Nepal has promulgated many laws to combat traicking and transportaion. Womens trafficking prevention volunteers initiative nepal. Human trafficking in nepal news, sport and opinion from the. This study assesses nepals policies and laws that address the trafficking of women and children in terms of effectiveness, human rights, international obligations. This national report entitled trafficking in persons especially women and children is the continuous of the previous national reports. Due to the enhance of legal framework to tackle human. Human trafficking in nepal case study iwriteessays. Many charities have experience working with trafficked women and children but by donating to a charity already active in nepal you ensure that local knowledge and skills are already in place. Law reform proposals to amend the traffic in human control act, 1986.
As per the data provided by nepal police headquarters, human trafficking in the first. Many of these women who become involved in the sex world are compelled by economic. Sex trafficking especially women and children is a major issue in south asia, particularly in nepal. Combating trafficking in women and children for prostitution, 2002, represents a need and political commitment from countries in the saarc region. Human trafficking and transportation control rules, 2065 2008 date of publication on nepal gazette 206589 24 november 2008 in exercise of the powers conferred by section 29 of the human trafficking and transportation control act, 2064 2007 a. Mar 30, 2020 this short 20 mins documentary demonstrates the accomplishment of the government and civil society and the ongoing efforts to combat trafficking in nepal. Human trafficking in nepal is a growing criminal industry affecting multiple other countries beyond nepal, primarily across asia and the middle east. Labor brokerage and trafficking of nepali migrant workers. Agencies working to combat trafficking in nepal need to develop a more coherent and collaborative strategy. Its laws do not criminalize all forms of forced labor and sex trafficking, and despite a large number of nepali male trafficking victims overseas, government. The greed of people is also one of the major causes of girl trafficking in nepal. The osrtnhrc has already published five national reports since 2005. Oct 02, 20 3 angels nepal, a small nonprofit organization, fights the odds to rescue girls from the human trafficking trade in nepal and india.
The asia foundation commissioned kidney trafficking in nepal to understand the contextual specificities, trends, and patterns of organ trafficking in selected communities of kavrepalanchowk district to better identify the linkages and critical gaps in the legal, policy, and structural framework. Sexual exploitation, or sex trafficking, which is the focus of this paper is the mall type of trafficking in the country of nepal. We interviewed female survivors of human trafficking who had come back to nepal from the destination of trafficking and who were at the time supported by governmentallyauthorized local nongovernmental organizations ngos in katmandu, the capital of nepal. Sep 25, 2016 kathmandu after the massive 2015 earthquake, various reports confirm that human trafficking rate has gone up. Its not a new problem but one we urgently need to address.
Unicef annual report 2015 nepal executive summary nepal faced a year of humanitarian crises in 2015. Money is now of the utmost importance for the nepali population, and trafficking is a, unfortunately, quick source of income. Mental health of female survivors of human trafficking in nepal. Human trafficking is significant to our exploration of nepal because of the popular argument that human trafficking and child marriages will become even more problematic after the 2015 earthquake. D government of nepal has issued the following rules. Human trafficking human trafficking has received increasing global attention over the past decade.
So far, the 3 angels booths stop an average of 12 girls being trafficked every day. Human trafficking in nepal there are many purposes for human trafficking. May 06, 2015 opportunists are pouncing on the chaos in nepal to force vulnerable people into slavery. Nepal has one of the highest rates of human trafficking in the world, the national human rights commission in its 2016 report, estimated the number of trafficked women and children to be between 8000 to 9000 with 9000 to 9500 attempted to traffic between 20 to 2014 and 2014 to 2015. Despite many anti trafficking initiatives by the government of nepal, ingos and donor agencies nepal is still experiencing an increasing trend of people being trafficked to cross boarder countries especially to india and gulf countries for forced prostitution and labor exploitation. Thankfully, police and staff from maiti nepal, a unicefsupported ngo that works to prevent trafficking, intercepted maya and her friend at the border and took them to maiti nepals transit centre, where they were offered counselling and proper care. Vins womens trafficking preventionproject aims to prevent the trafficking of young girls within nepal and internationally. English analysis on nepal about protection and human rights, children, women and earthquake. Preventing human trafficking shakti samuaha in nepal is the first ngo in the world formed by trafficking survivors, and more than 120 survivors attended its conference in march to commemorate international womens day. Cases of human trafficking in nepal occur in many areas like. Pdf human traffi cking is the fastest growing, criminal industry in the world.
Human trafficking and transportation control act, 2064. Policy analysis an assessment of laws and policies for the prevention and control of trafficking in nepal prepared by. Human traffickers are targeting nepal we must do more to. Nepal seems to be disproportionately affected by human trafficking, as 20,000 women and girls 12 are smuggled across the border every year. Before, human trafficking in nepal was confined to sexual exploitation and was limited mainly to the trafficking of young girls and women to india for sexual exploitation. Maiti nepal, which was founded by 2010 nzz heroes awardee anuradha koirala in 1993, focuses on the prevention of girl trafficking and the rehabilitation of trafficking survivors through counselling and nonformal education. It is the continuation of a threeyear antitrafficking programme. Human trafficking in nepal is a growing criminal industry affecting multiple other countries. Nepal has raiied many human rights treaies and convenions including ilo convenions and four internaional humanitarian laws as of april 2009. The earthquakes that struck nepal on 25 april and 12 may 2015 were devastating, with an estimated total affected population of 2. Kumar nepal had been working for maiti nepal, the bestknown anti trafficking organization in nepal, for eight years. Eight ways to help stop human trafficking in nepal new. Sexual exploitation, or sex trafficking, which is the focus of this paper is the main type of trafficking in the country of nepal. Charities such as 3 angels nepal set up small checkpoints along the border to intercept traffic and help to stop human trafficking.
According to indias 2008 integrated plan of action to. Initially, trafficking of women and girls for forced sex work and, to a lesser extent, domestic servitude, were the sole focus of advocacy and assistance. Girls trafficking in nepal problems, causes, solution. Nepal is mainly a source country for men, women and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking. The country report has attempted to dig out the real situation of trafficking in nepal. Acknowledgement iwouldtoexpresssinceregratitudetowardsmyprofessorsandteachersfromaalborguniversitywhohelpedmethroughoutmyeducation. Today, there is recognition that women, children and men are trafficked into many different. In the european union for example, most member states have not been able to implement new and tougher penalties and laws that address the situation. Office of the special rapporteur on trafficking in persons nhrcosrt, nepal. Introduction thousands of people are becoming victims of slavery and human trafficking every year in most parts of the world.
By providing a glimpse of victims lives, it showcases the successes and challenges to protect victims, prosecute traffickers, and prevent trafficking. Human trafficking and transportation nepal law commission. Many girls are sold into trafficking because of poverty and lack of education. The recorded trafficking history of nepalese women and girls for sexual exploitation dates back to the fall of the rana regime in nepal 1950s. Bangladesh, india, nepal and sri lanka have all taken steps in the right direction to combat human trafficking.
Anti human trafficking human trafficking is a traditional and organized crime prevalent in nepal from long ago. Abstract this study has developed a conceptual framework to provide a clearer understanding of the process and context of sex trafficking from nepal. Conference participants focused on preventing human trafficking of vulnerable populations, particularly adolescent girls. Nepal emerging as major hub for drug trafficking the. Ratna kapur advocate december 2000 kathmandu, nepal nick langton, representative pankaja bhattarai, program officer new delhi, india dr. With a steady rise in the number of drugs abusers in nepal, the number of people arrested on the charge of smuggling is noticeably increasing of late. Nepal country report on trafficking and human security 5 acknoledgement we would like to express our gratitude to rmmru, bangladesh for financial assistance for the country report on trafficking and human security. In nepal, human trafficking is considered as a major form of violence and a heinous crime. The exploitation of women and children by forcing them by one way or. Trafficking in persons especially on women and children in nepal pdf. Quantitative data were analysed from case records of 202 sextrafficked women at rehabilitation centres in nepal. Protecting nepalese children from trafficking and unsafe.