Human Trafficking Cases in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the Years 2009-2019
Analytical Study

Human Trafficking Cases in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the Years 2009-2019

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Human trafficking is considered a stark violation of basic human rights and freedoms and one of the major international issues which have strained the international community in terms of prevention and protection of human trafficking victims. Human trafficking increased during the past three centuries due to poverty, unemployment, armed conflict, the collapse of some political regimes, technological advancement, and the dysfunction or improper enforcement of some legislations. Hence, it became with its various forms, one of the most important elements of organized international and transnational crimes, including exploitation in prostitution, all forms of sexual exploitation, forced or compulsory labor, removal and trade of organs, slavery, and modern slavery in the form of debt bondage (economic exploitation).

This study analyses the state of human trafficking in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for the years 2009 - 2019 according to a procedural model prepared by the committee mandated with researching and analyzing human trafficking cases in Jordan.

The study was conducted as part of a project funded by Kvinna, Kvinfo, Im and has been printed with the financial assistance of Heinrich Boell Foundation- Palestine and Jordan office.

Product details
Date of Publication
2020
Publisher
Jordanian Women's Union Association
Number of Pages
96
Licence
All rights reserved
Language of publication
English
Table of contents

Table of Contents

Subject

Page

Cover Page

1

Contents

2

List of Tables

3

List of Figures

4

The methodological framework of the study

 

Introduction

9

Importance of the Study

10

The Research Problem

11

The Research Questions

11

Objectives of the Study

12

The Study Approach

12

Scope of the Study

12

Study Population and Sample

12

Data and Information Resources

13

The Epistemological Framework of the Study

 

Main Concepts of Human Trafficking and Forms of Exploitation

16- 18

Punishments Stipulated in the Jordanian Law to Prevent Human Trafficking

18- 21

Main Stages of Addressing Human Trafficking Cases

22- 25

Analysis of Data and Statistics

 

Cases that were Addressed by the Police (Anti-Human Trafficking Unit)

28- 49

Cases that were Addressed by the Public Prosecution

50- 54

Cases that were Addressed by the Court

55- 64

Conclusions and Recommendations

 

Conclusions

66- 79

Recommendations

80- 86

References

87- 91

 

List of Tables

No.

Title

Page

1

Frequency distribution of case types, according to data from the Control and Operations Department of the Public Security Directorate

28

2

Frequency distribution of case numbers per year, according to data from the Public Security Directorate

30

3

Geographic distribution of case numbers, per region

31

4

Geographic distribution of case types per region

33

5

Distribution of case numbers per directorates

34

6

Geographic distribution of case types per directorates

36- 37

7

Disaggregation of human trafficking victims according to number and nationality

38

8

Disaggregation of human trafficking victims according to exploitation form and nationality

40

9

Disaggregation of human trafficking victims according to gender and nationality

41

10

Disaggregation of human trafficking victims according to age group and nationality

42

11

Disaggregation of human trafficking victims according to educational level and nationality

43

12

Disaggregation of human trafficking perpetrators according to number and nationality

44

13

Disaggregation of human trafficking perpetrators according to exploitation form and nationality

45

14

Disaggregation of human trafficking perpetrators according to gender and nationality

46

15

Followed procedures agreed upon by the study preparation team

47

16

Distribution of cases according to followed procedures

48

17

Distribution of cases according to the form of exploitation and taken actions

49

18

Frequency distribution of case numbers according to year, as per the Public Prosecution Office statistics

50

19

Frequency distribution of followed procedures according to year, as per data from the Public Prosecution Office

52

20

Frequency distribution according to exploitation forms, as per the Public Prosecution Office statistics

54

21

Frequency distribution of case numbers according to the year, as per the judicial system data and statistics

55

22

Frequency distribution of case types according to the type of exploitation, as per the judicial system data and statistics

57

23

Frequency distribution of followed procedures according to the year, as per the judicial system data and statistics

58

24

Frequency distribution of the course of the cases, as per data and statistics from the police, public prosecution and the judicial system

59

25

Frequency distribution of case types, as per the judicial system data and statistics

60

26

Frequency distribution of exploitation types and followed procedures by the court

61

27

Frequency distribution of the types of cases in which a judgment

 of imprisonment, fines, or both has been rendered by the court, per the judicial system data

62

28

Frequency distribution of the types of cases in which a judgment

of imprisonment, fines, or both has been rendered by the court according to the form of exploitation, per the judicial system data

63