Tag: #sexual violence
Articles tagged with #sexual violence
No nation for women
Nepal’s state apparatus has repeatedly failed victims and survivors of sexual violence
Staying mum about sexual assault
We should encourage people to speak up about abuse, but only when they are ready
Educating your sons will protect your daughters
What we can do to change the way women live in constant fear for their physical safety
New venue showcasing Nepali society, literature and art
All photos: ROSE SCHWIETZWhen a woman carries herself around in the streets or even at her workplace or her home, she is constantly hounded by…
The lingering trauma of war
The letter Kiran Chaudhary got last year from the NHRC informing her about compensation for torture and rape by the security forces during the…
Rape rulings in Nepal follow letter, not spirit of the law
Activists protest government's reluctance to solve the rape and murder of Nirmala Panta, a teenager whose body was found near her home in…
The violence of violation
Photo: PHOTO KATHMANDU/CHEMI DORJEInside a darkened room at the Chhaya Centre, eight screens switch on simultaneously to depict images of sexual…
Republic of rape
The number of reported rapes in Nepal has shot up by 30% in the past year. It has multiplied four times in ten years. There are at least three…