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Prime Minister Dahal says parties close to deal on transitional justice

Report in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 2, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that an understanding has been reached between the major parties on the transitional justice process. The development comes on the day United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres also strongly pitched for an early conclusion of the peace process during his four-day Nepal visit. Speaking to media persons at a tea reception organised by the CPN-UML on Wednesday, Dahal said that the…

Conflict victims ask UN chief to push for transitional justice

by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 7, 2023As Nepal’s protracted transitional justice process grinds on, the victims of the Maoist insurgency have urged the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to press the government to amend the Transitional Justice Act to ensure a victim-centric resolution. A group of conflict victims’ representatives submitted their written concerns on Friday to Guterres through the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Kathmandu. They made the appeal to the…

Disputed bill to revise transitional justice law lands in House:

By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, March 20,2023The government, on Sunday, presented a bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act in the House of Representatives amid objection from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and the Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party (NMKP). Acting on behalf of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is currently heading the law portfolio among others, Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma presented the bill…