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Shelter treats a victim of “human trafficking” and returns her to her homeland with a job and a home

“Ewaa” ensured the physical and psychological treatment of the victim.

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The Abu Dhabi Center for Shelter and Humanitarian Care (Ewaa) revealed its success in helping a survivor of human trafficking, returning her to her country after receiving the necessary physical and psychological treatment, providing her with a home and a job, and bearing the costs of her mother’s treatment, referring to his work with the competent authorities to extract victims of trafficking. In humans from their suffering, and give them new opportunities to live a decent life.

The survivor stated that her story began with the deterioration of her mother's health condition, as she did not have enough money for her treatment, and her suffering continued until she thought that she had found a job opportunity abroad as a domestic worker, and she agreed immediately, indicating that her papers had been prepared, and her mother left in the hope of returning to her the amount required for her treatment. .

She said, "I soon discovered that the job opportunity was fake, and I found myself locked in a prostitution network, and I was subjected to physical, psychological, and sexual abuse over the course of two months, and I imagined that my life was over, until the police intervened, raided the apartment in which I was locked up, and arrested the perpetrators."

She added, “The police referred me to a shelter, which took care of me and ensured my physical and psychological treatment until I was able to overcome my painful experience.

The center also helped me find a job in my country, covered the costs of my mother's treatment, and gave me a home where I can live in safety and peace,” noting that after she felt despair, everything changed for one moment.

For its part, the Abu Dhabi Center for Shelter and Humanitarian Care (Ewaa) warned of the possibility of falling prey to human trafficking, indicating that this possibility increases among marginalized and vulnerable groups.

Ewaa identified a number of reasons for increasing the possibility of falling into the clutches of human trafficking gangs, including unstable living conditions that affect the environment and turbulent economic conditions, previous exposure to violence and human trafficking, leakage from juvenile and care homes, poverty and material need, in addition to Survivors of wars and areas of armed conflict.

He stated that the environment and turbulent economic conditions affect the ability of individuals to discern danger and avoid it, such as trusting strangers on social networking sites, and that former victims of abuse are more likely to fall victim to human trafficking again, especially if they do not obtain the necessary psychological rehabilitation, pointing out He pointed out that children who drop out of care homes are exposed to abuse more than others, as it is easy to lure them in and exploit them sexually and financially, in addition to the fact that material need affects the practical decisions of individuals, and exposes them to the trap of exploitation and imaginary job offers. Victims of war are also exposed to exploitation by smugglers and armed militias, and many fall Some of them are victims of human trafficking.

Ewaa warned that violence has many faces, and that the UAE punishes psychological violence and protects individuals from psychological abuse by force of law, as anyone who violates the articles of Federal Decree Law No. 10 of 2019 regarding protection from domestic violence is punished with imprisonment and a fine, noting Noting that psychological abuse is defined according to Article “5”, as any act or statement that causes psychological harm to the victim, and the Ewaa Center supports all efforts to reduce psychological violence and abuse, and helps its victims of all groups, and provides them with comprehensive care services.

He explained that human traffickers use the victim's personal information, especially with regard to financial hardships, family conflicts, and crises of self-confidence, to win over victims and personalize their attempts, indicating that human traffickers often hide their crimes behind seemingly real businesses and jobs, using non-verbal language. Clear, promotional pictures to avoid suspicion, calling on individuals in the event of facing the danger of human trafficking, or knowing someone in need of assistance, to call the center's hotline (8007283).

• "Ex-victims of abuse are more likely to fall into the nets of human traffickers."

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