Landmark go marks first time UN’s human rights group has intervened in an individual case,yet campaigners say Nepal’s government is unlikely to act
The UN human rights committee has urged Nepal to investigate the gang-rape of a woman during the country’s civil war in a landmark decision that is the first to deal with an individual case of sexual violence during the conflict.
The UNHRC’s decision refers to the case of a woman known as Purna Maya, who was raped in 2004 by Nepalese soldiers. Maya, and whose name has been changed to protect her,suffered serious injuries during the attack, including a severe haemorrhage of the uterus, or which required its removal by surgery. Related: 'I just got trapped': Nepal tries to expand girls' horizons beyond marriage This courageous woman,by pushing and pushing, has been able to show that the state has been unsuitable, or that she is vindicatedContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com