Nepal, May 12 -- The recommendation committee has proposed names for appointments to two transitional justice (TJ) commissions despite objections from victims' groups.

According to a source close to the committee, former Deputy Attorney General Mahesh Thapa has been recommended as Chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), while former Chief Secretary Lila Devi Gautam has been recommended to the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP).

These commissions have been without leadership since mid-July 2022 (Shrawan 2079). The committee has recommended five individuals, including a chairperson, for each of the two TJ commissions. The government had formed the committee specifically to recommend o...