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Human Trafficking in Nepal Shifts from Routes to Digital Networks
Original: The Changing Nature of Human Trafficking in Nepal: From Traditional Routes to Digital Networks
Human trafficking in Nepal is changing form, with recruiters increasingly using digital networks and online platforms alongside the traditional overland routes that once dominated the trade. Analysts warn this shift makes recruitment harder to detect and victims harder to identify, as traffickers reach people directly through social media, fake job offers, and online romance scams before moving them across borders.
Why now: Fresh reporting on how traffickers in Nepal now recruit victims through online networks is drawing attention from human rights watchers.
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- The Changing Nature of Human Trafficking in Nepal: From Traditional Routes to Digital Networks · Homeland Security Today
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