For rape survivors in Nepal, police is not always their friend

The legal term for rape in Nepali is a long and winding seven syllable word: ja-bar-jas-ti-ka-ra-ni.   So when a police officer at the Dhulikhel police station asked 15-year-old Kriti to recall the first time she was raped, she didn’t know how to respond. Kriti, who had been continually raped by her grandfather and father … Continue reading For rape survivors in Nepal, police is not always their friend