ABSTRACT
For victims' views to be considered in the formulation of policies to address the legacy of past violence requires an engagement with victims. Here, the understanding of the needs of families of the Missing in Nepal that emerged from the participatory research process described in Section 1.4 is discussed. The chapter begins with a profile of the victims met for the study and then, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the results of the research are summarised in terms of the needs of families, according to the priorities defined by families themselves. The agenda of victims is then compared with the process and mechanisms envisaged by the government, although in practice this process remains largely stalled. The implications of these needs for transitional justice mechanisms and peacebuilding more generally in Nepal and elsewhere are addressed in Chapters 6 and 7.
