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By: rgodden
Posted: Mar 9 09
Witnessed: 2995 times
Regions: Asia, Nepal, Southern Asia
Issues: Forced disappearances, Impunity, Violence against women
Tags: Asia, devi sunuwar, disappearances, girl, impunity, justice, maina sunuwar, nepal, prosecutions, torture
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. This slideshow shows some of the campaign activities organised by local human rights activists, families and partner organisations.
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