A Report on Burns violence against Women
1. Background: When the news of a woman named Dhengani Devi burnt alive as a result of accusation of so called witchcraft at Bagauda VDC of Madi Chitwan spread all over Nepal, this drew our attention to choose a specific topic related to this issue as a topic of our seminar paper. This breathtaking news compelled us to think about those women who are or may be victimized in near future from such brutal form of violence against women despite their innocence. Violence against women is present in every part of the globe and has given the top priority to be discussed by most of the social agency settings. UNICEF has categorized violence against women and girls in South Asia into six main categories: i. Sexual abuse ii. Incest and rape by family members and others iii. Recruitment by family members into prostitution