Somalia: AMISOM, Somali Police Force Mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

Officers from Somali Police Force and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) pose for a group photo with senior officials during a sensitization workshop on Trafficking in Persons and Migrant Smuggling in Peace Support Operations. The workshop is held in Mogadishu on July 31, 2019. AMISOM Photo / Ilyas Ahmed

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) today marked the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons with an event to raise awareness on promoting and protecting the rights of victims of trafficking. The symposium, held in collaboration with the Somali Police Force (SPF), was attended by over 100 AMISOM police and SPF officers. Acting AMISOM Police Commissioner, Rex Dundun, told participants that equipping law enforcement officers with knowledge was critical in the fight against trafficking in persons, which in some cases has led to vulnerable people being held in slavery or murdered. "If people do not have the background information, if communities and law enforcement agencies are not sensitized on how to tackle and combat the scourge, then definitely society will be at risk," Mr. Dundun said. Defined as the trade of women, men and children for the purposes of exploitation, Dundun said human trafficking had forced many people into becoming slaves, led to servitude and others to lose their lives.

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