Three generations of a family denied citizenship

भिडियो हेर्न तलको बक्स भित्र क्लिक गर्नुहोस

 Gayatri Nepali’s battle to acquire citizenship for herself and her family has been going on for 30 years with no relief in sight.
The 61-year-old grandmother of two was married to a Nepali in Chitwan, who did not have a citizenship. Her husband died before his children had come of age to seek citizenship.
Lacking both the birth registration and citizenship certificates of herself and her husband, Nepali continues to suffer under an unfair system that discriminates against women for citizenship.
Nepali, her two sons and two grandchildren were all born in Nepal and have never left the country but have not got the citizenship card.
“I thought of getting citizenship through my father but legal experts told me this is almost impossible for a married woman,” said Nepali. She was also told that it would not help her children even if she managed to get citizenship that way.
To add to her woes, Nepali’s eldest daughter-in-law eloped, leaving her two children in the care of the old woman after learning that her husband lacked citizenship.

She is now worried how her grandchildren, who are aged 2 and 4, will be able to complete their education and get good jobs and own land without citizenship.

भिडियो हेर्न तलको बक्स भित्र क्लिक गर्नुहोस