Anti-Human Trafficking

Aims and Objectives

  • To provide an introduction to the extent of the global crime of human trafficking, and its complex and numerous challenges.
  • To promote an awareness of the measures needed to identify and protect victims.
  • To provide police officers with basic tools to identify and prosecute offenders.
  • To demonstrate the arrangements currently in place at national and international levels to reduce the opportunities for criminals to engage in human trafficking.
  • To explain the anti-human trafficking arrangements within the UAE and the role of the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking – set up by UAE Cabinet Order in 2007 to strengthen Federal Law 51,2006.

Location:
On Site and Off Site (UAE and GCC)

Benefits of Attending:
At the end of this course police officers should be able to:

  • Understand the scale of this major transnational crime.
  • Explain the role of the UAE National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking.
  • Describe the various forms of human trafficking.
  • Recognise the range of international measures that are being planned and executed to prevent and reduce trafficking at a national and international level.
  • Use agreed international indicators to identify victims of human trafficking.
  • Describe the benefits of coordination, cooperation and working in partnership to combat human trafficking.
  • Explain the functions of government and volunteer organisations in supporting victims of human trafficking and their families.
  • Outline the measures for enforcement action, leading to investigation and prosecution of offenders.
Course Synopsis

A. Global Scale of Human Trafficking

  • Definition of Trafficking
  • Global Statistics
  • Key Elements of Trafficking
  • Distinguishing between Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants
  • The Issue of Consent
  • Purpose of Trafficking in Persons Protocol
  • UN General Assembly Resolutions
  • Principles and Guidelines

B. International Laws and Protocols

  • Millennium Declaration, 2000.
  • UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (The Palermo Protocol).
  • UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons.
  • Arab Charter on Human Rights, 2004.
  • UAE Federal Laws.
  • Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, 2005.

C. The Role of International Organisations

  • UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
  • INTERPOL.
  • Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
  • UN Development Programme (UNDP).

D. Overview of the United Nations Global Framework for Action

  • Prosecution
  • Protection
  • Prevention
  • National Coordination and Cooperation
  • International Cooperation and Coordination

E. International Strategies and Best Practice Models

  • National Action Plans and Strategies.
  • UK Action Plan to Tackling Human Trafficking, 2007.
  • Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN,GIFT).
  • Developing a Multi-Agency Approach to Interventions.
  • Components of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
  • Responsibilities of Multi-Agency Groups.
  • Formal Cooperation Mechanisms between Law Enforcement and Non-Governmental Organisations.
  • Childoscope Directory (European Union).

F. The UAE National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking (NCCHT)

  • History and Structure
  • The UAE Legal Framework for  dealing with Human Trafficking
  • NCCHT Strategic Plan
  • NCCHT Responsibilities
  • NCCHT Achievements
  • Raising Public Awareness

G. Key indicators for the Identification of Victims of Human Trafficking

  • Understanding the Mindset of a Human Trafficking Victim.
  • Indicators of Human Trafficking.
  • Interacting with Victims.
  • Psychological Reactions of Victims.
  • Screening Tool for Victims.
  • Communicating with Victims.
  • Control Methods in Human Trafficking.

H. Prevention, Protection and Victim Support Arrangements

  • Concept of Witness Protection and Assistance
  • Assessing the Victim-Witness (Interpol Standard)
  • Opportunities for Partnerships

I. Investigation and Enforcement Strategies

  • Risk Assessment in Human Trafficking Investigations.
  • Crime Scene and Physical Evidence Examinations in Human Trafficking Investigations.
  • Interviewing Adult Victims of Human Trafficking.
  • Interviewing Child Victims of Human Trafficking.
  • Opportunities for Partnerships.
  • International Cooperation.
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