Growing number of Nepali activists face online abuse for protesting sexual violence | South Asia Monitor

An increasing number of women activists in Nepal have reported online hate, abuse and even rape threats for raising their voice against widespread cases of rape and violence against women in the country. Many activists in the past some months have come out on the streets to protest and have asked for justice following a rise in rape and murder cases of women and girls in the country. They have demanded the government to create a safer environment for them. But have instead faced online hate, rape threats, abuse, harassment, and in some cases their personal and private information, and…