Kathmandu, April 5 -- As the process to select office bearers in the transitional justice (TJ) bodies begins, various rights groups have demanded that the government pay due attention to insurgency-era victims of torture, rape and sexual violence.

Representatives from 12 organisations, including the Conflict Victim Women National Network, on Friday submitted an 18-point recommendation to Law Minister Ajay Chaurasia to make the transitional justice process gender friendly and responsive to the needs of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) victims.

Stating that lack of gender sensitivity, inclusivity, confidentiality and guarantees of security has made such victims unable to come forward to seek justice, they have demanded to guarantee...