Domestic Violence in Australia’s Nepali Community - अस्ट्रेलियाको नेपाली समुदायमा घरेलु हिंसा

In Australia, thousands of domestic violence survivors can't afford lawyers' fees. In most cases of domestic and family violence, men are perpetrators, women and children are victims. Women who leave abusive relationships face considerable barriers to accessing justice. - अस्ट्रेलियामा घरेलु वा पारिवारिक हिंसाका प्राय: जसो केसहरूमा पुरुषहरू पिडकका रूपमा देखा पर्ने गरेका छन् भने महिला र बालबालिकाहरू पीडितका रूपमा देखिन्छन् तर महिलाहरूले कानूनी बाटो अपनाउन या भनौँ न्याय पाउनका लागि भने विभिन्न अवरोधको सामना गर्नु परेको छ ।

A Nepali origin lawyer in Sydney says his office gets three to four cases of alleged domestic violence cases each week from members of his community.

Many people within Australia’s Nepali community may not realise that domestic violence doesn’t just mean physical violence say experts.

When Rita (name changed) got married and her husband came to Australia from Nepal, little did she imagine her life would turn upside down due to domestic violence. This is her story.