Former Rights Commissioners Urge Public Release of Investigation Report

Kathmandu. The Former Commissioners Society has expressed concern that the National Human Rights Commission has not fully released the investigation report of the Jenji movement held on Bhadra 23 and 24, 2082, even after months have passed.

Former officials have objected to the fact that the approximately 600-page main report and the approximately 10,000-page report including statements, evidence, and other necessary documents submitted by the committee formed under the convenership of commission member Lily Thapa have been limited to a 29-page summary and made public.

In this regard, former Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission and former Chief Justice Kedarnath Upadhyay, former members Mohana Ansari, Sushil Pyakurel, Professor Kapil Shrestha, Gauri Pradhan, Dr. Gaurishankar Lal Das, and former Secretary Kedar Poudel met with the Chairperson of the Commission, Tap Bahadur Magar, and submitted a letter urging the immediate public release of the full report.

The former commissioners have mentioned that the recommendations in the summary report published by the commission have not adequately covered the issues related to serious human rights violations. They have also expressed concern that serious questions may arise regarding the impartiality, credibility, and legality of the commission if the full report is not made public.

The letter demands that the National Human Rights Commission, which has 'A' category accreditation at the international level, should release the full report except for witness protection and other sensitive matters.

Through the said letter, former officials have also suggested that the commission should fulfill its constitutional and moral responsibility to make public the facts of human rights violations, hold the perpetrators accountable, and provide justice to the victims.