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Women Human Rights Defenders Facing Threats In Nepal
By KTM Metro Reporter
September 3, 2012: The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes that human rights defenders working with WOREC Nepal: a leading women's rights organization, and Mitini Nepal: an organization working for the rights of LGBTI women, have come under threat after supporting a victim of domestic violence. Anita (name changed) filed for divorce after living through domestic violence for three years and has faced threats and attacks from her husband and her family for making this choice. The organizations and human rights defenders helping to protect her have themselves come under threat. Last week, the office of Mitini Nepal and the houses of its staff have been visited repeatedly by the police and the relatives of the victim and their director has been receiving threatening phone calls. The victim's relatives have also forced their way into WOREC's office accompanied by police personnel. The AHRC is extremely concerned about Anita's security and that of the women human rights defenders who have worked to protect her and of the apparent involvement of the police in their intimidation.
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