Women lawmakers call for removing statute of limitations on rape cases

This comes as a woman brought to public an incident of alleged rape after eight years by a beauty pageant organiser.

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May 23, 2022

KATHMANDU – As the youths have started taking to the streets spontaneously demanding the government remove the statute of limitations on heinous crimes like rape, after a woman brought into public an incident of alleged rape after eight years, lawmakers of major parties have urged the government to heed the call.

During an informal discussion organised by the parliamentary Women and Social Committee on Sunday, CPN-UML lawmaker Binda Pande, Nepali Congress lawmaker and whip Pushpa Bhusal and CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmaker Amrita Thapa have demanded that the government amend the existing laws to remove the statute of limitations to register rape cases.

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