Government with armed conflict survivors: Minister Koirala

August 30, Kathmandu: The Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Govinda Prasad Sharma Koirala, has clarified that the government was with all the survivors of serious human rights violations including enforced disappeared persons and their families.

Issuing a message on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on Tuesday, Minister Koirala expressed his commitment to dispense justice to the families of enforced disappeared persons during the armed conflict.

He informed that the government has recently tabled a Bill for the Amendment to the Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, 2071 for ensuring the survivors’ right to know the truth about enforced disappeared persons, right to justice and the right to reparation.