Quake Victims Trafficked

Shaun Keating Nepal, News Feather Story 2015

Nepal bans unaccompanied travel for children.

Human traffickers preying on Nepal earthquake victims.

  1. 2 earthquakes in Nepal killed over 8,600 people this spring.
  2. Hundreds of thousands of people lost their homes.
  3. Those affected by the quake are at high risk of being trafficked.
  4. Last week, Nepal rescued 64 kids traveling with strangers.
  5. India rescued 26 kids in 20 days being trafficked from Nepal.
  6. The kids are taken to brothels or garment factories.
  7. Nepal has banned children <16 from traveling without adults.
  8. Nepal has placed its security and police forces on high alert.

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