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Nepal: Incentivising widow re-marriage

Categories: South Asia, Nepal, Human Rights, Protest, Women & Gender

In the budget for fiscal year 2009-10, the newly elected government in Nepal has proposed an incentive scheme whereby USD625 would be awarded to any groom who married a widow. This proposal has angered widows and women's groups alike, writes [1] Bhumika Ghimire at NewsFlavor [2]