The plan to offer a cash incentive to men to marry the women
Widows in Nepal are protesting against a government plan to offer a cash incentive to men for marrying them. The 50,000 rupee grant - about £388 - was announced in the government’s annual budget. There are large numbers of widows in the country, created by the recent 10-year bloody conflict. Critics say that a re-marriage 'bounty' is contrary to human rights laws, and supports forced marriage, rape, and the view that women are mere chattels. Jane is joined by Margaret Owen, Director of Widows for Peace and Democracy and Sadhana Shrestha, Co-ordinator of SANWED (South Asian Network for Widow's Empowerment in Development) to discuss the plight of Nepalese widows.
