House endorses amendment bill on Transitional Justice Act
Kathmandu, Feb. 7 -- The federal parliament on Wednesday endorsed an amendment bill on the Commission on Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons and Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act-2014, clearing the legal hurdles for the extension of the terms of two transitional justice bodies.
The current mandate of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Commission on Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons expires this Saturday. The amendment bill, which was endorsed by the National Assembly on Sunday, was tabled in the House of Representatives on Wednesday itself.
Except for the Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party, all other parties stood for the amendment, which envisions restructuring of the commissions as demanded by victims' orga...
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