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"If we are to teach compassion for all life
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Domestic Violence in Nepal Directly from: http://www.irinnews.org/photo/?id=9 Across Nepal, which has declared 2010 the year to end gender-based violence, women continue to fall victim. The village of Shipawa is one Nepalese community in which the issue is particularly apparent.  Photographer, Kate Holt, captures images of victims of domestic violence in Nepal. Click here for her slideshow on IRIN. By Diana Fernandez
Peruse newspapers and online news outlets in Nepal and you will glean pieces of a very disturbing picture: gender-based violence (GBV) is frequent and takes many forms. In August, a woman in Eastern Nepal was severely beaten by her neighbors for allegedly practicing witchcraft. In November, three siblings lodged a complaint against their own father on the charge of beating their mother to death. After making the complaint, they had to flee their village in fear of reprisal from their father and family members. READ FULL ARTICLE Diana Fernandez is a program officer in The Asia Foundation’s Nepal office. She can be reached at [email protected].
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