Understanding transitional justice: Challenges, solutions and Lessons for Nepal Transitional justice in Nepal has faced significant challenges, resulting in limited progress. Opinion 31 Dec, 2024
NHRC urges swift conclusion of peace process The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the government to expedite the peace process by establishing a credible commission. Kathmandu 19 Nov, 2024
Report of task force on Transitional Justice handed to top leaders A report of the understanding reached at the task force level for finalizing the transitional justice in accordance with the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) signed between the Government of Nepal and the then rebelling CPN (Maoist) has been handed over to the top leaders of the three major political parties, including Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Kathmandu 07 Aug, 2024
NHRC urges govt to conclude transitional justice process soon The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to bring the transitional justice process to a conclusion soon. Kathmandu 21 Nov, 2023
EDITORIAL: Elusive peace process Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is pushing for the amendment to the Truth and Reconciliation Bill-2014 through the federal Parliament before his trip to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) scheduled for September 16. Opinion 11 Sep, 2023
EDITORIAL: Elusive justice It's been a very long wait for the victims of the decade-long Maoist insurgency, but justice for them remains elusive even after 17 years of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) in 2006. Opinion 31 Aug, 2023
EDITORIAL: Conflict-era cases Two writ petitions were filed at the Supreme Court on Tuesday against CPN-Maoist chairman and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, seeking his arrest and punishment for admitting that he could be held accountable for the deaths of 5,000 people – not all the 17,000 – during the decade-long Maoist insurgency waged in 1996. Opinion 09 Mar, 2023
EDITORIAL - Amend the TRC Act When the then government, represented by the Seven-Party Alliance opposing then King Gyanendra’s autocratic rule, and the rebel Maoists reached the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) in 2006, both the sides had agreed to end the transitional justice within six months of signing the accord. Opinion 17 Aug, 2022
EDITORIAL: UN help for justice Even 15 years after the decade-long Maoist insurgency came to an end, justice for the thousands of conflict victims remains just as elusive, with little signs of whether justice will ever be done to them. Opinion 04 Oct, 2021
EDITORIAL - Let courts try cases It took six years to draft the new constitution while the peace process has still remained elusive even though it has been 15 years since the signing of the CPA. Opinion 01 Sep, 2021
Addressing HR violations: Nepal Police needs to reform I would hope that the NHRC would investigate the events and answer these obvious questions, which actually go to the heart of Nepali democracy Opinion 23 Feb, 2021
EDITORIAL: Poor HR record Making amendments to the TRC Act and NHRC Act are a must to gain support from the international community Opinion 28 Jan, 2021
