women violence an issue of debate in Nepal
Maina was severely beaten up by her family members in a tussle against the disagreement
of her relationship with her migrant worker husband. Things got out of control
when her family members burnt her alive on a stack of hay in a rice field near
her house reports the police.
A FIR has been launched against the in laws of Maina by
her immediate parents. Police have detained six persons‚ including Maina’s
husband Prithvi‚ and four other members of her in-laws’ family and two others
who were guests at Prithvi’s home. Prithvi has already pleaded guilty.
The Himalayan
Times quotes, “Maina of Itahara was married to Prithvi about two
years ago. Prithvi had returned from Qatar eight months ago. It is learnt that
relations between Maina and her husband and family had started to sour about a
year ago after she suffered a miscarriage.”
Domestic
Violence (Crime and Punishment) Act, 2066 (2009) clearly defines, “Domestic Violence means any form of physical, mental, sexual and
economic harm perpetrated by person to a person with whom
He/she has a family relationship and this word also
includes any acts of reprimand or emotional harm. A person who commits an act of domestic violence shall be punished with
a fine of Three Thousand Rupees up-to Twenty Five Thousand Rupees or Six months
of imprisonment or both.”
Recently The 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women that focused on Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls certainly advocates cases like these. Though NGOs and INGOs catering such issues are limited in seminars and conference abroad, ground reality of Nepal highlights severe cases of human rights atrocities.
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