Although Nepal ratified the Palermo Protocol in 2020, significant challenges remain in effectively reintegrating survivors of sex trafficking. This study provides an in-depth examination of the barriers and enabling factors that influence the reintegration process for survivors, based on perspectives from service providers and NGOs....

This study investigates the impact of menstrual exile (chhaupadi) on violence against women through a structural violence lens. It highlights how socio-cultural norms around menstruation reinforce systemic inequities, exacerbating women's vulnerability to various forms of violence, both within households and in broader society....

This research explores the long-term mental health impacts of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on young populations in rural and urban Nepal. The study investigates how cumulative exposure to adversities—such as household dysfunction, abuse, and neglect—interacts with socio-environmental stressors to influence emotional and behavioural development in adolescents and young adults....