Monday, April 14, 2014

Nepal and human trafficking

Nepal is a small country in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and is bordered by China and India. 81% of the population practices Hinduism, even Nepal has a sacred place in Budhism as the birth place of Buddha. Over 76% of the workforce is employed by agriculture. They grow tea, rice, wheat, sugarcane, jute and tobacco. It is also common for them to have such animals as water buffalo and to sell the meat from these animals. Most rural houses are made from bamboo framework and walls of mud and cow dung mix. Soccer, or football is the most poplar sport, but cricket has gained popularity there as well. The most popular cuisine is dal bhat which soup served on rice with spices and curried vegetables. Another popular cuisine is momo which is sticky buns, with or without fillings. Nepal was ruled by kings and they still celebrate holidays the revolve around them such as the king's birthday etc. Nepal is considered by the US to be a tier 2 country in regards to human trafficking. As many as 5,000 to 10,000 Nepali women and girls are trafficked each year for the sex slave trade between Nepal and India. Nepal is 157th out of 164 on list of human development index between countries which translates to meaning they have a big issue with inequality between people in Nepal. The victims are typically that of unprivileged girls and women who have little or no edication and a indigenoious people. The traffickers tend to be the victims on neighbors, relatives, even parents. They pass the girls along by even obtain fake documents for the victim to cross the border, but then withhold them from the victim so there is no way for them to get back. There are also very many different native languages spoken in Nepal which makes it very uncommon for any of these to speak the language of the country they are taken too.

1 comment:

  1. Alison. Please remember that there is a 500 word minimum requirement for these blog posts. Thanks.

    Sean

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