The study conducted by Homenet, an NGO, shows that especially girls are abused and face violence at these places. The study was conducted in different places in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur with the technical and financial assistance of Action Aid. [break]
The study report shows that lately incidents like touching sensitive parts of girls travelling in public transport vehicles during rush hour and when there is overcrowding have increased.
Although there are various legal instruments like the Libel and Sland Act-2016, Some Public Offence Act-2027 and the Public Transport Code of Conduct-2068 for filing cases on violence against women taking place at public places, their implementation is not effective, the report states.
Launching the study report titled ´Safe City´ here today, Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Badri Neupane said that the Ministry has attached top priority to ending the violence against women.
He said that the Ministry was conducting a programme called ´Safe City: Safe Women´ to that end and the perpetrators have also been booked.
Executive Director of Homenet, Om Thapaliya, said that especially women working in the informal sector were vulnerable to violence in public transport in most of the urban areas.
Policy and Campaign Manager of Action Aid, Mona Sherpa, the study shows an increase in the incidents of violence against girls in public transport and called on the government to take stringent steps to stop such abuses against them.
Programme Manager of UN Habitat, Padma Sundar Joshi, stressed on ending VAW for a safer city.
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