On May 14^th, the Forum for Women, Law and Development along with CWIN, CWISH and LAAC secured the arrest of two serial child sex offenders’. The married couple running the orphanage, Morning Star Nepal, had been involved in the rape and sexual abuse of at least four girls over the past four to five years.

The victims, between the ages of 15 and 19, delivered an on camera testimony that they had been repeatedly raped and sexually abused by Bishnu Prasad Parajuli (aged 50), the male coordinator of the home. His wife, Muna Parajuli (aged 46) was also implicit in the act. She threatened the girls with physical and mental abuse if they refused her husbands sexual advances. The victims confirmed that the last incidence of rape and sexual violence occurred on 6^th April.

Special attention must be given to child protectionOn May 8 government authorities forcefully evacuated squatters who had illegally settled on the banks of the Bagmati River in Thapathali. While bulldozing the settlement, children, pregnant women, sick persons and senior citizens were stranded as there were no other alternatives for their settlement and protection. Meanwhile, use of school students in school dress by the squatters to protest against the government initiative is also the violation of child rights. This action has drawn the stern attention of Child Workers’ Concern Centre (CWIN-Nepal).

Jenee Rai

KATHMANDU, MAY 05 - 
Around 75 percent street boys in Kathmandu Valley are victims of sexual abuse, a report said on Thursday. 

The report made public by Save the Children and Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Centre (CWIN) said 74.8 percent of the respondents—all boys living in the streets in the 10-18 age brackets—said they knew at least three of their friends who had had non-consensual sex.