widows and divorcees protest
European Press Association 2009-08-10 11:06:04
epa01819929 Hundreds of Nepalese widows and divorced women stage a sit-in protest in front of the government main head office, in Kathmandu, Nepal. 10 August 2009. About 200 women from various part of country gathered to denounce a government scheme to pay cash incentives of around 500 Euro to men for marrying widows and divorced women. The government says the scheme seeks to help widows who face social and cultural barriers in a majority-Hindu society but rights group said it would only add to their woes as men would marry widows for money and later abandon them. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA
