UAE Efforts to combat human trafficking and abolish all forms of slavery
The United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) has been identified as a key player in the global anti-human trafficking campaign. The country has worked tirelessly to combat all forms of human trafficking and completely eradicate this crime. The UAE has taken the lead in the region by enacting Federal Law No. 51 of 2006 on Combating Human Trafficking Crimes. The UAE ratified the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Human Trafficking (Palermo Protocol) in 2009, as amended in 2013. The protocol was incorporated into Law No. 51 of 2006. The law was amended again in February 2015 to strengthen victim and witness support and protection, as well as to raise awareness of human trafficking crimes. Sexual exploitation, prostitution, slavery, forced labor, coercion, trade in human organs, begging, and all practices similar to exclusion and forced labor are all crimes under Federal Law No. 1 of 2015. Offenders face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 under the...