Mitigating violence against women and young girls during COVID-19 induced lockdown in Nepal: a wake-up call

Nepal, a South Asian country, was in nationwide lockdown for nearly three months in 2020 with partial restrictions still in place. Much worryingly, COVID-19 induced restrictions have confined women and young girls in their home, increasing the risk of domestic violence. The available support system...

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Published in:Globalization and health 2020-09, Vol.16 (1), p.84-84, Article 84
Main Authors: Dahal, Minakshi, Khanal, Pratik, Maharjan, Sajana, Panthi, Bindu, Nepal, Sushil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aggression
Child
Child abuse & neglect
Child marriage
Child sexual abuse
Constrictions
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Crimes against
Domestic violence
Domestic Violence - prevention & control
Domestic Violence - statistics & numerical data
Families & family life
Female
Gender
Gender-based violence
Girls
Humanitarianism
Humans
Informal economy
Nepal - epidemiology
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control
Prevention
Risk Assessment
School dropouts
Sex crimes
Sexual assault
Support systems
Violence
Violence against women
Women
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Summary:Nepal, a South Asian country, was in nationwide lockdown for nearly three months in 2020 with partial restrictions still in place. Much worryingly, COVID-19 induced restrictions have confined women and young girls in their home, increasing the risk of domestic violence. The available support system to respond to violence against women and girls (VAWG) has also been disrupted during this period. The figures of violence against women, and child sexual abuse are increasingly being reported during the lockdown and thereafter. To mitigate this, a response against VAWG should not be a missing agenda. This commentary focuses on the situation of VAWG during COVID-19 induced restrictions in Nepal and offers a way forward for addressing the issue.
ISSN:1744-8603
1744-8603
DOI:10.1186/s12992-020-00616-w