According to Under-Secretary of the Ministry, Khemraj Bhusal, shelters are brought into operation in eight main cities including Pokhara, Nepalgunj and Biratnagar as well as temporary shelters in different places. [break]
At a programme organised by the South Asian Civil Society for the protection of child rights here today, Bhusal informed that Rs. 50,000 has also been arranged to bring the women and children falling in risk and violence immediately by rescuing them.
He said that Rs. 5,000 has been arranged for legal support for the women and children falling in risk and violence and expressed the belief that it would make further contribution in the rights of women and children.
Professor of the Kathmandu School of Law Kapil Aryal expressed the view that coordination between guardians and government was necessary to end child marriage, flesh trade and sexual violence.
On the occasion, Officer at the National Human Rights Commission, Shreeram Adhikari, Child rights activist Subhas Bhattarai, Amar Khadka, Parbati Shrestha and Ishwor Thapa, among others, said that children should not be involved in risky works.
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