Trafficking through Indo-Nepal Border- A Gendered Phenomenon

• SNEHA PATEL

  Dr. Rammanohar Lohia avadh University

Human trafficking is one of the most challenging threats to societies across the world. Its spread and effect are perilous for humanity. Among all forms of trafficking, trafficking in women is the worst, and the concentration of such forms of trafficking is particularly widespread in developing countries. In the South-Asian region, it is most rampant on the Indo-Nepal border. According to some estimates the number of women trafficked here each year are close to 7,000. The open border between India and Nepal invariably works as a facilitator of this heinous crime. Indian borders also often work as conduits to this trafficking for exporting women to different parts of South East Asia and Middle East. Although there are many international and national laws in force to curb human trafficking, it has failed in effect to check the trade due to non non-implementation of these laws by the enforcement agencies. In this paper, an attempt is made to examine the issue of women trafficking between India and Nepal and various initiatives taken by the concerned agencies to curb this activity. The paper also evaluates the efforts made bilaterally to eradicate this phenomenon and the marginality of such efforts in the overall India-Nepal relations.

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