Editorial | No more shelving of study commission reports
Summary
Nepal’s successive governments have repeatedly formed commissions and then shelved their reports without implementing key recommendations. The editorial urges the Shah government to act on findings related to corruption, public land grabbing, human rights abuses and protest violence.
Key Points
- Over the past three decades, Nepal has formed numerous commissions and committees, but most of their recommendations have not been implemented.
- The editorial says successive governments have used investigative panels to defuse public outrage and then ignored their findings.
- It cites the Mallik Commission, the Krishna Jung Rayamajhi Commission and the Gauri Bahadur Karki commission as examples of stalled justice and accountability.
- The piece urges the Shah government to stop shelving reports and act on the recommendations to curb impunity.
