Fem år efter, at den væbnede konflikt i Nepal blev bilagt, venter ofrene for de mange overgreb begået af såvel den nepalesiske hær som den maoistiske oprørsbevægelse stadig på retfærdighed.
En rapport fra Human Rights Watch og Advocacy Forum opfordrer regeringen til at stå fast på sine løfter om at efterforske de mange overgreb.
Rapporten, som blev offentliggjort i Kathmandu onsdag peger på, at flere af de mistænkte nu udfylder vigtige poster i regeringens tjeneste, og nogle er endda udsendt på FN mission for Nepal, skriver ekantipur.com.
“The families of those killed or disappeared have fought hard to obtain justice, but not a single perpetrator has been successfully prosecuted for serious abuses in a civilian court,” reads the report entitled “Adding Insult to Injury: Continued Impunity for War Time Abuses”.
The report adds, “There is little sign of serious investigation by the police or compliance with court orders directing the authorities to investigate. Leaders of political parties have publicly discussed withdrawing cases relating to the time of the armed conflict that are currently pending before the courts and handing out pardons and amnesties to members of the army and their Maoist opponents.”
According to the report, the police face intense pressure from senior government officials, political parties and the Nepal Army to obstruct and delay justice.
In relation to bringing the hoisting milieu of impunity to an end, the report suggests the government set up a special unit, under the oversight of the Attorney General’s Office, to investigate cases implicating the Nepal Army. The report also called on the UN and international actors to press Nepal to follow through on commitments it made to addressing impunity at the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review in January 2011.
