Public Prosecution Participates in Regional Anti-Trafficking Course in Qatar

The Public Prosecution of the State of Kuwait participated in the regional training course for public prosecutors on combating human trafficking in accordance with international human rights standards, held in Lusail, State of Qatar, from October 5 to 8, 2026, organized by the Qatari Public Prosecution and the United Nations Training and Research Institute for Southwest Asia and the Arab Region.

Representing the Public Prosecution of the State of Kuwait at the course were Qais bin Abdul Razzaq Al-Ibrahim, Deputy Prosecutor for International Cooperation and Human Rights, and Mubarak Salah Boudi, Deputy Prosecutor for the Capital, Combating Human Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants, and Financial Markets, as well as Deputy Prosecutor for State Security Crimes and Terrorism and Its Financing.

The course covered the international and national frameworks for combating human trafficking, recommendations from UN human rights mechanisms for Gulf Cooperation Council states, and the role of public prosecutors in investigation, evidence gathering (including digital and financial evidence), victim protection and non-criminalization of victims, criminal proof, judicial letters rogatory, and extradition of criminals. It also featured an overview of the experience of the National Committee for Combating Human Trafficking in Qatar, along with an analysis of practical cases and judicial precedents.

This participation reflects a commitment to enhancing regional judicial cooperation, exchanging expertise, and improving the capacity of public prosecutors in combating these crimes and protecting victims.