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As UAE police vehicles slowly navigate al Baraha district in Dubai, women come down every night, stand in front of their buildings to sell their bodies and pay their traffickers.
As UAE police vehicles slowly navigate al Baraha district in Dubai, women come down every night, stand in front of their buildings to sell their bodies and pay their traffickers.
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1668219828572651521
One of the young women lured into the #UAE and spent months locked up an apartment in Abu Dhabi said that when she sought help from police, she was told to go away. “To hell with Africa.” #Nigeria #trafficking
Nigerian women are required to take “juju oaths." They’re warned that breaking their vows of obedience could put a curse on them that could cause injury or death. #trafficking #UAE
One of the notorious Nigerian traffickers is Christy Gold who was on trial in Nigeria over charges of sex trafficking. Gold escaped to the UAE where her Instagram feed showed her celebrating her birthday party aboard a yacht. #trafficking #uae #Nigeria
One victim:
“Every time we don’t bring money, they would beat us, put pepper in our vagina, pepper in our eyes… Many of us had wounds, but we weren’t taken to hospitals because they don’t want people to know what they were doing to us." #UAE #trafficking #Nigeria
“Every time we don’t bring money, they would beat us, put pepper in our vagina, pepper in our eyes… Many of us had wounds, but we weren’t taken to hospitals because they don’t want people to know what they were doing to us." #UAE #trafficking #Nigeria
Angus Thomas who helped rescue women said #UAE authorities were uncooperative.
“I wrote, I phoned, I emailed, asking them to help me get the girls, sending addresses of apartments,” he said. “And I heard nothing.” #Nigeria #trafficking
“I wrote, I phoned, I emailed, asking them to help me get the girls, sending addresses of apartments,” he said. “And I heard nothing.” #Nigeria #trafficking
As Gold's trial continues in absentia in Nigeria, she
posts images of herself in Dubai, and touting jewelry she sells to customers.
“Christy Gold, Christy Gold… Tested and trusted... Can’t you see how you make me fine?” #UAE #Nigeria #trafficking
posts images of herself in Dubai, and touting jewelry she sells to customers.
“Christy Gold, Christy Gold… Tested and trusted... Can’t you see how you make me fine?” #UAE #Nigeria #trafficking
Thanks so much to @ICIJ and @Reuters' great editors @michaelwhudson @phirschberg1 for all the time and effort they put in this story🙏
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