The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour today said in Geneva lack of accountability on the case of Maina Sunuwar and numerous other cases were helping to perpetuate a culture of impunity in Nepal.
Marking the fourth anniversary of the killing of 15-year-old Maina Sunuwar with a call for further efforts to be made to combat impunity in Nepal, Arbour said Maina Sunuwar’s case presented a significant opportunity for the government of Nepal to send a signal that the culture of impunity is ending.
'The successful prosecution of those responsible for her murder will strengthen the rule of law and uphold victims’ rights to a remedy' she added.
Maina Sunuwar was tortured and killed in February 2004 while in the custody of the then Royal Nepal Army.
In September 2007, Supreme Court directed the police to conduct an investigation and report back to the court within three months. On 31 January, the District Government Attorney’s Office duly submitted to the district court in Kavre a charge sheet naming four accused. The Court subsequently issued summons for the accused to appear before it.
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