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2003
Code of Conduct for Journalists, 2060
This code of conduct required journalists in all forms of media
to respect the confidentiality and identity of victims of sexual
violence as well as people living with HIV/AIDS. Nepal journalists
have in general abided by this Code of Conduct since 2003.
Safe Abortion Service Procedure, 2060
These procedures ensured that women are protected from
forced abortion by the requirement of signed voluntary consent,
and are ensured confidentiality by medical practitioners regarding
the proceedings.
2004
National Plan of Action for Children, 2004/05 – 2014/15
The 10-Year National Plan of Action for Children amends a
number of gaps in the trafficking NPA and is a more detailed,
comprehensive document. Programmes include, among else,
reviewing legislation with a view towards addressing sexual
exploitation, abuse and harassment; reviewing and amending
laws regarding the age of children; strengthening the participation
of children in policy-making; addressing child labour issues;
strengthening monitoring and response to child abuse at the
local level; and developing mechanisms to protect street
children. However, this plan, like the trafficking NPA, is
dependent on the government at the district and local levels
for facilitation, and lacks adequate mechanisms for involving
NGO and community stakeholders.
Sharmila Prajuli, Shova Shah and others v. GoN, Writ
no. 3434 of 2060.
As a result of this case, the Supreme Court ordered the
government to take ‘necessary steps‘ and initiatives to enact
appropriate laws relating to sexual harassment.
Master Plan on Child Labour, 2004 – 2014
This document provides limited guidelines to address the
concerns of children in the entertainment and sex industry.
It reiterates the Nepal Labour Act 1991 in classifying work in
hotels, restaurants and casinos (massage parlours are excluded),
as well as prostitution, as worst forms of child labour, but
provides few recommendations to implement that act or its
2000 amendment. Actions to prevent the extreme worst
forms of child labour, such as trafficking, are limited to
monitoring ‘embarkation and disembarkation points’ and
conducting ‘training and education’, while actions to prevent
child labour in the forbidden areas of the service sector,
such as bars, are limited to adopting codes of conduct. There
are no firm actions to strengthen laws and enhance the
prosecution of offenders. The foundation of data with which
it was developed is questionable as, according to its Annex
2.5 Status of Child Labour in Nepal, only 150 children are
claimed to be working as sex workers in Kathmandu, and
there is no mention of internal trafficking of children for
prostitution.
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