Human Trafficking 32 Victims Saved in Kuwait

Another successful operation completed when 32 Zimbabwean women were rescued and are safely home after being enticed into a human trafficking con. A network of criminals lured over 200 women from Zimbabwe in a human trafficking sting. The criminals arranged visas and paid for their air tickets. Criminals involved in this horrible human trafficking event were linked to the staff of the Kuwait Embassy of Zimbabwe, and more than eight staff members have been arrested. Adult female workers are vulnerable and often are victims of forced prostitution and sexual exploitation.

The women expecting to be employed in Kuwait were forced into sex work and domestic labor by Arab men. It was the beginning of a nightmare for these women who were beaten and denied food. Passports and cell phones were confiscated. The evil sadist and cruel men violated the human rights order. It is believed that some of the women were detained by the police and a few managed to escape and sort out shelter in the Zimbabwean embassy.

Human rights for women is denied in Kuwait, and there are no laws prohibiting domestic violence, marital rape or sexual harassment, according to a Human Rights Watch report. Women, men, and children are not safe from Human traffickers who take advantage of people living in developing countries like Zimbabwe. A fast grown global crime and considered a complex operation with many secrets, human traffickers expand their targets for greed.Kuwait is a transit and destination country for human trafficking, forcing humans into sexual exploitation. The government of Kuwait has made little or no effort to prevent trafficking and public awareness campaigns do not exist. Neither does the government of Kuwait comply with the minimum standards for eliminating trafficking.

The Human Trafficking Task Force (South Africa) exists to expose human trafficking through awareness promoting, rescue efforts and victim assistance. Human trafficking is modern day slavery.
By Laura Oneale
South Africa Today – South Africa News
 May 2, 2016