Domestic Workers and COVID 19
Work in Freedom program of ILO Country Office Nepal in coordination with WOREC, is organizing a WebEx meeting on “Domestic Workers and COVID 19” on 19th June 2020 from 2:00-4:00 PM on the occasion of International Domestic Workers Day (June 16), to get an update on the situation of domestic workers in Nepal amid COVID […]
624 Cases of Violence against Women and Girls Committed during Lockdown, 61% Violence inside Home
Background Nepal Government has imposed and extended the lockdown several times to control, prevent and keep people safe from this pandemic. But a patriarchy community like ours has created an environment where women and girls are facing violence. During this lockdown, 624 women and girls from 55 districts have experienced different types of violence. Among […]
“लैङ्गिक हिंसा र विभेदको अन्त्य ः आर्थिक रुपान्तरण अबको गन्तव्य” दोस्रो राष्ट्रिय महिला अधिकार दिवस–२०७७
नेपालको संविधानले लैंगिक विभेदको अन्त्य गरी आर्थिक समानता, समृद्धि र सामाजिक न्याय सुनिश्चित गर्न समानुपातिक समावेशी र सहभागितामूलक सिद्धान्तका आधारमा समतामूलक समाजको निर्माण गर्ने संकल्प गरेको छ । समान नागरिक, समान सहभागीता, सामाजिक सुरक्षा, कानुनको पालना र आर्थिक समृद्धिलाई संविधानमा प्रमुख प्राथमिकताका साथ राखिएको छ । यद्यपी ५१ प्रतिशत भन्दा बढी जनसंख्या रहेको महिलाहरु अझ […]
अन्तराष्ट्रिय महिला स्वास्थ्य अधिकार दिबश मे २८
मे २८, नेपालले २०२० सम्म मातृ मृत्युदर प्रति लाख २२५ मा घटाउने लक्ष्य राखेको थियो भने हाल नेपालको मातृमत्यु दर प्रति लाख २३९ रहेको छ । यो हेर्दा खेरी हामी २०२० को लक्ष्य प्राप्तीको लागि पहिले नै चुकिसकेका छौं । अहिले कोभिड १९ को बन्दाबन्दीको अवस्थामा, गर्भवती र सुत्केरी महिलाको अबस्था झन् बढी जोखिममा रहेको […]
465 Cases of Violence against Women and Girls Committed during 2 Months of Lockdown
26 May 2020, WOREC documented 465 cases of violence against women and girls from different 37 districts1 during the two months of the lockdown period2. This week only 66 cases of violence against women and girls has been documented. Among the documented cases 293 cases are of domestic violence and 39 cases are of social […]
336 Cases of Violence against Women and Girls Committed During Lockdown
19 May, Kathmandu. During this lockdown1, WOREC documented 336 cases of violence against women and girls from 33 districts2 of Nepal. In the previous week3 only, 83 cases of violence against women and children were recorded. Among the recorded cases, 198 cases are of domestic violence, 29 cases of social violence, among social violence 14 […]
231 cases of violence against women and girls committed during lockdown
12 May, Kathmandu, WOREC has recorded 231 cases of violence against women and girls during the lockdown period (24 March to 9 May 2020) from 24 districts1 of Nepal. This week only, WOREC recorded 55 cases of violence against women and girls. There are 133 cases of domestic violence, 21 cases of social violence, 34 cases […]
176 cases of violence against women and girls committed during lockdown
May 4, Kathmandu. During the lockdown1, 176 cases of different forms of violence against women and girls have been found to have taken place. These cases have been documented through 3 hotlines run by Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) and cases documented by the counselors, Women Human Right Defenders and community based organizations. Among this, 9 […]
Safe house established in Kailali in coordination with Gauriganga Municipality
कैलाली जिल्लामा महिलामाथि हुने हिंसाका घटनाका प्रभावितलाई आवश्यक सुरक्षा आवास सेवालाई सुचारु राख्नका लागि सबै स्थानीय तहका जनप्रतिनीधिहरुसँग समन्वय तथा सहकार्य गरेर गौरीगंगा नगरपालिकामा सुरक्षा आवास सञ्चालन गरिएको छ । ओरेक तथा नगरपालिकाको साझेदारीमा सुरुभएको सुरक्षाआवासले प्रभावितको सुरक्षितरुपमा जीवनयापन गर्न पाउने, आवश्यक सेवा प्राप्त गर्ने र न्यायमा पहुँच अभिवृद्धि गर्नेछ । हाल सुरक्षा आवासबाट हिंसा […]
128 incidents of violence against women and girls reported during one month of lockdown
27 April, Kathmandu, WOREC has recorded 128 cases of violence against women and girls during one month of the lockdown period (24 March -23 April 2020) from 15 districts of Nepal. Among these, there are 72 cases of domestic violence, 14 cases of social violence, 18 cases of rape, 2 cases of attempted rape, 1 […]