Three-party taskforce ‘near deal’ on transitional justice law amendments

Activists, victims decry reduced sentencing citing threats to judicial independence.

The three-party mechanism formed to iron out differences on the amendment bill to Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act has decided to submit its report to the top leaders of three major political parties—the Nepali Congress, the CPN-UML and the Maoist Centre—but only after final rounds of consultations with the stakeholders.