Leeladevi Gadtauta, Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry into Disappeared Persons, has expressed her commitment to search for the missing persons so as to bring justice to the victim's family.
In a meeting with the families of the victims of the armed conflict, she said, 'In order to make the victim's family understand, to do justice, if they disappeared during the conflict, after finding out, it is recommended to compensate the victims so that justice is done.'
She informed that a preliminary draft has been prepared for the regulations in accordance with the 'Investigation of Disappeared Persons, Distortion of Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act-2071'. Chairman Gadtaula says that to make the regulation universal, the draft will be finalized only after discussion with the families affected by the conflict.
'Transitional justice should be victim-centered, victim-friendly, working according to the spirit of transitional justice, so the suggestion of the victim is mandatory in the regulations,' she said.
After reviewing the work done by the commission so far, the commission has also prepared an action plan to move forward. "There is a provision in the Disappearance Act that complaints can be filed within three months of the appointment of the working committee. According to that provision, we have already published a notice. The deadline is until the 5th of August. We plan to act in a fair manner after the complaint is received within three months," she said.
President Gadtaula said that the third amendment of the Act was made in August 2081 to bring transitional justice to a conclusion.
Hemkumari Gharti Magar, the president of the conflict-affected security personnel association, urged the victims' families to work for justice.
