• 28.5 per cent of women aged 40-49 face physical and/or sexual violence from intimate partners

• 11.6 per cent of women aged 20-24 endure emotional

violence in relationships

• Domestic violence makes up 78.3 per cent of all

gender-based violence cases

• Only 28 per cent of survivors seek help, and most turn to family, not formal support systems

• 19 per cent of women and 17 per cent of men still believe husbands are sometimes justified in hitting wives

If unchanged, these numbers will normalise abuse, trapping future generations in cycles of trauma. Without systemic intervention, Nepal risks a future where women's safety remains a privilege rather than a right.