ABSTRACT
Chapter 7, Victims in Nepal, examines the ways victims have articulated their needs in Nepal highlighting the differing conceptions of justice between and within various transitional justice actors. I argue the approach adopted by transitional justice experts, implementers and brokers often perpetuates the victim/perpetrator binary, which does not reflect lived realities on the ground. I argue that there are disconnections between the ways transitional justice actors perceive and operationalise justice that fail to adequately embrace victims’ everyday lives. This impacts the ability of transitional justice interventions to be victim-centric and context-specific.
