Women imprisoned for abortion in Nepal: Report of a Forum Asia fact-finding mission

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 133-138

  Ramaseshan, Geeta ^a  

^a Asian Forum Hum Rights and Devmt   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; ILLEGAL ABORTION; INFANTICIDE; LAW; NEPAL; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; REVIEW;

EID: 0031417993     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(97)90094-X     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. The State of the World's Children 1996. UNICEF, New York, 1996.
2. Report on the Progress of Nations, 1995. UNICEF, New York, 1996.
3. The National Family Health Survey 1996. Family Health Division, Ministry of Health, Kathmandu, His Majesty's Government, pp 49/55.
4. Muluki Ain. Section 28, Chapter 10, Part 4.
5. Personal communication from Ms Elisabeth Aahman, Division of Family and Reproductive Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, 10 October 1997.
6. For a discussion of abortion rights as human rights, for example, see Abeyesekera S, 1997. Abortion in Sri Lanka in the context of women's human rights. Reproductive Health Matters. 9 (May):87-93.
7. Reported in Kathmandu Post, 31 Decmber 1996.
8. Data obtained from Women's Cell, Central Police Office, Kathmandu, Nepal.
9. From discussions with two lawyers practising in Kathmandu. This was confirmed by other lawyers.
10. For a detailed report, see Sharma S, Sharma M, 1996. Research survey on women prisoners in Biratnagar Jail. Voice Against Violence. 17 September.
11. From documentation provided by Sapna Pradhan Malla, lawyer, Kathmandu.
12. Concluding Observations: Peru. 11/18/96, United Nations Commission on Human Rights. CCPR/C/79/Add 72, Para 15.
13. Personal communication from Dr YB Karki, Director General, Family Planning Association of Nepal, to Dr Indira Kapoor, Regional Director, South Asia Region, International Planned Parenthood Federation, June 26, 1997.
14. From documentation attached to [13] above.