SRC-027 · Complete metadata
Situation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Freed Haliyas in Sudurpaschim Province of Nepal (ESCR Yearbook 2022)
Felm · 2023
Record details
- Study population
- Freed Haliyas, with a special focus on women and persons with disabilities (PwDs)
- Geography
- 15 Municipalities across 5 districts of Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal (Kanchanpur, Doti, Dadeldhura, Baitadi, and Bajhang)
- Sample size
- 7,982 rights holders (households) and 211 duty bearers
- Method
- Qualitative / mixed methods: Empirical study using citizen-led monitoring via the "ESCR Mobile App" (Kobo Toolbox), fact-finding missions, Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), and case collection through referral help desks
- Labour system
- Haliya
- Themes
- Legal abolition & policy, Rehabilitation, Land & livelihoods, Gender & social exclusion
Recorded findings
- 97% of freed Haliyas are from Dalit communities. Only 10% of respondents have received the full rehabilitation package. 17% of men and 9% of women willingly or unwillingly remain in the Haliya system due to economic compulsion.
Repository note
Government records of Haliyas are often inaccurate because collectors haphazardly gather names without visiting houses, and Haliyas sometimes hide their identities for fear of former landlords.
Citation
Felm Nepal. (2023, March 27). Situation of economic, social and cultural rights of freed Haliyas in Sudurpaschim Province of Nepal (ESCR Yearbook 2022).