Slavery in Libya: Life inside a container
In recent months, it’s been revealed that African migrants and refugees have been sold in open markets as slaves in Libya, and are held against their will in inhumane conditions in exchange for ransom money. The revelations have sent shock waves globally and sparked protests outside Libyan embassies across Africa and Europe. Libya is a […]
Dozens of Yazidi ‘slaves’ rescued by Iraqi troops
A group of 36 Yazidi survivors has been rescued in Iraq after three years of “slavery” under ISIL’s rule in northern Iraq, the United Nations said on Sunday. The group of men, women, and children from the persecuted religious sect was freed by Iraqi forces fighting to retake Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and […]