Govt has not done enough to ensure women's health and reproductive rights Stakeholders have said that the government has not made enough progress on health and reproductive rights issues and therefore, the government cannot successfully defend its positions with regard to six list of questions posed by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women regarding Nepal's seventh periodic report. Health 15 May, 2024
'Nexus between foreign employment, trafficking' ​​​​​​​Citing data received from Nepal Police, the National Human Rights Commission said there is nexus between foreign employment and migrant smuggling and trafficking. Nepal 09 Aug, 2023
'Amend laws in accordance with Palermo protocol' ​​​​​​​Rights activists have urged the government to expedite efforts to amend almost a dozen laws to make them compatible with the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Person especially Women and Children (also known Palermo Protocol), a major international instrument to combat human trafficking. Nepal 29 Jun, 2023
10 girls, women rescued from sex traffickers in India Ten Nepali girls and women, including as young as 15-year-old, have been rescued from the clutches of human traffickers who had held the girls and women captive inside a flat in New Delhi of India and forced them into prostitution. Nepal 24 Mar, 2023
Patriarchy: How it threatens the very existence of life on earth Men’s greater physical strength might have played some role in male dominance in technologically-primitive hunter-gatherer societies, but patriarchy as a natural or god-given phenomenon can’t be true. Shulamith Firestone, a Canadian-American radical feminist writer and activist, therefore, defines patriarchy as a system of oppression of women. Opinion 25 Jan, 2023
Patriarchy: How it threatens the very existence of life on earth Men’s greater physical strength might have played some role in male dominance in technologically-primitive hunter-gatherer societies, but patriarchy as a natural or god-given phenomenon can’t be true. Shulamith Firestone, a Canadian-American radical feminist writer and activist, therefore, defines patriarchy as a system of oppression of women. Opinion 25 Jan, 2023
Voluntary sex work should not be criminalised: Activists Rights activists have said that if people voluntarily choose sex work as a profession, the state should not criminalise it. Nepal 29 Jun, 2022
Statute of limitation related to rape comes under fire The victim is facing difficulty due to failure to have in place a prudent provision of statute of limitation Nepal 22 May, 2022
Bollywood sex worker biopic resonates in India's brothels Many sex workers in Kamathipura - Mumbai's red-light district - and across India say the film starring celebrated actress Alia Bhatt shows rare understanding of their everyday struggles. World 19 May, 2022
Concern grows over traffickers targeting Ukrainian refugees One man was detained in Poland suspected of raping a 19-year-old refugee he'd lured with offers of shelter after she fled war-torn Ukraine. Another was overheard promising work and a room to a 16-year-old girl before authorities intervened. World 12 Mar, 2022
Sexual exploitation of minors unabated in capital, authorities mum At first sight, Jasmine appears to be a smart school going 16-yearold girl, but it’s hard to believe Jasmine is a girl forced into prostitution. Kathmandu 06 Oct, 2021
Women from Badi community demand license for sex-work to sustain livelihood Badi women demand license for sex-work to sustain livelihood Nepal 07 Jun, 2021
