Despite the fact that both Nepal and India have numerous laws criminalizing trafficking and prescribing severe penalties for abusers, trafficking in women and girls flourishes between the two countries. Human Rights Watch's investigation reveals the involvement of police and other government officials at various points along the trafficking routes, but there has been little effort on the part of either government to investigate charges of official complicity or to punish those responsible. Police demand bribes in order not to arrest traffickers and brothel owners, or are themselves involved in trafficking.
Government officials protect traffickers who are politically influential.
This document protects the brothel owner from being charged in future with the prostitution of a minor. Thus, for a fee, the madam is assured of police collusion in keeping the trafficking victim captive, while the performance of a few legal routines protects the police from complaints of negligence. The testimony of women interviewed by Human Rights Watch supported charges of police collusion with pimps and brothel owners to profit from the trafficking and arrest of minor girls. Bharatiya Patita Udhar Sabha also charged that to set up a new brothel, large amounts of money ranging from Rs. This Web page was created using a BETA Version of HTML Transit 4.0.