Lawmakers insist conflict victims should get to feel justice

Kathmandu, May 30: Lawmakers have laid emphasis on the need of taking transitional justice to conclusion making the victims feel the justice.     

They said so during the discussion about the activities carried out so far regarding peace process, transitional justice and future course of action of the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons and Truth and Reconciliation Commission organized by Federalism Enablement and National Concern Committee today.     

On the occasion, lawmaker Indira Devi Gautam stressed that the office-bearers of the commissions should carry out activities seriously making the victims feel the justice.     

She mentioned the guilty of violation of serious human rights should brought under the ambit of law.     

Similarly, Jaga Prasad Sharma pointed out that political parties should carryout activities rising above the partisan interest to take the transitional justice to logical conclusion.     

Likewise, Manrupa Sharma shared that family members are still waiting for their disappeared persons and disappeared persons are not still declared deceased.     

Chairperson of Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons, Lila Devi Gadtaula, expressed commitment to carryout activities making the conflict victims feel the justice and every activity carried out by the commission would be victim-friendly.     

There are 2542 complaints in the commission and identity card has already been distributed to 1,339 victims.     

Similarly, Chairperson of Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Mahesh Thapa, said they would provide justice to the victims who are waiting for transitional justice.     

He clarified that study would be carried out about the complaints filed so far. The Commission has 6,400 complaints.(RSS)