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Rwanda: Rwanda Open to Host Over 30,000 Immigrants From Libya
New Times, 23 November 2017
Rwanda could host up to 30,000 African immigrants currently stuck in Libya where they are exposed to all forms of abuse, including being sold openly in slave markets in the… Read more »
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Rwanda: Rwanda Opens Doors to Stranded Migrants - Will Others Follow Suit?
New Times, 23 November 2017
Murmurs that some armed groups in Libya were selling - as slaves - stranded migrants seeking greener pastures across the Mediterranean had been doing the rounds for some time. But… Read more »
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Rwanda: Govt Offers to Support Migrants Stuck in Libya
New Times, 22 November 2017
Rwanda will consider taking in stateless refugees many of whom continue to suffer all sorts of injustices in northern Libya, including being traded as slaves. Read more »
Rwanda in Talks to Host Over 30,000 Immigrants From Libya
The government's intervention follows a UN report that the immigrants, most of them from West Africa, are being sold openly in modern-day slave markets in Libya. They are reportedly then kept in warehouses from where they are taken out for being publicly auctioned between U.S.$400-$500 or if lucky, ransomed by their families.
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The African Union is calling for swift action to identify and bring to justice all perpetrators and accomplices, after a CNN video showed migrants being auctioned as slaves in ... Read more »
