UN calls on Nepal to investigate civil war case of gang-rape and torture by soldiers

Landmark move 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, whose name has been changed to protect her, suffered serious injuries during the attack, including a severe haemorrhage of the uterus, which required its removal by surgery.

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