The Human Trafficking Monitoring Center of the Dubai Police General Directorate for Human Rights recorded four reports during the first half of this year, involving 16 accused, in exchange for four victims.
The director of the center, Col. Dr. Sultan Al-Jammal, said that the index has dropped positively in the last two years. Four reports were recorded in the first half of last year for four victims and nine defendants were involved, compared to six in the first half of 2016, Eighteen defendants were involved, also down from the first half of 2015, which recorded nine communications involving 13 victims and 14 accused.
He attributed the decline in the index of these issues to the efforts of the competent authorities at the state level, and delivered awareness campaigns overseen by the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking Crimes locally and internationally, pointing out that the existence of a strict law and the application of severe penalties for the settlement of these crimes is also crucial. Especially since the UAE was one of the first countries to initiate and implement this law.
The Center provided, in cooperation with the concerned authorities, 13 material support and 16 legal support for victims of human trafficking during the first half of this year, compared to 18 material support and 17 legal support in the same period last year.
He added that the Center is implementing an advanced program called "Not alone", which specializes in following up and treating all human rights and human rights issues related to this type of case, in order to provide care and care for victims of human trafficking and provide legal support to them in coordination and cooperation with relevant local and federal bodies.
He pointed out that one of the specialized programs provided by the Center is "Human Rights Protectors", which aims at raising the efficiency of national cadres specialized in combating such crimes or providing care and protection to them. He pointed out that the Center organized four training courses during the course of the current year, benefiting 102 trainees who are involved in combating human trafficking crimes. In addition, 10 training courses were organized during the past year, benefiting 297 trainees. 2016.
Al-Gammal stressed that the efforts exerted in the field of rehabilitation and training are no less important than the fight because they help to prevent these crimes before they occur or to monitor and treat them at an early stage. He pointed out that the Center provides a diploma in combating human trafficking crimes, And to analyze the best practices and experiences. It also deals with a field aspect that deals with the best skills of research, investigation and monitoring of crime.
"hand by hand"
The Director of the Human Trafficking Center at the Dubai Police General Department for Human Rights, Dr. Sultan Al-Jammal, said that another program, Handa Bead, aims to enhance cooperation and partnership with the public and private sectors in dealing with human trafficking cases. , And implemented through this program about 39 visits to several quarters, and the Center offers another program «Do not close your eyes», aims to raise awareness and educate members of the community of these crimes.
He stressed that these programs have contributed significantly to enhance the general sense of the dangers of trafficking in humans, and how to help the competent authorities to combat it.