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16 July 2018 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese Higher Committee against Trafficking in Human Beings has stated that it will elaborate a national anti-trafficking strategy and that it will activate existing laws to counter this phenomenon. During a meeting chaired Sunday by Vice President Hbadabo Mohamed Abdel-Rahman, the commission discussed the legal frameworks for combating trafficking in human beings in addition to the humanitarian and social effects of the phenomenon
. Ahmed Mohamed reviewed the report prepared by the Legal Subcommittee on Relevant Legislation and the Distinction between Illegal Migration, Asylum, Human Trafficking and Smuggling.
He pointed out the protection measures for the victims as well as the accommodation procedures. and removal of offenders in addition to statistical methods for crimes and trials.
The Attorney General also mentioned the basics and controls of For his part, the undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abel-Ghani al-Nai'im, said that the meeting agreed to develop a national strategy to fight against human crime. trafficking and launching partnerships with regional and international anti-trafficking organizations.
Sudan is considered a country of origin and transit for illegal migration and trafficking in human beings. Thousands of people from Eritrea and Ethiopia cross the border each month to travel to Europe via Libya or Egypt.
In January 2014, the Sudanese parliament approved a law against trafficking in human beings that punishes In 1965, Khartoum organized a conference on human trafficking in the Horn of Africa, organized by the African Union (AU), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Government of Sudan.
The East African nation has also forged a strategic partnership with several European countries and the EU to combat illegal migration and human trafficking
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