16-day Campaign against VAW– 80 per cent of GBV includes domestic violence
Of the gender-based violence recorded in the country, 80 per cent are found to be domestic violence. According to the Nepal Police data, 53 per cent of the domestic violence is physical violence and 47 per cent is mental violence.
These cases are just the tip of the iceberg as domestic violence is rampant in Nepal.
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Domestic violence is often associated with poor families. But, here is a case that proves this wrong.
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Shane Carruth, whose works include independent movies 'Upstream Color' and 'Primer', was arrested recently at the home of his ex-girlfriend on allegations of domestic assault.
A group of women rights activists has begun marching towards the main administrative enclave in Kathmandu's Singha Durbar demanding justice for domestic-violence survivor women in Banke district.