Insurgency-era victims of sexual crimes still unheard

Most victims are from marginalised communities and lack of faith in the system deters them from coming forward.

It was wheat-harvesting time in Sudurpaschim in April 2002. On the second day of the month, Ramila and her sisters were resting at home after working in the fields all morning. At noon, a joint patrol of Nepal Army and Armed Police Force came and encircled their house. They barged in and started assaulting all members of the family accusing them of being Maoists.