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Nepal’s army has stirred up a new controversy by sacking two women because they were flat-chested and accused of being lesbians, says a rights group.
The two women, who do not want to be named, say they were unfairly accused of being lesbians and sacked after being kept in solitary confinement in windowless cells for more than a month.
Rights activists say the dismissals show up the army’s continued disregard of human rights, intolerance towards the sexual minorities and widespread irregularities.
The older of the two women, a 22-year-old who comes from Kailali district in the remote farwest region, joined the army four years ago. She was working as a physical training instructor at the Kharipati Training Centre in Bhaktapur, used to imprison political leaders during King Gyanendra’s 15-month regime.