Laws made thru political consensus unacceptable
âLaws made thru political consensus unacceptableâ
Published: 10:20 am Jan 23, 2019
Kathmandu, January 22 Victims of the decade-long Maoist conflict today said they would not accept any amendment to the Transitional Justice Act pushed on the basis of political consensus. The government is preparing to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act 2014 on the basis of six factors â the Comprehensive Peace Accord; Nepalâs national and international obligations related to human rights; fundamental principles of transitional justice; decisions and orders of the Supreme Court; sentiments of conflict victims; and Nepalâs legal and political processes. The government has to amend the act also to extend the tenure of the two transitional justice mechanismsâTruth and Reconciliation Commission and Commission of Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Personsâwhich is expiring on February 9. Conflict Victims Common Platform, adopting a charter, has demanded restructuring the two commissions and forming of a high-level mechanism to oversee the transitional justice process. However, with just around two weeks remaining for the expiry of the commissionsâ tenure, the government and political parties are still undecided as to what to do. Issuing a statement, the CVCP said they demanded the formation of the mechanism with representation from all stakeholders, including political parties, security agencies and the victims, after the failure of the governmentâs âunilateral processâ. âIt is irresponsible of the government to not take any step even two months after the victims put forth their roadmap,â stated CVCP. âIt is funny that the government, which formed an informal dialogue mechanism that worked on a draft act for six months behind closed doors, does not want to set up a formal dialogue mechanism.â