VAW cases rise in Nepal
According to WOREC Nepal, it came across 198 cases of VAW in the month of Shrawan (mid-July to mid-August) alone. Of the total cases, 75 women were victims of domestic violence, nine were murdered, 41 were raped and 41 suffered social violence.
There were 14 rape attempts, 10 sexual violence cases, two trafficking cases and one attempt-to-murder case, reads the statement. Among the recent cases of VAW, a 13-year old girl was gang-raped in Rautahat district, a woman was murdered in Parsa district for inability to conceive, and women in different parts of country were thrashed on the charge of practising witchcraft.
There were 14 rape attempts, 10 sexual violence cases, two trafficking cases and one attempt-to-murder case, reads the statement. Among the recent cases of VAW, a 13-year old girl was gang-raped in Rautahat district, a woman was murdered in Parsa district for inability to conceive, and women in different parts of country were thrashed on the charge of practising witchcraft.
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