Riyadh, 25 Shawwal 1437 AH, July 30, 2016, SPA -- The Human Rights Commission confirmed on the occasion of marking the World Day to combat trafficking, in persons, which fell on Saturday, that the crimes of trafficking in human beings is one of the most heinous crimes that violate human rights and robbed their freedom and waste their dignity. It explained that the basis of the faith of Saudi Arabia, dictates the importance of combating this crime, in all its forms and manifestations, to prevent it from happening and hence, it has taken it upon itself to confront and combat them, raise awareness of its seriousness and, notably, promulgated anti-trafficking crime Royal Decree No. M / 40 on the date of 21/7/1430 AH, in addition to other acts that contribute to the reduction of the crime, as a protection acts from abuse were issued, the law of the child and the Anti E-Crime Protection, as the Minister of the Interior issued a decree to consider crime of trafficking in persons and to arrest of those who committed such crimes. -- SPA 21:57 LOCAL TIME 18:57 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w