Client, a citizen of Nepal, sought asylum in the U.S. after having been persecuted by the Maoists because of her pro democratic viewpoints and membership in the Nepali Congress. She was a prominent figure in Nepal because she was a model and because she hosted a talk show in which she often times criticized the Maoists. The Houston Asylum Office approved her case based on the past persecution that she had suffered at the hands of the Maoists, who had previously detained her, tortured and raped her, in order to send a message to her to stop her anti-Maoist demonstrations.
