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Nepalese Women Are Not Safe Even in New Nepal

Women right activists from National Women Rights Protection Network (NWRPN) in hunger strike. Photos: Smita

Kathmandu July 26, 2008- Nainkala Thapa Magar, President of National Women’s Commission condemned the arrest of the women’s rights activists on Thursday while they were distributing their pamphlets in front of International Conference Center (ICC).

Thapa Magar said, “We condemn the arrest of women rights activists on Thursday.” She said they were very much concerned and have been talking with the Home Ministry concerning the issue.

“Due to the political instability in the country, violence against women (VOW) has increased, so to insure the security of women rights activities and take stern action against those involved in the violence we have been urging the Ministry to take action,” she added.

Women rights activists from National Women’s Rights Protection Network (NWRPN) have been in a relay hunger strike for the last 13 days in Mandala, Maitighar demanding a high-level autonomous commission to deal with all forms of VOW, laws against domestic violence and independent investigation into the killing of activist Laxmi Bohora.

Women’s rights activist Laxmi Bohora from Kanchanpur district was allegedly brutally murdered by her husband and mother-in-law on 24 Jeth, 2065 B.S.

Last Thursday, women’s rights activists from NWRPN had gone to distribute their pamphlets in front of ICC when they were suddenly lathi-charged and arrested.

Chandra Bishwokarma (B.K) executive committee member from Surkhet NWRPN said, “We had only gone there to attract the government’s attention to our issues. So, 15 of us were just distributing pamphlets when we were surrounded, beaten, then arrested.”

They were not released until the evening of that day.

CA Member Kamala Sharma. Photo: Smita

Kamala Sharma, member of Constituent Assembly (CA) from Surkhet-1 was at Mandala on Friday to support them. She said “I am here to support them and their issues.”

Sharma urged women to unite and raise their voices against any form of violence against women. “As a woman CA member I will raise women’s issues in the CA to ensure their security and rights,” she added.

NWRPN is planning to stage a rally on Sunday in the capital to bring the attention of the government to their issues.

-Smita Magar in Kathmandu

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