AATWIN

Alliance Against Trafficking in Women and Children in Nepal (AATWIN) is a national-level network of non-governmental organizations, was formally formed on 6 June 1997, to strengthen the campaign against human trafficking and for human rights; focused on women’s and children’s human rights. At present there are 44 organizations as a member from various part of Nepal.

In Nepal, rapid technological advancements and the development of infrastructure in the past few decades have contributed to the massive flow of people around the globe. The expansion of international trade and the globalization of the economy has supplemented this flow, creating greater risk of trafficking and exploitation. Trafficking in persons is widespread in Nepal and a serious threat to the country’s socioeconomic development. It takes the form of the internal, cross-border, and international trafficking of men, women, and children. Although the most recognized form of TIP is sex trafficking, with the changing modus operandi, other forms of trafficking include forced labor, forced marriage, organ extraction, child labor, child marriage, domestic servitude, and cheap labor.

Most of the stakeholders and accountable authorities, civil society and general population are in need of conceptual clarity about human trafficking, human smuggling and other exploitations related to trafficking

‘Dimensions and Trends of Human Trafficking: Identification & Responses’

In the quest of ways to tackle the changing paradigm more effectively and to share about the changing scenario of human trafficking in global setting, AATWIN will conduct panel discussion session on the occasion of WSF 2024. The discussion session will be focused in finding ways to bring Nepal’s laws/ acts related to human trafficking in alignment of Palermo protocol, global situation of post Palermo protocol scenario and sharing of learnings regarding the current dimensions and trends and responses to different issues related to human trafficking.

Objective:

1. To bring forward the related issues of human trafficking to discuss about their global trend, changing scenario and discuss way outs.
2. To gather international commitments and solidarity and to share learnings from around the world on Identification, rescue, repatriation, rehabilitation and reintegration.
3. twork building and enhance the coordination for the collective effort to end the human trafficking.

Panelists:

1. Dr. Meena Poudel, Expert

2. Ms. Tara Bhandari, Chairperson, AATWIN

3. Ms. Charimaya Tamang, Survivor Leader, Shakti Samuha

Moderator: Ms. Benu Maya Gurung, Executive Director, AATWIN