{"id":5409,"date":"2019-02-15T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T02:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=5409"},"modified":"2024-04-08T19:43:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T09:43:58","slug":"nepals-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-limps-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/nepals-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-limps-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal\u2019s Truth and Reconciliation Commission limps on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/tag\/renee-jeffery\/\">REN\u00c9E JEFFERY<\/a> |<\/p>\n<p>On 9 February 2019, the operational mandate of Nepal\u2019s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) was due to expire. With neither commission having completed even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.recordnepal.com\/wire\/features\/truth-and-reconciliation-commission-and-transitional-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one investigation<\/a>\u00a0into the tens of thousands of complaints filed by victims of human rights violations committed during the country\u2019s decade-long Maoist conflict (1996-2006), it was to be an inauspicious end to a transitional justice process widely viewed as a failure.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, in a last minute turn of events, the Nepalese government last week extended the commissions\u2019 terms by one year in response to pressure from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kathmandupost.ekantipur.com\/news\/2019-01-25\/international-community-builds-pressure-on-transitional-justice.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">international community<\/a>\u00a0and victims groups to keep moving the transitional justice process forward. Although the extension has been cautiously welcomed, the achievement of meaningful justice for the victims of conflict-related human rights violations faces both persistent challenges and renewed uncertainties.<\/p>\n<p>Created by the 2014 Commission on Investigation of Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation Act (<a href=\"http:\/\/ciedp.gov.np\/downloadfile\/actsrulesguidelines_1502092337.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TRC Act<\/a>), the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ciedp.gov.np\/content.php?id=15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CIEDP\u00a0<\/a>were to focus on investigating conflict-related disappearances. And the TRC and CIEDP were\u00a0originally mandated to:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Investigate the facts about those involved in gross violations of human rights and crimes against humanity during the course of the armed conflict, and to create an environment of reconciliation in the society.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the four years since they became operational, the commissions have made\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kathmandupost.ekantipur.com\/news\/2019-01-27\/law-minister-led-mechanism-to-decide-future-oftransitional-justice.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">little progress<\/a>: the TRC has only completed preliminary investigations in less than 10% of its cases, while the CIEDP has commenced investigations in 75% of cases.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Please click here to read the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowyinstitute.org\/the-interpreter\/nepal-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-limps\">&#8220;Nepal\u2019s Truth and Reconciliation Commission limps on&#8221;<\/a> article in The Interpreter, written by Griffith Asia Institute member, Professor Renee Jeffery.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REN\u00c9E JEFFERY | On 9 February 2019, the operational mandate of Nepal\u2019s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) was due to expire. 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