How Nepal is shifting justice in its approach to internal trafficking

In 2024, Durgeshwori received justice when her perpetrator, who had coerced her into internal trafficking, was charged with human trafficking under the Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Act, 2064, by the Kathmandu District Court.

Durgeshwori (name changed), 16, of Dhadeldhura, arrived in Kathmandu in search of a better life for herself and her economically deprived family. Tragically, her dreams and hopes were cruelly exploited when she met Tyson Tamang, the manager of Sunita Khaja Ghar, Nayabajar, through a friend, Sita (name changed). As it turned out, Sunita Khaja Ghar was jointly run by Tyson and his partner, Sunita Nepali, at Jorpati, Kathmandu.