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Africa:
Report On Slave Auctions in Libya Sparks Protests in Paris
This is Africa, 23 November 2017
Protesters gathered outside the Libyan Embassy in central Paris following an exclusive CNN investigation into migrant auctions in Libya. A dozen Black African men were seen being… Read more »
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Libya:
France Seeks UN Meeting on Apparent Slave Auctions in Libya
VOA, 23 November 2017
France is seeking an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to discuss the alleged sale of African migrants as slaves. Read more »
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Libya:
Slave Auctions May Be Crime Against Humanity - UN Chief
Independent (Kampala), 21 November 2017
United Nations, United States | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday he was horrified by video footage showing migrants being sold as slaves in Libya and that these… Read more »
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Gambia:
Is Illegal Migration Stoppable?
The Point, 21 November 2017
Some six years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi and the wave of arrival of migrants crossing the country that followed, never the African and international opinion had been so… Read more »
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Libya:
Migration Crisis Fuelling Slave Trade
RFI, 22 November 2017
African migrants in Libya have begun returning to their home countries. Côte d'Ivoire repatriated over 350 citizens from Tripoli on Wednesday, after video footage appearing… Read more »
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Libya:
Will Gambia Reach Out to the Authorities in Libya to Protect Its Citizens?
Foroyaa, 22 November 2017
A former Libyan Ambassador had earlier volunteered to look after the affairs of Gambians stranded in Libya. The Government should explore the possibility of having a Libyan citizen… Read more »
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Libya:
Treating Human Beings As Slaves in Libya Must Stop
The Point, 21 November 2017
Hundreds of activists flocked to the Libyan Embassy in Paris on Saturday, angered by the government's failure to tackle people smuggling after a CNN report unveiled a network of… Read more »
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West Africa:
Senegalese President Calls On West Africa to Repatriate Trafficked Citizens From Libya
Premium Times, 21 November 2017
President Macky Sall of Senegal has called on ECOWAS member states to facilitate the repatriation of its citizens being trafficked in Libya. Read more »
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Libya:
President Macky Sall Seeks Greater Action Against Perpetrators of Slavery in Libya
Vanguard, 21 November 2017
The President of Senegal, Macky Sall, on Tuesday, called on the international community to act fast against perpetrators of slavery and other acts of human right abuses in Lybia. Read more »
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Africa:
World Community Has 'Collective Responsibility' to Stop Human Trafficking, Support Victims - UN Chief
UN News, 21 November 2017
Briefing the Security Council Tuesday, top United Nations officials, including the Secretary-General and the head of the Organization's anti-crime office, underscored the… Read more »
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Libya:
Anti-Human Trafficking Fight - Edo Has Built Systems to Receive Returnees
This Day, 22 November 2017
... seeks Italy, EU, others support to sustain efforts Read more »
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Libya:
IHRDA Denounces Sale of Humans As Slaves in Libya
Foroyaa, 22 November 2017
The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), has decried the sale of migrants as slaves in Libya, a statement issued on Tuesday evening said. Read more »
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Libya:
Illegal Immigration - 250 Cameroonians Return From Libya
Cameroon Tribune, 23 November 2017
They arrived at the Yaounde Nsimalen Airport, Tuesday night amidst tears of joy. Read more »
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Libya:
Govt Condemns Migrant Slavery in Libya
The Point, 22 November 2017
The Gambia government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad (MoFA) is dismayed by the ongoing horrific and indignant reports on the… Read more »