Fourteen years on, victims of the armed conflict are still awaiting justice

As Nepal marks 14 years since the signing of the peace deal that brought the Dahal-led Maoists to mainstream politics, rights bodies have warned delay in concluding transitional justice process could be investigated by international courts.

Shanta Dhakal, 47, from Surkhet would have known the whereabouts of her husband years back, had political parties on behalf of the state and the former Maoists been honest to their commitments made in the Comprehensive Peace Accord signed between the government and the rebels in 2006.