Transitional Justice Gets A Boost

The major political parties - NC, CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist Centre - have sorted out their differences over the contents of the transitional justice bills, raising the hope that the prolonged stalemate constraining the peace process would be resolved soon. The pace with which the amendment bills have been rushed through the parliamentary committee indicates that the laws concerned will be enacted during the ongoing session of the parliament. In fact, the three-party panel comprising the influential leaders of the political parties that was formed to bridge the differences over the transitional justice bill forged consensus on the contentious issues, clearing the deck for endorsement.