against women. In a study on sexual harassment in the workplace, 13.04% of policy makers/civil society, 14.28% of the employers and 40% trade union respondents reported that the sexual harassment is commonly practiced in the executive level whereas 52.17% in the policy makers/civil society, 42.85% of the employers and 60% in the trade union said that it happens in the secretariat/clerical level. Existing laws are not sufficient to address the cases of sexual harassment. The Muluki Ain (Country Code) deals with some specific sexual offences like rape, incest and intention to sexual intercourse. Similarly, the Public Offences and Punishment Act deals with the issue of verbal harassment, but it prescribes minimal punishment for the perpetrators. However, in most cases women are reluctant to report the sexual harassment due to the fear of being further humiliated, or because their complaints would not be taken seriously. Therefore, there is a need to educate the mass about the sexual harassment and amendment of existing laws to adequately address the issues and to properly include the provisions of international human rights instruments to protect women against violence. D. Child rights with focus on education, exploitative labour and violence. Education: Though primary education is declared free, the goal of universal and compulsory free primary education for all has not been achieved. Nearly 34% of children of Nepal are still deprived of education. Only 15 percent of the Chepangs and 25 percent of the Dalits are literate. Likewise, the literacy rate for boys is 61 percent, whereas it is only 39 percent for girls. Nearly 63 percent of the students either drop out or repeat the 1st grade. Gender disparities in access and performance are significant. Also, only about 37 percent of the primary school age children are expected to complete their primary education within a period of 5 to 13 years. In addition to the access to education, quality of education in most schools, including quite a few private schools, is a serious concern. Only 10 percent of the children entering Grade 1 will complete Grade 5 without repeating and the school drop out rate is very high at primary level. Among the children, the children of exbonded labour are the most deprived of their right to education. The problems have been compounded by the violent conflict between the State and the Maoists. Thousands of schools in the rural areas are either closed or run by very few teachers. A number of schools have been destroyed, several teachers have been displaced from the schools and quite a few have become victims of brutal violence, including murder. The private schools and charity schools have also been affected by the conflict. Lately, frequent forced closures of the schools, and closures resulting from strikes and Bandhs have become another factor affecting the education of children. Exploitative Child Labour: Child labour in Nepal has a long tradition that reinforces the inherent inequality in Nepalese society. The worst forms of exploitative type of work conditions involving children are domestic worker, bonded labour, trafficking, armed conflict, prostitution, drug peddling, scavenging a n d rag picking, porter, domestic service, small bar and restaurant, overland transportation, auto repair workshops, carpet industries, bricks and tile kilns, match factory, leather tannery, mines and quarries. Employment of children as domestic helpers is widespread among the middle and upper class families. The statistics on the condition of domestic child workers in Nepal are quite alarming. The average age of a domestic child labourer is 13; 10 percent of the workers are under the age of 10 and 70 percent fall between the age group of 11 to 14 years. While 49 percent of the 17