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A woman who became a victim of human trafficking has been brought back after 12 years. Mongolia’s Police Department successfully organized the operation to repatriate "N," a victim of human trafficking since 2012, through Interpol.
Victim’s Testimony: “In 2012, when I turned 16 and got my first passport, a woman came from the city and told my parents, ‘I will take your daughter to Ulaanbaatar, help her find work, and provide her a better life to earn money.’ After arriving in Ulaanbaatar, she had me obtain a foreign passport. Then she took me to Erenhot, claiming we’d be going there to bring back goods. On the train, everyone spoke a foreign language I didn’t understand. I asked her, ‘What are you doing?’ She replied, ‘You’ll understand eventually.’
"After staying there for three days, I asked her, ‘When are we going back?’ She kept saying we’d return in a few days but eventually left me there and returned to Mongolia. She later brought another girl under the same false pretenses. I didn’t understand the language. I later learned she had sold me for a sum of money, an amount with four zeros following the number 4.
"I had no idea I was being trafficked and exploited. The person never talked about it, and I couldn’t understand what others around me were saying. I didn’t even know how to escape. I didn’t know east from west."
-How did it feel to return home after 12 years?
-After 12 years, my mother has aged, and my father has passed away. Without documents, I couldn’t find a way to return.
-How did you reach out to the authorities for help?
-In May 2024, I contacted someone in Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia, and told them, ‘I was sold to this person. I don’t have any documents. What should I do? Please help.’ Since then, with the assistance of police forces from both countries, I was able to return to Mongolia in November. I’m deeply grateful for being brought back to my homeland.
The Mongolian and Chinese police departments, in cooperation with Interpol’s national center, worked together to bring the victim back to Mongolia. The perpetrator is currently in China, and a court hearing is expected soon.
Published Date:2024-11-20