NCJ Number
224096
Journal
Violence Against Women Volume: 14 Issue: 8 Dated: August 2008 Pages: 905-916
Date Published
August 2008
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This study examined characteristics and outcomes of sex trafficking survivors in Nepal.
Abstract
The study found that all individuals in the sample suffered somatic and behavioral sequelae. Three quarters of the survivors eventually returned to their villages to live. These results suggest that current rehabilitation and reintegration programs were producing positive results. The work cites a need for more systematic diagnosis, record keeping, and outcome studies as well as education to reduce stigma and promote safe migration practices. It was noted that there had been little systematic research on therapy, rehabilitation, and social reintegration of women formerly trafficked into prostitution, and this study sought to examine the characteristics and outcomes of Nepali sex trafficking survivors. Twenty case files of survivors rehabilitated in the shelter of an antitrafficking nongovernmental organization (NGO) were randomly selected from the years 1996 through 2004. The NGO had sheltered a total of 321 girls and women in this time frame that had been rescued from a trafficking situation, and 80 of these cases which involved brothel prostitution in India were selected as the population for analysis. These cases were said to represent the form of trafficking that was the most extreme, associated with the greatest psychological and physical trauma, most stigmatized, and most controversial with respect to reintegration. The study group of 20 was selected at random for detailed analysis. Tables, references