Nepal: Seize Chance to Ensure Justice for Conflict Atrocities

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image NepalI war victim Pabitra Sunakhari shows a photograph of her lost son, Surkhet District, February 2, 2017. © 2017 PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images The Nepali government’s proposed bill on transitional justice contains important provisions, including for reparations, relating to the country’s civil war but still needs significant amendments. It is widely recognized that a lack of accountability for conflict-era violations has led to a crisis of impunity in Nepal, with police and politicians rarely held accountable for rights violations and corruption. This is a…

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