WOREC Nepal

Monthly Report on Violence Against Women (April-May 2012)

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Published: 
Wed, 2012-05-23

WOREC Nepal has documented total 105 cases on Violence against Women in the month of Baisakh 2069 (April 13 to May 13, 2012). WOREC Nepal publishes its monthly report on violence against women every month according to Nepali calendar. This report contains cases documented by WOREC Nepal itself and the cases collected from daily national papers.

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Types of Violence

Number

Type of perpetrator

1

Total Domestic Violence       53

 

1.1

Beating

37

Husband- 31, Family Members- 6

1.2

Polygamy

4

 

1.3

Mental  torture

5

Husband- 4, Family Members- 1

1.4

Forbidden From Home

5

Husband-3, Family Members-2

1.5

Verbal Assault

2

Family Members-2

2

Total Social Violence            20

2.1

Blame as witch

6

Neighbour-5, Family-1

2.2

Mental torture

3

Neighbour -1, Friends-1, Owner-1

2.3

Beating

5

Neighbour- 4, Friends -1,

2.4

Child Marriage

1

 

2.5

Threaten/ Threaten to Kill

2

Neighbour

2.6

Verbal Assault

3

Neighbour

3

Rape

10

Family Member- 5, Unknown- 2, Neighbour- 3

3.1

Mass Rape

4

Unknown- 3, Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB-India) - 1

3.2

Rape Attempt

1

Neighbour-1

4

Sexual Violence

6

husband-1, Family Member -1, Neighbour-1, Hostel In-charge – 1, Police -1, Owner -1

5

Murder

9

Husband - 6, Family Members together - 3

5.1

Attempt to Murder

2

Husband - 1, Family members - 1

Total

105

 

 

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