IOM: Migrants traded in 'slave markets' in Libya

Growing numbers of African migrants passing through Libya are traded in what they call slave markets before being held for ransom, forced labour or sexual exploitation. That's according to the UN migration agency IOM. West African migrants interviewed by the agency have recounted being bought and sold in garages and car parks in the southern city of Sabha, one of Libya's main migrant smuggling hubs. The migrants - many from Nigeria, Senegal and Gambia - are captured as they head north towards Libya's Mediterranean coast, where some try to catch boats for Italy. Speaking to journalists the head of IOM's mission in Libya also revealed that the migrants end up being held for an average of two to three months before being released.

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[samsam-hkkb]

Absolutely disgusting! May God curse them!

[rikilove]

Who are we suppose to blame?? shame on you the AU.