The statement further said that the objective of the project is to provide assistance for establishing and effective functioning of the transitional justice mechanisms provided for in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), including the Commission of Inquiry on Disappearances.
Since its inception, the UNPFN has contributed to: the verification process; improved cantonments conditions; electoral assistance; and demining, the statement added.
The UNPFN is financed by contributions from the governments of Norway, the UK, Denmark, Canada, Switzerland and the UN Peace Building Fund.
Through the project, OHCHR-Nepal said support will be provided to the MoPR for preparations and establishment of the commissions, as well as technical assistance, including direct material support to the commissions. Part of the project will focus on documenting human rights and international humanitarian law violations committed during the conflict, aimed at handing over the findings to the commissions.
The project will also support civil society, including victims groups, as well as national human rights institutions, to implement activities that engage the grassroots level in the transitional justice process and contribute to the work of the commissions.
The statement quoted Richard Bennett, OHCHR-Nepal chief as saying: “I am convinced that the ´Peace through Justice´ project will provide the necessary and additional support needed by the government to implement commitments toward the creation of an effective transitional justice process as provided for in the CPA”.
The Project, financed through a $2 million grant from the UNPFN, will run initially for 12 months.
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