KATHMANDU, Jan 10: Victims of the decade-long armed conflict, human rights defenders, lawyers, professionals and other citizens welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) striking down the formal declaration of ‘People’s War Day’ by the Pushpa Kamal Dahal government.

KATHMANDU, May 1: The decision by the Supreme Court to reject a petition by the government asking that it review its 2015 ruling against amnesty to people accused of grave conflict-era crimes is an important step in securing truth, justice and reparations for the thousands of victims of the country's decade-long conflict, four international human rights bodies said in a joint press release on Friday.