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Human Trafficking in Nepal: Post-Earthquake Risk and Response

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Bishal Gyawali ,
June Keeling  and
Per Kallestrup
Bishal Gyawali*
Affiliation:
Center for Global Health, Aarhus University (GloHAU), Aarhus, Denmark Nepal Development Society, Bharatpur, Nepal
June Keeling
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Clinical Sciences, University of Chester, United Kingdom.
Per Kallestrup
Affiliation:
Center for Global Health, Aarhus University (GloHAU), Aarhus, Denmark
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Bishal Gyawali, PhD Fellow, Center for Global Health, Aarhus University (GloHAU), Bartholins Allé 2, Building 1261, 2.15, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark (e-mail: bishal@ph.au.dkk; bishalforu@hotmail.com).
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Abstract

As Nepal mourns the 1-year commemoration of the April 2015 earthquake and its aftershocks that killed more than 8500 people and left thousands injured and displaced, other more hidden repercussions of the resultant chaotic environment need attention: the increased risk of human trafficking. Considering that natural disasters provide a milieu for this illicit trade, there is a need for a robust response from stakeholders such as donors, civil society organizations, and government organizations against human trafficking following disasters such as the Nepal earthquake. Responsibility to prevent and fight trafficking should be explicitly included in the mandate of relief and rehabilitation mechanisms set up at the national level to coordinate the disaster relief response, serving to support populations in both rural and urban areas. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:153–154)

Keywords

earthquakehuman traffickingpublic healthNepal
Type
Commentaries
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , April 2017 , pp. 153 - 154
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2016 

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