Kathmandu, Nov. 26 -- Until about a decade ago, women and girls in Nepali society were particularly at high risk of domestic violence, physical assault and sexual violence.However, with the evolution of information technology and easy access to the internet, the nature of violence has changed. In recent years, women and girls have increasingly found themselves severely affected by "digital" and "online" violence.

As such violence, stemming from the misuse of technology, takes a more severe form, stakeholders have stressed the need for strict measures to immediately control and regulate it. On the first day of the "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence," which began on Tuesday, speakers at a special program organized by UN Wom...