International human rights organizations have shown their dissatisfaction with the Transitional Justice Bill tabled in the parliament for amendment.
They have opined that the bill has some positive aspects as prevents certain categories of violations and promises the establishment of a Special Court to try cases recommended by the transitional justice commission.
The organizations have demanded the government and parliament to amend the bill following the legal threshold. The bill guarantees the right of the families of the disappeared persons to their relative’s property. It also mandates the transitional justice commissions to study the root causes and impact of the conflict and recommend institutional reform.
Amnesty International, International Commission of Jurists, Human Rights Watch and Trial International have commented that the bill tabled at the Parliament does not fulfil Nepal’s obligations under international law.
They have mentioned that the current bill shields those allegedly responsible for serious international crimes committed in Nepal from prosecution, and judicial authorities in other countries and could pursue investigations under the principle of universal jurisdiction in accordance with their national laws.
Due to problems with the previous law, the government submitted a bill to the parliament for amendment.
In the present bill, it is proposed that after the verdict of the special court, there will be no reappeal against it. The organizations have opposed this arrangement.
According to the organization’s statement, the provision made to grant amnesty to perpetrators of human rights violations, crimes against humanity and war crimes is wrong.