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- Women violence escalating-Statistics!!! - 2008-09-25
Women violence escalating- statistics!!!
Maiti Nepal receives reports of women violence in its legal section and makes a comprehensive record of all of them.
Incidents of women violence registered in the legal section of Maiti Nepal from 2007 July to 2008 July are mentioned below. Name of the months are mentioned as per Nepali Calendar and the English months in which they fall are stated as well.
2007 Shrawan
July- August Bhadra
Aug-Sept Aswin
Sept-Oct kartik
Oct-Nove Mangsir
Nov-Dec
Number 41 26 23 20 23
2008 Paush
Dec-Jan Magh
Jan-Feb Phalgun
Feb-Mar Chaitra
Mar-Apr Baisakh
Apr-May Jesth
May-June Asar
June-July
Number 25 16 35 18 42 27 41Total incidents -337
Out of the above mentioned incidents number of the incidents related to rescue, divorce, alimony and birth registration and citizenship are given below
Month Rescue Divorce Alimony Birth registration and citizenship
Sawan
July-Aug 1 7 9 4
Bhadra
Aug-Sept 3 2 3 2
Aswin
Sept-Oct 1 2 2 2
Kartik
Oct-Nov 1 3
Mangsir
Nov-Dec 1 2 8 1
Push
Dec-Jan(2008) 3 4 4
Magh Jan Feb
5
Phagun
Feb-Mar 5 6 2
Chaitra
Mar-Apr 3 4 1
Baisakh
Apr- May 3 11 6
Jest
May- June 1 5 8 1
Asar
June -July 2 3 5 1Maiti Nepal has a shelter section which conducts rehabilitative activities. Number of the survivors of trafficking rehabilitated in Maiti Nepal from 2007 July to 2008 June is mentioned in the table given below.
Trafficking
Year Month Number
2007 July 9
" August 11
" September 2
" October 2
" November 5
" December 3
2008 February 7
" March 7
" April 7
" May 4
" Jun 13
Total = 70The data illustrated above vividly show the incidents of violence upon women are increasing in the present time. It might also be taken as the sign of growing awareness among women about their rights and status , the consciousness of which encouraged them to register the cases.
