Amnesty International is gravely concerned for the safety of sisters Tarnum and Tabasum Maniyar, and their father Masgit Maniyar. Over the last fortnight they have been put under severe pressure by the military authorities to retract information published in an Amnesty International report regarding the alleged rape of the two girls in custody at Chisapani army camp near Nepalgunj, Banke district, and the torture of their father.
