Nepal, May 19 -- Victims of Nepal's armed conflict have raised serious concerns about the selection process of officials for key transitional justice bodies. In a formal letter addressed to the Secretariat of the Recommendation Committee under the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, victims who applied for membership have demanded full disclosure of the procedures and criteria used in recommending candidates for the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The victims, deeply involved in the transitional justice process, claim they were excluded from the initial stages of selection despite their names being recommended from within the victim community. They ...