More than ten years after the end of Nepal's brutal civil war, three soldiers have been convicted over the death of a teenage girl in a landmark case, local media reported late Monday.It is believed to be first time members of the armed forces have been sentenced in a civil court, and marks a rare victory for the more than 19,000 victims of the decade-long conflict.
Critics say the case of 15-year-old Maina Sunuwar is emblematic of Kathmandu's failure to address the violence of the past.Sunuwar was kidnapped from her home in 2004 by soldiers who claimed she had links to the Maoist rebels, and then she was tortured and killed by government troops.
Sunuwar's mother, Devi, has said that she had gone to authorities to denounce several soldiers for raping and killing her niece, and that she believes her daughter was taken in retribution for this.
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