# Sunita Danuwar

_Nepalese activist_

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Last updated: 2026-10-07

> Sunita Danuwar was a Nepalese human rights activist and the founder of Sunita Foundation and Shakti Samuha, a non-governmental organization based in Nepal formed by women rescued from brothels in India that works against the trafficking of women.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 16 July 1977 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16728381#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Dailekh ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16728381#P19))
- **Died:** 3 December 2024 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16728381#P570))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16728381#P27))
- **Occupation:** activist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16728381#P106))
- **Official website:** sunitadanuwar.net ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16728381#P856))

## Questions

**When was Sunita Danuwar born?**  
Sunita Danuwar was born on 16 July 1977 in Dailekh.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sunita Danuwar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunita_Danuwar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सुनिता दनुवार](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q16728381](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16728381) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Sunita Danuwar.jpg by U.S. Department of State from United States (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunita_Danuwar.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Sunita Danuwar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Sunita Danuwar.jpg — U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Sunita Danuwar". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/sunita-danuwar. Retrieved 12 November 2026.