KATHMANDU, May 2: The Supreme Court (SC) has reduced the sentence of a man convicted of marital rape from eight years to just two months.

KATHMANDU, April 15: Judge Bhuwan Giri, accused of marital rape, has been imprisoned following a court order.

Offense of rape is the direct violation of individual autonomy, individual freedom and right to self determination. Marriage is not only enough to get permission to have sex, consent is the most important element. It shouldn’t be made difficult for married women to seek justice.

KATHMANDU, April 5: A complaint of marital rape has been lodged against Ravi Oad, the winner of Nepal Idol Season-2, by his wife.

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an order, seeking submission of High Court Patan's document relating to a marital rape case involving suspended district judge Bhuwan Giri.

Sexual violence by intimate partner is largely unreported due to social stigma as well as the belief that forced sexual relation by a husband without the consent of the wife doesn’t constitute violence.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Dec 15: Amid reports of growing number of men seeking divorce across the country after the new civil code came into effect, Sindhupalchowk has not remained an exception in this regard. In the last four months since the code came into effect, 19 men in the district have already filed for divorce. According to the court officials, the number is constantly on the rise.