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Human trafficking victims forced to sell their organs share harrowing stories

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January 21, 2023, 01:14:29 PM
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/human-trafficking-victims-forced-to-sell-their-organs-share-harrowing-stories

Human trafficking victims forced to sell their organs share harrowing stories

Each year, an estimated 35,000 Nepalis are sold into modern slavery. They are vulnerable in part because of their economic conditions, as of the 29 million people who live in Nepal, nearly half live in poverty. But the country is trying to fight back and police recently busted a network that was trafficking people into neighboring India for the illegal sale of their kidneys. Zeba Warsi reports.
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