Kathmandu, April 10 -- The committee tasked with nominating office bearers for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons has called applications from the aspirants.

Those willing to compete as the chairpersons or the members of the commissions have 10 days starting Thursday to file their applications. The selection committee has set three modalities for application. While individual aspirants can directly apply for any of the positions, different human rights and victims' organisations can also make recommendations at the organisational level. Such institutions, however, need to produce the evidence of consent from such individuals.

Similarly, the recommendation committee...