Though Nepal saw the highest number of disappearances during the conflict, the Maoists are yet to be party to the convention.
"I do not see any problem for the government to ratify the convention. The government should ratify it now," said Upadhyay while addressing a program on disappearances in Kathmandu.
According to a NHRC data, the whereabouts of 835 persons -- 616 by security forces and 219 by the Maoists -- have remained unknown even after three years after the peace process began on November 21, 2006. The constitutional human rights body has made public the whereabouts of 1042 persons disappeared by the security forces and 870 by the Maoists.
Both the Maoists and the then seven-party alliance had agreed to make public the status of the disappeared within 60 days since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement on November 21, 2006. But none of them have yet lived up to their commitment.
"Why have they not lived up to their commitment," Upadhyay asked speaking at the program jointly organized by Advocacy Forum and Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances.
He also urged parliament to enact the disappearance bill that has been tabled as soon as possible. "I urge parliament to enact the bill so as a commission can be formed and probe on disappearances can begin," he said.
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