60 Days Campaign on Violence Against Women Alleging as Witches
In this globalised age where the world is progressing rapidly, women in Nepal are forced to tolerate inhumane act and have to loose their lives being alleged as witches. The practices of punishing women in the name of witch are on rise in our society. Every sensible Nepali citizen is concerned in such issues. If […]
Campaign on violence against women alleging as witches: Closing
18th June 2012, KATHMANDU at Nepal tourism Board: Closing ceremony of 60 days campaign for witch allegation was held on 18th June to urge the government, political parties and stakeholders to consider allegation of witchcraft as a “social crime” which campaign was started from 10th 2012. That campaign was organized by National Alliance for Women […]
National Campaign against RAPE
Recent nationwide increase in cases of rape has been a serious concern. The data from WOREC Nepal during the last three months reports (Baisakh to Asar 2070),149 cases of rape and 14 cases of attempted rape on women[1]. Most of the survivors are dalit, poor, single women or young girls. The people’s movement of 62/63 […]
Anti Dowry Campaign 2014
In Nepal as in many parts of Southeast Asia, the tradition of requiring a bride’s family to provide a dowry is illegal but its practice is common. Although the dowry has become a tool of economic exploitation against women and the number of dowry-related murders appears to be on the rise, coercive dowry agreements are […]
Anti Dowry Campaign Launched in Siraha and Dhanusha
With the theme of “NO to Dowry” anti dowry campaign was launched in Siraha and Dhanusha, Nepal. WOREC together with different Human Right Organizations, Human Right Networks, Human Right Activists formally Launched Anti Dowry Campaign in Siraha district with the theme of “No to Dowry” on 1st of Baisakh, 2071 (April 14, 2014). The campaign […]
National Women’s Social Forum 2009
National Women’s Social Forum for ” A Federal Democratic Nepal based on Equality and Social Justice is Possible: We can bring this “ International Women Worker’s Day 2009 Social Forum: Social forum is an open platform to express the voice of suppressed, voiceless and socially exploited groups. Groups who have been forced to become underprivileged […]
Second National Women’s Social Forum
15-16th March, 2011 Initially thought of in Brazil in 2001, where marginalized community took the leadership and make this a venue to express their voices, Social forum has spread to India, Pakistan, Burma, Venezuela, Kenya, Sri Lanka, etc . In Nepal, the first National Women’s Social Forum was held in 2009, followed by the Regional […]
महिलाको समानुपातिक समाबेशी नेतृत्वको अधिकार : सामाजिक रुपान्तरणको आधार
अबधारणा पत्र पृष्ठभुमिरुपान्तरित नेतृत्व सामाजिक न्यायको आधार हो । सामाजिक न्यायमा आधारित संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाललाई संस्थागत गर्नका लागि महिलाको राजनैतिक सहभागिता अपरिहार्य छ । बिद्यमान असमान शक्ति सम्बन्धलाई चुनौति दिदै न्यायपुर्ण सामाजिक ब्यबस्था निर्माणका लागि ईतिहासको बिभिन्न कालखण्डमा महिलाहरु संगठित भएर सामाजिक राजनीतिक आन्दोलनलाई अगाडि बढाईरहेका छन । फलस्वरुप देशमा ऐतिहासिकरुपमा सम्पन्न भएको स्थानीय, […]
अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय श्रमिक महिला दिवसको अवसरमा “महिलाको श्रमको पहिचान, मान्यता एवं रोजाईको काम गर्न पाउने अधिकारका लागि महिला दवाब अभियान ”
श्रमको पहिचान, मान्यता, रोजाईको काम गर्न पाउने अधिकार, विभेद, दुव्र्यवहारमुक्त कार्यस्थल एवं शरीरमाथि आफ्नो अधिकार अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय श्रमिक महिला दिवसको अवसरमा “महिलाको श्रमको पहिचान, मान्यता एवं रोजाईको काम गर्न पाउने अधिकारका लागि महिला दवाब अभियान ” अबधारणा पत्र पृष्ठभुमि सम्मानित काम, उचित पारिश्रमिक, र हिंसा रहित जीवनयापन गर्न पाउनु प्रत्येक व्यक्तिको मानव अधिकार हो । […]
Social media campaign on women’s and girl’s Mental, Sexual and Reproductive health rights
Covid-19 pandemic and resulting lockdown have made social media an important platform to communicate regarding health issues. Thus, for most of them, social media might be the only platform to get health information. Since online promotion and dissemination of health-related information is now more critical than ever, from 23rd May to 28th May 2021, WOREC […]