Human trafficking and selling of livestock has been a major issue in Nepalese society, even when we were growing up in the development of human rights. In ancient times in Nepal, crimes related to human trafficking were done by kings, so this action was not prohibited because humans were considered as a simple purchase. In the present time the influence of tradition can still be found in our society in the selling and buying people. When people are sold for prostitution or other exploitative purposes, it is known as human trafficking.
Human Trafficking, the bringing of people abroad for purchase, is morally depraved. Taking advantage of the young and vulnerable by force and abuse of power, manipulating their victims through fear, the traffickers bring their victims to distant cities or abroad and put them in unfamiliar places where they can be easily taken advantage of.
Women and children are being sold due to the lack of opportunities for adequate employment, an open border with India, poverty, lack of political instability, etc. About 2.5 million adolescents and millions of children worldwide are victims of human trafficking. Only 1 out of 100 victims involved in human trafficking are rescued. Nepal has been the source and destination for transit labor foremen, women, and children for human trafficking. Nepalese women and girls are sold in India and Arab countries east countries for sexual exploitation.
Nepalese men, women, and children are forced to work in construction, factories and mines in India, Gulf countries, and Asia. Some Nepalese women who agree to marriage with Chinese and South Korean men through Nepalese companies are victims of trafficking. Similarly, they also risk becoming domestic workers. Some people of Bangladesh and other countries have made fake jobs in the Gulf countries presenting fake Nepali documents, and target illiterate and uneducated people for human trafficking. Illegal manpower companies have adopted such measures to avoid government laws. In Nepal, there are many workers from agriculture, brick-making, and other industries suffering from trafficking. Nepali women work as domestic servants at private residences, guesthouses and restaurants at increasing rates. Many Nepalese children and women whose houses and livestock were destroyed in the 2015 earthquake, constitute the principal victims.
Traffickers are using social networks and mobile technology to tempt and even bury their victims. The primary reasons for human trafficking include the lack of education and awareness. In Nepalese society, corruption within the country and an open border constitute additional reasons. Why does a person feel encouraged to sell human beings? People sell others as slaves for money because they lack of morality. Greedy people are attracted to money and will do anything for it, causing people to be sold like animals.
First of all, the law related to human rights needs to be strictly followed. Weaknesses in the law need to be addressed. People who inform on such crimes need to be rewarded. Victims need to be given proper compensation. They should be given employment and society needs to treat them well. All educated people need to take action against this crime. Such action needs to start with us. The human trafficking network is spread not only in Nepal, but also throughout the world. The law within one country is not capable of controlling human trafficking and behavior. It has become a world-wide challenge. Many in Nepal consider victims of sex trafficking merely to have suffered a case of bad luck or karma. In Nepal, such offenses are prohibited by the state, and human trafficking is forbidden by Nepal’s law, which is considered to be written under the constitution’s authority. The abolition of slavery was announced by former Prime Minister Chandrasamsher in April 13, 1925.
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