Adhikari's family awaiting justice for 21 years Family members and relatives of late Muktinath Adhikari and activists are commemorating the 21st anniversary of his brutal killing without a trace of any truth and justice even as four sets of people’s representatives have been elected since the start of the peace process in Nepal in November 2006. Nepal 17 Jan, 2023
'Transitional Justice bill needs to be amended' ​​​​​​​At a press briefing held on Thursday at Indreni Foodland, victim groups and civil society organisations said the Bill for the Amendment of the Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons, Truth, and Reconciliation Commission Act, 2071 (2014) needed to be amended immediately. Nepal 22 Jul, 2022
'Endlessly extending deadline for TRC and CIEDP not a way out' The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs is trying to amend the Truth and Reconciliation Act that remains unimplemented for almost eight years. Nepal 01 Jul, 2022
Bandi against endlessly extending TRC deadline The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs is trying to amend the Truth and Reconciliation Act that remains unimplemented for almost eight years. Kathmandu 01 Jul, 2022
HC orders govt to find whereabouts of those disappeared till 2006 Tulsipur bench of Butwal High Court has issued a mandamus over a writ petition filed demanding the whereabouts of those disappeared during the Maoist insurgency. Nepal 10 Jun, 2022
High Court issues mandamus over writ petition filed by Maoist insurgency victims The High Court Tulsipur, Butwal Bench, has issued a mandamus over a writ petition filed demanding the whereabouts of those disappeared during the Maoist insurgency. Nepal 09 Jun, 2022
Govt delaying, denying justice: Conflict victims Although the government is preparing to hold consultation with conflict victims and other stakeholders in all seven provinces over the issues of transitional justice, conflict victims continue to accuse the government of delaying, diluting, and denying justice to them. Nepal 28 May, 2022
Govt to provide relief for kin of disappeared conflict victims The government has decided to provide economic relief of Rs 1 million per person to the 93 nearest of kin of those people identified as disappeared during the decade-long armed conflict. Nepal 07 Feb, 2022
Impunity behind disappearance cases in Nepal, finds report A recently released research-based book titled ‘The Disappeared: Enforced Disappearance and Human Rights Violations during Armed Conflicts’ by Deb Bahadur Bohara, a PhD holder, depicts how the human rights of ordinary people in Nepal were curtailed and violated during the decade-long armed conflict that erupted in 1996. Nepal 31 Jan, 2022
Int'l bodies urge Nepal to act on peace pact Four prominent international rights groups have urged the government to act promptly to ensure justice to victims of crimes under international law as the country is set to celebrate the 15th anniversary of signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement tomorrow. Nepal 21 Nov, 2021
Conflict victims condemn govt for failing to amend act Conflict victims have condemned the government’s failure to amend the Truth Reconciliation Act as ordered by the Supreme Court. They have demanded that no amnesty be granted for serious offences committed during the decade-long Maoist insurgency. Nepal 04 Nov, 2021
Media Action Nepal calls on government to end impunity for crimes against journalists Media Action Nepal, a media rights advocacy organization, has called on the government to abolish impunity for crimes against journalists, claiming that it is a continual impediment to free press in Nepal. Kathmandu 02 Nov, 2021
