CIEDP to expedite investigations into enforced disappearance complaints

Summary

The Commission for the Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons will expedite investigations and truth-seeking into complaints about disappeared persons. It says it will prioritize victims’ and families’ rights as it reviews its work for fiscal year 2025/26.

Key Points
  • The Commission for the Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons said it will speed up investigations and truth-seeking into complaints about disappeared persons.
  • Commission Secretary Dhruba Kumar Chauhan said the body will prioritize the rights and concerns of victims and their families.
  • The annual review in Kathmandu covered research, investigations, complaint handling, coordination with victims’ families, and record management.
  • The commission is currently without office bearers.
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