Human Trafficking in the Sinai:
Refugees between Life and Death
Mirjam van Reisen
Meron Estefanos
Conny Rijken
Brussels/Tilburg
26 September 2012
Human Trafficking in the Sinai:
Refugees between Life and Death
Brussels, 26 September 2012
Prof Dr Mirjam van Reisen
Meron Estefanos
Dr Conny Rijken
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Authors
M.E.H. van Reisen
M. Estefanos
C.R.J.J. Rijken
Translations
Bealfan T
Amanuel Asmelash
Idris MK
Editor
Susan Sellars-Shrestha
Photograph credits
© Alganesh Fessaha, Foundation Gandhi
© Isayas Fitwi
© UNHCR
Pictures should not be reproduced without former permission of the photographer
Layout
Filip De Keukeleere
© Tilburg University/EEPA
Tilburg, Brussels, 26 September 2012
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Disclaimer
Due to security reasons and limited access to the Sinai region it has not been possible to crosscheck
all information provided by the refugees in the interviews. Interviews were provided by interviewees
who were distressed. For these reasons it is possible that some of the information given might not
be accurate. If you have additional information, or believe that the information presented in this
report is (partly) incorrect, please inform the authors. Scientific research including data collection on
the ground is required to verify the practices described in this report.
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nor sponsors of this report, or anyone else connected to the realisation or publication of this report,
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Nothing contained in this report should be construed in any way as a legal opinion.