Our attention was caught by one of the posts by Mr. Pradeep Jha. It translates as, ‘ This time the auspicious occasion of Bibaha Panchami was disrupted by the cursed widow ‘Bidhwa Bhandari’. The old sayings are correct; during auspicious events widows and cursed people should not participate. Here we can see one person with both the curses.’ A President …

WHR and Sasto Deal jointly distributed blankets on 23rd December at Dharamsthali . It was a great moment to see elderly women smile and bless us. This has encouraged us to do more. Team WHR would like to thank Team Sasto Deal and everyone who contributed. But would also like to point out that the campaign is still up and …

WHR-Gorkha successful conducted Women Saftey Audit, supported by UN Women. The audit focued on women and their saftey after Earthquake, to mark the last phase of the program saftey walk was done.

http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-11-07/half-widows-have-little-hope-for-justice.html

On the 18th October 2015 WHR with the support from UN Women WHR marked its 1st Women Safety Audit’s last day with “Women Safety Walk”. The main aim of the Women Safety Walk was to make public places safer for women which were allocated to be fearful during the data collection. The Walk was joined by Government officials, Police, health …

    The interaction with Sangatees took place at WHR Office where Ms. Lily Thapa shared her experience of 20 years with WHR, standing for the Rights of Single women and protracted the works done during and after the earthquake to protect the Human Rights. During the interaction session various issues concerning violence against women were discussed.

  #Throw Back Women for Human Rights, single women group (WHR), along with Pro Public filed for the rights of Vaikalya (child widows) on 13 Poush of 2066 (28th December, 2009). Vaikalyas are considered worst than widows and have many codes of conducts. After 3 years, on 3 Jesth 2069 (16th May, 2012), the Supreme Court announced that such traditions …

   Women for Human Rights, single women group conducted “Women Safety Audit” (WSA) workshop in collaboration with UN Women on October 8th, 2015 at Chhahari premises. The workshop focused upon preventive and curative measures of women safety in Nepalese society. The workshop included sessions from governmental officials and various women group activists. The WSA was formed on 1980 in Toronto, …

   WHR celebrated “The World International Senior Citizens Day” at Bhaktapur with the support from HelpAe International. The program was dedicated to senior citizens, their contributions towards communities and also to raises awareness for supporting Senior (older) people and recognizing their achievements.