Making its ‘position paper’ on the ordinance public in the Capital, Accountability Watch Committee, an alliance of human rights groups, said the stakeholders were never consulted while preparing the ordinance, which does not compel them to own up the document.
“The ordinance was never brought to public discourse. Though the preamble reads well, the provisions are included to give amnesty to even serious human rights violators. This is unacceptable,” Committee Chairman Sushil Pyakurel said.
Govinda Sharma ‘Bandi’ said the provision of amnesty is against the Supreme Court verdict which prohibits amnesty to a serious human rights violator. “It was Chairman of Interim Election Government Khil Raj Regmi who made the verdict,” he said. “So we hope it will not be implemented.”
The amnesty provision has drawn criticism from national and international rights organisations including the UN Human Rights Office.
Article 23 of the ordinance has left enough room for amnesty for perpetrators of serious cases of human rights violation.
“There are too many complexities in seeking legal recourse,” said Suman Adhikari, an insurgency victim. “It is completely in favour of the perpetrators, not the victims.”
Posted on: 2013-03-26 07:46
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