Social Media Campaign on Women’s Economic Advancement and Dissemination of GBV Preventive Messages
Gender-based violence is widely prevalent in Nepal. It manifests as a continuum and encompasses an array of discrimination and violence targeted to women and girls throughout their life cycle. The present pandemic of COVID-19 has further reinforced the risk of violence against women and girls. At the same time, a significant increase in the cases […]
We Stan Gender Equality
The issue of women’s empowerment and gender equality is at the top of agendas in Nepal, as gender inequality is widespread in all cultures. The presence of gender disparity and gender-based violence and discrimination were further visibly distinct during the time of lockdown, last year when WOREC recorded significant rises in the cases of violence […]
CELEBRATING THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2006
21-23 September, 2006 Katmandu Various organizations working on the issue of peace, democracy, human security and social justice came together to collectively celebrate the International Day of Peace on the 21st of September 2006 in Kathmandu. The day kicked off with the peacewomen exhibition celebrating and recognizing the work of 1000 peacewomen from the world […]
Fact-finding Report on Women’s Human Rights Violations in Conflict Areas
Since 1996, the political violent conflict between the Maoists and the government has been escalating, a conflict which has had increasingly serious repercussions for all communities, particularly women. In December of 2002, WOREC carried out a fact-finding mission to collect information and document the cases of human rights violations of women in areas affected by […]
A Report on National Peace Assembly on Conflict, Displacement & Migration: Challenges for Peace and Development
(26th-28th August) In an effort to initiate peace campaign nationwide, three day National Peace Assembly, entitled ‘Conflict, Displacement and Migration: Challenges for Peace and Development’, was held in the capital from 26th to 28th August 2004. The assembly was launched with the opening session held at Bansantapur Dabali, during which the political leaders, civil society, […]
Civic Assembly entitled
In an effort to initiate peace campaign nationwide, two-day regional assembly series entitled ‘Conflict, Displacement and Migration: Challenges for Peace and Development’, were held in Dang, mid-western region of Nepal on February 23-24th, and Baglung, western region on March 3-4th, 2004. Prior to the western region assemblies, we had held an eastern regional workshop in […]
A Two-Day Regional People’s Assembly on Conflict, Displacement and Migration: Challenges for Peace and Development Biratnagar, Nepal
1. Executive Summary A two-day regional workshop entitled ‘Conflict, Displacement and Migration: Challenges for Peace and Development’, was held in the eastern region of Nepal at the industrial city Biratnagar. Considering the escalating violence in the country, it was WOREC’s attempt, as a human rights organization to take an initiative that would allow people from […]
गरिबी विरुद्धको महिला ईजलास
२०७४ मंसिर ४। ओरेक लगायत महिला मानव अधिकार रक्षकहरुको राष्ट्रिय संजाल, महिला पुनस्र्थापना केन्द्र (ओरेक), महिलाका निम्ति महिला मञ्च, महिला अधिकार मञ्च, पौरखी, शक्ति समूह, नेपाल अपाङ्ग महिला सङ्घ, नेपाल महिला एकता समाज, होमनेट, शक्ति मिलन समाज लगायतका १० भन्दा बढी संघसंस्थाको संयुक्त आयोजनामा गरिबी विरुद्धको महिला ईजलास मिति २०७४ मंसिर ४ गते (२० नोभेम्बर […]
Sexual violence on women: Women’s tribunal on sexual violence on women during conflict
8th Dec, 2014 Sexual violence on women: Women’s tribunal on sexual violence on women during conflict- Nepal On November 8th, 2014 WOREC Nepal in coordination with National Alliance for Women Human right defenders, Nagarik Awaj and Advocacy Forum organized Women’s Tribunal on sexual violence on women during the conflict period in National Human Right Commission, […]
महिला मानव अधिकार रक्षकहरुमाथि भएका हिंसा सम्बन्धि ईजलास
“महिला मानव अधिकार रक्षकको सुरक्षा, मानव अधिकारको रक्षा” महिला मानव अधिकार रक्षकहरुमाथि भएका हिंसा सम्बन्धि ईजलासको फैसलामिती ः २०६८पौष १४ सम्पत्ति, अधिकार, राज्य सत्तामा पहुँच, अवसरमा महिला सबै हिसाबले पुरुषसरह समान हुनुपर्छ भन्ने कुरा स्विकार गर्दै, नेपाल महिलाहरुमाथि व्यापक विभेद र अन्याय र अत्याचार भईरहेको मुलुक हो भन्ने कुरा आत्मसात गर्दै, अहिलेको संक्रमणकालीन स्थितीबाट फाईदा उठाएर […]