The violence
against women is important to justice; women having problems with access to
justice is more so. The access to justice is the condition and ability of an
individual to seek justice upon infringement of his or her rights. This entails
that victims who wish to seek legal redress for the crimes committed
against them can do so in timely manner; they are treated in equal, fair and
impartial manner; they obtain
legal assistance; they get restitution and compensation for their loss; they
participate effectively in the legal system through access to courts, tribunals
and alternative dispute resolution; and they obtain safety and security to
exercise their rights.
It is the duty
of any responsible state to protect and support the victims of rape and sexual
assaults. In our society, victims strive to cope with the experience of sexual
victimization without psychological, legal, medical and economic support. This
research was conceived with the hypothesis that the access to justice to
victims of rape and sexual assaults are limited in Nepal; the psychological,
legal, economic, and health services necessary for these victims are not
provided at all or are inadequate; the society and the actors of criminal
justice system respond in a passive, indifferent, and negative manner to the
rights of these victims; and victims are left alone to fight with the
post-incident trauma coupled with health and economic problems.
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