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Maina Sunuwar

Around 6 am on February 17, 2004, a group of RNA soldiers arrested Ms Maina Sunuwar, a 15-year-old schoolgirl of Kharelthok VDC-6, Kavre district. She disappeared since her arrest. Her family members, with support from villagers and school where Maina was a student, visited detention centers and Army barracks to find her, but the authorities simply denied having arrested and detained her.

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Stories from the frontline of human rights work in Nepal

During Nepal’s armed conflict and its aftermath, human rights violations not only scarred and destroyed the victims but had a devastating effect on the lives of human rights defenders.
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AF Speaks in UN Security Council: 10th Anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325 - Press Conference

21 October 2010. Inter-agency press conference to mark the 10th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325. The press conference will focus on the work of women peace advocates, United Nations priorities in advancing the resolution, the achievements of resolution 1325 in the last ten years, and the challenges ahead. Participants include Said Djinnit, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UN Office for West Africa; and Mandira Sharma, Executive Director, Advocacy Forum, Nepal.