Gita Rasaili

Gita Rasaili is the chairperson of the Conflict Victim Women National Network (CVWN) and a co-founder of the Conflict Victims Common Platform. A steadfast defender of human rights, Gita’s advocacy has been shaped by her personal experiences. Growing up in a village in Kavre district, she faced much discrimination as a Dalit and experienced the violence of the People’s War first hand. Her sister was abducted, tortured, gang-raped, and killed by state security forces; her father and brother-in-law were tortured; her brother was killed. Gita began her fight for justice working in her district to support other victim families and later emerged as a leader, focusing on women’s participation in response to the sidelining of their voices in the victim movement.