6,100 women and children trafficked in 2016

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">As many as 6,100 women and children were reportedly trafficked from the country during the fiscal year 2072-73 BS, a report reveals.&nbsp;</span><br></p><p>The 'National Report on Human Trafficking' released by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today showed that 98 % among the trafficked were women.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The Report has projected that 13,600 women and children are vulnerable to human trafficking.&nbsp;</p><p>Some 3,900 women and children are still missing and over 70 % of them are children, according to the report.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>It is found that women and children have been coercively trafficked to China for sexual work and to Afghanistan, the United Kingdom and South Korea to engage them as security guard.&nbsp;</p><p>At least 312 cases of human trafficking have been registered at Nepal Police during the fiscal year.</p>