The warning of human rights activists to form a parallel commission if the list is not reviewed by suspending the selection process immediately
The human rights community has urged the government to immediately postpone the selection process of the Transitional Justice Commission, which has reached its final stage. Ten human rights organizations issued a joint statement on Tuesday, the day before the interview of 34 candidates on the short list of the recommendation committee formed for the appointment of officials of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Investigation Commission of Disappeared Persons, which have been vacant for thirty-four months.
They have also warned that they will form a parallel truth commission if the official selection process is not suspended immediately. They have also demanded to review the list by saying that the recommendation committee has prepared a short list to give support to the party division and has proceeded with the recommendation process in an opaque manner with the intention of appointing pre-determined persons. The
committee said that the interview of the 34 shortlisted candidates will start from Wednesday according to the pre-determined schedule. "We are interviewing 12-12 people on Wednesday and Thursday," said former Chief Justice Omprakash Mishra, chairman of the recommendation committee. According to him, the committee will make a recommendation before the start of June. According to high sources involved in the recommendation process, it has been agreed between the top leaders that the chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be the Congress candidate and the chairman of the Disappearance Commission will be the UML candidate.
According to sources, it has been agreed that two members of Congress will be in the commission chaired by UML and two members from UML will be in the commission chaired by Congress and the rest will have one member from Maoist. "But the Maoists are not accepting it, there is a need for representation from the victims," he said. "If that happens, there may be some changes in the top consensus, but there is a recommendation." .
At that time, Deuba also asked the victims to give their names to be sent to the commission. However, since this entire process was broken from the beginning, the human rights organizations have demanded that the interviews should be suspended and the list should be reviewed to make it credible.
Earlier on last May 18, 36 organizations of conflict-affected communities had issued a public 'warning' and demanded transparency, victim participation and credibility in the selection process.
Advocacy Forum Nepal, Amnesty International Nepal, Accountability Monitoring Committee, Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC), Justice and Rights Organization Nepal (Juri Nepal), Nepal Human Rights Organization (HURON), Legal Aid and Consultancy Center Nepal, Human Rights and Justice Center, Voices of Women Media and Collective Campaign for Peace (COCAP) have warned the committee not to proceed with the selection process immediately, saying that their demands should not be ignored. . They said that the transitional justice process cannot be successful if it is not victim-centered and demanded that the process be carried out impartially from the beginning. In the name of selecting
officials, the recommendation committee has been formed over and over again with the same people, the selection process has been continued in the old style, and the process has become more mechanical and ritualistic than making it credible and transparent. They claim that the trust and confidence of the affected community towards the selection process is being broken as the committee is going to recommend names on the basis of party division without actively searching for suitable people.
If the current 'controlled and sham process' is continued, they have also said not to underestimate the warning of moving forward with the option of an alternative Citizen Truth Commission under the leadership and initiative of the victim community. "We appeal to the Government of Nepal to take all the necessary and appropriate measures to reasonably address the serious concerns, interests and concerns of the conflict-affected community through meaningful consultation, dialogue and dialogue and to ensure the credibility of the selection process," the joint statement issued by them said.
They demand that the interview should be postponed immediately and a new agenda should be published, the committee should identify more suitable candidates for the chairman and members after consulting with the victims and publish a short list including their names, including their names, and make the applicant's interview and presentation transparent by ensuring the representative presence of victims, civil society and the media, and if there is a shortage of time, the government should use the powers given by the law to increase the time of the committee.
