A Saudi man trying to sell their children on Facebook for about 20 million U.S. dollars to avoid a live in poverty' after his illegal business is closed. Saud bin Nasser Al Shahry trade claims his son is the only option to continue to support his wife and daughter.
Al Shahry made the decision after the business services of debt collectors was closed by the government because it is considered illegal. Previously, Al-Sharq newspaper wrote which was published in Qatar, he never asked whether the government could help him financially when the business is closed.
Now he is reportedly dealing with law enforcement agencies related to the proposed sale of his son.
Human trafficking is an offense in Saudi Arabia. But the state does not implement minimum international standards, according to U.S. State Department.
In a recent report, quoted in Venture Beat, the Saudi government does not have adequate legal tools for anti-trafficking. Although there is evidence of widespread trafficking abuses, they do not do criminal prosecutions, convictions or prison sentences for trafficking crimes committed against foreign domestic workers in the country.
About half of all Saudi children facing domestic violence or some type of physical and psychological violence, said a human rights group Saudi Arabia, the National Society for Human Rights.
