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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Honors Nepali Anti-trafficking Activist
By KTM Metro Reporter
June 29, 2011: on the occasion of the release of the “2011 Trafficking in Persons Report” at the State Department in Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton honored Nepali anti-trafficking activist Charimaya Tamang among others yesterday with the “2011 Hero Acting to End Modern-Day Slavery Award”. She was honored with this award for her work on stopping the human trafficking. She is one of the 10 best activists honored for working on combating human trafficking.
Charimaya Tamang had been the victim of the trafficking. At 16, she was trafficked to India. Along with more than 200 other Nepali women, she was rescued in 1996. Upon her return to Nepal, Tamang filed a first ever-filed case against her traffickers at the district police. In 1997, hearing on the case, the District Court sentenced eight offenders involved in her trafficking.
In 2000, 15 other victims of trafficking and Tamang set up a non-governmental organization called Shakti Samuha to fight against trafficking, and to protect the victims of trafficking. She is also the member of the National Committee on Anti-trafficking.
The “2011 Trafficking in Persons Report” recognizes that Nepal has made considerable efforts on combating human trafficking with limited resources but the government has yet to meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.
