Nepal, June 19 -- The victims of the decade-long armed insurgency have waited 18 years for justice. Recently, the government appointed 10 commissioners to two transitional justice bodies-the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP). However, the recruitment process has left victims disgruntled. They have accused it of being unfair, perpetrator-centric, unconsulted and humiliating.

For the first time, victims of state violence and victims of insurgent violence have united against the government's alleged suppression. Their hue and cry have resonated beyond national borders; some international human rights organisations have warned the government to pause and addr...