This document discusses violence against women, defining it as gender-based acts that harm women physically, sexually, or psychologically. Violence against women is a global human rights violation. The types of violence practiced in Nepal include domestic violence, rape, trafficking, and dowry-related abuse. Statistics from INSEC show over 3,000 cases of violence against women in Nepal annually, with the highest rates in the central and far western regions. While Nepal has laws against such violence, enforcement remains a challenge. Community awareness, education, employment, and strict legal consequences are needed to curb this issue. National organizations in Nepal work to create awareness and support survivors of violence.

1. Violence Against
Women
Affects those you love

2. What is Violence Against
Women?
According to UN, the most widely excepted definition
of violence against women is-' any act of gender-based
violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical,
sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women,
including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitory
deprivations of liberty, whether occurring in private or
public life.

3. Violence Against Women (VAW) causes pain,
disability and death to an untold number of individuals
every day, throughout the world. VAW was declared to
be a violation of human rights by the United Nations
General Assembly in 1993 in its Declaration on the
Elimination of Violence Against Women.

4. Types of Violence Against Women
being practiced in Nepal
 Abortion
 Attempt to Trafficking
 Domestic Violence
 Witchcraft Allegation
 Jari
 Polygamy
 Lack of Pre and Post Partum Service
 Rape
 Rape attempt
 Sexual Abuse
 Women Trafficking
 Dowry System

5. Statistics
According to the statistics released by INSEC
Girls
700
Women
2348
1-5 age
83
6-11 age
166
12-17 age
451

6. 18-23 age
26%
24-29 age
32%
30-35 age
21%
36-41 age
10%
42-47 age
6%
48-53 age
3%
54-59
age
1%
60-65 age
1%
66-71 age
0%

7. Statistical Representation of Women
Victimization as per Region
0
500
1000
1500
2000 Far
Western
Mid
Western
Western
Central
Eastern
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100% Far
Western
Mid
Western
Western
Central
Eastern

8. Statistical Representation of Girls
Victimization as per Region
0
100
200
300
400
500
ChildMarriage
Trafficking
Corporal…
Killingof…
Rape
SexualAbuse
Far
Western
Mid
Western
Western
Central
Eastern
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100% Far
Western
Mid
Western
Western
Central
Eastern

9. Written Law vs. Reality
 The Constitution of Nepal prohibits
physical, mental or any form of
Violence Against Women.
 New and strict laws are formulated
against violence.
 However, the laws can only be
confined on papers.
 The facts revealed by the Anbeshi
2069 clearly reveal that despite
Government’s commitment to end
VAW the situation still remains
unchanged.
 Justice for women is becoming
more and more difficult in the
present scenario.
 Security for women is going
through its worst.

10. Real life stories
RAPE: A 9-year-old girl was raped by her father in Baitadi on August 16 at her home.
The accused was immediately arrested by Police.
KILLING AFTER RAPE: Kumari Tamang, 34, of Dhading was strangled to death
after rape by Bal Bahadur Tamang, 26, on June 13. The accused admitted that he
raped the victim near the jungle and strangled her to death. The incident was due to
the personal dispute between the victim and the accused. The accused was arrested
by the police and sent to the prison.
DOWRY DEATH: The family of Riva Devi Yadav, 20, of Dhanusa complained that her
husband Sanjay Yadav, 24, had poisoned her to death on July 2 for not bringing
enough dowries. The victim died while undergoing treatment on July 3 in Siligudhi of
India. The deceased’s natal family accused Sanjay and his family members of
torturing her mentally and physically. The victim's side lodged a complaint at District
Police Office on July 7. The accused Sanjaya was arrested on the same day by the
police.

11. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Nuresha Nesha, 20, of Nawalparasi lodged a complaint against
her husband Ainul Haq Ansari, 25, mother-in-law Sarifum Nesha, 45, and father-in-law
Ibrahim Ansari, 51, on March 22, 2013 accusing them of torturing, beating and expelling
her from the house. The police charged the accused under Domestic Violence Act.

12. How can we stop violence
against women?
 Creating awareness
 Proper education
 Strict laws and proper implementation of laws
 Employment opportunities
 Gender equality
 Anti-corruption

13. Why it’s important to talk about
these topics from 13 years and
above?
 As 13 years is the foundation age in being adolescent, and only a good
foundation can bring a strong and positive result.
 As you become mature enough to know what’s going on, and bring positive
changes all around.
 13 years is the age when hormonal changes occur and is the time for one’s
physical and mental change.
 As it is then the time to act upon your responsibilities towards society.

14. National Organizations working for
creating awareness and stopping
violence against women
 WOREC Nepal www.worecnepal.org
 INSEC www.insec.org.np
 SAATHI www.saathi.org.np
 The Women's Foundation of Nepal www.womenepal.org

15. www.fightingvaw.org
We are a group working for VAW through art. you can find information
regarding VAW in our website stated above. If you too want to create
awareness through works of art like painting, drawing, stories, poems; feel
free to inbox us anytime. If you too are experiencing similar kind of
situation in your surrounding then you can contact us and talk about it.
Facebook.com/artforviolenceagainstwomen
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