Maoist insurgency victims urge PM Shah for credible transitional justice
Summary
Victims of Nepal's Maoist insurgency call on Prime Minister Balendra Shah to take credible and concrete steps for truth, justice, and reparations as transitional justice remains unprioritized.
Key Points
- A coalition of conflict victims urges PM Balendra Shah to prioritize credible transitional justice.
- Hundreds of serious human rights violations from the armed conflict remain uninvestigated.
- Victims criticize politicized appointments to commissions and demand transparent, merit-based processes.
- Legal provisions limiting prosecution timelines risk institutionalizing impunity, according to victims.
