Kathmandu, Jan. 27 -- With just two weeks remaining for the mandates of two transitional justice bodies to expire, confusion looms over Nepal's transitional justice process, which has dragged on for more than a decade since the end of the civil war.

Two days ago, the international community in Nepal-nine foreign missions based in Kathmandu at the initiative of the United Nations-called on the government to clarify its plans to take the transitional justice process forward in 2019 and ensure broader consultation with the stakeholders.

Amid this, the government is working to form a mechanism-to be led by Minister for Law and Justice-with a long-term mandate to hold consultations with different stakeholders "to conclude the entire process"...