Prostitution in Nepal
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Though prostitution in Nepal is illegal, thousands of prostitutes work in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. There are a number of massage parlor
s in Thamel
, a tourist area of Kathmandu, where sex for money is easily available. Girls can be easily picked up from dance bar
s in Kathmandu. Another form of prostitution is in cabin restaurant where clients go and drink with girls, afterwards clients pick out a girl and leave.
is a major problem which has made international news. Every month 7,000 Nepali girls are trafficked to India where they are forced into prostitution, the government has said. Nepalese women and girls, especially virgins, are favoured in India, because of their fair skin and young looks. Over 40% of 484 prostituted girls rescued during major raids of brothels in Mumbai in 1996 were from Nepal
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Massage parlor
A massage parlor is a business where customers can receive a massage. Sometimes the term is synonymous with brothel as the term "massage" may be used as a euphemism for paid sexual favours....
s in Thamel
Thamel
Thamel is a popular tourist destination in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is a full Wi-fi zone in Nepal. Thamel has been the centre of the tourist industry in Kathmandu for over four decades starting from the hippie movement when many artists came to Nepal and spent weeks in Thamel...
, a tourist area of Kathmandu, where sex for money is easily available. Girls can be easily picked up from dance bar
Dance bar
The term dance bar is used in India to refer to bars in which adult entertainment in the form of dances by relatively well-covered women are performed for male patrons in exchange for cash. Though dance bars were banned in the Maharashtra state, in August 2005, with the passing of the Police Bill,...
s in Kathmandu. Another form of prostitution is in cabin restaurant where clients go and drink with girls, afterwards clients pick out a girl and leave.
Human trafficking to India
Human trafficking of women and girls to IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
is a major problem which has made international news. Every month 7,000 Nepali girls are trafficked to India where they are forced into prostitution, the government has said. Nepalese women and girls, especially virgins, are favoured in India, because of their fair skin and young looks. Over 40% of 484 prostituted girls rescued during major raids of brothels in Mumbai in 1996 were from Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
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Further reading
- Gomare et al. (2002) Adopting strategic approach for reaching out to inaccessible population viz Abstract WePeF6707F abstract, The XIV International AIDS Conference.