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UpdatedFeb 24, 2021, 1:38 pm
PublishedFeb 24, 2021, 12:38 pm SGT
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In a controversial new law proposed by Nepal’s Department of Immigration, women may have to seek permission from family members in order to travel abroad 02 Min Read
It seems to be the age of patriarchy in several countries these days. Consider Nepal where the country’s immigration department has decided to propose a new law wherein women under 40 would need permission from the local government and her family (read, male member) to travel abroad.
About Nepal’s travel ban on women travelling abroad
Times of IndiaTIMESOFINDIA.COM|TRAVEL NEWS, NEPAL Created : Feb 19, 2021, 10:20 IST
The government of Nepal has proposed a new law that would ban Nepali women travellers from going abroad without permission from their families and local government. Since the law has been proposed, Nepalis have been protesting against the so-called unconstitutional and ridiculous proposal introduced by the Department of Immigration.
In a bid to stop women trafficking, the country’s immigrtion department proposed the law last week in a meeting. According to this, any woman under 40 would need permission to travel to Africa or any Middle East destination for the first time.
A proposed law in Nepal that would ban women from travelling abroad without permission from their families and local government officials has been called unconstitutional and “ridiculous”. The proposals, introduced by the Department of Immigration last week in an attempt to prevent women being trafficked, would require all women under 40 to seek permission before they visit Africa or the Middle East for the first time. Following criticism, the.