Religious minorities of Nepal who have been facing structural discrimination and exclusion are highly vulnerable in the times of crisis.

According to a research titled ‘Disaster Vulnerability and Religious Minorities in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic’ conducted and promoted by the Asian Human Rights Commission and Nepal-based Samari Utthan Sewa, religious minorities are more vulnerable to the disasters such as the COVID pandemic.

They are susceptible to discrimination in terms of enjoying their basic rights in the times of disasters due to religious belief, discrimination, lack of education, poverty and lack of knowledge about their rights. The study had included 371 households, of which 128 were Hindu households in Chitwan, 122 from Christian households in Sarlahi and 121 from Muslim households in Morang on the basis of purposive sampling.

https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/religious-minorities-marginalised-people-more-vulnerable-to-humanitarian-crisis/