KATHMANDU, Feb 17: A 19-year-old girl from the so called ‘high caste family’ from Baglung Galkot fell in love with Prakash BK, a Dalit youth from a neighboring village. The story took place 15 years ago. Within a year, their love affair deepened. Protests started from the girl's family when they came to know about their inter-caste love affair.
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: A study has revealed that 40 Dalits have been killed in the 12 years since the enactment of the Caste-based Discrimination and Untouchability Act in Nepal.
Nepal's approach to protecting migrant workers lacks the nuance needed to seriously address abuse. The devastating Nepal earthquake of 2015 and later the Covid-19 pandemic had something in common: both likely saw an increase in the migration of Nepalese sex workers. Some did so as a result of trafficking or forced migration, others chose sex [.] The post For migrant sex workers, choice matters appeared first on 360.