The interim government has approved a draft ordinance to prevent and remedy enforced disappearances, mandating that trials be completed within 120 working days after charges are framed. Once promulgated, the ordinance will authorise the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to receive and investigate complaints related to enforced disappearances. It also stipulates the death penalty for establishing or operating secret detention facilities, known locally as “Ayna Ghor” (Mirror House). “They had hundreds of Ayna Ghor where victims were held. The NHRC will have the authority to receive and investigate complaints related to enforced disappearances.
