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UAE News Agency (WAM), Monday 31 May 2010


Abu Dhabi Police Hold Symposium On Dangers Of Human Trafficking


Abu Dhabi, WAM:

The General Headquarters of Abu Dhabi Police tackles all forms of human trafficking crimes and seeks to adopt comprehensive preventive security strategy to curb the crime and bring perpetrators to books, said Col. Dr Rashid Mohammed Burasheed, head of the organized crime at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Abu Dhabi Police.

This came during a symposium held by the department today at Aloft Hotel Abu Dhabi, on the risks of human trafficking. The five-day forum is attended by representatives from the ministries of Interior and Labor , Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution, National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking, Shelter Centers and Police College.

The symposium is being held under directives of the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Burasheed noted that the forum, which is organized under patronage of Major General Mohammed bin Al Awadhi, director general of Human Resources, acting director general of police operations, aims to increase awareness about the human trafficking issue, expand information database and statistical reports on the phenomenon and increase of technical assistance in this field and forging partnerships in coordination with the local and international competent authorities to effectively deal with the issue.

He reiterated that dealing with the human trafficking problem is a national responsibility and one of the most pressing issues grabbing the local, regional and international attention due to its devastating effect on communities.

Burasheed disclosed that the CID is working closely with the competent authorities to strike strategic partnerships to prevent the crime and bring offenders to justice.

Lt. Col. Dr Khalid Saeed Al Naqbi, a lecturer at police college, delivered a lecture on the human trafficking crime, indicating that " it is a form of modern bondage", citing that 1- 2 million people are being traded worldwide, of whom 150, 000 people are from South Asia and 250, 000 people from South East Asia.

He underscored that the human trafficking is a violation to human rights as victims undergo physical mistreatment and social stigma. He cited the ways adopted by perpetrators, among others, coercion, sexual abuse, beating, freedom restriction, confinement in inhuman circumstances, fake work contracts, fake marriage and others.

Al Naqbi shed light on the United Nations protocol on banning human trafficking and the federal law number 3 of year 1987, the federal law number 51 of year 2006, and the federal law number 39 of year 2006 on international cooperation in the criminal laws, which punished the human trafficking crimes.

He noted that the human trafficking crimes are mainly world organized crimes, which are mostly found in the poorest areas in the world and left impact on urban areas, adding that the crime requires concerted international efforts, calling on all authorities to cooperate with police to deal with the crime.

The federal law number 51 of year 2006 on anti human trafficking is the first of its kind across the Arab world. It was enacted in coordination with the federal laws pertaining to the entry and residency of foreigners' law, as well labor relation regulation laws.

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