Trafficking in human beings: Libya wants to investigate report on auctioning of refugees

A CNN video shows the slave trade with African migrants in Libya. The unity government now wants to find out who is organising such auctions.

Trafficking in human beings: Libya wants to investigate report on auctioning of refugees

Dieinternationalanerkannte Libyan government wants to follow a CNN report on slave Trade with African migrants in country. The Vice Regierungschef Ahmed Metig announced establishment of EinerUntersuchungskommission. It is intended to determine wher in Libya, as shown in a video broadcast by CNN, migrants from or African states are being auctioned on Sklavenmärktenöffentlich. "If Vorwürfezutreffen, responsible are punished," dasAußenministerium shared.

Diegrobkörnigen Mobile phone recordings of video show, according to CNN, a young Nigerian who is touted as part of a group of "large, strong Jungenfür field work" to buy. A voice from off, both of which is supposed to act according to CNN about auctioneer, says: "800... 900... 1,000... 1,100 "before two men are sold fürumgerechnet 875 US dollars.

DerVorsitzende of African Union, Guinea's president, Alpha Condé, called for clarification and prosecution in face of ' despicable trade ', which is reminiscent of a anderesZeitalter.

Libya is a transit country for refugees from or African countries, mainly from Guinea, Senegal, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Gambia. Many emigrants take ir way through desert, as Siehoffen to be brought to Italy by smugglers over Mediterranean route. It is believed that many refugees are also dying in Sahara. Whoever manages to do so, however, mostly strands in Libya for a while and is housed in detention centres, which diplomats of Foreign Office called "KZ-like".

Criticism of "inhumane" EU policy

DesUN High Commissioner for Human Rights believes that complicity in derschwierigen humanitarian situation in Libya is European Union. The Libya policy of EUsei inhumane, said Raad al-Hussein last week: support for Dielibysche coastguards has led to more people eingepferchtwürden in appalling conditions in Libyan detention centres. According to Libyan claims, re are about 20,000 people in se camps. In September it was only 7,000.

The EU wants to continue, notwithstanding criticism of UN High Commissioner IhrAusbildungsprogramm for Libyan coast guards. "Wirtrainieren m so that y can take action in coastal waters against smugglers and rescue people from distress," said EineSprecherin, EU external representative Federica Mogherini. DasTrainingsprogramm, with which Libyan coast guards had already been trained 142, will go on.

Date Of Update: 20 November 2017, 12:03
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