Kathmandu, Jan 22 (RSS): Visiting World Bank’s Vice President for the South Asia region, Ms Annette Dixon, on Sunday visited the National Women Commission (NWC) to take stock of activities launched from the government level against the violence against women.
On the occasion, Commission officials apprised her about the Commission and other organisations’ works aimed at combating gender-based violence such as physical, sexual, cultural, economic and mental damages and harm.
On the occasion, she was apprised of the integrated project (shortly known as Sambodhan) launched by the NWC to address and control gender-based violence and legal assistance, psychosocial counselling, safe shelter, police support guaranteed for survivors under this project and special services for children.
According to NWC Secretary, Tulasiram Sedhai, the Commission registered 180 cases of gender-based violence in the 40 days of the launching of the project. Toll free number 1145 is available to register complaint.
As per the WB latest report, Nepal is in the 14th position among the 15 countries in terms of women suffering physical assaults from husbands. The data provided by the Nepal Police, last fiscal year, 1493 cases of women violence had been registered. Among them, 11,000 were related to domestic violence, 652 rape cases and 465 rape attempts.
Likewise, 539 were of polygamy, 227 of trafficking, 29 of child marriage, 24 of witchery charge and 26 about abortion.
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