[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9442]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN NEPAL

  (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to draw attention to not only 
the human toll incurred by Nepal's earthquakes in April, but also 
atrocious exploitation occurring in the aftermath.
  Recent news reports have revealed that criminal groups, some 
masquerading as relief workers, are luring young girls and boys across 
borders into brothels in India into forced prostitution or into forced 
labor. Some traffickers have put a price on these young ones' lives, 
offering $500 per child.
  It is truly sickening that these criminals are using the chaos and 
insecurity following an earthquake that claimed 8,000 lives to steal 
many more vulnerable lives. The United Nations and some NGOs estimate 
between 12,000 and 15,000 girls are trafficked from Nepal alone.
  As a member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, I have 
introduced legislation targeting the demand for sex trafficking. Those 
who sell and purchase these young lives must be brought to justice, and 
government must take action. Nepal's most vulnerable cannot and should 
not be forgotten.

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