Kathmandu, June 1 -- As the newly appointed leadership of the two transitional justice commissions-the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission of the Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons-expedites preparatory works to take up their responsibilities, the insurgency-era victims have started lobbying to correct the appointments, citing a lack of credibility in the appointment process.

On Friday, a group of victims' representatives urged President Ramchandra Paudel to immediately take concrete initiatives to correct the ongoing process. They also requested him to play a role in adopting a trustworthy, transparent, and victim-centred transitional justice mechanism, reshaping the commission with independence, competence...