Ways to protect children against sexual abuse discussed at Dubai forum

Dubai: Social media — including Twitter, Facebook, blogs, Instagram, YouTube, among others, have became part of police security systems all over the world in preventing crimes, announcing information and protecting societies.

The forum was organised under the patronage of Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and was attended by senior officials from the Ministry of Interior, Dubai Police and representatives from police forces from the participating countries.

Lt Gen Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Dubai Police Chief, said security forces should deal with any situation transparently.

He emphasised the need to enhance techniques and evaluate performance continuously to provide the best services to the public.

Dahi talked about the vital role played in the Arab world by social networking websites in reflecting positive and negative pictures of security forces.

“The websites with all their techniques and photographs have created a new condition that could become a huge burden on security forces. So we should understand and deal with it with transparency,” he said, adding that public security is just a public service and the police have to provide this in the best way and also protect human rights.

Hong Kong Police will talk about the rights of children, violence against them and efforts to protect them, stressing that the courts of Hong Kong provide an opportunity for children to give evidence about crimes of sexual violence through video and direct television links.