The Clean Feed Policy, announced last year by the Information and Communication Ministry of Nepal, had set a deadline of October 23, 2020, for all cable operators to take appropriate measures for continued broadcast.

With the end of the deadline, many international channels, especially Indian channels, have been taken off the air for failing to abide by the policy rules.

So far, only 22 out of 92 internationals channels have made necessary amendments as per the new policy.

According to the Managing Director of Dish Home Sudip Acharya, 32 channels under Star India have gone off-air due to the new policy. Even the major channels like CNN and BCC have been barred from broadcasting.

“When the sports channels were turned off due to clean feed, Nepalis could not even watch the Indian Premier League (IPL) of the season 2020. So far, only 22 channels have come to clean feed,” said Sudhir Parajuli, President of Subisu Cable Net Pvt. Ltd.

“Apart from a few exceptions, almost all foreign channels carry commercials made by multinationals and conglomerates for which Nepali viewers are paying monthly charges, while the domestic advertising industry is shrinking. Hence, the need for implementation of clean feed,” states the policy.

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With a lot of buzz around the newly introduced criminal code on August 17, 2018, the law concerning acid attacks comes as a huge relief.

The new law specifies that the culprits are sentenced to five to eight years of jail and have to pay a hefty fine ranging from Rs 100,000 to Rs 500,000.

Burn victims will also be entitled to treatment costs according to the new law.

Magar’s case also led the Nepal Supreme Court to order that the distribution of acid be regulated which until now is freely available at stores for agricultural and manufacturing usage.

Sital Kalantry, a human rights researcher and professor says that more attacks are found around locations that use a lot of acid in the industry and where guns aren’t easily available.

Case at Hand:
Left mercilessly at the receiving end of brutality, Rihanna Dhapali and Sangita Magar’s stories are nothing less than a nightmare for life.

Dhapali, a victim of domestic violence was devastated after she lost her child and suffered life-long injuries after her husband and mother-in-law burned her.

Magar became a victim of rivalry between two men that led her to the state she is in now.

Both their cases paved way for the law that will now effectively work to reduce such crimes.

Statistics:

• According to Burn Violence Survivors (BVS-Nepal), a Kathmandu-based NGO that helps acid and burn survivors, over a period of eight years, 40 acid attacks cases were recorded in Nepal
• London-based Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI) states that about 1,500 attacks are globally recorded each year while nearly 60 percent of global cases are not reported
• ASTI Executive Director Jaf Shah estimates 1,000 attacks annually in India, despite reports indicating only 300 per year
• London Police reports obtained by CNN indicate a 600 percent increase in attacks; 77 attacks in 2012 to 465 in 2017
• Most acid attacks have been found in Bangladesh, India and Cambodia were perpetrators had a personal relationship with the victims
• Kalantry and most researchers identify gender-based discrimination as a primary reason for such attacks

“The underlying problem is the fundamental devaluation of women and girls,” says Jessica Neuwirth, Director, Donor Direct Action, an international women’s rights organization that supported Sangita Magar’s legal team in getting justice.

Before the introduction of the new law, a perpetrator in Nepal would be subject to an imprisonment of two months or a fine of about USD 10.

Fast-forward to today, the new laws are more stringent and have a slim chance of escape for criminals.

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