Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. ARCHIVE

The UAE has amended its anti-human trafficking law to impose tougher penalties on perpetrators while introducing help services for victims. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced the amendments to the law on Monday (July 3). Sheikh Mohammed said penalties on perpetrators will be increased, while services for victims will be introduced, including “educational aid and measures for the safe return of the victim to his or her home”. “The UAE never tolerates this type of crime,” Sheikh Mohammed said, calling human trafficking a “despicable crime”. The UAE Government’s Five Ps strategy to combat human trafficking includes Prevention, Prosecution, Punishment and Promotion of international cooperation to apprehend violators. Under the UAE law, human trafficking is punishable with a minimum fine of Dh100,000 and a jail term of between five years and 15 years. ICA/Expat Media
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