Kathmandu, Dec. 14 -- The teams in the two transitional justice commissions appointed on May 14 should already have been conducting full-fledged probes into thousands of complaints lodged with them. With only four years since their appointment to complete their work, both commissions face severe time constraints.

However, seven months after their appointment, they are still unsure when they can begin reviewing cases. Ignoring concerns from a section of conflict victims and human rights activists, the federal parliament in August last year amended the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, clearing the way for appointments in the two commissions, which had been vacant for over two years.

In May, the ers...