Al Baraha, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
One 15-year-old sex trade victim turned to Dubai Police to free her from her captors after she managed to escape with the assistance of a client. Captain Ahmad Obaid Bin Hadibah, Head of Dubai Police's Department of Combating Human Trafficking, has handled 15 cases of human trafficking in the first nine months of this year, which is close to the figure dealt with in the same period in 2008.
Location
United Arab Emirates · Al Baraha, Dubai · 2009 (location generalized to protect survivors)
Response & intervention
The girl, (who escaped) was rescued by one of the clients who listened to her plea, he said. According to her statements to the police, the client called a taxi and requested the driver to take her to the nearest police station.
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