Tag Archives: CEDAW

Witchcraft and CEDAW

Posted on 15 December 2011 by NepaliKuire

Witchcraft or bokshi – considered almost a joke in most parts of the world – remains a popular basis of belief in Nepal. Even amongst the so-called educated. Daily news reports women fed human excreta and others under unbearable social … Continue reading →

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Dalits lobbying UN committee

Posted on 30 August 2011 by NepaliKuire

Lobby brief on Dalit women in Nepal for the examination of Nepal at the 49th CEDAW session, New York, 20 July 2011. FEDO and IDSN lobby document Nepal info from IDSN: The government appears to be striving to erode age-old … Continue reading →

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