4 November 2011. Speakers in a program organized by Advocacy Forum Nepal (AF) in Kathmandu yesterday emphasized the need to prosecute the perpetrators of human rights violation for sustainable peace. Entitled “Incidents of human rights violations: Challenges in the Law and Solutions,” the interaction program attended primarily by District Court Judges, District Attorneys, victims representatives and human rights defenders concluded that in the absence of justice for the victims, sustainable peace cannot be imagined.
Advocate Govinda Bandi's paper contrasted Nepal's International Law obligations with the government’s efforts to evade prosecutions in the conflict related cases. He blamed the mistaken understanding regarding the Truth and Reconcilliation Commission (TRC) to be set up in the future, as contributing to the apathy of the regular criminal justice system. He condemned the recent seven point agreement signed by the major political parties for its stress on national reconciliation over accountability for serious crimes. Bandi advocated the need to criminalize human rights violations.
Mandira Sharma, the Chairperson of AF, pointed to the 112 FIRs registered on conflict related cases across the country gathering dust. Court orders for investigating into the FIR have not been adhered to, she stated.
Dr. Hari Bansh Tripathi, the Director of AF, emphasized that existing laws are adequate to address conflict cases. Other speakers in the program blamed the entrenched culture of impunity to be instrumental in weakening the rule of law in the country.
http://www.advocacyforum.org/news/2011/11/concerns-expressed-over-the-rise-of-impunity.php
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