New By-law mooted to dispense justice to enforced disappeared persons' families

Kathmandu, June 20: Chairperson of the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP), Leela Devi Gadtaula had pledged to bring by-law to dispense justice to the conflict survivors without any delay.     

At an interaction organized by the CIEDP on transitional justice with the survivors and stakeholders here today, she said necessary consultations would be carried out for preparing new by-law.     

"The Act is available for us. Now is the time to prepare the new by-law being based on the Act", she shared, adding, "The Commission would soon initiate its works by developing an annual action plan".     

On the occasion, Sharmila Tripathi, former Chief of Sudurapschim Province and member of the enforced disappeared persons' families, demanded the Commission that was formed third time to disclose the truthful details of disappeared persons.     

"Now is the time to act upon as we have come across much pain", she said, adding, "The Commission is constituted. It calls us. We recount our painful narrative. It aggrandizes our pain".     

She urged the Commission to come up with concrete action rather than summoning us for sharing. "Though the conflict survivors managed the education of their offspring, it is hard to get jobs. So, it is high time to arrange separate reservation system and guarantee their employment opportunities".     

Also speaking on the occasion, Nep[al Bar Association Chairperson Bijaya Prasad Mishra underlined the need to concentrate efforts towards addressing the demands of survivors.     

Civil society activist Shanta Raj Mulmi advised the Commission to work to genuinely address the demands of conflict survivors.     

Human rights activist Subodh Pyakurel highlighted the Commission to work as per the mutual consensus beyond the rule and law.     

Members of the enforced disappeared persons' families have suggested to develop an annual work plan to perform its actions.     

As many as 2,542 complaints of the disappeared persons' families have been so far registered in the Commission. (RSS)