Nepalese women's rights activist wins 2015 Asia democracy award

Sunita Danuwar of Nepal won the 2015 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award, which was presented to her Thursday by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy at a ceremony in Taipei, in recognition of her dedication to rescuing female victims of human trafficking.

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