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	Human trafficking in Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Saudi Arabia is a destination for men and women from South and East Asia and East Africa trafficked for the purpose of labor exploitation, and for children from Yemen, Afghanistan, and Africa trafficking for forced begging.
		Saudi Arabia has moved from Tier 2 to Tier 3 because of its lack of progress in anti-trafficking efforts, particularly its failure to protect victims and prosecute those guilty of involuntary servitude.
		Saudi Arabia’s limited efforts to prevent trafficking include: distributing information at embassies abroad, licensing and regulating the activities of recruitment agencies, monitoring immigration patterns and visa issuance, and promoting awareness through the media and religious authorities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Human_trafficking_in_Saudi_Arabia (1102 words)

	Human rights in Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Saudi Arabia has also come under fire for its oppression of religious and political minorities, torture of prisoners, and attitude toward foreign expatriates, homosexuality, and women.
		Saudi Arabia is one of a number of countries where courts continue to impose corporal punishment, including amputations of hands and feet for robbery, and lashings for lesser crimes such as "sexual deviance" and drunkenness.
		In 2005, Saudi Arabia was designated by the United States Department of State as a Tier 3 country with respect to trafficking in human beings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Human_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia (1308 words)

	Wikinfo \| Trafficking in human beings
		Trafficking is a term to define the recruiting, harboring, obtaining, transportation of a person by use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjecting them to involuntary acts, such as acts related to commercial sexual exploitation (including prostitution) or involuntary labor.
		Trafficked persons are often from the most vulnerable in society (especially in post-conflict situations, such as the former-Yugoslavia), they may also be university educated and from all backgrounds, races, and classes.
		Human trafficking is often seen as a modern form of slavery.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Human_trafficking (1050 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Saudi Arabia
		The Basic Law adopted in 1992 declared that Saudi Arabia is a monarchy ruled by the sons and grandsons of King Abd Al Aziz Al Saud, and that the Holy Qur'an is the constitution of the country, which is governed on the basis of Islamic law (Shari'a).
		Saudi Arabia is in possession of 260.1 billion barrels as of 2003, 24% of the proven total of the world's petroleum reserves, ranks as the largest exporter of petroleum, and plays a leading role in OPEC.
		According to the 2005 Trafficking in Persons Report of the United States Department of State required by the Trafficking Victim Protection Act of 2000, Saudi Arabia is notable among modern nations for continued tolerance of trafficking in human beings.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Saudi_Arabia (2323 words)

	Crossroads Arabia » Up-Tick in US-Saudi Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Despite periodic differences, Saudi Arabia and the United States have a tight alliance built on economic and military cooperation, and Riyadh is viewed as Washington’s closest Arab ally in the war on terrorism.
		According to Human Rights Watch, Saudi Arabia did not vote for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights when it was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on Dec. 10, 1948.
		Saudi Arabia’s stated reservations to the Universal Declaration were that its call for freedom of religion violated the precepts of Islam and that the human rights guaranteed by the Islamic law surpassed those secured by the Universal Declaration.
	xrdarabia.org /blog/archives/2005/09/22/up-tick-in-us-saudi-relations (598 words)

	Mena 9
		As Saudi Arabia's highest ranking cleric and head of the Council of Senior Religious Scholars for three decades, bin Baz's religious rulings had strongly impacted on Saudi life, including the ban on women's driving.
		Saudi Arabia is not a party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, and there are no legislative procedures for granting asylum to refugees.
		Saudi Arabia continued to be a major customer for U.S. manufactured weapons systems as well as training and maintenance contracts, and the U.S. had 4,873 military personnel in the country as of September 1998.
	www.hrw.org /wr2k/Mena-08.htm (1641 words)

	U.S to rebuke Saudi on human trafficking- officials - Boston.com - Washington - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The criticism comes after President Bush urged Saudi Arabia this year to be a leader of reform in the Middle East and follows a similar U.S. report in September that accused the kingdom of severe violations of religious freedom.
		That one-step downgrade means Saudi Arabia may be subject to sanctions, including the withholding of U.S. aid that is not for humanitarian or trade purposes, if it does not improve in three months.
		Victims of trafficking in Saudi Arabia come mainly from the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to work as domestic servants and laborers while others from Africa are forced into begging rings, according to last year's State Department report.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/washington/articles/2005/06/02/us_to_rebuke_saudi_on_human_trafficking__officials?mode=PF (543 words)

	Encyclopedia: Human trafficking in Saudi Arabia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Trafficking in human beings includes recruiting, harbouring, obtaining, and transporting people by use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjecting them to involuntary acts, such as commercial sexual exploitation (including prostitution) or involuntary labour, i.
		The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries.
		Criminal law (also known as penal law) is the body of law that regulates governmental sanctions (such as imprisonment and/or fines) as retaliation for crimes against the social order.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Human-trafficking-in-Saudi-Arabia (658 words)

	Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery in Saudi Arabia
		Human Trafficking and Modern-day Slavery in Saudi Arabia
		Saudi Arabia possesses 25% of the world's proven petroleum reserves, ranks as the largest exporter of petroleum, and plays a leading role in OPEC.
		The wife of a Saudi prince was arrested yesterday for allegedly forcing two Indonesian housekeepers to work for her family at homes in Arlington and Winchester for meager wages over nearly two years.
	gvnet.com /humantrafficking/SaudiArabia.htm (938 words)

	Human Rights Watch: Publications: Middle East and Northern Africa : Saudi Arabia
		Saudi Arabia voted for the pro-ban UNGA resolutions in 1996 and 1997, but was absent during the votes in 1998 and 1999.
		Saudi Arabia is not a party to the CCW nor is it a member of the Conference on Disarmament.
		A Syrian national who had worked for Saudi Prince Salman bin Sa`ud bin `Abd al-`Aziz for over fourteen years, al-Naqshabandi was convicted of practicing witchcraft (sihr) against his employer, who is the son of the former king of Saudi Arabia and the nephew of the current king.
	www.hrw.org /hrw/pubweb/Webcat-85.htm (486 words)

	Saudi Arabia
		Saudi Arabia is a monarchy without elected representative institutions or political parties.
		The oil industry has fueled the transformation of Saudi Arabia from a pastoral, agricultural, and commercial society to a rapidly urbanizing one, characterized by large-scale infrastructure projects, an extensive social welfare system, and a labor market comprised largely of foreign workers.
		Saudi Arabia is an Islamic monarchy and the Government has declared the Islamic holy book, the Koran, and the Sunna (tradition) of the Prophet Muhammad, to be the country's Constitution.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/nea/index.cfm?docid=817 (11337 words)

	Saudi Arabia
		The oil industry has been the basis of the transformation of Saudi Arabia from a pastoral, agricultural, and trading society to a rapidly urbanizing one, characterized by large-scale infrastructure projects, an extensive social welfare system, and a labor market comprised largely of foreign workers.
		Although in general Saudi culture greatly prizes children, new studies by Saudi female doctors indicate that severe abuse and neglect of children appears to be more widespread than previously reported.
		Under the law, children of Saudi fathers are considered Muslim, regardless of the country or the religious tradition in which they may have been raised.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/nea/8296.htm (12214 words)

	The Daily Star - Politics - Gulf states reject human trafficking charge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The report said victims in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates were forced to become domestic servants, laborers and prostitutes and even boy camel jockeys as young as three.
		Human rights groups have highlighted trafficking problems in the Gulf for years and U.S. President George W. Bush has said that he would make human rights and democracy a central plank of U.S. relations with countries in the region this year.
		Efforts to combat human trafficking included the establishment of a domestic non-governmental organization, the National Human Rights Association (NHRA), which was looking into cases of reported abuse, he said.
	www.dailystar.com.lb /article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=15662 (813 words)

	CNN.com - U.S. cites 4 Gulf allies in trafficking report - Jun 3, 2005
		"Human trafficking is nothing less than a modern form of slavery," said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in a news conference on the report.
		Saudi Arabia, a Tier 2 country last year, was upgraded to Tier 3 this year because of its lack of progress in protecting victims and prosecuting those guilty of involuntary servitude.
		Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have legislation against trafficking and forced labor, but the report cited the three countries for weak implementation of laws to investigate, prosecute and punish traffickers as well as for inadequate steps to protect victims.
	www.cnn.com /2005/US/06/03/human.traffic (729 words)

	WJLA - Arab Nations Warned on Human Trafficking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Soaring economies lure millions of workers to the Gulf region, but authorities are struggling to deal with an unwanted byproduct: human traffickers who bring in prostitutes and unscrupulous companies that refuse to pay their imported employees.
		The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar - among the top U.S. allies in the Middle East - were among 14 countries warned by the U.S. State Department this week that they face sanctions if they do not adequately address human trafficking.
		But a Saudi human rights activist agreed with the American allegations, saying the government does not enforce - or even publicize - the relatively lax laws in place to protect millions of foreign workers.
	www.wjla.com /headlines/0605/233572.html (856 words)

	MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: WASHINGTON, 23 September 2005 — President George Bush on ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		WASHINGTON, 23 September 2005 — President George Bush on Wednesday waived sanctions against Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Ecuador, all of which the United States had earlier criticized as among the offenders in permitting human trafficking.
		A US Administration official told reporters that the sanctions were also waived against Kuwait and Saudi Arabia because it is in the US interest to continue democracy programs and security cooperation on the war on terrorism.
		According to Human Rights Watch, (http://www.hrw.org/reports/1992/WR92/MEW2-02.htm) Saudi Arabia did not vote for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights when it was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on Dec. 10, 1948.
	www.menafn.com /qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=108163 (411 words)

	Human Trafficking / Diagram Human Skeleton / Clozapine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Trafficking in human beings (or human trafficking) involves the movement of...
		“Trafficking in human beings is one of the three largest criminal activities and sources of funding...
		Trafficking in human beings as defined by EU law is not only a crime aiming at...
	human.pharmacy-world.biz /human_trafficking (909 words)

	crime human sex trafficking UAE Saudi Arabia Kuwait US State Department Human Rights Report
		There is no.concerted, proactive efforts to distinguish trafficking victims among women arrested for prostitution and illegal immigration; as a result, victims are punished with incarceration and deportation.
		trafficking, tighten its entertainment visa issuance regime to prevent its exploitation for trafficking, and launch a broad anti-trafficking campaign to educate the general public.
		Traffickers may also be prosecuted under other laws such as those prohibiting exploitation of prostitution, rape, kidnapping, and buying and selling of minors.
	www.keralamonitor.com /sextradeuae.htm (5529 words)

	US Trafficking Report Biased, Says Kingdom
		JEDDAH, 5 June 2005 — Saudi Arabia yesterday disagreed with a US State Department report accusing Riyadh of human trafficking, and said the report was “neither objective nor impartial” as it ignored abuses in the United States and Europe.
		The State Department downgraded Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the lowest level of compliance in an annual report on Friday that evaluates efforts worldwide to fight trafficking of around 800,000 people a year.
		Efforts to combat human trafficking included the establishment of a non-governmental organization, the National Society of Human Rights, which was looking into cases of reported abuse, he said.
	www.arabnews.com /?page=1§ion=0&article=64881&d=5&m=6&y=2005 (448 words)

	Wikinfo \| Human trafficking in Saudi Arabia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The government should consider adopting comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation that would punish traffickers, provide for the protection of victims, and facilitate prevention programs.
		It should also collect and disseminate data on prosecution and mediation efforts, prosecute aggressively cases of physical and sexual abuse using available criminal laws, and increase its efforts to prevent and investigate the trafficking of children for forced begging.
		It also operates facilities for abandoned children, including trafficking victims, in Jeddah, Mecca, and NGOs working with trafficking victims.
	wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Human_trafficking_in_Saudi_Arabia (1094 words)

	Saudi Arabia Travel Guide \| Saudi Arabia News Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Governments around the world are stockpiling the medicine amid growing fears of a possible human pandemic of avian influenza.
		The animals most affected by the disease are those among waterfowl and poultry, however in recent months it has infected humans and had also been discovered in tigers as well as swine.
		Halong Bay is known for its natural wonders of Vietnam, due to it's precipitous nature the island is unaffected and uninhabited by human presence.
	www.asinah.org /travel-guides/saudiarabianews.html (5885 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide
		The Saudi regime fell two notches this year to the lowest ranking in the State Department's annual ``Trafficking in Persons Report,'' which says that 600,000 to 800,000 people are bought and sold across international borders annually.
		Saudi Arabia has no loans from either institution.
		Domestic workers have no protection under Saudi labor laws, and most abuses of foreign workers are settled under Islamic law or by royal decrees, the report says.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aAOeBdrGsQ4Q&refer=top_world_news (433 words)

	State Department Releases 2005 Trafficking In Persons Report - US Department of State
		The U.S. Department of State released June 3 its fifth annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP), which estimates that as many as 800,000 victims may be transported across international borders each year and forced to work against their will. The report surveys the counter-trafficking activities in 150 nations, 10 more than in 2004.
		Miller said that four countries -- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates -- have been placed in Tier 3, primarily for their failure to make significant efforts to combat forced labor trafficking.
		Worldwide, this past year, the number of trafficking related convictions has increased over 3,000. And new anti-human trafficking legislation was approved in 39 countries. That's a big change from five or ten years ago.
	usinfo.state.gov /gi/Archive/2005/Jun/03-806322.html (1643 words)

	Saudi Arabia's human traficking report
		The US Department of States reported this month that Saudi Arabia is a serious offender of trafficking in persons, making it a country that needs to act on this report, else it will face US sanctions.
		HRW: Saudi Arabia's reform punished for exercising free speech
		Saudi Arabia might permit women to vote shortly; Straw urges reform
	www.arabicnews.com /ansub/Daily/Day/050613/2005061338.html (815 words)

	Human from LiveJournal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		If Anna was life size, she would stand 7 ft 2 inches tall and have a neck twice the size of a human.
		Maybe he’s never hunted a human to drink his blood but make no mistake, Luv; you’re his prey; he’s not going to stop hunting you, with his dirty little mind tricks, because he has no respect for you.
		It is amazing to me me how limited and feeble I find the human language when trying to relate the beauty of such a being as this boy.
	www.ljseek.com /search/Human (737 words)

	Schumer Calls Sex Trafficking in Saudi Arabia and Other Countries ‘Slavery’, Says State Dept. Should ...
		The Trafficking in Persons Office (TIP) at the State Department originally created in 2000 by a bill written by Senators Paul Wellstone and Sam Brownback has prepared annual reports on human trafficking.
		In 2003 Senators Schumer and Sam Brownback (R-KS) authored the bill that kept funds flowing to the TIP office, which is empowered to create this report and fight human trafficking around the world (known as the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Trafficking Victims Reauthorization Act).
		Sen. Schumer continued, “I am particularly disturbed that Saudi Arabia, according to today’s report, ‘does not comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so, particularly its failure to protect victims and prosecute those guilty of involuntary servitude.’”;
	schumer.senate.gov /SchumerWebsite/pressroom/press_releases/2005/PR41700.sextraffic.060305.html (473 words)

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