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How Nepal’s oldest university let students down after a sexual harassment case

An investigation by The Kathmandu Post found previously undisclosed details of the chain of events that unfolded since the students filed a complaint of sexual harassment at Tri-Chandra in 2011, which ultimately resulted in the case being withdrawn. The  findings are based on interviews with the women, their friends who were in the same examination hall, former and current Tribhuvan University and Tri-Chandra Campus officials, and activists who were involved in the legal proceedings. All of them told the Post that direct and indirect threats to the women and the lack of a mechanism to handle sexual harassment complaints in the university led to a “half-hearted” compromise. How Nepal’s oldest university let students down after a sexual harassment case
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Published at : April 9, 2019
Updated at : July 19, 2019 13:08
Kathmandu

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