by KATHERINE TURNER
PHOTO/JL Winter/Anti-Slavery International
Anti-Slavery International has uncovered children as young as ten years old forced to take part in dangerous camel races in the United Arab Emirates. We were able to take photos to prove that children were involved in a total of twelve races at the Sweihan race track in Abu Dhabi on February 9, 2010.
Using children in camel racing is a practice Anti-Slavery has campaigned against for many years because of the danger to the children involved. In 2005, following pressure from Anti-Slavery and the international community, the UAE government finally banned the use of under-eighteens in camel racing and replaced children with remote-controlled robots.
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