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The slaughter of our daughters

Nepal ranks highest for sex ratio at birth in the region due to gender-biased sex selection

Shristi Karki

Vow against VAW

As Nepal marks 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, Ruby Khan makes an impassioned plea for justice from her sit-in near Singha Darbar.

Nepal’s ‘missing girls’

The spread of ultrasound clinics to detect the sex of babies is leading to a slaughter of daughters in Nepal, sharply skewing the country’s...

Anita Bhetwal

Don’t follow my footsteps, says female mahout

Himani Tharu may be the first female elephant mahout serving in Nepal's national parks, but her story is hardly inspirational.Instead, it exposes...

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