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Despite the outcry, the government appears apathetic to violence against women
Cover photo: Rihana Sheikh Dhapali, of Banke, who was tortured and set on fire by her husband and in-laws for not bringing enough dowry. Bijay Gajmer.
Kristi Maskey And Alina Acharya Maskey works on FightVAW, an ICT-based initiative to curb violence against women (www.fightvaw.org). Acharya is a data analyst at YoungInnovations.
Features
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Women prisoners struggle with the difficult choice of sending their kids away or bringing them up in a milieu that could negatively impact their child’s development
Features
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Recent comments by a former Cabinet minister have once again given rise to fears of illegal surveillance by the Oli government
Longreads
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Fifteen years since the 10-year conflict ended, there is no justice and little peace for victims of rape and sexual violence.
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Chitwan National Park has earned international praise for its conservation successes, but it has also evicted indigeneous communities and upended many local livelihoods.
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From the extrajudicial killings in the Madhes to the repression of people in the highlands, the Nepali state has shown its discriminatory character everywhere
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Perks include security guards and domestic help
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The mob, calling the women “Christians,” vandalized their tent and threatened to decapitate all of them
