Case Updates

Maina Sunuwar

Around 6 am on February 17, 2004, a group of RNA soldiers arrested Ms Maina Sunuwar, a 15-year-old schoolgirl of Kharelthok VDC-6, Kavre district. She disappeared since her arrest. Her family members, with support from villagers and school where Maina was a student, visited detention centers and Army barracks to find her, but the authorities simply denied having arrested and detained her.

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Close Encounters

Stories from the frontline of human rights work in Nepal

During Nepal’s armed conflict and its aftermath, human rights violations not only scarred and destroyed the victims but had a devastating effect on the lives of human rights defenders.
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Transitional Justice Department

The department oversees the implementation of various programs on transitional justice in Nepal. The aim of the department is to contribute towards Nepal’s attempt to post-conflict recovery and retroactive justice by increasing access to justice for victims.

All of its activities are focused on the establishment of transitional justice mechanisms to ascertain the actual truth by identifying and prosecuting the perpetrators, provide reparations to victims and create conducive environment for reconciliation in order to provide justice for the victims, end the culture of impunity and reinforce the rule of law. The department carries out the following activities:

Exerting pressure at the National and International level to establish Transitional Justice Mechanisms as per the international standards
Enhancing the capacity of various stakeholders on TJ related issues
Unifying conflict victims to facilitate their access to justice via capacity building measures
Advocacy and Lobby for Comprehensive Reparation Programs for the victims of conflict

The department works in close coordination with Conflict Victims' Society for Justice (CVSJ-Nepal) and Accountability Watch Committee (AWC)

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