Nepalis protest proposed travel rules for women

Nepalis yesterday protested against proposed new travel rules that could force young women to require permission from their family for travelling in some circumstances, calling them an attack on fundamental rights. 

The government says the regulation is to prevent human trafficking, but demonstrators gathered outside Nepal's immigration department argued the government should be looking at other measures, not hampering women's mobility.

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The new rule could make it mandatory for women under 40 years of age to present a letter of recommendation from a family member or their local administrative unit when travelling alone to a "risky country" for the first time on a visit visa.