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Violence against Women in Nepal: The Downside of Denial
On March 14th of this year, a 23-year-old woman, whom the police identified as Sunita, was severely beaten for refusing a marriage proposal in Kanchanpur, Nepal. She had her eyes gouged out and hot ghee poured over her body. The suspect Rakesh Chand, who had offered his hand in marriage, then fled. He had been harassing her for months and had already attacked her in the past.
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03.05.2018 | 9:34
Discrimination, gender, India, marriage, marriage proposal, nepal, Preeti Shakya, south asia, Violence against women
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