Intersectionality of socio-economic rights of women and Violence against women
WOREC Nepal in collaboration with National campaign against Rape organised a day long workshop on “Intersectionality of socio-economic rights on women and VAW” to celebrate International World Food day and International Poverty Elimination Day. Altogether 42 participants representing grassroots level women groups, survivors of GBV, different NGOs and INGOs participated in the program. The discussion […]
बलात्कारविरुद्धको राष्ट्रिय अभियानका सन्दर्भमा
-सरिता भुसाल पछिल्लो समयमा समाजमा नाबालिकादेखि वृद्धासम्म जबर्जस्ती बलात्कृत भएका घटनाहरु बढ्दो क्रममा रहेको देखिएको छ । ओरेक नेपालको तथ्याङ्कलाई मात्रै आधार माने पनि गत पाँच महिनामा (बैशाखदेखि भदौ २०७० सम्म) मात्र २ सय ४३ जना महिलाहरू बलात्कृत भएका छन् । यो घटनाहरुको संख्या हेर्दा पनि अत्यन्तै दुःखदायी छ । यी घटनाहरुले महिलाहरु दिनप्रतिदिन असुरक्षित […]
बलात्कार विरद्धको राष्ट्रिय अभियान शुरु
महिला अधिकारको क्षेत्रमा क्रियाशिल २८ वटा भन्दा बढि सामाजिक संघ संस्था तथा सञ्जालहरुको अगुवाईमा २०७० असोज ६ गते काठमाण्डौको रत्नपार्क स्थित शान्ति बाटिकामा देशका ७५ वटै जिल्लाबाट आएका १००० जना भन्दा बढि महिला मानव अधिकार रक्षकहरु, मानव अधिकार रक्षकहरु, युवा, महिला, नागरिक समाज र सचेत नेपालीहरुको उपस्थितिमा आयोजित अभियानको समुदघाटन कार्यक्रममा महिला मानव अधिकार रक्षक […]
संक्रमणकालीन न्याय महिलाको दृष्टिकोणबाट” राष्ट्रिय बहस् कार्यक्रम
महिलाको दृष्टिकोणबाट न्यायलाई परिभाषित गर्दै महिलामुखी संक्रमणकालीन न्यायका बारेमा छलफल गरी मस्यौदा ढाँचा तयार पार्ने उद्देश्यले अन्तराष्ट्रिय शान्ति दिवसको पावन अवसरमा २०७० आश्विन ५ गते महिला मानव अधिकार रक्षकहरुको राष्ट्रिय सञ्जाल तथा ओरेक नेपालको संयुक्त आयोजनामा “संक्रमणकालीन न्याय महिलाको दृष्टिकोणबाट” विषयक राष्ट्रिय बहस् कार्यक्रम सम्पन्न भएको छ । महिला मानवअधिकार रक्षकहरुको राष्ट्रिय सञ्जालकी अध्यक्ष डा. […]
Travel matters
Dr. RENU Adhikari Khil Raj Regmi must go to the UN General Assembly with a bold new vision of development that is people-centred and pro-poor Several commentators in the media have rightfully questioned the value of Chairman of the Council of Ministers Khil Raj Regmi’s attendance at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at a […]
Lack Of Proper Legislature And A Constitutional Limbo Increase Risks To Women Human Rights Defenders In Nepal
FRIDAY FILE – A decade-long conflict, sluggish peace and reconciliation process and delays in developing a new constitution, leave women human rights defenders in Nepal at great risk. By Katherine Ronderos During the decade-long armed conflict (1996-2006) between government forces and Maoist rebels to end the monarchy in Nepal, at least 13,000 people were killed […]
बालिकाहरुमाथिको बलात्कार विरुद्धमा सर्वोच्च अदालतमा रिट निवेदन दायर
बालिकाहरुमाथि भएको बढ्दो बलात्कारले बालिकाहरुको आर्थिक, शैक्षिक, स्थास्थ्य तथा सामाजिक अधिकारको हनन भएको तथा बालअधिकार सम्बन्धी महासन्धी १९८३ को पक्ष राष्ट्र भएकोले सरकारसंग सो अधिकारको सुनिश्चितताका माग गर्दे सर्बोच्च अदालतमा मिति २०७०÷५÷३१ गते नेपाल सरकार प्रधानमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रि परिषद सचिवालय, सिंहदरवार काठमाण्डौं समेत ६ को विरुद्धमा रिट निवेदन दर्ता गरिएको छ । जसमा सर्वोच्च […]
Transitional Justice from Women’s Perspective
National Consultation -21st September 2013 The official peace process has completed its seven years, but still lags behind in its commitment to establish sustainable peace in the country. It should be acknowledged that the political parties and the Government had endorsed it and showed its commitments by establishing Peace and Reconstruction Ministry, Peace Trust Fund. […]
End modern day slavery!
Author: Dr. Renu Rajbhandari Many female migrants live their lives within closed doors day in, day out, many with bruises on their bodies. Some even get murdered but these killings are marked as suicides by forensic doctors THE campaign against slavery started in 1837, with the British regime announcing, through the Slavery Abolition Act, an […]
Holistic Approaches to Realizing Women’s Rights; Ensuring Justice, Ensuring Rights: From victimhood to agency
National conference on violence against women January 6th-7th, Makwanpur, Hetauda, Nepal Introduction: Violence against women (VAW) has become pervasive within Nepal. Reporting of incidences of violence has, indeed, increased within recent years. However, it has been observed that the real rate of cases of VAW is also increasing. These rates are rising despite stakeholders’ involvement […]