New VAW helpline helps record VAW cases

Shreedeep Rayamajhi 9:01 AM Domestic Violence, NWC, physical assault on women, rape and torture, sexual harassment, VAW Case, Violence Against Women (VAW)

According to National Women Commission(NWC), 300 cases of Violence Against Women (VAW) were registered through the helpline service 1145 in the last three months, whereas, in the year 2017, only 350 cases were registered with the commission. The cases were mostly registered of Domestic violence, physical assault on women, sexual harassment, rape and torture, among other forms of violence, have become everyday incidents in the country.

The help line 1145 was launched in December 2017 and as many as 20,640 phone calls were recorded through the helpline service. Of which, 10,730 were missed calls, 5,300 were blank calls and 2,949 were information calls.