ADP Criminal Investigation Department Launches First Education Campaign against Human Trafficking
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Abu Dhabi Police GHQ has launched its first education campaign to acquaint staff members with the concepts of combating human trafficking on the local and international levels. The campaign is carried out in cooperation with the various police departments in the country.
The department kicked off the first in a series of courses on the subject on Sunday at the Comprehensive Police Stations Department of Al Ain Police Directorate; and will continue until August 21st. Similar courses will take place at the Comprehensive Police Stations Department of the Capital Police Directorate and Peripheral Regions Directorate between August 24 and 28 2014, and at the Comprehensive Police Stations Department of the Western Region Police Directorate between August 31 and September 4.
Colonel Dr. Rashid Mohammad Borshid, Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), noted that such courses embody Abu Dhabi Police GHQ's keenness to raise awareness of staff members on the various procedures and methods of prevention against human trafficking.
Elaborating on the subject, he said, "The course aims at highlighting crimes related to human trafficking and human organs trade. It is also designed to outline the UAE's instrumental role in solving these crimes; the operational procedures; as well as local and international statistics on human trafficking. It also sheds light on the government's efforts in combating human trafficking, and the relevant legislations enacted for this purpose, notably the Federal Law 51/2006 on Combating Human Trafficking Crimes."
Colonel Borshid cited the cooperation between the Human Rights Department at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in qualifying local cadres of officers from the Anti-human Trafficking Section, and providing them with necessary training in the UAE and abroad in order to deliver speeches during the course alongside international experts.
For his part, Major Ali Mohamed Al Niyadi, Chief of Anti-human Trafficking Section at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), added that the course’s program focuses on defining human trafficking, its various forms and methods; shedding light on international laws, legislations and international conventions and policies to prevent and combat human trafficking. In conclusion, he said, "What marks off these courses is the fact that they are being held at the Comprehensive Police Stations, with a view to target the largest segment of police and security members, who are the first responders to criminal notifications of human trafficking cases."