Who is accountable for teacher–student relationships?
KU alumna says she was groomed & then sued for defamation after speaking up. Kathmandu District Court ruled the claim could not be proven.
This story examines power, consent, retaliation & what safer campuses could look like
Adult grooming is often unrecognised because it is subtle. It occurs between people with unequal power, like a faculty and students. This compromises on genuine consent because of traditional respect for teachers in Nepal and violates ethics of academia.
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What does the future look like for Nepal’s marginalized communities?
On fears that inclusion and representation could be sacrificed on the altar of progress and development
— by @subeksha@WeeklyKalam
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RSP must take forward both good governance & inclusion as equal priorities. Otherwise, people may once again return to the streets.
Read more at @WeeklyKalam.
The agenda of representation and inclusion, championed for so long by marginalized communities, has been sacrificed on the altar of apolitical, meritocratic, technocratic governance.
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The costs of “development” in Nepal have repeatedly been borne by marginalized communities.
From Kathmandu’s road expansion to Solukhumbu hydropower, the Sunkoshi-Tamakoshi river basin,
the Tamakoshi-Kathmandu transmission line, and the Tanahu Hydropower Project.
प्राध्यापक–विद्यार्थी सम्बन्धमा जवाफदेही को?
ग्रुमिङ भनेको के हो?
पावरले “सहमति” लाई कसरी प्रभाव पार्छ?
क्याम्पसले सर्भाइबरलाइ उल्टै कसरी जोखिममा पार्यो ?
अनि सबैका लागि सुरक्षित क्याम्पस कसरी बनाउने भनेर जान्न प्लिज यो ले��� पढ्नुहोला।
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Who is accountable for teacher–student relationships?
This story examines power, consent, retaliation & what safer campuses could look like.
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“I was groomed, then I was sued for defamation,” says university alumna about a faculty member.
An investigation by Subeksha Poudel (@subeksha): https://t.co/RrrOUrrujs
“I was groomed, then I was sued for defamation,” says university alumna about a faculty member.
An investigation by Subeksha Poudel (@subeksha): https://t.co/RrrOUrrujs
Insightful and incisive reportage from Nepal, by @subeksha. The pot was heating for long before it boiled over. Understand the Gen Z protest through on-ground perspective:
Inside Nepal’s Gen Z Protests: A Fight Against Deep Political Rot, a Leap to Reclaim
@subeksha reports for @project_polis
Images by @MachamasiAmit
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The Nepali influencers that Abhinav Shahi, an 18-year-old, followed on Instagram, flooded his feed with content urging people to join the “Gen Z” protest against corruption on September 8 in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital. The government’s latest heavy-handed social media ban sparked the youth’s rage; it felt like a tipping point.
Inside Nepal’s Gen Z Protests: A Fight Against Deep Political Rot, a Leap to Reclaim
@subeksha reports for @project_polis
Images by @MachamasiAmit
Democracyhttps://thepolisproject.com/read/nepal-genz-protest-democracy-corruption/
“I was horrified,” Ekta recalls. “I told him to stop, but he didn’t listen, asking me not to be shy, saying he knew how to relieve my pain. He stopped only after I protested furiously.”
Former students file a case against noted artist Gopal Kalapremi for sexual abuse
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Female students of Gopal Kalapremi say he touched them inappropriately, male students say they witnessed his abuse and harassment. Students struggled to recognise the abuse when it occurred, and the lack of reporting systems left them to cope on their own.
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