INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, AUGUST 30
The Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons today decided to look into 2,507 out of 3,223
complaints it received from families of conflict victims.
Issuing a press release to mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced
Disappearances, the CIEDP said preliminary investigation into 23 more complaints were recently opened to expedite settlement of conflict-era
cases.
The CIEDP believes that the spirit of transitional justice cannot be realised without addressing the trauma of disappeared persons,
read the release signed by Gangadhar Adhilkari, CIEDP spokesperson.
According to the CIEDP, it submitted a 14-point recommendation to the
Government of Nepal on the provisions to be incorporated in new amendment to the existing law in line with internationally accepted
principles of transitional justice, issues raised by the victims and directives issued by the Supreme Court.
We have repeatedly urged the
government to amend the Enforced Disappearances Inquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act-2014, as per the demands put forth by the
We are confident that the government will initiate the amendment process as soon as possible to make it victim-friendly
Justice delayed is justice denied, said Adhikari.
The CIEDP said further investigation into the complaints and consultation with the victims
and their kin, and other necessary tasks to be carried out in the concerned districts and areas were affected due to COVID-19 pandemic and
subsequent lockdown or prohibitory orders
Despite all these hurdles, we have continued with desk works related to complaints by maintaining necessary safety measures, said
Adhikari.
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