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Weak Law-enforcement Obstacle To Success In Stopping VAW
By KTM Metro Reporter
December 19, 2013: speaking at an interaction event titled 'Localization of National Strategy and Action Plan against Gender Based Violence' held by the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare in Lalitpur yesterday, Home Minister Madhav Prasad Ghimire has said that the desired level of success has not been achieved in reducing violence against women (VAW) due to the weakness in the implementation of the laws and policies concerning the VAW, according to the RSS news on ‘gorkhapatraonline.com’.
The minister also said that there was the need for campaigners to work against VAW remaining at the forefront. The minister appreciated the role of NGOs such as Saathi in taking the government's prioritized programs to the grassroots level.
"Men have a paramount role in rooting out gender-based violence from society," he said, adding that initiatives have been taken to run the campaign against VAW with the help of football and cricket players believing that the players in disseminating messages against VAW would be more effective.
Stating it was necessary to wipe out incidents of VAW: the main obstacle to building a civilized society, he suggested to include the topic of VAW in the school curriculum for its effective implementation. He also underlined the need for publicizing the activities of fighting against this form of violence.
The minister also pointed out the need for forming a joint mechanism comprising the government, non-governmental organizations, and stakeholders for controlling domestic violence against women, and working consistently to that end. "The government is making efforts on reforming the national laws for rooting out this problem and has in this connection formulated and implemented a one-year National Action Plan," he said.
Secretary to the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare Dinesh Hari Adhikari stressed the need for the economic empowerment of women, and expanding public awareness of the VAW for putting an end to the VAW.
President of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) Ganesh Thapa said that it was necessary to change the society's outlook on the women to wipe out the VAW and other gender-based violence.
President of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) Tanka Angbohang hoped that the public awareness programs run in collaboration with the cricket fraternity would help reduce the incidents of VAW.
President of Saathi Nepal: an NGO Bandana Rana said that the condition of women suffering from VAW in the country was pathetic and there was the need for bringing further improvements in the legal process to make possible the voices of the victims heard by the police administration.
Presentations were made on the efforts carried out by Saathi's different partner organizations in Achham, Dadeldhura, Kanchanpur, Bardiya, Kapilbastu and Banke districts for ending the VAW.
