The World Report on Trafficking in Human Beings of 2018 issued by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime revealed that the number of human trafficking cases registered in Jordan during 2017 decreased by 58%, with 26 registered cases compared to 62 in 2016, while the number of victims registered in the criminal courts decreased by 76.7%, from 60 in 2017 to 14 victims.
The publication of the UN report coincided with the publication of the Public Security Directorate's achievements report for 2018, which indicated that the Anti-Trafficking Unit received 307 complaints during 2018. There were only 20 cases of human trafficking crimes and they were referred to the court.
The sixth periodic national report highlighted to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), at its 66th Session, a number of challenges facing the investigation of trafficking cases, including the victims’ non-filing of complaints because of their engagement in crimes such as theft and fraud, the traveling of the victims and witnesses abroad, the lack of cooperation with the judicial authorities, and the victim’s deliberately change of facts, making adjustments after the submission of the complaint and before hearing his or her testimony …
In addition, the association, Sisterhood Is a Global Institute (SIGI)- Jordan, pointed out that there were no victims among children during 2017. All the victims were adults (8 women and 6 men). In 2016 there were 4 victims (3 girls and 1 boy) and 56 adult victims (37 women and 19 men). The crime of trafficking in human beings often remains unpunished at the international level and is increasing in the countries witnessing conflicts. It also confirmed that 70% of the victims are women, where 23% are young girls.
SIGI asked for the criminalization of new forms of human trafficking, such as the marriage of minors under the age of 15, (which are often unregistered, as it breaches the Jordanian personal status law), forced marriage, the working of women in one’s of the family project, unpaid for long periods of time, forcing them to borrow money for a family member, forcing women and girls to take care of patients at their homes, and people with disabilities for long hours. Consequently, they suffer from heavy financial burdens that may lead them to rehabilitation and reformation centres.
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