Transitional justice is once again being used as a tool for political one-upmanship, conflict victims say

After reminding Dahal that transitional justice is ‘a very sensitive issue’, Oli government reaches out to victims. But victims and analysts wonder if it is just a ploy to threaten his opponent.

In May 2016, when KP Sharma Oli—then chairman of the CPN-UML—was prime minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s CPN (Maoist Centre) was his coalition partner. When the coalition was on the verge of a breakdown, the two parties forged