NHRC, UN Migration Mission conclude training on combating human trafficking

The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) and Mission of the United Nations International Organisation for Migration (IOM) concluded in Doha on Tuesday a three-day training course on combating human trafficking, QNA reported.

More than 20 cadres of the NHRC, including department managers and employees, participated. The course shed light on several issues related to combating human trafficking, most notably the identification of indicators of trafficking cases, strategies for conducting interviews with victims, referral mechanisms and co-ordination with relevant authorities.

NHRC Programmes and Education Department director Mubarak Mohammed al-Safran said that the training aims to contribute to strengthening the capabilities of workers and monitoring officials. The participants received lectures introducing the UN International Organisation for Migration and the Sustainable Development Goals, and reviewed the sustainable development goals related to combating human trafficking and the concept of human trafficking in national law and international conventions.

Chief of UN Migration Mission in Doha, Iman Ereiqat, said that the course was the first joint activity in the context of consolidating the strategic partnership between the UN Mission and the NHRC. The two parties signed a memorandum of understanding this year with the aim of increasing co-ordination and co-operation on issues of mutual interest, particularly with regard to strengthening capacities in combating trafficking in persons and protecting the rights of migrant workers.