How school violence in Nepal is also linked to gender

Violence can take place anywhere: at home, the workplace and even at school. School, which is considered a safe haven for children, can turn into a traumatic place for them. The cases of school violence in Nepal make headlines once in a while, but most of the time, it remains under shadow. Moreover, stakeholders say there are many cases in which violence is inflicted on children on the basis of their gender. In other words, girls and boys suffer different forms of violence, hence this can also be labelled gender-based violence.

Onlinekhabar has talked to the child rights activist, Sant Ram Dangol, who is also the national convener of Education Watch Group Nepal, about the status of gender-based violence in school, on the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence .