Kathmandu, Jan. 30 -- The Cabinet on Monday night decided to extend the terms of the two transitional justice bodies by at least one year--but not of the officials. The move that may placate the conflict victims even as it lacks substance.

In line with the Cabinet decision, the government on Tuesday registered a bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act-2014 in the National Assembly Secretariat.

According to sources, the bill seeks to extend the tenures of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP). However, the chairpersons and members of the commissions will remain in office only until mid-April.

This move l...