Women Traffickers

We are now back in Kathmandu.

While at the border station we heard many stories of rescued girls. We also saw pictures of many of the caught traffickers and heard about their sentences. What really surprised me was the amount of female traffickers. About sixty percent of the pictures were of women. I guess I thought women would be wiser or more compassionate. I thought wrong.

All of the traffickers looked like anyone else on the street. They could easily blend in. It sure would make it easier if they carried signs!

We also met a member of the Human Rights Council. They work in direct cooperation with PRC and other NGOs in regards to trafficking.

Collectively they have worked with law makers to get stronger sentences for traffickers. Not so long ago it was difficult to prosecute, let alone sentence, a trafficker. Now they are getting lengthy sentences. I am told it is different than in the U.S. If the sentence is ten years, they serve ten years.