Accountability Watch Committee (AWC)

Press Statement
Ensure Transparency and Accountability in Transitional Justice Process
10 April 2018

Kathmandu: The Accountability Watch Committee (AWC) raises its serious concerns on continuous delay, lack of progress and transparency in the Transitional Justice (TJ) process and re-stresses its demands raised previously and request all the actors involved to ensure the followings:

1. Ensure transparency in the process: We welcome the efforts of the New Government to amend the TRC Act fully respecting the order of the Supreme Court of 26 February 2015. However, we are seriously concerned about the lack of transparency in the amendment process. Both the victims and civil society are important actors of the TJ process, which the Supreme Court has also recognized in its ruling of 02 January 2014 recommending the Government to involve victims, civil society organizations in the law-making process. Lack of transparency and informed engagement of the victims and civil society will not only erode the legitimacy of the process, but also the confidence and support of these actors to the TRC process.

Thus, we call upon all actors to ensure transparency in the process and informed engagement of the victims and civil society in the TJ process.