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As conflict victims staged a sit-in against the UML-Maoist deal that they say is against the principles of human rights, Foreign Affairs Minister Kamal Thapa on Wednesday urged the international community to understand 'the complex character and dynamics' of Nepal's peace process.

In a meeting with Kathmandu-based diplomats, Thapa reiterated that 'work by the transitional justice mechanisms is not meant to undermine our commitment towards human rights', but said that 'we all have to accept that transitional justice has its own complexity."

Thapa, also a Deputy Prime Minister, also warned that 'rigid legality' could lead to 'an unraveling of the progress we have so far made in transforming society form conflict to peace'.

Thapa's statement has come at a time when conflict victims and human rights activists are up in arms against a 9-point agreement that the ruling UML had signed with its coalition partner UCPN (M) to save the KP Oli government last week.

After the UCPN (M) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced a new coalition with the main opposition NC, PM Oli, who is also the UML Chair, had signed this controversial deal to save his government. As per the deal, both sides have agreed to revise existing laws in tune with the 2006 peace agreement and withdraw conflict-era criminal cases.

Conflict victims have condemned this deal, saying it is a conspiracy to deny them justice and is against the Supreme Court's ruling. They carried out a rally in Kathmandu on Wednesday to put pressure on both sides to scrap the deal. A writ petition has also been filed at the apex court demanding cancellation of the deal.

However, Maoist leaders, who have reached a deal to unify their parties, have warned that prosecuting them for conflict-era cases could jeopardise peace process. And ruling party leaders have urged human rights activists to understand the complexity of transitional justice.