Prosecute Maina's Killers. Save Justice!
Maina Sunuwar was only 15 years old when on 17 February 2004 she was
taken from her home by members of the Nepal Army. They took her to a
nearby army camp used to train soldiers prior to going on UN Peace
keeping missions. There soldiers repeatedly pushed her head under water
and administered electric shocks to her wet hands and feet. After one
and a half hours of this torture she was handcuffed, blind folded and
left to die. When Maina’s mother, Devi, initially went to search for
her daughter, the army denied any involvement. Undeterred, Devi
continued to campaign for truth and justice. Under sustained pressure,
the army conducted an internal inquiry, resulting in a court martial
decision in September 2005. However, it only found those responsible
guilty of minor offences and sentenced them to six months imprisonment.
Having spent time confined to army barracks they were set free.
Pressure on the police resulted in Maina’s body being located at the
army camp and exhumed in March 2007. Yet despite the weight of evidence
and wide public outcry those suspected of killing Maina have not been
arrested and tried in a civilian court. Maina’s murder and Devi’s
campaign for truth and justice is one of hundreds of other cases that
have not been investigated, and those responsible punished. Not only
does this increase the emotional pain they suffer but it undermines
Nepal’s justice system allowing those who committed horrendous crimes
to walk free.
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