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Baghdad- The spread of the phenomenon of human trafficking raises alarm bells in Iraq, after government institutions and community organizations recorded a noticeable increase in their rates, as a result of the difficult economic and security conditions in the country.
The latest operations carried out by the Anti-Human Trafficking Agency of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, a few days ago, showed its success in arresting a woman, when she was trying to sell a baby in the city of Al-Sidiya, in the center of the capital, Baghdad, for 2.5 million Iraqi dinars, or about 1,800 dollars.
Al-Zubaidi: The largest percentage of human trafficking takes place through the exploitation of women, especially those under the age of adolescence (Al-Jazeera)hereditary
The story of this infant is not the only one, as he himself inherited the matter from his mother, who was also a victim of human trafficking, as indicated by the Director of the Karkh Investigations Office in the Directorate of Combating Human Trafficking of the Ministry of Interior, Brigadier Wissam Al-Zubaidi.
Al-Zubaidi explains that the clues to revealing the crime “revealed following the follow-up of a minor girl working in a cafe in the capital, Baghdad. She was caught during the process of selling her and depositing her in the shelter, and she confessed that she had a child she deposited with a nanny, and when following up on the child, the process of selling it was revealed and the nanny was arrested red-handed.” .
Al-Zubaidi pointed out that children are not the only ones who are trafficked, but that the largest percentage of human trafficking is through the exploitation of women, especially those under the age of adolescence.
Al-Attiyah: The follow-up to human trafficking led to the discovery of the exploitation of victims in begging and the trade in organs and others (Al-Jazeera)mobile phone price
According to the defendant’s confessions, the price of the child that she intended to sell does not exceed $1800, which is a cheap price that shows the extent of the phenomenon and the ease of buying and selling operations in it, to the extent that the price of the infant reaches the price of a modern mobile phone, while the purposes of use vary according to the age of the victim.
The infant is sometimes sold and bought for the purpose of adoption by a family deprived of childbearing, or mostly used by beggary gangs, while girls are used in various activities after deceiving them under the pretext of marriage or the threat of scandal, and this is revealed to Al Jazeera Net, Director of the Directorate of Community Police in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior Brigadier General Ghaleb Al-Attiyah, who admitted that the phenomenon is constantly increasing and poses a threat to the security file in the country.
Al-Attiyah indicated that the follow-up to human trafficking operations led to the discovery of the exploitation of victims in several areas, “such as begging and trading in human organs, smuggling victims to parts of the country or sometimes outside it, or employing them in prostitution, massage centers and cafes,” noting that strict orders were issued to address this file and reduce restrictions. phenomenon after exacerbation.
Al-Abedy considered that the decline in the economic situation in the country and the high rate of poverty are the main factors behind the increase in human trafficking (Al-Jazeera)Causes of the phenomenon
Researchers say that several factors are behind the noticeable rise in human trafficking rates, most notably the economic conditions and widespread poverty. The Ministry of Planning indicates in its latest statistics that “the poverty rate exceeded 30% of the Iraqi people, especially in the central and southern governorates.”
Social researcher Nada Al-Abedy warns that “the decline in the economic situation in the country and the increase in the poverty rate” are basic factors, which are reflected in their impact on the family and education levels, and thus lead to a decline in the psychological structure of the person, which pushes the head of the family or the person responsible for it to “the delinquency of crime and the desire to drink drinks.” alcohol and drugs, and then reaching the level of ease of selling members of his family,” which contributed to the spread of human trafficking.
Al-Abedy explained that there are other auxiliary factors, most notably the spread of corruption and bribery in government institutions, which leads to “the laxity of the criminal getting his punishment or impunity.”
Al-Tamimi: The penalties for human trafficking are difficult to implement (Al-Jazeera)The Anti-Human Trafficking Law includes penalties up to life imprisonment and the death penalty in some cases, but jurists believe that its penalties are difficult to implement for several reasons, most notably the reliance of trafficking operations on deception and deceit of victims, or exploitation of their circumstances and the circumstances of their families, which requires a superior intelligence effort to pursue those Cases and their disclosure, as explained by the legal expert Ali Al-Tamimi.
Al-Tamimi pointed out that “the Anti-Human Trafficking Law No. 28 of 2012 provides for sufficient articles and penalties to combat the phenomenon,” but stresses that the penalties of the law’s articles – despite their strictness – are difficult to implement, as they require a very special intelligence effort, because they are often associated with fraud. An example of this is given by deceiving women of obtaining job opportunities outside the country, only to discover that they are victims of human trafficking as soon as they leave Iraq.
The Ministry of Interior had revealed the existence of an international movement to curb human trafficking, while noting that Iraq is among the advanced classifications in combating human trafficking.
The Director of Relations and Information at the Ministry of Interior and head of the Security Media Cell, Major General Saad Maan, said, “The government is serious about finding effective and practical solutions to every problem that may exist in society, and there are great efforts to combat human trafficking,” noting that “Iraq has legislated laws on this, and created a directorate Specialized within the Police Affairs Agency, which has achieved great results, and its hotlines operate 24 hours a day, and there is positive communication with international organizations.
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The Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights had revealed – earlier – the escalation of human trafficking crimes, confirming that 300 crimes had occurred during the past year.
Observers warned of a remarkable escalation of this phenomenon as a result of the high rates of poverty and the exploitation of humanitarian conditions, especially with the announcement of the presence of more than 5 million orphaned children in Iraq, according to the Commission.
The social researcher, Nada Al-Abedy, pointed out that the exacerbation of human trafficking, addiction, and domestic violence shows the need for a comprehensive move to confront these pests that threaten the entity of society, stressing that “the treatments require comprehensive solidarity from all concerned parties.”
Al-Abedy explained that most of these cases occur in areas whose children live below the poverty line, which requires activating the intelligence information and also addressing the deteriorating economic aspects, and the contribution of societal and international organizations in addressing these phenomena that have begun to erode the body of society.
