Nepalese society is deeply entrenched in patriarchy, the Violence Against Women campaign aims to address issues that led to violence against women. There are many forms of violence against women, including sexual, physical, or emotional abuse by an intimate partner; physical or sexual abuse by family members or others; sexual harassment and abuse by authority figures (such as teachers, police officers, or employers); trafficking for forced VAW labor or sex; and such traditional practices as forced or child marriages, dowry-related violence; and honor killings when women are murdered in the name of family honor. Additionally, there is systematic sexual abuse in conflict situations
Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) is a non-governmental organization working for the protection and promotion of human rights. Established in 1991, WOREC is one of the leading national organizations that work to prevent violence against women, its causes and consequences, and to ensure the economic, social, and cultural well-being of women as well as other marginalized groups by promoting their access to rights and social justice. According to the data collected by WOREC from July 2018 to June 2019, there were 1319 cases of violence against women. Out of this, the cases of domestic violence account for 66.72 percent (880), social violence 11.98 percent (158), rape 10.84 percent (143), and sexual violence 4.7 percent (62). These are only the cases documented by WOREC and many such instances of violence against women are confined to individual households only and they never come out in open. Data from Nepal police also indicates reporting of violence against women has increased in the past few years. This data express the bitter reality of the status of women in Nepali society.