number of cases of illegal kidney transplantation have been reported by the media in the last couple of years. PPR Nepal and CTIP program partners working in Kavrepalanchowk district have in the last year documented many cases related to sale of kidneys for transplantation which indicate the existence of organ trade for commercial purposes. However, it has been a legal and social challenge to determine if these cases qualify as organ trafficking due to the lack of systematic documentation and evidence gathering. In Nepal, given the legal provision and framework, little research has been done to examine the link between the cases of exploitation, deception, and trafficking. Many donors consented to sell their kidneys upon being lured by the brokers but were cheated on the payment promised to them. To address this, PPR Nepal held a series of activities with the locals, key governmental and non-governmental stakeholders in Kavrepalanchowk district.
Under the CTIP program, stakeholders’ meetings were conducted in Dhulikhel and Kavre with a focus to control the sale of kidney for illegal transplantation. Leaflet and brochure on kidney trafficking was published and distributed at the community and district level in Kavrepalanchowk district and a poster depicting organ selling as a form of human trafficking was also published and distributed. Further, as an initiation to combat organ trafficking, Legal Awareness and Mobile Legal, Psychosocial and Health Clinic was organized in Hokse VDC of Kavre where the victims of kidney trafficking handed over written First Information Report (FIR) to the head of the District Police office.
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