On the Draft CIEDP Rules

A few targeted improvements could strengthen TJ and ensure accountability for enforced disappearances.

The Draft Commission for the Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons Rules, 2082, was prepared in the context of the third amendment to the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, 2071 (2014), as amended in 2081 (2024). At the outset, this is a promising and well-drafted text. It moves in a strongly positive direction. The draft demonstrates both structural and procedural clarity, with a commendable effort to adopt a victim-centred and trauma-informed approach. Notably, it incorporates diverse models of truth—individual, collective, judicial, social, and restorative—which reflect a thoughtful engagement with the complexity of post-conflict truth-seeking.