The following story is a transcript from the translator at Shakti Samuha. It is so familiar to me that I can almost hear the voice, a husky whispered diatribe with no emotion; only the tears streaming down the face of the victim as she talked betrayed her pain and suffering.
"My name is Sita. My permanent house is in Sindhupalchowk district. I am from a lower class family. We were 7 members at home - 5 children including parents. I had to do every household work even in my...
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Nanda, 16, was married when she was seven, and moved in with her husband on her 14th birthday. She is from Nepalgung; her husband's family live in a village two hours' walk away.
She was visiting her mother in Nepalgung and had been left alone in the house when a man professing to be a friend of the family came into the home. He offered Nanda sweetmeats, which she ate. She started to feel distracted and confused. The man suggested they go for a walk; though unhappy she was unable to...
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It is clear that both the police and military are involved in support of trafficking groups, a fact accepted by government departments (I spoke at length with a spokesman from the Ministry of Women), but that little in real terms was being done about it. Corruption is rife at all levels in Nepal and is openly discussed within ministries and by the general populace. The following case offers some insight.
Kopila, a girl living near to [our former partner] Maiti Nepal's Transit Home, was...
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