‘Change yourself to end harmful traditional practices’

Stakeholders and right activists have underscored the need to change ourselves to end harmful traditional practices prevailing in the society.

Nepal society is still plagued with social evils like witch craft accusation, child marriage, caste-based untouchability, menstrual discrimination, and what not. The holders in a bid to remove such practices from our society organized a programme ‘Prevalence of harmful traditional practices in society’ by the National Women Commission (NWC) in Rajbiraj. The speakers in the program have stressed the need of uprooting harmful traditional practices was possible only through a collective campaign.

On the occasion, NWC member Jaya Ghimire noted the need of developing capacity to advocate in favour of violence survivors. “Social transformation along with political commitment, wide political leadership and right thinking could shun harmful practices and violence”, she said, urging all to conduct a shared campaign for this.

Chief of District Coordination Committee, Saptari, Prabhakar Yadav said it may be time-taking to end the time-honored and deep-rooted detrimental practices prevailing in societies.

Likewise, Chief District Office of Saptari, Janardan Gautam said women’s access to government service, property and politics has gradually increased and violence against women and discriminatory practices are declining in the society.

Law enforcement will also face complications until and unless society adopts them as norm, he said, underlining the need of effective education and awareness drive.

INSEC representative Manohar Pokharel had presented a working paper ‘Harmful practice and status of the district: Role of stakeholders’. He argued that cynical mindset and conducts should be changed as structural discrimination was the cause of violence in society. ---

‘Change yourself to end harmful traditional practices’

Stakeholders and right activists have underscored the need to change ourselves to end harmful traditional practices prevailing in the society.

Nepal society is still plagued with social evils like witch craft accusation, child marriage, caste-based untouchability, menstrual discrimination, and what not. The holders in a bid to remove such practices from our society organized a programme ‘Prevalence of harmful traditional practices in society’ by the National Women Commission (NWC) in Rajbiraj. The speakers in the program have stressed the need of uprooting harmful traditional practices was possible only through a collective campaign.

On the occasion, NWC member Jaya Ghimire noted the need of developing capacity to advocate in favour of violence survivors. “Social transformation along with political commitment, wide political leadership and right thinking could shun harmful practices and violence”, she said, urging all to conduct a shared campaign for this.

Chief of District Coordination Committee, Saptari, Prabhakar Yadav said it may be time-taking to end the time-honored and deep-rooted detrimental practices prevailing in societies.

Likewise, Chief District Office of Saptari, Janardan Gautam said women’s access to government service, property and politics has gradually increased and violence against women and discriminatory practices are declining in the society.

Law enforcement will also face complications until and unless society adopts them as norm, he said, underlining the need of effective education and awareness drive.

INSEC representative Manohar Pokharel had presented a working paper ‘Harmful practice and status of the district: Role of stakeholders’. He argued that cynical mindset and conducts should be changed as structural discrimination was the cause of violence in society.