The Nepal Army also says it is capable of giving punishments itself.As far as the Nepalese Army is concerned, there was no policy-driven human rights violation “During the last insurgency, some heinous acts of violation of human rights did occur from all the parties involved in the conflict,” said its spokesman, Brig Gen Ramindra Chhetri. “As far as the Nepalese Army is concerned, there was no policy-driven human rights violation. In the case of individual involvement, the guilty parties have been punished.” Gen Chhetri said at least 175 people had received penalties ranging from demotion to 10 years’ imprisonment, but gave no details. Campaigners for justice say criminal courts, not internal investigations, are needed. “Not a single perpetrator of a major human rights violation, whether committed during the armed conflict or since its end, has been properly brought to justice,” said Ian Martin, the recently departed special representative of the UN secretary general in Nepal. There may be slow progress afoot. Public consultations are now being held about how to set up a commission on truth and reconciliation. The government is also trying to push through a law for a commission on political disappearances. But international human rights groups have expressed some doubts as to whether the measures are thoroughly thought through.