Child marriage is impending child rape and has no place in Nepal

A national framework may define the policy but the policy must reach every single child. So the provinces, the municipalities, the village councils—they all need to come together.

On December 31, 2024, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli took the first pledge with survivors to support the nationwide ‘Child Marriage Free Nepal’ campaign. The campaign is led by the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens and supported by Backward Society Education (BASE), Nepal and Just Rights for Children (JRC). Just Rights for Children, one of the largest networks of civil society organisations working for child protection internationally, aims to end child marriage in Nepal by 2030. In this connection, the Post ’s Aarati Ray talked to JRC founder and noted child rights activist Bhuwan Ribhu.