, International Day of Non-violence

24 October, United Nations Day

10 November : world science day

16 November, International Day for Tolerance

20 November, International Children’s Day

3 December, International Day of persons with disabilities

5 December, International Volunteers’ Day

9 December, Anti-corruption Day

10 December, International Human Rights Day

HURPES also observes Jeth 19- (June 1,its establishment day) organizing various events.