Two Policemen were injured in a clash with cadres of Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) at Gamgadi bazaar in Mugu District of Province No. 6 on July 6, reports Kathmandu Post. It has been learnt that the clash ensued when Police tried to intervene in a cultural programme organized by CPN-Maoist cadres against corruption and alcohol. Police arrested three cadres of CPN-Maoist.
Meanwhile, as the Government begins a process of consultations around the proposed amendments to the transitional justice mechanisms, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on July 8 called on authorities to take into account concerns of all stakeholders and to ensure that the amendments comply with international human rights standards and international crimes, reports The Himalayan Times. “While Nepal has engaged in a transitional justice process over the last few years, with official commissions collecting complaints, holding meetings and generic consultations throughout the country, this is still without any tangible result, and victims say it has left them confused,” said Brad Adams, Asia Director at HRW. “Without a justice process that meets international standards for prosecuting the most serious crimes, such as torture and enforced disappearances, anyone suspected of such crimes in Nepal risks arrest, extradition, and prosecution in the many countries that are committed to prosecuting such crimes,” said Ian Sedierman, Legal and Policy Director at the ICJ.