Constituent Assembly members on Friday suggested the government to take the initiative to commemorate the victims of decade-long insurgency in order to start the healing process in the post-conflict societies.
Speaking at a programme in the Capital, Minister for Law, Justice and Peace Narahari Acharya said the victims of the decade-long insurgency should be remembered through various articles, songs, memorials, parks and monuments that celebrate them and the sacrifice they made as a part of the post-conflict memorialisation initiative." Shankar Pokhrel, who is the Central Committee member of CPN-UML, emphasised the need to establish a peace museum in the memory of victims and declaring them as "peace representatives", initiatives which could help repair the Nepali society just emerging from conflict.
UCPN-M leader Biswanath Shah said that the contribution of people who sacrificed their lives supporting certain ideologies during the insurgency should be recognised.
He said the post memorialisation process can help victims recall their past, forget their pains and heal psychologically. The country has already passed the bill on transitional justice mechanism, paving the way to form the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Commission on Enforced Disappearance. The formation of the two commissions is expected to address the concerns of family members of the war victims who are demanding justice for the crimes committed against their loved ones.
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