Violence against women has been deeply scabbed…
Written by Susmita Aryal In the year 2021, when hundreds of women were out on streets for a Women’s march as a protest to fight violence against women. Anshu Khanal, one of the performing artists laid down on a stretcher and was carried all the way from Basantapur to...
Quarterly Media Monitoring Report (July – Sept 2023)
गोपनीयता र डाटाको गोपनीयताको गफ राष्ट्रिय साइबर सुरक्षा नीतिमार्फत नेपालमा नियन्त्रित इन्टरनेटको अभ्यास गर्न खोजिएको छ । साइबर सुरक्षाको कानूनी र संरचनागत आधार तय गर्न यो नीतिले महत्त्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाउने अपेक्षा गरिएता पनि सरकारले मस्यौदामा समावेश नभएको,...
Letter to Journalist
Written by Saru Date: 18th October, 2023To, The Journalist, Who stole my story Nepal Subject: Reminder to be accountable Dear Friend, I hope you are doing well. I love reading your writings, I still follow your news stories and I am so glad and happy for the...
Digital Rights Concerns Discussion from Feminist Tech Exchange, 2023
Body & Data organized Feminist Tech Exchange (FTX), 2023 with young people, human rights defenders and activists, digital enthusiast on June 2023, which fostered extensive discussions on the digital rights. The workshop was the gathering of diverse range...
Digitization of Identities: Efforts, Experiences and Effects
Biometric digital identity (ID) systems are being promoted by national governments, multilateral development agencies, and the private sector as the universal solution for legal identification. This pilot study examines the above premise against Nepal’s National...
नेपालमा पहिचानको डिजिटाइजेसनः प्रयत्न, अनुभव र प्रभाव
बायोमेट्रिक डिजिटल पहिचान प्रणालीहरूलाई राष्ट्रिय सरकारहरू, बहुपक्षीय विकास नियोगहरू, र निजी क्षेत्रहरूले मानिसहरूको आधारभूत पहिचानपत्रबिना कानूनी पहिचान, समावेशी विकास, र आर्थिक वृद्धिको विश्वव्यापी समाधानको रुपमा प्रबर्द्धन गर्ने गरेका छन्। यो पाइलट अध्ययनले नेपालको...
Body & Data Bytes Bulletin : Newsletters Archive
Welcome to our newsletter, "Body & Data Bytes Bulletin!" Join us as we delve into our comprehensive analysis of the digital rights landscape in Nepal, our work in national and international spaces, workshops with different movements and activists and our recent...
Scrutinizing the Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Technologies: A need for bridging gender digital divide
Policy brief by Body & Data and WOREC In today’s age, digital technologies are instrumental to access information, to express and explore oneself and to find communities. In a survey research (Body & Data, 2021) conducted with total 300 young people in Nepal...
Quarterly Media Monitoring Report (Apr – June 2023)
अभिवाक्ति स्वतन्त्रता र प्रविधिमा आधारित/ अनलाईन हिंसा जूनको महिनालाई प्राईड मान्थ भनिन्छ | विविध पहिचान बोकेका क्वेर समुदाय (लैंगिक पहिचान, लैंगिक अभिव्यक्ति, यौनिक अभिमुखीकरण, र यौनिक विशेषता) भएका व्यक्तिहरूले यस महिनालाई उत्सवको रूपमा मनाउने गर्दछन् । सो उत्सव...
There is no one single story to Pride
Written by Neha Gauchan Trigger Warning* mentions of hate speech and experiences of attacks June is the month of much anticipation, not only because it’s Pride month but also because of the beauty it holds by bringing individuals together through...