Delegate: Aoife McGuire

Topic: Human Trafficking

Country: Sudan
They hung me by my arms, and upside down by my ankles. They beat and whipped my
back and head with a rubber whip. They beat the soles of my feet with rubber tubes. They put
water on my wounds and then beat them. Sometimes they electrocuted me, burnt me with hot
irons, and dripped melted rubber and plastic on my back and arms. They threatened to cut off my
fingers using scissors. Sometimes they came into the room, took the women out, and then I heard
the women screaming. They came back crying. During the eight months, I saw six others die
because of this torture.
- 17 year-old trafficking victim, kidnapped in Sudan, talking about how he was tortured
Every year in Sudan, thousands of people are kidnapped by traffickers and either
tortured or killed. Sudan is a hot and dry desert region bordered by Egypt and Eritrea. It has had
3 civil wars, one of which wiped out its oil supply, which was its main export. In Sudan, there
are many factors that have led to a large amount of human trafficking in the area. Most recently,
Eritrea has become increasingly violent and many people are fleeing the country, only to be
taken by traffickers at the border. It has become easier for Sudanese traffickers to kidnap
Eritreans and either torture them until ransom is paid or sell them into slavery. If border control
is stricter then it wont be as easy for traffickers to kidnap innocent people, thus minimizing the
amount of human trafficking. Sudan believes that the United Nations should help strengthen
border control to stop the issue of human trafficking.
Human trafficking is a big problem in Sudan. Many Eritreans are fleeing their own
country due to violence. It has become increasingly desirable for the Sudanese traffickers to
kidnap them at the border and either sell them into slavery or torture them. To be freed, the

families of the trafficked must pay ransom. This new business is an easy and quick way to get
rich. But the kidnapped Eritreans deal with serious emotional and physical trauma. For example,
many Eritreans coming to Sudan or Egypt are handed over by policemen to traffickers. One
anonymous victim said that in the torture camps in Sudan and Egypt,they would burn me with
metal day and night and he was beaten 24 hours a day. Another victim said that at night, the
traffickers would show the people a body, saying See, this guy was killed because he hasnt paid
yet.
This quote shows how awful and intense human trafficking is in Sudan. The Eritreans
face unspeakable horrors. Although it may be disturbing to think about, this quote is extremely
important because it shows how dire the situation is in Sudan and Egypt. Once it is publicly
known how serious human trafficking is in Sudan, it will be easier to come up with a solution
and prevent it from happening to more people. But overall, human trafficking is becoming a
bigger and bigger problem in Sudan.
Sudan is trying very hard to stop trafficking and to protect the possible victims. for
example, Sudan is trying to prosecute the traffickers. Since 2012, the Government has
prosecuted 25 traffickers. In addition, Sudan is trying to put laws in place to stop this issue.
Sudan created a draft of an anti-trafficking law in 2013, that details human trafficking offenses
and penalties and is protecting victims. The Sudanese cabinet approved the bill. Lastly, Sudan
has attempted to tighten security to stop human trafficking. One source states that security in
refugee camps, and in areas between Sudans international borders and refugee camps, has been
stepped up.
However, Sudan is still struggling with human trafficking because of its weak
government. It isnt able to maintain strict security or make laws effective. This means that it is

still easy for traffickers to kidnap innocent people and put them in torture camps or sell them into
slavery.
Some may say that creating an anti-trafficking law will easily solve the problem of human
trafficking. For example, in the U.S, 37 states passed new laws to fight human trafficking and
now 39 states are rated Tier 1, which means that they have very little human trafficking. This
evidence shows how putting an anti-trafficking law in place can reduce human trafficking. This
solution may seem like a good idea, but it would not work. In developing countries like Sudan,
there are no powerful governments that are able to make laws effective. Sudan tried to put an
anti-trafficking law in place in 2013, but although the country assisted an increased number of
trafficking victims and made an effort to bring traffickers to justice, Sudans law enforcement,
protection or prevention measures were not strong enough to make the law effective and Sudan
is still rated Tier 3, meaning there is a lot of trafficking. Sudan has been through many civil wars
that has left its government and resources weaker than other countries. In some countries,
creating an anti-trafficking law could stop human trafficking, but in places like Sudan with weak
governments, laws like this will not be effective and therefore will not solve the problem of
human trafficking.
Sudan believes that increased border control will solve the problem of human trafficking.
The United Nations should strengthen border control by helping to create and support border
security organizations in different countries, perhaps by providing money. This gracious help
from the United Nations will solve the issue of human trafficking by making it much harder to
capture and transport victims. It will not be as desirable, therefore, for people to resort to
trafficking. Sudan has tried to strengthen border control to end human trafficking, but
unfortunately it was not very effective. The Sudanese government is weak, a result of the

devastating civil wars that the country has been through. This makes it very difficult for them to
enforce laws. The United Nations, however, is a stable organization that has the power to enforce
security and can put punishments in place for those who do not abide by these rules. In
conclusion, the United Nations should help Sudan and other member countries solve the problem
of human trafficking once and for all by creating stricter border control.

Works Cited
CIA World Factbook: Sudan (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/geos/su.html)
Sudan: Combatting Human Trafficking East, an article from the United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(http://www.unocha.org/cap/sudan-combating-human-trafficking-east)
Egypt/Sudan: Traffickers Who Torture, an article from Human Rights Watch
(http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/02/11/egyptsudan-traffickers-who-torture)
2014 State Rating on Human Trafficking by the Polaris Project
(http://www.polarisproject.org/what-we-do/policy-advocacy/national-policy/state-ratings-onhuman-trafficking-laws)
CIA World Factbook Field Listing: Trafficking in Persons
(https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/print_2196.html)