‘Victims don’t forget’ says UN in Nepal

by admin
Apr 27, 2013

The head of Nepal at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned against the prospect of handing suspected war criminals amnesty, after a decade long civil war in the country.

Nepal’s government, which includes former Maoists, has set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission as part of a Comprehensive Peace Accord to investigate human rights violations in the country. However, a vaguely worded clause may allow potential human rights abusers to walk free. 

Sabina Lauber, in charge of Nepal at the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, sais to Reuters,

"The state of Nepal has an obligation to investigate the truth and prosecute those responsible for grave human rights violations”.

"Amnesty prevents genuine peace and risks new conflict."

"Victims don't forget these crimes."

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