Supreme Court orders a new law as Transitional Justice Act overlooks child soldiers’ issue (opens original article in a new tab)

Nepal's Supreme Court ordered the government to create a law criminalizing child soldier recruitment and improve rehabilitation efforts, criticizing the Transitional Justice Act for failing to address child soldiers' issues.

• Supreme Court orders new law to criminalize recruitment of children under 18 in armed forces
• Transitional Justice Act omitted child soldiers from serious human rights violations definition
• Court directed government to improve rehabilitation and reintegration of former child soldiers
• State agencies must stop using discriminatory terms for former child combatants