Nepal Plans to Limit Women’s Travel for Work, Again

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A Nepalese woman holds a placard against a proposed rule which restricts foreign travel for women under 40 years during a protest outside the Department of Immigration in Kathmandu, Nepal, February 11, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha For decades, Nepal’s government has responded to incidents of abuse and exploitation of Nepali women working abroad by imposing one misguided rule after another, restricting their right to travel and earn a living. The latest proposals will make a bad situation even worse for these women. Under new proposals by the department…

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