Kathmandu, Dec 11: A
dozen of cases on violence against women has been registered at National Women
Commission when the 16-day activism against gender-based violence is taking
place in the country.
At a wrap-up
programme of activism held at NWC on Wednesday, Commission's Member Urmila Devi
Biswokarma informed that total 12 cases including eight related to domestic
violence and four concerning gender-based violence were registered during the
campaign period.
She underscored the
need to introduce strong and clear laws to check rising cyber crimes in society
as women have fallen prey to such crimes.
Secretary at Women,
Children and Social Welfare Dhan Bahadur Tamang said the 16-day campaign has
helped put together our efforts and hold us accountable to work against
gender-based violence.
The 16 Days of
Activism Against Gender Violence is an international campaign originating from
the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for
Women’s Global Leadership in 1991.
Participants chose the dates November 25- International Day Against
Violence Against Women and December 10- International Human Rights Day- in
order to symbolically link violence against women and human rights and to
emphasize that such violence is a violation of human rights.RSS
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