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No longer battered


The 16-day international annual campaign against gender violence ended Wednesday with national events coordinated by the group Saathi in Nepal.

"The event is special because it gets attention on a nationwide scale and reaches all the people," says Pramoda Shah of Saathi. Street demonstrations, marches and awareness programs organised by campaigners helped media coverage of the likes never seen by activists before.

One of the highest rates of crimes against women in Nepal is domestic violence. More women get battered, raped, abused and even killed at the hands of their own husbands and the incidents are on rise even in middle class families. A lack of specific laws against domestic violence makes the police and activists unable to find an easy way to get justice for the victims. Only a few women report their cases to the police for fear of being humiliated, bringing shame onto their families and ending up doubly victimised.

Things are gradually improving, even the government's attitude has changed. "The campaign is to lend public pressure on the government to address violence against women by enacting, implementing and enforcing laws that address all forms of gender-based violence," adds Shah.


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