DUBAI: Two key bodies – the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) and Dubai Police — have launched a five-year plan to curb human trafficking.
The plan is aimed at supporting and raising awareness of four groups involved in this crime: victims, witnesses, staff of authorities combating trafficking in persons as well as the whole society, WAM quoted Head of the Dubai Police Human Trafficking Crimes Monitoring Centre, Lt Col Dr Sultan Al Jamal, as saying.
The plan also reportedly seeks to make the victims “ambassadors of the cause” in their home countries, he said, adding that a number of innovative programs will be used for the first time in the plan which also seeks to expand its reach overseas.
Sultan was quoted as saying that human trafficking is a cross-border and transnational crime that is carried out in a country of origin, a country of transit and a country of destination.
The launch of the initiative named ‘Protecting You Makes Us Happy’ coincides with the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, celebrated on July 30 every year to raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the promotion and protection of their rights, the report said.
Director of Dubai Police’s Human Rights Department, Brigadier Mohammed Al Murr, reportedly said the UAE is a leader in combating human trafficking and has launched several campaigns and initiatives and enacted tough legislations against the crime.
Al Mur reportedly noted that the initiative is in line with the core approaches pursued by the UAE’s National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking (NCCHT), a federal body formed in 2007.
The federal four-pronged anti-trafficking plan was designed to prevent the crime, enforce the law and provide necessary support to victims, reported WAM.
Director-General of the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children and member of the Federal National Council, Afra Al Basti, reportedly said that the support extended by the wise leaders was instrumental in consolidating the UAE’s stature as an oasis for safety and security.
