Nepal's Transitional Justice Remains Unresolved After Two Decades
Summary
Nearly two decades after Nepal's Comprehensive Peace Accord, transitional justice remains unresolved with victims facing political bargaining and delays in the judiciary.
Key Points
- Nearly two decades after the Comprehensive Peace Accord, transitional justice in Nepal remains unresolved.
- Victims criticize political quotas in appointments to the Truth and Reconciliation and Disappeared Persons Commissions.
- Conflict victims have filed multiple writ petitions challenging the government and judiciary's handling of transitional justice.
- Provisions in the Transitional Justice Act amendments risk granting impunity to serious human rights violators according to victims.
