White Ribbon Campaign 2009 begins
Wednesday, 25 November 2009 20:11
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A 16-day campaign on violence against women, also known as the White Ribbon Campaign, has started in various countries of the world from Wednesday.

The campaign that started in 1991 is being observed every year with various awareness raising programmes on violence against women from November 25 to December 10. Today, November 25, is also the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

On the occasion,  the Office of the Prime Minister and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR) have jointly launched a one minute television clip highlighting the violence against women who are alleged to be practicing witchcraft.

A one-minute clip will be broadcast from the state-controlled Nepal Television just before the prime news at 8pm every day for the next one month.

OHCHR and the PM’s office decided to air such video as a large number of women alleged to be practicing witchcraft mostly in the rural Terai have been ill-treated, tortured, brutally beaten up, and forced to eat human excreta.

This tradition is deeply-rooted in superstition and entrenched discriminatory practices especially against widows, the violence against women allegedly involved in the practice of witchcraft is a gross human rights violation and a crime punishable under national and international human rights laws.

The government has also announced to observe the year 2010 as the year of violence against women. Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal announced various programmes to be carried out next year in order to observe the year of violence against women amid a function in Kathmandu Wednesday.  nepalnews.com


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CP Sigdel  - Development Worker   |202.79.59.xxx |2009-11-26 03:04:45
This white ribbon campaign needs to celebrate as a great common festival of all
cast , races and religious community. There are only two casts that are female
and male. So, the campaign 'violence against the women ' should demonstrate a
strong commitments from all segment of societies. And it should a matter of
zero degree tolerance.
drbhyagute   |218.185.78.xxx |2009-11-25 22:59:47
Right now our immediate priority should be on "violence against own country
people and the country unity". For this Maoists leaders and their cadres
should get training on changing their hearts so that they can be eventually less
violent or non-violent. After we achieve this we should then concentrate on
violence against women. How does it sound floks?
Anonymous   |202.70.67.xxx |2009-11-25 22:45:10
Let's verify by action for eradication against violence on women .Grant free
diploma education to all and this hastens to improve upon the issue
.-PEOPLE2PEOPLES
Bijaya KC  - White Ribben Campaign   |113.199.133.xxx |2009-11-25 13:35:50
It is good process from the government of Nepal to announce the year 2010 as the
year of violence against women.Keep it up

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