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| The training focused on sharing expertise and best practices for detecting and disrupting human trafficking. |
Khartoum, Sudan: Sharing effective methods to fight human trafficking and
migrant smuggling was the focus of an INTERPOL training workshop which brought
together 25 participants from 10 East African countries.
The aim of the three-day workshop (12-14 December) in Sudan
was to strengthen law enforcement cooperation in the fields of trafficking in
human beings, people smuggling and illegal migration by sharing expertise and
best practices. The course sought to give participants an understanding of
existing human trafficking investigative tools, the current situation and the
involved parties.
The importance of regional cooperation between INTERPOL and
East African countries against human trafficking and people smuggling was
underlined by Adil Al-Agib, Deputy Director of the Sudan Police Forces.
Participants learned ways to detect individuals using
genuine travel documents to enter the country illegally, in particular the use
of the INTERPOL Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) database; international
legal frameworks; regional trends and assessments; methods used by traffickers;
crime scene investigation skills; border security and travel document
examination; and interviewing skills.
A representative of the International Organization for
Migration also briefed the participants on its efforts in the region.
Hamid Mannan Mohamed, a former member of INTERPOL’s
Executive Committee, highlighted the importance of INTERPOL’s I-24/7 secure
global police communications network for the exchange of information, and the
need to use INTERPOL’s databases in the fight against transnational crime.
Countries participating in the training were Burundi,
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and
Uganda.