Monday, February 8, 2010

Low-Caste Women in Nepal the Target of Horror Witch-Hunts

  • Low-Caste Women in Nepal the Target of Horror Witch-Hunts

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    There are some horror stories told by low-caste people in the sub-continent. <br><br> Kalli Biswokarma was tortured by neighbours in her village in Nepal for two days and forced to eat human waste before she finally gave in and confessed to practising witchcraft.
    • "I was victimised because I am a poor woman," said Biswokarma, who belongs to the Dalit community -- the "untouchables" on the lowest rung of Nepal's rigid Hindu caste hierarchy.
    • Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has pronounced 2010 the year to end violence against women as Nepal makes the transformation from traditional Hindu monarchy to modern secular state.

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