Nepal: International community lauds the endorsement of TRC bill
International Community has welcomed the Nepal Parliament’s decision to pass related to Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Person, Truth and Reconciliation Commission (third amendment) 2071.
UN Resident Coordinator to Nepal Hanaa Singer-Hamdy in her X post has said: “Endorsement of TJ bill is a crucial step in completing the peace process. This milestone brings victims closer to truth, justice and reparations. It is imperative to engage victims at all stages of its operationalization. As a partner for peace UN stands ready to support.”
US Ambassador to Nepal Dean R Thompson was among the first diplomats to welcome the bill. “Pleased to see the transitional justice bill passed by the House of Representatives today. Congratulations to the people of Nepal. This is a meaningful moment in Nepal’s journey to shaping its own peaceful, prosperous, resilient, and democratic future,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Veronique Lorenzo, Ambassador of the European Union to Nepal said: Congratulations to Nepal and Nepali people for this historic achievement: passing of Nepal led and owned, victim-centric TRC bill by House of Representative.
