According to the Nepal Human Rights Year Report 2020, around 80% of the human rights violations in 2019 were against women.<\/p>\n
As per the report,\u00a0 the total number of cases of rights violation has increased to 6,642 in 2019 from 5,110 in 2018, up by 23%.<\/p>\n
The number of cases of women rights violation rose to 3,364 in 2019 from 2,824 in 2018.<\/p>\n
As per the report, non-state actors were the main culprits in the gender-based violence cases.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven today, hundreds of women are facing violence for failing to provide a dowry as demanded by their in-laws,\u201d said Bijay Raj Gautam, Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) Executive Director.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Although the Nepali Government has initiated several steps, including stringent laws, helplines and shelters, to curb violence against women, the rights violation cases continue to increase.<\/p>\n
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After women, children are most prone to rights violation that includes corporal punishment, child labor, trafficking, and deprivation of the right to education and health.<\/p>\n
The number of cases of child rights violation reached 1,447 in 2019.<\/p>\n
Nepal Human Rights Year Report 2020 was released by the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC), a human rights organization.<\/p>\n
The INSEC has been collecting the data about the cases of rights violation across the nation since 1992.<\/p>\n
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According to the Nepal Human Rights Year Report 2020, around 80% of the human rights violations…<\/span><\/p>\n