Senior citizens are becoming victims of financial, physical, psychological and sexual abuse day by day. They are suffering from their own children. There is no proper care and nurturing for them. The situation of not having children is also sad.

Incidents of not even allowing them to move freely against the principle of human rights, quarreling among children over property, mental abuse and leading to psycho-social deviations are also increasing .

Based on the data of Nepal Police from 2012 to 2024, the data prepared by Aging Nepal contains data on financial, physical, psychological and sexual abuse of senior citizens . Accordingly, 31 in 2012, 15 in 2013, 12 in 2014, 15 in 2015, 8 in 2016, 10 in 2017, 8 in 2018, 9 in 2019, 4 in 2021, 3 in 2021, 23 in 2022, 23 in 2023 In 17 and 2024, there was an incident of financial abuse against 17 senior citizens. Among them, 78 are male and 94 are female. In this period of time, 7 men and 11 women died due to financial abuse. There is data that 3 women and 3 men died in cases of sexual abuse. From 2012 to 2024, there were 674 incidents of physical abuse on senior citizens. Out of which 397 are male and 277 are female . Meanwhile, the data shows that 213 men and 180 women have died.

Out of every 24 cases of elder abuse, only one complaint is filed. The remaining 23 incidents of abuse are suppressed, hidden and concealed within the home. Therefore, it can be estimated that the data of non-public events is more. In some cases, for various reasons, the victim himself does not want to bring the incident out. The family and society also cover up and make the victim hostile. Incidents that reach the police also end in reconciliation. Thus, it seems that the senior citizens are not getting justice .

Violence against senior citizens is not taken seriously. Those involved are coerced, pressured within the home or community . When the incident becomes public, the fear of losing social value, honor and dignity spreads from home to community .

There is a national/international policy and legal, institutional and programmatic arrangement for the protection and promotion of the rights of senior citizens. Muluki Dewani Samhita, 2074 mentions various provisions regarding the duties of children towards their parents. Today, the same old people have to live by being harassed by the children they gave birth to, being victims of abuse, and being neglected .

Senior Citizens Act, 2063, Senior Citizens Regulations, 2065, Social Security Act, 2075. In public transport, two seats are reserved for senior citizens. However, there is abuse without implementation. The Local Government Operation Act, 2074 and the Revised Senior Citizens Act, 2079 have made the ward offices of local bodies responsible for the rights, interests, social justice and security of senior citizens. However, senior citizens have not been able to realize the state. Even in cases of abuse, there is a political smell. Even in the five-year plans, the sustainable development goal seems to emphasize on maintaining social justice by making the lives of senior citizens easy, safe and dignified. Despite the mentioned constitution, law, policy, plan and budget and institutional arrangements, it seems that the suffering of senior citizens has not been addressed. The perpetrator has not been brought to the scope of legal action .

The perpetrators of financial, social, physical and mental abuse should be brought to justice by making them partners in punishment. It seems necessary for the society to make the families responsible for not taking care of them properly. Easy justice should be given to senior citizens. Concerned agencies, civil society, and media must fulfill their responsibilities to bring remote suffering cases to legal process. Addressing the issue of gender violence based on senior citizen-friendly policies, laws and evidence from the household, society, local level, state and association, pledge to end abuse against senior citizens from today. Let's learn to do and teach .